Topic: Film: the reason some of the past was in HD

[Skorj]

A helpful explainer, and something I need to explain to the digerati regularly...
Even worse, if you shoot peel-apart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=rVpABCxiDaU&

[AJShepherd]

Dang, Whamageddon!

I think there's been at least one classic Dr. Who series released on blu-ray from 16mm film which makes it look distinctly better than anything which survived on tape from the Great Erasing.
The one I remember hearing about was The Daemons (Chap with wings, five rounds rapid), not sure if there were any more.

The reason science fiction TV show "Babylon 5" has never had a blu-ray release is because while the space sequences were ahead of their time for the day, they've aged so badly they'd look like Playstation 1 graphics and would need completely recreating from scratch to stand up in high definition.

Whereas effects from Kubrick's 2001 still look marvellous.

[Sandeha Lynch]

Whereas effects from Kubrick's 2001 still look marvellous.

Yes, though never look at the backdrops behind the apes with a critical eye.
Not even once.
 

[Francois]

It is at least better than The Planet Of The Apes