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Jonathan M. Crist
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 531
From: Hershey, PA, USA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 01-12-2002 11:53 PM

Got my print of K-PAX (Second Run)this week. According to the sticker it had been 'Integrity Inspected' about 5 days before my playdate by "Gwen". Only one problem..... Seems there was about 7 minutes at the end of Reel 6 completely missing!

When I complained to Technicolor about this lack of integrity, I was told that what the sticker means is that they only look at the first 200 feet of the first reel. The standard line is "that all the studio will pay for".

I can't help but wonder what the studios are really paying for vs. what they are getting and whether Technicolor is prehaps billing the studios for services which are never performed.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 01-13-2002 12:18 AM

What does it mean? Nothing. Mine as well not even bother.

Check out the review of TES in the reviews section here. Also, according to someone who used to be an integrity inspector, that number is not the first 200 feet, but the first 20 feet.

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Peter Kerchinsky
Master Film Handler

Posts: 326
From: Seattle, WA, USA
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 01-13-2002 03:50 AM

Coincidentally we had the same thing happen with a print of K-PAX, except it has the inspected stickers on each band, but all heads and tail leaders were put on with a very cheap, oozy masking tape. Most of the head and tail leaders were either on backward or had the soundtrack flipped. Did someone say they inspect about 20 feet? Don't think so!

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Bill Enos
Film God

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From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 01-14-2002 10:15 PM

It means the sticker was applied by Gwen, nothing more.

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Joe Beres
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 01-15-2002 09:27 AM

It means some doufus named Gwen at Technicolor opend up the shipping can and said, "yup, looks like a movie in there." i think that is about all an integrity inspection consists of. and that is on a good day!

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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

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From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 01-15-2002 10:04 AM

My guess is there is no "Gwen" it is one of a few generic names they use on the labels. i.e. Gwen, Bill, Joe, Bob , Kate, Meg...so forth and so on.

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 01-15-2002 10:52 AM

Another thing: I think by inspection they just mean "verify the film is there." Scratches or other damage (even missing footage) don't seem to matter.

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John Walsh
Film God

Posts: 2490
From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 01-16-2002 01:17 AM

Bob wrote: "My guess is there is no "Gwen" it is one of a few generic names they use...."

A few years ago, a friend got a form letter saying something like:

Dear Pat;

Having a Visa credit card is one of the most useful things you could have. We only offer the Visa card to exceptional individuals such as yourself, and look forward to providing you with credit services.

Regards,

Fred Thomson, Credit Services"

(end)

So my friend called Visa to thank Freddie for honoring him with a very hard to get application for a Visa credit card. (He was determined to say on the line until they either got Freddie, or admitted there was no such person.) It took about 30 min until they finally admitted the guy was fake.

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