Psycho worries

[Canada]

I was reading on Digital Bits that a lot of Universal's recent catalog releases have used heavy amounts of DNR.

Is Lowry Digital doing the restoration on this?

http://digitalbits.com/#060110 3rd Paragraph.

[blu_sharpy]

The reason is because a lot of Universal's catalogue releases are ports of the HD-DVD transfers but with added DNR and EE.
Seen as Psycho was never released on HD-DVD, there is hope cause they'll have to create a new transfer and not just up the bitrate on an old one.

[McCrutchy]

I don't think it will affect this release. It's too important to film scholars and the Hitchcock films from Rebecca onwards are some of the most broadly appreciated (by scholars and audiences) films of all time--with Psycho arguably the most widely seen and known of all. If Universal mess it up with DNR, the legions of professional and amateur Hitch scholars will be outraged, and the sheer volume of complaints would undoubtedly filter down to casual fans.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I don't think it will affect this release. It's too important to film scholars and the Hitchcock films from Rebecca onwards are some of the most broadly appreciated (by scholars and audiences) films of all time--with Psycho arguably the most widely seen and known of all. If Universal mess it up with DNR, the legions of professional and amateur Hitch scholars will be outraged, and the sheer volume of complaints would undoubtedly filter down to casual fans.

They screwed up Spartacus, another well-liked classic, so who knows what to expect.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

They screwed up Spartacus, another well-liked classic, so who knows what to expect.

That's right! I forgot because that made a whimper instead of a bang, likely because the review copies alerted us tro the issues before the release date.

Worry on, everybody...

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

They screwed up Spartacus, another well-liked classic, so who knows what to expect.

Psycho is much more highly regarded than Spartacus. MUCH more.

[Atreyu]

Well all we can do is hope Universal doesn't muck it up. I recently saw Psycho on the hi-def version of Turner Classic Movies and it didn't looked pretty darn good..
I agree that it is a high profile title. One of the true clasics in alll of cinema so for Universal to screw it up would be worse than the crimes committed by Norman/Mother.
"Oh my God Mother, blood...blood!"

[deadhatetheliving]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

Psycho is much more highly regarded than Spartacus. MUCH more.

+1 I didn't even know that Spartacus was a Kubrick film. I'm not worried about Universal and Psycho. Just don't release that sh*t Van Sant "remake".