A Foreign Affair (1948)

[James Luckard]

KL announced this just now.

Glad I didn't pick up the German BD when I was considering it last week.

[BluBonnet]

I did, but this is still welcome news, one of my favourite Wilder films.

[George Hargensen]

Awesome! I hope they give this great Wilder film a new scan..I love this movie!

[Chaz05]

Classic! One of Marlene’s greatest performances.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Chaz05

Classic! One of Marlene’s greatest performances.

Also one of Wilder's best

[Fred Sliman]

A great Wilder and a bit on the unsung side; hoping this release brings the new audiences it deserves.

[theater dreamer]

Hot damn! I just saw this. Love Wilder and Dietrich, both. Another one I can get off my DVR and onto my shelf.

Criterion, WAC, Kino Lorber are killing it recently.

[BluProofie]

More Wilder yay! But also, Paramount?!! Could this mean we could get Mommie Dearest?

[Yami]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

More Wilder yay! But also, Paramount?!! Could this mean we could get Mommie Dearest?

This one is owned by Universal, along with all pre-1948 (and some 1948) Paramount films.

[bonehica]

Never seen this, but Wilder, Dietrich AND Jean Arthur?! Sold!!

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Yami

This one is owned by Universal, along with all pre-1948 (and some 1948) Paramount films.

Ah, damn.

[Kirk76]

DVDBeaver review

[George Hargensen]

Sorry,KL but this is without a doubt THE worst BD I own... as expected from Universal, this has not been remastered AT ALL. Moreover, grain (and I do like grain in my BDs) is all over the place, whole reels seem taken from a bad '60s Castle Films 8mm release, quality is TERRIBLE throughout 90% of the movie... I mean, Kino guys, you never released "Witchcraft" (1964) for lack of a decent master (at least that's what you told me back when it was scheduled for release) and you give us THIS?. Scratches, sound drops, dots, white marks, uneven contrast.... THE WORST "HD" (that's a good one) release EVER. If Universal won't fork up for a decent remaster because we all know how cheap they are, and they won't unearth the original elements and let somebody else do it, just refrain from releasing it, or warn the would-be purchasers they're buying something worse than a DVD.
As for DVDBeaver review.... how much did KL pay the guy who wrote it? Or maybe he's in serious need of an eye repair surgery, a la Jane Wyman in "Magnificent Obsession"....
Pleazzzz!!!! Is this 2019?

[etimh]

Originally Posted by George Hargensen

Sorry,KL but this is without a doubt THE worst BD I own... as expected from Universal, this has not been remastered AT ALL. Moreover, grain (and I do like grain in my BDs) is all over the place, whole reels seem taken from a bad '60s Castle Films 8mm release, quality is TERRIBLE throughout 90% of the movie... I mean, Kino guys, you never released "Witchcraft" (1964) for lack of a decent master (at least that's what you told me back when it was scheduled for release) and you give us THIS?. Scratches, sound drops, dots, white marks, uneven contrast.... THE WORST "HD" (that's a good one) release EVER. If Universal won't fork up for a decent remaster because we all know how cheap they are, and they won't unearth the original elements and let somebody else do it, just refrain from releasing it, or warn the would-be purchasers they're buying something worse than a DVD.
As for DVDBeaver review.... how much did KL pay the guy who wrote it? Or maybe he's in serious need of an eye repair surgery, a la Jane Wyman in "Magnificent Obsession"....
Pleazzzz!!!! Is this 2019?

Agreed. Just watched this and it’s pretty poor. Not unlike watching an old projected film, with the serious scratches and quality variances. An absolutely TERRIFIC film, but so far below today’s Blu-ray remastering standards. A little disappointing from KL.

[Bates_Motel]

Hahahaha

Other than the scratches, the disc is very good. Grain is exceptional and finely rendered. DVD Beaver is spot on.

[etimh]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Hahahaha

Other than the scratches, the disc is very good. Grain is exceptional and finely rendered. DVD Beaver is spot on.

First beer.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by etimh

First beer.

It's okay not to know what constitutes a good transfer. There's of lots of that going around.

Safe to say this is a very good disc with probably the best the film will ever look.

[Davidian]

So... which is it? You both can't be right....

[etimh]

Originally Posted by Davidian

So... which is it? You both can't be right....

Check it out for yourself, you’ll see. A great film, and grateful to have it on blu in any condition, just wish it had been fixed up a little. Don’t know what that other guy’s agenda is. Drunk criticism.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by etimh

Check it out for yourself, you’ll see. A great film, and grateful to have it on blu in any condition, just wish it had been fixed up a little. Don’t know what that other guy’s agenda is. Drunk criticism.

Except I'm not drunk, I work in the biz and have worked in film restoration. You can't expect everything to look like a video game. It's a very filmic presentation but you are caught up on film damage and scratches, some of which are just going to be there. Look at it correctly and you'll see that it's a fine disc, if you get past the fact that it's an old film and not a digital video game. Grain is beautiful and even the caps show that.

I DO love that someone has to be drunk to appreciate the disc, which tells me everything I need to know about your "opinion." It's sad to see uninformed comments potentially influencing people when they are so off base though.

Originally Posted by Davidian

So... which is it? You both can't be right....

Well, there's right, then there's uninformed expectations. It's a good disc. It has film damage, but thats' the only drawback. Whoever was complaining about grain doesn't know what gain looks like, and doesn't;t understand that it varies from scene to scene (shot to shot in come cases). Most of the people offering "opinions" have never shot film, cut film, worked in film, so take it with a grain of salt and listen to the professionals (reviewers, industry people, etc).