Recent Viewings, Part 2

[M.10rda]

I considered going to see a screening of AKIRA last night - presumably the "restored" version you mention. I'd be sad to see "the shortcuts in the animation become more visible". I'm surprised that's a Thing but frankly HD has done no favors to many beloved spectacles from my childhood. I made the mistake of watching part of ALIENS in HD at some point. Cameron simply didn't mean for us to see all the detail in all the deep shadows... 

But every time I've ever revisited AKIRA I'm still impressed. The attention to detail and the character animation is impeccable. Maybe I'll stick to my old VHS in perpetuity.

[Dr. Whom]

Well, it is not disastrous and the general quality of animation remains excellent. But I get your remark about Aliens in HD. Some things were never meant to be seen in detail, and now they are. I understand the reasoning behind 'now in super HD 40K resolution', but it doesn't always serve the movie.

[indianasmith]

CAPTURE (2026) - This one was a hidden gem on Tubi.
A young woman receives a phone call that she has inherited a house that once belonged to her mother and father, whom she never knew.  When she arrives, she finds the house has a dark reputation with the locals - she also finds a 30 year old video camera and a box of home movies from the 1990's, which reveal a dark secret surrounding the deaths of her parents and a dozen or so other people that were murdered at the site.
   You would think a haunted VHS video camera sounds like a dumb premise, but this movie makes it terrifying!
4.5/5