The DVD is in color. Has anyone seen this edition?
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Simplythebest11962 — 10 years ago(March 20, 2016 02:02 PM)
by Elder_Yautija Wed Mar 9 2016 23:05:14
IMDb member since March 2006
Does it have subtitles?
I'm unsure, but you can check it out on Amazon and it'll say in the product description if it has subtitles.
I
the movie!
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jhtsosa — 10 years ago(March 18, 2016 04:58 PM)
NTSC B/W DVD
http://www.deep13movies.com/carnival-of-souls-dvd -
hobnob53 — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 10:29 AM)
Why in God's name would anyone watch this film in color or more correctly, fake color?
The whole point of the film lies in its mysterious, eerie nether-world of unreality. Color, even real color, would absolutely destroy this. Fake, inaccurate, smeared-on colorization would be even worse. Of all the movies that have been screwed up by colorization,
Carnival of Souls
would be one of the stupidest films to tamper with. It wrecks the whole feel of the film.
I never understand why some people can't watch a movie the way it was made and instead insist on a degraded version with phony colors, a new soundtrack, digitally altered images or any of the other things some sleazeball outfit can do to a film these days. No sense and no taste, obviously.
Incidentally, not that colorization fanatics would care, but Criterion is releasing an upgraded version of its excellent DVD, along with a new Blu-ray edition, on July 12, 2016 in its original, pure, black & white, obviously. This film is of course in public domain but no company comes remotely close to the quality of Criterion. But sorry, they only put out honest editions of their films. No false colors laid over washed-out prints that ruin the movie and violate its creators' vision and intent. Leave that to the fast-buck colorizers. -
Simplythebest11962 — 9 years ago(April 21, 2016 03:21 PM)
It has BOTH editions on the DVD - color & the orig. b/w. It's NOT just the colorized version. Thanks, for mentioning the Criterion one. I always want to buy the BEST edition of a movie.
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hobnob53 — 9 years ago(April 21, 2016 11:57 PM)
I understand it has both, but my question was why would anyone want to watch a colorized version of a film whose very essence depends on its black & white imagery? Colorization is fake, inaccurate and problematic enough, but there are many films, like this one, where it's completely inappropriate and contrary to, well, the movie's
soul
.
Anyway, you're welcome for the info about the Criterion edition. Of course,
Carnival
has been out from Criterion for many years. The one being released in July is a modest upgrade on DVD, plus a new Blu-ray. As you say, Criterion is always the best edition of any film. -
Simplythebest11962 — 9 years ago(April 22, 2016 05:32 PM)
by hobnob53 17 hours ago (Thu Apr 21 2016 23:57:36)
IMDb member since April 2006
I understand it has both, but my question was why would anyone want to watch a colorized version of a film whose very essence depends on its black & white imagery? Colorization is fake, inaccurate and problematic enough, but there are many films, like this one, where it's completely inappropriate and contrary to, well, the movie's soul.
Anyway, you're welcome for the info about the Criterion edition. Of course, Carnival has been out from Criterion for many years. The one being released in July is a modest upgrade on DVD, plus a new Blu-ray. As you say, Criterion is always the best edition of any film.
Dream until your dreams come true. -
PrometheusTree64 — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 05:30 PM)
Why in God's name would anyone watch this film in color or more correctly, fake color?
The whole point of the film lies in its mysterious, eerie nether-world of unreality. Color, even real color, would absolutely destroy this. Fake, inaccurate, smeared-on colorization would be even worse. Of all the movies that have been screwed up by colorization, Carnival of Souls would be one of the stupidest films to tamper with. It wrecks the whole feel of the film.
I never understand why some people can't watch a movie the way it was made and instead insist on a degraded version with phony colors, a new soundtrack, digitally altered images or any of the other things some sleazeball outfit can do to a film these days. No sense and no taste, obviously.
Incidentally, not that colorization fanatics would care, but Criterion is releasing an upgraded version of its excellent DVD, along with a new Blu-ray edition, on July 12, 2016 in its original, pure, black & white, obviously. This film is of course in public domain but no company comes remotely close to the quality of Criterion. But sorry, they only put out honest editions of their films. No false colors laid over washed-out prints that ruin the movie and violate its creators' vision and intent. Leave that to the fast-buck colorizers.
Exactly right. It's blasphemy, neutralizing everything the film has to offer.
No 1940s noir nor early-'60s chiller should ever be colorized.
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