Should older black and white movies be "colorized"?!
Question: Should older black and white movies be "colorized"!?
I think so!. I grew up watching black and white television so I am still used to it!. However I have seen a few "The Three Stooges" old shorts colorized instead of the traditional black and white!. They seem surprisingly new!. I remember opposition to colorized old black and white movies!. Woody Allen was one who went to Congress to ask copywright legislation to prevent colorization!. Can we overcome that and colorized older movies like 1933 "King Kong"!? Feedback, please!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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!.!.!.initially, the colorization of classic black & white movies was a mere gimmick, which was susceptible to failure, as a result of infancy of the technological effect; it seemed that at the beginning, the skilled folks over at Hal Roach Studios held the gammut, as far as being able to pull off the effect, with competency!. Watching the colorized versions of some of their licensed titles, including the original "Topper", "King Kong", as well as several of their 'Laural & Hardy' short film entries, was absolutely brilliant, and seemed like the films were being watched anew!. However, other studio attempts to emulated this effect fell flat (!.!.!.those who actually saw colorized versions of "Casablanca", "Frankenstein", "Miracle on 34th Street" and "Night of the Living Dead", know far too well what I'm talking about), and ultimately, at least for a while, the effect was abandoned!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.nowadays, with the advancement of digital effects technology, colorization of black & white footage is much more commonplace; however, whether or not the effect betters the experience of viewing a specific film, depends wholly upon the film itself!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.!.in my opinion, being a devoted fan of classic films, I'm not inclined to accept a colorized film, over it's originally photographed incarnation; however, with today's generation of film lovers, as well as future film lover's to come, I am apt to vie for the inclusion of colorized films, if it gives birth to an overall appreciation of the original film, or films!.!.!.!.and with that availability, the viewer should have the ability to choose between the two, as desired!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
!.!.!.nowadays, with the advancement of digital effects technology, colorization of black & white footage is much more commonplace; however, whether or not the effect betters the experience of viewing a specific film, depends wholly upon the film itself!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.!.in my opinion, being a devoted fan of classic films, I'm not inclined to accept a colorized film, over it's originally photographed incarnation; however, with today's generation of film lovers, as well as future film lover's to come, I am apt to vie for the inclusion of colorized films, if it gives birth to an overall appreciation of the original film, or films!.!.!.!.and with that availability, the viewer should have the ability to choose between the two, as desired!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
NOooooooo! Would you want old family photos coloured in by some crayon wielding imbecile!? Most old movies shot in black and white have lighting and direction based around the lack of colour!.!.!.imagine The Maltese Falcon in bright colour!? No! If people cannon sit through a black and white movie then they should just not watch them!. Film is historical (why do you think lots of people were po'ed at the remastered Star Wars!?)!. Think of all the classic B-movies that have a timeless quality, Its a Wonderful Life!? Even newer movies such as Ed-Wood or The Mist that are designed to be viewed in B&W!.!.!.don't taint the past with the stain of the present :-)Www@Enter-QA@Com
No!. Cuz movies like Bringing up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, and other movies with Cary Grant, Katherine Hepurn and Jimmy Stewart that are in black and white, should stay the way they are!. I love the old fashionedness!. And I agree with the people above me!. It does make them unique!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I agree with the earlier posts that I've got no interest in watching a colorized version of a movie, but as long as both are available, I don't see why "to each his own" doesn't apply!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
B&W is B&W and Technicolor is Technicolor!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I prefer the black and white movies as they are!. Colorization ruins the nostalgic feel of the movie for me!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
it would kinda ruin the effect!. if they do they should have the color version on one disk and the original version on the otherWww@Enter-QA@Com
i agree with eileen, they so shouldn't be 'colorized' that's what makes them special!!Www@Enter-QA@Com
never :)
that's what makes them unique!Www@Enter-QA@Com
that's what makes them unique!Www@Enter-QA@Com
No !.!. thats what makes them special!.Www@Enter-QA@Com