Not enough classic movies on Blu-ray ...

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For a movie medium that's now three years years old there really are very few movie classics being released still. It's a shame, because widescreen movies from the fifties and sixties look glorious in 1080p. I've recently seen South Pacific and How the West Was Won and was astounded by the picture quality. Show those movies to any movie lover and they'd be cured of the popular fallacy that only the latest movies will look good on Blu-Ray. I'd say that those classic movies improve the most from a hi-def transfer, especially those 70mm widescreen movies that look squashed on DVD. I've been just as pleased with the small number of Technicolor movies on Blu-Ray. The Red Shoes looked incredible.

The coming months will see the following new releases but it's only a drop in a bucket compared to all the titles that deserve a proper HD release:

North by Northwest
The 39 Steps
Gone with the Wind
Wizard of Oz
The Ladykillers
Hamlet
Henry V
The Red Balloon
Sunrise
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Leopard

Is this about it for the rest of 2009? I'm gonna buy at least 6-7 of these but it's really not enough to whet my appetite...