FirstLoveMovies

deadman wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:44 am

zucawa wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:55 pm Thank you so much. Not gonna ask where you got the bluray. It seems to be a very rare gem. Not much info about bluray. Not even a release date.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Child-Br ... ay/379399/

Oh, might as well post a remux of this one too while I'm at it:
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Thanks for the remux

The Blu-ray looked better than the DVD, but still pretty terrible. I did some restoration work:

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I couldn't remove all the scratches because of the heavy damage of the source footage, but it looks a lot bettter.
See a short comparison video: [Code] [Code] Like this post to see ed2k links  [2.72 GiB]

ghost wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:43 pm The Blu-ray looked better than the DVD, but still pretty terrible. I did some restoration work:

Is this in your preferred scene order as it is on the DVD, but taken from the BluRay, as you previously posted earlier here? -
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In either scene order, I am excited about your restoration!! Thank you!!

Is this in your preferred scene order as it is on the DVD, but taken from the BluRay, as you previously posted earlier here? -

No. It's the original Blu-ray cut.

So, someone has to get the DVD subtitles in sync.

Thank you for the clarification. (Fortunately I speak "hillbilly" and do not need subtitles for myself. )

ghost wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:43 pmThe Blu-ray looked better than the DVD but still pretty terrible. I did some restoration work:

Apparently a full 4K restoration has been done on this movie using multiple copies. All the scratches, brightness variations and so forth were eliminated. So far it's only gotten limited screenings and it's not clear whether they intend to release it for public consumption.

In the meantime that new software is pretty impressive, Ghost. The fluctuating brightness is reduced and the lines aren't as prominent. Especially given the file size, the results are better than I would've expected. Thanks!

deadman wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:55 pm The ordering of scenes is a little different in this version - so don't freak out half an hour in, when Jennie and Freddie don't go swimming on schedule. It happens around the 45 minute mark instead.

It's possible to rearrange scenes without confusing the viewers / making the story too confusing to follow???

I didn't even think rearranging scenes in a movie is possible without ruining the story

deadman wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 7:30 pmSo far it's only gotten limited screenings and it's not clear whether they intend to release it for public consumption.

With the FBI or other "morality watchdogs" taking note of everyone buying tickets? I don't see how they can make back their investment of time and money from just limited screenings unless they are really expensive tickets. And that would draw even further unwanted attention: just what kind of movie would be charging $500 a ticket for exclusive showings, right?
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Producers and distributors used to arbitrarily re-edit films to suit their audience and maintain interest: put the "good" parts near the beginning to keep them engaged!

Fun fact: During one of the swimming scenes, they had to use a double for 11 year old Shirley Mills because she didn't know how to swim

Luckily, the double was still OT (A 13 year old local girl named Bernice Stobaugh)

https://sensitivecontent.info/movie.php?id=724

Maybe this fact was already mentioned during the thread.. I didn't check all 8 pages

...that new software is pretty impressive

It isn't new at all and it even doesn't use AI. "Normal" users don't know it. It's the world leading film restoration software.