Quote Originally Posted by pixelthis
I guess they are trying to create a new product, but its still not ready for primetime.
And they might have economized on these "cheap" movies.
I saw a stooges clip, and a few others, and they got my hopes up,
they really looked great.
BUT THE movie I rented, 20 million miles to earth was a "washout"
These movies didnt get any respect when they were made, and apparently they dont now.
That just shows they can't polish a turd.

Remember, a lot of the "masters" designed their cinematography specifically for B&W. A lot of their impact depended on a B&W presentation.

Check out the remastered Uiversal monster series if you want to see some stunning B&W cinematography. There's details hiding in there that will challange a modern TV. Watching the chopped, flaking versions on them on the Saturday Creep Show with Elvira or Zacherly didn't do them justice.

I hear what Harryhausen was saying. Just like George Lucas, he was cutting edge at the time and so wanted to push the limit which, unfortunately, was not up to his expectations and the technology didn't quite exist yet. Not for for Lucas. He just invested time and money. created ILM, and was able to pull the entire industry up by it's bootstraps.

As for the stooges looking great in color(ization), well they are essentially a cartoon and their cinematic quality played less of a role to their hi-jinx, which are classics in their own right.