Black and white movies in Blu-ray. Is this pointless?

[bhampton]

Quote "There is no reason why a pristine print of a 70 year old film can't look beautiful and "HD" like a newer one."

Apart from the fact many films have been lost completely. Looking at what went into restoring Vertigo it's amazing and the result,.. could have been better.

I don't think it's a strech to think that Laserdisc masters of some films is the best source that's left. Many films were melted down for the metals to be re-used.

I wish many older movies had been preserved better.

-Brian