I met RAMINE and her husband Bruce SEAMAN in Sydney AUSTRALIA late 2014....still an absolutely captivating lady and perfectly matched with an ex-pat Aussie married to Ramine for over 50 years...a love match that began in Hawaii and today they still live in their beloved TAHITI...what a STAR who should have graced the screen beyond this EPIC....David
I love this! It is like actually being inside of it and to me, there is no place more beautiful than the Pacific. Beautifully filmed, a real treasure ...
Saw this movie back in the sixties and traveled to LA in September of 2012 to see the restored version at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood with my wife. Spectacular as I remembered. The movie had inspired two trips to Tahiti, Polynesia and the Marquesas in the 80's and 90's. Can't wait for the video release!
Most people don't know that HAWAII ,which features in the film,is not part of the South Seas..Having seen the original film in Cinerama many times,I also can't wait to see it on bluray.It's release is long overdue.Another little known fact:Elvis Presley was a passenger on the ship as it travelled to Hawaii.He is unseen in the film however.
Cinerama involved 3 x 35mm projectors (6perf/26fps) synchronised by Selsyn' technology. A 35mm magnetic follower for the 7 track (yes '7') provided the audio. The projector gates had oscillating 'combs' to soften the 'joins' between the three separate images: They were known as 'gigolos'. I agree with Johnny F: It is a very, nice emulation of Cinerama. Many thanks!
I saw this on the Cinerama screen when it was new, when I was 4 or 5 years old. The only memory that stuck with me was the men in Papua New Guinea jumping off that tall rickety tower - prototype bungee jumping, well before that existed.
Why are there two dark vertical bands in the middle of the screen? Is this some sort of artifact of the Cinerama process? Couldn't remastering fix this?
Cinerama involved three strips of film projected simultaneously. The darker bands are where the edges of the strips overlap slightly. I suspect remastering could have removed them but I also suspect it would have cost a fortune or a lot of time or both.
Because when you have three seperate images of film projected from three projectors you have to have the two lines where the images join.I take it that you know nothing about cinerama?.This is part of the cinerama process and any attempt to have them removed digitally would be an abomination,It is impossible to totally remove them anyway. Partially removing them from the dvd of How The West Was Won greaty annoyed the cinerama purists.
I love the curtain opening and closing. It reminds me of the best time of spectacular movies.
I met RAMINE and her husband Bruce SEAMAN in Sydney AUSTRALIA late 2014....still an absolutely captivating lady and perfectly matched with an ex-pat Aussie married to Ramine for over 50 years...a love match that began in Hawaii and today they still live in their beloved TAHITI...what a STAR who should have graced the screen beyond this EPIC....David
She still lives here in Honolulu and I also know her slightly. She is incredibly elegant and kindly and still lovely.
I love this! It is like actually being inside of it and to me, there is no place more beautiful than the Pacific. Beautifully filmed, a real treasure ...
Saw this movie back in the sixties and traveled to LA in September of 2012 to see the restored version at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood with my wife. Spectacular as I remembered. The movie had inspired two trips to Tahiti, Polynesia and the Marquesas in the 80's and 90's. Can't wait for the video release!
Most people don't know that HAWAII ,which features in the film,is not part of the South Seas..Having seen the original film in Cinerama many times,I also can't wait to see it on bluray.It's release is long overdue.Another little known fact:Elvis Presley was a passenger on the ship as it travelled to Hawaii.He is unseen in the film however.
Fabulous - can't wait to see the restored feature!
Cinerama involved 3 x 35mm projectors (6perf/26fps) synchronised by Selsyn' technology. A 35mm magnetic follower for the 7 track (yes '7') provided the audio.
The projector gates had oscillating 'combs' to soften the 'joins' between the three separate images: They were known as 'gigolos'.
I agree with Johnny F: It is a very, nice emulation of Cinerama.
Many thanks!
i really like the way they've managed to simulate the curved screen. Real touch of class there
I saw this on the Cinerama screen when it was new, when I was 4 or 5 years old. The only memory that stuck with me was the men in Papua New Guinea jumping off that tall rickety tower - prototype bungee jumping, well before that existed.
2:34 - Among the surfers at Waikiki, Hawaii, notice the dog on the nearest surfboard. That's Scooter Boy.
This is spectacular in Hi def Blue Ray!
Wonderful!
Fantastic
Why are there two dark vertical bands in the middle of the screen? Is this some sort of artifact of the Cinerama process? Couldn't remastering fix this?
Cinerama involved three strips of film projected simultaneously. The darker bands are where the edges of the strips overlap slightly. I suspect remastering could have removed them but I also suspect it would have cost a fortune or a lot of time or both.
Phenomenal!
im like cinerama
Because when you have three seperate images of film projected from three projectors you have to have the two lines where the images join.I take it that you know nothing about cinerama?.This is part of the cinerama process and any attempt to have them removed digitally would be an abomination,It is impossible to totally remove them anyway. Partially removing them from the dvd of How The West Was Won greaty annoyed the cinerama purists.