Becky Sharp [Blu-ray]

1) The disc is stunning. Your jaw will drop immediately at the sharpness of the print, the fine grain, and the gorgeous colors.2) The story is very good - better than I thought it would be. It also really feels like a pre-code film, although it was produced in 1935. Marian Marsh is wonderful in it.If you were curious about this - which was the first three-strip technicolor full-length Hollywood feature - buy the disc. You won't be disappointed!

KINO LORBER Blu-ray version: I'll keep it short. The film itself is a bit over-the-top as far as most of the performances go, but the Technicolor restoration is amazing. There are some very short snippets which betray their origins as slightly inferior film elements that had to be used to fill in short gaps, but 97% of the time, this new transfer will knock your eyes out as far as the vividness of the color, as well as the USE of color. The DVD also includes a nice collection of trailers for other classic films available on Kino Lorber, some in absolutely incredible color.

someone must have went in a movie theatre and recorded this.It sounded like they were speaking through a tin can!Sound is AWFUL!!!

I saw the original Restoration of this Film at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills back in the 1980's when it was initially restored and used as the "KICK OFF FILM" for the decade of Film Restoration, in restoring the older Classic films by the UCLA Film Department to a given film's original quality by Mr. Bob Gitt Head of the Film Restoration Department at the University of California in Los Angeles. As this was the "KICK-OFF FILM" for the many films in need of Preservation and restoration by the Film Department at UCLA, Headed by Mr. Gitt. Many Stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood were present that evening including Jane Wyatt, Charleton Heston, and Lyle Wheeler of the Art Department at MGM for many, many years.The Staff at UCLA did a magnificent job in the Restoration of "Becky Sharp" using any and all available prints available at the time they had to work with, which was for the most part, segments of the later Cine-Color prints that had been made from the Original Negative. In fact, only these Cine-Color Prints were thought to exist, but then an Original Technicolor Print was found in Europe and brought to the Film Department at UCLA to be included with the prints for the Restoration already secured by the UCLA Film Staff. All but the last 5 or so minutes of the original negative were found for the work to be done on the Restoration Work of this first 3 Strip Technicolor Film ever made.The evening of th Presentation "Kick-Off" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater located in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Building in Beverly Hills was filled to capacity. The restored print of "Becky Sharp" including comparison views of the before and after prints were shown, along with original screen tests of the Actors, including those of Miriam Hopkins, Francis Dee, Alan Mowbray, and even Mrs. Leslie Carter were all shown in the original Technicolor. A great deal of additional film footage relating to "Becky Sharp" was also shown that evening, and comparisons showing how much work went into the Restoration of "Becky Sharp" for which Miriam Hopkins was nominated for that year in the category of Best Actress.It is regretful what is on this Alpha DVD after all the Restoration work done on this significant first 3 Strip Technicolor film ever produced and Directed by the noted Director Rouben Mamoulian. Becky Sharp has been shown in the original Restoration on Turner Classic Movies, but to my knowledge, none of the publicly released prints use the Restoration Print, but evidently use the older Cine-Color Prints. I do know of people that copied it from the showing on TCM, and in that respect do have the restored print, as it is available in Perfect original color, with a great deal of additional film footage of the original screen tests and the making of "Becky Sharp", which was all completed by the Film Restoration Staff at UCLA. I hope the restored print will eventually be made available for Public sale, as opposed to the current two on the Market now, which are not the restored UCLA Version, but rather the inferior previous Cine-Color versions. I do know the original restored Technicolor Print is available at UCLA, and has been the version occasionally shown on TCM (Turner Classic Movies).Do not bother with buying the DVD's available to the public by Alpha or another other company selling it publicly, as the quality of the Print and Sound is inferior. At this point in regards to viewing a good quality print of this first 3 Strip Technicolor Film, the only way I know of seeing the amazing results of the UCLA Film Department's Restoration version is to watch the film on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) when it is shown on Television, and if you have the equipment, then make a copy (if legal) from what is shown, as TCM does use the Restored UCLA Version, which in essence is similar to seeing the film as it looked when it first was shown from the original 3 Strip 35MM Technicolor prints in Theaters when initially released in 1935. Turner Classic Movies may have the Restored version available through the site on the Internet. That would be my recommendation if one desires seeing the film as it looked in 3-Strip Technicolor when initially released.

I don’t know what other negative comments are all about, but here I have attached a simple comparison screen shots of a newly restored version vs the old version. It’s superb!!

a great big color interpretation of vanity fair's becky sharp with a lot of solid overacting. especially Miriam Hopkins who wiggles her eyebrows as acting, but all in serious fun. this film is what happened when the studios brought to America every English actor on the island. a lot of fun so enjoy. pip pip

I waited since 1984 to have this restored version. Except for the last reel, the color is excellent, representing the intended color design of the original. Eye-popping colors.

With the exception of the last 10 minutes, the restoration is excellent. The last 10 minutes weren't that bad, and we've seen worse. The film was entertaining, and we enjoyed it.