Agnes McFadden wrote:What perfect timing!
No one else gave Chaplin such a wonderful birthday persent (isn't 125 a milestone birthday?).
I am so happy to see this finally released...after all your hard work!
As to the decision to go Blu-ray, bravo!
I have noticed that some films that have required a great deal of restoration have come out in Blu-Ray only.
It just doesn't properly represent all that went into a detailed restoration to not release it on the best definition possible.
I even had to get my 85 year old father a Blu-Ray player after I tried in vain to buy him some new releases of old films only to find the new box set restorations were Blu-Ray only. Getting him the player, paying for it, and setting it up were not a problem for me. Writing down all the directions for him and going over it many times was dooable.
Having to go over the directions of working it at least 10 times ever time I see him ... a bit more of a challenge.
But it is worth it.
Many films in SD are fine on DVD, but when so much effort has gone into HD restorations of 100 year old films, best quality format is the way to go.
Thanks so much, Paul.
I am looking forward to ordering these.
Agnes McFadden
Ahmmm, Agnes, I saw your comment over at Nitratevile on this subject......you do realize that Paul did not do the Chaplin Mutual set? That's another David Shepard/Lobster Films set, and Charlie will most likely be still moving at the standard Shepard comedy-killing slo-mo?
RICHARD M ROBERTS