Grease LD PCM preservation

[IcePrick]

Afraid not.

Came up dry with dadons. (Out of stock) Good squid seems to be our only option. Never bought anything from them before, but LDDB forum members have nothing but nice things to say about them. Don't if shipping counts towards the $25 minimum order, so I might have to buy something else from them. Unless somebody else here wants to take the plunge?

I've purchased from Good Squid a couple of times (more specifically, the guy who runs Good Squid). I'd say he's very trustworthy. He's also fairly easy to reach on Facebook.

[AntcuFaalb]

I'm happy to report that PILF-1984 was captured (bit perfect) and synchronized to the 2009 US BD release back in August of last year.

SilverWook: PM me.

[SilverWook]

Great news, especially since I don't have to throw more money down the hole.

A copy of PILF-1984 is more elusive than the holy grail.

[TServo2049]

Was that the rip Buster D did? The one which sounded much worse than the PAL version, almost as if it were a conversion of the old analog master?

[SilverWook]

This would seem to prove that original 1978 release prints had the coke signs blurred out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/35mm-Feature-Fil...2473656776

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Chris Solo where are you?

[crissrudd4554]

Does anyone have the synced track from the VHS they’d be willing to PM me??

[crissrudd4554]

Well as I’m sure most know there will be a 40th Anniversary reissue of the film in April on UHD, BD, and DVD. The press release mentioned this:

“Paramount worked with director Randal Kleiser to restore GREASE to its original vibrancy with the highest quality sound, picture resolution and color. The original negative was scanned and received extensive clean up and color correction using previously unavailable digital restoration tools such as high dynamic range technology. In addition, the audio was enhanced from a six-track mix created for an original 70mm release, giving the music more clarity. The resulting picture and sound create an exceptional home viewing experience.”

Additionally here’s a quote from a discussion on Steve Hoffman Forums:

“I may be able to throw one more wrench into things. I have a friend who was in exhibitor relations (or some such thing) for Paramount in the 70s/80s, and he was invited to some sort of pre-release screening of GREASE at the Egyptian (I think.....maybe it was the Chinese, but I don't think so) in Hollywood, using a 70mm answer print with synchronized sound on a mag film dubber in the booth. He was absolutely blown away by the sound, and couldn't wait to see the movie again just for the sound quality he had heard. He first saw it during general release in 35mm, but then it landed at, I think, the Village in Westwood in 70mm, and sounded nothing like that rough version he had heard. He still comments to this day about what a complete disappointment that was, and he'd love to know what happened to that early mix/release he experienced.“

Hopefully this is a good sign!

[X5gb]

Based on what I have been reading around different forums the 70mm six track was a right mess. Hoping those comments are wrong or hoping Kleiser has managed to do some magic.

[zoidberg]

That whole press release screams revisionism.

[crissrudd4554]

We’ll just have to see I suppose. I’m not expecting this new mix to be closer to the original but hopefully it’ll be more tolerable than the mix of the past 20 years. Maybe it’ll restore enough of the original audio that we may be able to piece together a faithful version of the original somehow. I guess we’ll find out in April.