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Author Topic: DVD: Life With Father (1947) Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-10-2006 09:44 AM                     Whats up with this title? I expected it to be as beautiful as other old titles on DVD, but this-un looks like crap. Is it PD? Warners needs to look into this one. It is screaming for a restoration!  |  IP: Logged Richard P. May Expert Film Handler Posts: 243 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 07-11-2006 11:50 AM                     Yes, it is PD. I doubt that the DVD came from Warner Home Video. It very well could have been mastered from a 16mm print.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-11-2006 12:13 PM                     I think it was a 16mm print, in good condition, IMHO, but, the soundtrack sounded like an old Variable Density printing. The bass audio was choppy sounding, and the rest of the film was muddy sounding. It was a product of a company that began with an 'M' but, its gone back to Netflix now, so I cant look at it again. I sure hope that Warners can do something about this, as the film is just incredible, and just plain fun. William Powell and Irene Dunne were GREAT in their roles. And those sets...  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-11-2006 01:27 PM                     The version that Netflix sent you was from a label called Madacy Entertainment, it retails for about $8.00. Currently Warner Home Video does not have a version of this title available. The masters from Madacy on many of their PD titles are from 16mm sources. Warner Home Video did upgrade three old MGM musicals that were available only in messed-up PD versions.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-11-2006 04:06 PM                     That was it, Bill! I thought the color on the print they used was very nice, but the sound made the film a miserable 2 hours. I've seen MANY 16mm transfers to tape, and this is the least sharp transfer I've ever seen. At $8, its a rip-off.  |  IP: Logged

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