The Bridges At Toko-Ri (1954) coming from Kino

[RMA]

It is a completely different master than (the probably older one of) Imprint, which is also only in Academy Ratio. However, the new master of the Kino Lorber is another so-called 4K restoration from Paramount Pictures (?), which is mostly messed up. This time, once again, they completely overdid it with the DNR, leaving the image on the verge of collapsing into a waxy mess in many scenes. Some sequences look better than others, and I'm sure there will again be many people who think the result is great, but as a fan of purist WAC-style restorations, this disc is just a big disappointment.