Re: remixes.
If the remix is done from the original individual sound elements I don't see it as anything but an improvement.
Where the only track available is the actual final mix then I agree its a waste of time .
The Anchor Bay remixes for the Amicus (and other British films of the 70's like The Amazing Mr Blunden ) produced terrible results with voices from mid air and were no better than the result you could get by using the "6 channel stereo" button on your amp.
A good film is a good film but a good film with an improved soundtrack is a better film in the case of movies like the Bond films where the sound and spectacle are as integral as the visuals.
Regarding Psycho the simple fact that the remix uncovered sounds that were put there in the first place but were lost due to the limited technology of the time shows that its a good idea.
Colorisation is not because it adds something that was never there but remixing the sound elements that were always there and making them sound better can only be a good thing.
For certain , watching Goldfinger in 6.1 surround takes the film to another level from watching it with its great sound and music all crowded together in a single centre channel.
Many dvd and Bluray offer the choice between the original mono and the remixes and there are not many where the mono is as good as the surround and I would say those that choose to listen that way do so purely on the basis of staying true to the original cinema version - but as you'll be watching it on home video anyway the argument that the remixed sound is a home video version is null and void because its a home video version regardless.
If the remix is done from the original individual sound elements I don't see it as anything but an improvement.
Where the only track available is the actual final mix then I agree its a waste of time .
The Anchor Bay remixes for the Amicus (and other British films of the 70's like The Amazing Mr Blunden ) produced terrible results with voices from mid air and were no better than the result you could get by using the "6 channel stereo" button on your amp.
A good film is a good film but a good film with an improved soundtrack is a better film in the case of movies like the Bond films where the sound and spectacle are as integral as the visuals.
Regarding Psycho the simple fact that the remix uncovered sounds that were put there in the first place but were lost due to the limited technology of the time shows that its a good idea.
Colorisation is not because it adds something that was never there but remixing the sound elements that were always there and making them sound better can only be a good thing.
For certain , watching Goldfinger in 6.1 surround takes the film to another level from watching it with its great sound and music all crowded together in a single centre channel.
Many dvd and Bluray offer the choice between the original mono and the remixes and there are not many where the mono is as good as the surround and I would say those that choose to listen that way do so purely on the basis of staying true to the original cinema version - but as you'll be watching it on home video anyway the argument that the remixed sound is a home video version is null and void because its a home video version regardless.



