Older HD

[Joe Cain]

Originally Posted by Kratos3

I agree. There are so many GREAT movies that were done in B&W and it's a shame that more people don't see them. I, for one, can't wait til some of the older movies are remastered for BD. The depth, detail, and dimensionality of these movies would be incredible! Movies like Casablanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, On The Waterfront(I love Brando), ANY Hitchcock movie, and countless others would greatly benefit from an HD transfer(it is in color, but I can't wait for Vertigo on BD!).

You have to remember, these movies were all shot on film. The detail you can capture on film is practically limitless. Now, through the course of time with the degradation of the negatives and crappy transfers you don't always see what it is capable of. But remastered B&W films are stunning!

Disregarding older films just cuz they're B&W doesn't make sense to me, but hey, to each his own. Go through the AFI 100 greatest movies and you will see what I mean.

Penton-Man confirmed a while back on the Insiders thread that Sony has done a 4k scan of On the Waterfront---I'll jump on it the day it's released.