Reservoir Dogs (1992): Tarantino's 35mm Print Reconstruction

[The Aluminum Falcon]

Released! I was able to sync the LD audio from a @pipefan413 rip (THANK YOU!)

PM me if you're interested.

[Maniaco]

The new UHD regrade is easily among your finest work. Watched this morning & instantly put me in a good mood. Thank you once again.

[axeyou]

Wow. A lot of good info here. pipefan413's sleuthing and meticulously-kept work log are especially eye-opening.

On the topic of audio tracks, I wonder if anyone has compared the US LD track to the JP LD stereo track from another thread. I saw that The Aluminum Falcon was asking to use it for this regrade over there, but since it's not(?) included in the final release, I'm guessing either he didn't get it or it didn't sound as good.

[Beber]

Hey, guys. Back in the day, in France, Studio Canal had the rights before Metropolitan 3 DVD set and they released it on DVD with stereo tracks only and a different grading. I had it in the early 2000s, but I sold it when I got the Metropolitan 3 DVD set. Now, when watching this theatrical emulation, it reminded me of this DVD with better whites, not as much of a magenta push, warmer graded exteriors and rather yellow credits instead of orange. I wanted to see again how it looked, so I found a second-hand copy for less than 5€ and I just received it today. What do you guys think, especially those who have seen the actual print? Is it a fair representation of it or is it still miles away?

[Beber]

Oh, wow! I just went back to my open matte 1.33:1 disc from Metropolitan 3 DVD set, and it looks so gorgeous and filmlike, except for the horizontal cropping. I must have seen it just once this way some 20 years ago and never went back to it. I can see that it must have been used as a reference for TAF's phenomenal regrading job here. DVD still has orange credits though, and it's overall bluer than TAF's rather greener grading. DVD also shows the "black as hell" and red pops, mostly on blood and in the nightclub, as discussed on a previous page: