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poohbear_nc · 08-02-2011, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJK2111

My butt itches, and a bird keeps flying into my office window. Are the two connected?

*rinsing out brain with strong disinfectant to remove unwanted mental image*

WT Sharpe · 08-02-2011, 05:33 PM

The 2010 restoration of Metropolis arrived today. I had just watched the first half (up to the Intermission) with my 12 year old grandson when his friends arrived, so I told him we could finish it later. I was amazed. He sat through the entire first half mesmerized! A child of the X-Box generation fascinated by an 84 year old silent film!

So far I'm really impressed. The old footage is crystal-clear. The newly discovered footage is rather damaged, but quite serviceable. What happened is that in 2008 someone in Buenos Aires discovered a 16mm copy of almost the entire film. Since 16mm wasn't what the professional releases of the film were in, there's quite a bit of difference. The 16mm film is poor quality and has several streaks that aren't in the rest of the film, but it's a huge improvement over the previous restoration, which mainly consisted of still photos and additional dialog shots. I understand there are some of those in the second half, but the addition of 25 minutes of actual FILM (even if it was poor quality 16mm) makes a huge difference!

WT Sharpe · 08-02-2011, 05:39 PM

Maybe we should search Argentina to see if someone's hoarding an old copy of King Kong—complete with the missing spiderweb scene that was banned because it was considered too horrifying for 1933 audiences!

MJK2111 · 08-03-2011, 12:59 PM

Dylrob · 08-03-2011, 01:03 PM

That reminds me: While visiting an exotic pet store a few days ago I just got my first up real life look at a Wallaby. Crazy looking critters.

Dylrob · 08-06-2011, 12:45 PM

orlok · 08-06-2011, 02:04 PM

afa · 08-08-2011, 06:34 AM

I need to give my car for washing. It stinks.

Dylrob · 08-13-2011, 02:20 PM

Why do they deny us of a Lela/Fry romance?

Javed · 08-19-2011, 06:40 AM

TimW · 08-19-2011, 07:18 AM

What's with all the Damn Vampires, anyway?

Sweetpea · 08-22-2011, 07:26 AM

poohbear_nc · 08-22-2011, 10:26 AM

I gotta get one of those for my kitten!

MJK2111 · 08-22-2011, 12:27 PM

If Cialis is so good, how come the people wind up in separate bathtubs? And WTF does a bathtub have to do with a hard-on anyway?

Sweetpea · 08-23-2011, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I gotta get one of those for my kitten!

I got weird cats. They don't care too much about fish!

But I'd buy one if I could....

08-02-2011, 05:33 PM	#4712
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The 2010 restoration of Metropolis arrived today. I had just watched the first half (up to the Intermission) with my 12 year old grandson when his friends arrived, so I told him we could finish it later. I was amazed. He sat through the entire first half mesmerized! A child of the X-Box generation fascinated by an 84 year old silent film! So far I'm really impressed. The old footage is crystal-clear. The newly discovered footage is rather damaged, but quite serviceable. What happened is that in 2008 someone in Buenos Aires discovered a 16mm copy of almost the entire film. Since 16mm wasn't what the professional releases of the film were in, there's quite a bit of difference. The 16mm film is poor quality and has several streaks that aren't in the rest of the film, but it's a huge improvement over the previous restoration, which mainly consisted of still photos and additional dialog shots. I understand there are some of those in the second half, but the addition of 25 minutes of actual FILM (even if it was poor quality 16mm) makes a huge difference! Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-02-2011 at 05:35 PM.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Maybe we should search Argentina to see if someone's hoarding an old copy of King Kong—complete with the missing spiderweb scene that was banned because it was considered too horrifying for 1933 audiences!

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08-22-2011, 12:27 PM	#4724
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	If Cialis is so good, how come the people wind up in separate bathtubs? And WTF does a bathtub have to do with a hard-on anyway?