1962 Mutiny on the Bounty in November 8 - Review up

[whitesheik]

I don't know how many times it needs to be said, but I'm glad to be the one to say it for the umpteenth time - I'm not yelling it but I'm putting it in caps for emphasis: YOU CANNOT GO BY ANY SCREENCAPS AT DVD BEAVER. They are never representative of what the transfer looks like. Period. And yet people keep on keeping on - it's amazing to me.

I know it's radical, but I will reserve judgment on this until I see it. I will not judge it until then. I saw this film over ten times during its initial 70mm roadshow release. I thought the DVD was a travesty - nice color but completely soft verging on being out of focus. I've been told by one who HAS seen the Blu-ray that it's a big step up from that and he doesn't know whether it's the same exact transfer as the HD-DVD version but says it's definitely a new encode, for whatever that's worth. It's never good to rush to judgment, The Ten Commandments and Breakfast at Tiffany's being perfect examples of rush to judgments being completely erroneous and more importantly harmful with people canceling orders left and right only to ultimately find that these are two of the best transfers ever done.

Not saying that's the case here, but I'll reserve judgment until I see it. I've always loved the film, and yes, in 70mm, like ALL 70mm films back then, it was jaw-dropping in sharpness and clarity and that's what it should look like on Blu-ray. But Blu-ray can NEVER replicate what it's like to see a film like this in 70mm - it's just not possible. The only optimal way to see a 70mm film is with a proper print in a proper theater that is equipped to project it optimally.