Why is it b+w if it's from the 80's?

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buckshot69 — 15 years ago(September 05, 2010 01:45 AM)

Thirty, try fifty. Gone With the Wind 1939. Thats the earliest color I can think.
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DeclanCochran — 12 years ago(April 05, 2013 01:56 PM)

It existed far before that, they used colour in the original Phantom of the Opera, admittedly through painting each film cell, but still.

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chefjoseph — 11 years ago(May 30, 2014 06:04 AM)

THIRTY years ? lol. That would be 1950. Know your history before posting something so moronic.

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ChrisB13 — 10 years ago(June 19, 2015 11:37 AM)

Far from it! Color film as well as the ability to utilize color goes back to the beginning of filmaround the turn of the last century!

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jumaward — 15 years ago(January 06, 2011 02:40 AM)

Besides, Ted Turner just bought the rights, so expect a colorized re-release in about 6 months.

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jonnylikesballs — 15 years ago(August 02, 2010 04:47 PM)

that is clearly a joke isn't it.

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Vilian — 15 years ago(October 24, 2010 07:34 AM)

LMAO!!! I heard the same thing happened with Dune, so they had to re-shoot it in a week's time.
That Lynch.

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murray_taylor99 — 16 years ago(October 10, 2009 10:53 PM)

I personally enjoyed the fact that it's in B&W if it looks like it's from a time when makeup effects perhaps weren't so advanced, it just seems to add realism.

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WillaCronkite — 16 years ago(October 21, 2009 10:34 AM)

You're joking.right?

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zumber1969 — 16 years ago(November 01, 2009 11:02 PM)

Tell me, what year did Schindler's List come out?

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ZookGuy — 16 years ago(November 29, 2009 07:42 AM)

Because it would work better for the mood, and it does it successfully.
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billy51482 — 16 years ago(December 04, 2009 06:34 PM)

I thought movies were always in color. You mean they used to make movies in black in white once? Woooowww!!!
Are people so dense? Hasn't this person heard of style, mood, atmosphere? It's a modern film shot in black & white to help enhance the reality of the film's period. Plus it looks like a David Lean picture or something.

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knoxville322 — 16 years ago(December 05, 2009 06:36 PM)

damn you sound hilarious. Can we hang out and write jokes togeather sometime?

• greatest film of our time

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JParallax — 16 years ago(December 06, 2009 08:08 PM)

does it really matter? it's just a great movie.

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knoxville322 — 16 years ago(December 08, 2009 09:27 PM)

take it easy man

• greatest film of our time

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RoddmannW — 16 years ago(December 10, 2009 03:51 AM)

Because the movie works 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better in black and white than it would in color.
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knoxville322 — 16 years ago(December 10, 2009 11:04 AM)

yeah!

• greatest film of our time

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CalvinValjean — 16 years ago(January 15, 2010 08:39 PM)

I found that the B&W added a certain authenticity to the story, not only in making John Merrick's makeup look physically more realistic, but it also just added a certain feel that made the whole thing seem "more real." It also seemed to add more credibility to the historicity of the film.
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ChrisW42 — 15 years ago(February 17, 2011 02:08 PM)

From Hell (2001) is filmed in colour and also features the Merrick character. The make-up is very close to that used in this movie and therefore Merrick's own appearance. It's interesting to compare the black & white and colour versions but I think The Elephant Man is the better one.

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kkhsiivonen — 16 years ago(January 22, 2010 04:46 AM)

I can think of alot of reasons to do it in BW

• Cheaper film
• Feel of MGM horror films from early 30's
• It's easier to do makeups and sets when color is no issue
• It looks good
• Most importantly; Just beause some technology exists, it doesn't obligate anyone to use it. Why do people walk in 2010, when Segway's was invented years ago