tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post350035307167166174..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Blu-ray Review: M (1931)Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-88077509372557223182010-05-12T11:17:31.438-04:002010-05-12T11:17:31.438-04:00Consider me sold - off to the store post-haste!Consider me sold - off to the store post-haste!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600990166210022027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-76343077979352266572010-05-12T11:08:19.694-04:002010-05-12T11:08:19.694-04:00Oh no, it's a new transfer. As you'll see ...Oh no, it's a new transfer. As you'll see in the documentary explaining the physical history of the film, the original print used in Criterion's first transfer of <i>M</i> had been misframed for years causing a strange white line to often appear near the top of the frame when framed properly. This is but one of the defects the new transfer addresses.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-55286464855818326462010-05-12T10:45:19.442-04:002010-05-12T10:45:19.442-04:00Tony - as always, great insight into the film. On...Tony - as always, great insight into the film. One question: is the new HD version just a transfer of the previous Criterion DVD, or have they done even more restoration to the film itself? I wasn't 100% sure based on your thoughts and was debating whether the ol' "double-dip" was worth it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600990166210022027noreply@blogger.com