Would you buy a colorized version?
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directorgene — 15 years ago(February 22, 2011 06:42 PM)
NEVER!
When the Invisible Man was film, they had not color. On the movie set, everthing was set up for black and white. The shadows and the highlight of the lighting. Right to a tee. All of that is lost, when you put the movie in color, because other objects take on a brighter light and shawdows intended to give maxium atmospheric effect, lose there effectiveness.
So now. Keep the movie the way it was intended to be shown.
Sincerley Directorgene -
wallace569 — 15 years ago(March 02, 2011 02:53 AM)
Well they did have the two-strip Technicolor process in 1933 (see films like The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) and Dr. X (1932)) as it was invented in 1922 (although Process 1 was around since 1917). That's just for accuracy. However everything you said about how this movie's lighting was masterfully designed for black and white is spot on. The lighting contrast is an element of the story almost as important as the dialog itself. I don't understand why anyone would want to see this in faux color it would be like re-dubbing all the actors with American accents - or something as silly as that. That said I love Technicolor movies from the 1930s (like The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - its restoration is remarkably sharp and vibrant - especially on Blu).
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