Shane_B. Posted October 25, 2021 Posted October 25, 2021 Universal has been restoring and preserving some of their old movies for their 100th anniversary. This video shows how they restored Dracula and how they edited and fixed a lot of audio problems. They released a box set a couple of weeks ago with the original Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man all completely restored. I ordered it last night. Here's a link to it on Amazon. 1
Jacques Boileau Posted October 27, 2021 Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Zo said: Do you guyz know the real story of dracula ? You mean Vlad the Impaler? Not a very nice story... ?
Zo Posted October 27, 2021 Posted October 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, Jacques Boileau said: You mean Vlad the Impaler? Not a very nice story... ? Yep and his brother raised by othoman empire .
Shane_B. Posted October 27, 2021 Author Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) The Royal family in England are blood relatives of Vlad. They even own property in Transylvania. Vlad just did what he had to do considering the circumstances and the brutality of the enemy. That entire area of the world would probably look radically different today if not for him. I guess I never really viewed him as a bad guy. Eccentric maybe, but he did what he had to do considering who he was fighting. From what I've read he impaled people in response to how the sultan of the Ottoman Empire treated his people. The other fun fact about the 1931 Dracula movie is, it was originally billed as a romance and was released on Valentine's Day in 1931. It arrived yesterday and I watched Dracula. They did an incredible job restoring it. Edited October 27, 2021 by Shane_B. Fixed typo.
Shane_B. Posted October 27, 2021 Author Posted October 27, 2021 2 hours ago, craigb said: This thread bites. Yeah. It really sucks. ? 1
Shane_B. Posted October 28, 2021 Author Posted October 28, 2021 5 hours ago, craigb said: I watched the restored version of this last night. The restoration wasn't as impressive but it's a better movie than Dracula. Going to watch wolfie tonight.
Jacques Boileau Posted October 28, 2021 Posted October 28, 2021 23 hours ago, Shane_B. said: The Royal family in England are blood relatives of Vlad. They even own property in Transylvania. Vlad just did what he had to do considering the circumstances and the brutality of the enemy. That entire area of the world would probably look radically different today if not for him. I guess I never really viewed him as a bad guy. Eccentric maybe, but he did what he had to do considering who he was fighting. From what I've read he impaled people in response to how the sultan of the Ottoman Empire treated his people. You seem to know a lot about this stuff... Care to make me a nice big smile so I can take a look in there? ?♀️? 1 1
Shane_B. Posted October 28, 2021 Author Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Jacques Boileau said: You seem to know a lot about this stuff... Care to make me a nice big smile so I can take a look in there? ?♀️? I saw a story about the Royal Family a while back and thought it was fake news so I looked in to it. It turns out it is true. Charles and the Queen are descendants and own property in the Transylvania region. Of course, the last I heard the Queen owns 1/6 of the entire planet so it's not surprising to me they own land there, but I was shocked to read they are actually descendants. I would think people would not admit to being related to Dracula the same way they deny being related to the guy with the tiny funny mustache. As for the Ottoman Empire stuff, if you read history and read between the lines there's a very good reason why he acted the way he did. Other armies have had to resort to such tactics over the centuries as well with that particular enemy. 1
SteveStrummerUK Posted October 28, 2021 Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 3:16 PM, Shane_B. said: The Royal family in England are blood relatives of Vlad. It wouldn't surprise me, they've been bleeding us dry for centuries. On 10/27/2021 at 3:16 PM, Shane_B. said: Vlad just did what he had to do considering the circumstances and the brutality of the enemy. Completely true - he was exceptionally brutal toward 'The Turks' as a form of deterrent. 2
Jacques Boileau Posted October 28, 2021 Posted October 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, SteveStrummerUK said: It wouldn't surprise me, they've been bleeding us dry for centuries. ? 1
bjornpdx Posted October 28, 2021 Posted October 28, 2021 Or you could download the original Dracula movie from the Prelinger Archives and fix the audio yourself. Or add your own suspenseful music soundtrack since there isn't one in the movie. 1 1
Shane_B. Posted October 29, 2021 Author Posted October 29, 2021 Ok. Now this is too much. I'm watching The Wolf Man now and during the one scene I noticed something familiar. The clock in this scene is identical to the one I have on my fireplace mantle. It's a 110 year old Sessions clock my sister gave me for Christmas in 1990. I just had it restored last year. Unreal.
craigb Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 *Pfft...* Clearly it's not the same! (The times are completely different!) ? 1
Jacques Boileau Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 5 hours ago, craigb said: *Pfft...* Clearly it's not the same! (The times are completely different!) ? Ya, and one is black the other is brown. Who is he trying to fool! ? 1
Shane_B. Posted October 29, 2021 Author Posted October 29, 2021 7 hours ago, craigb said: *Pfft...* Clearly it's not the same! (The times are completely different!) ? My wife hates the chimes because they are so loud so I only run it when she's gone. She just found out at like 10pm last night she has to go to Hawaii again for work for the 5th time this year Monday morning. So I'll fire it up then. I may actually get some recording done because I'm 99% done with my remodel project. Woohoo!
craigb Posted October 29, 2021 Posted October 29, 2021 Except that the final 1% tends to take 99% of the time... ? 1
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