On Thursday night while we were waiting for a table, we were talking about whether you'd notice the difference in quality of old movies on the new HiDef formats. Specifically we were talking about films like Casablanca, which is a classic among classics. There is no argument that it's a great film but would something that old really benefit from a 1080p transfer. Yesterday when I got home some of my Amazon shipments turned up among them was Enter the Dragon, definitely more cult than classic but it was interesting to see just how it held up more than 25 years after it was shot.
Apart from the shots having a very 70s feel about them, the general presentation of the film was outstanding. It looked really crisp and the colours were bold and vibrant, the production values were not as high as a more recent film but it still presented better than a lot of dvds.
It still remains to be seen how this would look on something like Casablanca but I guess that will only be decided if I bite the bullet and order it from Amazon.
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