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I just picked up Timeless Media's new Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys set, which Timeless is advertising with the following:
• 20 Feature Films, Many in Color
• Licensed by the Roy Rogers Family Trust
• Compiled with the assistance of Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr. and Jeffrey Kramer
• Digitally Remastered for the Best in Audio and Video Quality
• Movies introduced by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
• Bonus Features: A special look at Roy's Sidekicks, Roy Rogers Biography and a Tour of the Roy Rogers Museum, Hosted by Roy "Dusty" Rogers
So, I thought, this set sounds pretty good. However..
While I didn't expect the "digitally remastered" movies to look like something Warner Bros. had put through an Ultra-Resolution restoration, I had hopes they'd be half decent. Alas. The black and white films vary from VHS quality to not bad, but the color films are all in very bad shape, with The Golden Stallion the worst of all. Not only are the color films extremely soft and lacking in detail, but they're terribly faded. The Golden Stallion has been reduced to two colors: tea-brown and aqua green.
My question is: what shape are the original elements in? Has anyone here handled Roy Rogers' films? Does something need to be done quickly to save them before they all disintegrate entirely?
I remember reading that interview with Quentin Tarantino in the New York Times back in 2000 where he speaks at length about director William Witney and watched a print of The Golden Stallion with the reporter. I hope his print was in better shape than the material used for this DVD. :(
Here's a link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/whoa-trigger-auteur-alert.html?pagewanted=1
• 20 Feature Films, Many in Color
• Licensed by the Roy Rogers Family Trust
• Compiled with the assistance of Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr. and Jeffrey Kramer
• Digitally Remastered for the Best in Audio and Video Quality
• Movies introduced by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
• Bonus Features: A special look at Roy's Sidekicks, Roy Rogers Biography and a Tour of the Roy Rogers Museum, Hosted by Roy "Dusty" Rogers
So, I thought, this set sounds pretty good. However..
While I didn't expect the "digitally remastered" movies to look like something Warner Bros. had put through an Ultra-Resolution restoration, I had hopes they'd be half decent. Alas. The black and white films vary from VHS quality to not bad, but the color films are all in very bad shape, with The Golden Stallion the worst of all. Not only are the color films extremely soft and lacking in detail, but they're terribly faded. The Golden Stallion has been reduced to two colors: tea-brown and aqua green.
My question is: what shape are the original elements in? Has anyone here handled Roy Rogers' films? Does something need to be done quickly to save them before they all disintegrate entirely?
I remember reading that interview with Quentin Tarantino in the New York Times back in 2000 where he speaks at length about director William Witney and watched a print of The Golden Stallion with the reporter. I hope his print was in better shape than the material used for this DVD. :(
Here's a link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/whoa-trigger-auteur-alert.html?pagewanted=1