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wabbitseason

Fleischer Superman again

Apr 21, 2009 21:26

So the Fleischer Superman cartoons have been released in a gorgeous new two disc edition: Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942. If you've seen the public domain versions from the dollar bin, these have been restored from their original masters in all their glory ( Read more... )

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stargateguy April 22 2009, 01:57:01 UTC

They released 'em remastered again? I bought the last batch years ago when they claimed it was the "75th anniversary" edition. I'm not sure who does the math over there, but I wasn't complaining. They looked great! They cleaned 'em up without changing the color. I have to agree with Timm as well - darker is better on those classics. I'm curious to know how bright or dark they were originally though, when the film was new. I guess this new version is for the higher def TVs so they won't look quite so fuzzy.

wabbitseason April 22 2009, 02:01:21 UTC

I know they released them as part of the mammoth Superman movie set. I'm curious myself how they were supposed to look originally -- or even how they looked up on big screen. It's hard to remember a time they had something besides previews before movies. Of course now it's supplemented by interminable ads.

stargateguy April 22 2009, 02:04:49 UTC

They did make it into that big 14-disc set. I bought that version too. lol. But this was before that. It was a one disc set.

http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=15259

*shakes fist at movie theaters* I hate the marketing they do now. I don't watch movies to watch commercials! Grrr...