by kiryugoji04 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:39 pm
Only had time to sample one of them tonight so I went with Ultraman to try to calm my anxiety after all this "DVD upscale" ballyhoo. I chose my favorite episode, Akio Jissoji's "Overthrow the Surface!" featuring Telesdon, and, honestly, I thought it looked very nice! No, it's not a truly relavatory experience and I can understand why this would so upset a trained archivist but it's also the best I've ever seen the show look. Given the sad necessity for things to justify themselves with profit, this might be the best the show will look for awhile now, which is regrettable but I can live with it.
I get it, though. I've seen Super 8mm scans of footage that almost looked like 16mm and it blew me away. Given how comparatively awful the show looked on the DVDs I watched it on, however, I am overall pleased. Looking forward to watching more.
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