hbenthow said:
Plissken1138 said:
I gather that new print and the trailer are developed on celluloid from originalest of originals as it is, which arguably carry Kubrick's artistic intention regarding color as shown from the print, that would precede any kind of hypes of blankets and whatnot.
But aren't original prints often degraded to the point that they look drastically different from how they did when new? Is there any way to know whether the unrestored version looks even remotely similar, color-wise, to how it did in 1968?
Yes, color shift can happen for sure, but it's unlikely that it shifted in a way that would result in the tones present on the unrestored print.
The unrestored print isn't perfect, but I would bet it is a lot closer to what Kubrick had intended than the Blu-ray regrade (which is pushed too far, imo). Something in-between the two, leaning more toward the trailer print, would be optimal.