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the earth VS the flying saucers remastered/colorized

the movie was made in the 50s so the FX will look dated, however it is still to this day a science fiction gem, the acting carried this movie thru instead of "michaelbayesque" explosions and impossible aerial shots, the sound FX however have been redone and they no longer are as cheesy as before, there is more realism to gun shots now, but if you are a square guy like my brother you can have the old black and white, mono/22khz original which is also in this disc

the colors, oh the colors, I have no idea how they did this, but it makes a huge difference, you can distinguish all sorts of things now, according to the outtakes, the film was done in color, but the release was printed on black and white to save cash, part of the original dailies were burned in a fire so they were re edited and spliced with parts from the B/W and then by the magic of computers, color was added to the parts needing it, this is one great classic sci fi film and s now a lot more enjoyable than before, a must have for any film purist as this movie received quite a few nods in every regard at its release, the one thing is that it is over 60yrs old so the FX will look dated by today standards, however, the comical nature of seeing wobbling UFOs parading around DC and crashing into Lincoln's crotch at the monument is something that never gets old, (LOL)


up on cue next: 2001 a space oddysey (blu-ray)