The Digital Bits' Call to Action for John Wayne's The Alamo

[gpn]

Originally Posted by Flex Mentallo

With that out of the way let's talk MGM. They're broke and frankly have bigger fish to fry than restoring a bloated mess like The Alamo.

Actually, MGM is doing quite well lately with their share of profits from Skyfall and the Hobbit films, so it would be nice to see them channel some of that money towards preservation.

And Canada, please resize your pictures. Mr. Scorsese's organization would be a good one to help with working on the Alamo, but I don't think we need 3000 x 2000 pictures of him and Spielberg.

[Tom Servo]

I saw this movie on TCM or AMC within the last few years and it looked nothing like that purple mess in that screenshot. I guess they were airing it from an old DVD or something. Aren't there any existing elements of the movie, even if they are inferior and not the originals? What did they make the DVD from?

[EVERYONE LIES]

the kickstarter campaign should be to buy United Artists catalog and let MGM finally die the death that it has deserved for the past 30 years.

[buck135]

Originally Posted by EVERYONE LIES

the kickstarter campaign should be to buy United Artists catalog and let MGM finally die the death that it has deserved for the past 30 years.

That is one of the best posts I've read in years. Paramount, Universal and Sony's back catalog should also be absorbed as well.

[Christian Muth]

Originally Posted by Tom Servo

I saw this movie on TCM or AMC within the last few years and it looked nothing like that purple mess in that screenshot. I guess they were airing it from an old DVD or something. Aren't there any existing elements of the movie, even if they are inferior and not the originals? What did they make the DVD from?

The DVD transfer was taken from a 35mm reduction dupe of the short cut.

Chris

[MEB]

I posted to MGM's Facebook page too. I'd violate my $20 rule to get a copy of 'The Alamo' that includes both the Roadshow version and the General Release version. But I have my doubts that MGM will be swayed by 200 enthusiasts raising a stink.

Mark