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That's sad to hear about Lowry Craig. Their restorations are wonderful. I watched Beowulf a couple weeks ago. It freaked me out. I just can’t get into those computer animated “real” looking humans. Cool movie and great sound, but just too weird for me to really get into it. I wonder if it’s better in 3D or IMAX?? I suppose it would be.

Richard, if you get the itch to buy a 3808, 6th ave is doing the call in sale again. 1099 and free shipping, or for an extra bill, you get an extra year of warrantee. You have to call them to get the special price. It is not an on-line price.

Jack, thanks for the tip. I'll have to get that one. In truth, I like all J/W movies. Oh, if you guys haven't seen the Dirty Dozen on HD, it's good. The best I've ever seen it (and it's one of my all time favorites). Mutiny on the Bounty was great too.

I sure with they'd transfer more of the classics onto HD/BR.

I did a very loose and quick review of the 321 system my father has a few weeks back, luckily the hockey game came on and I cut the session short

I'm glad you didn't, Rick. Avoiding my comments was the right thing to do. I look forward to your thoughts when you've seen it.

I'll reiterate a part of my post that won't tip off anything about the movie or my impressions. The disc has a ton of special features. You might browse through them to see if any might interest you. Being the movie buff that I am, I loved many of them but YMMV.

I've got a brief story about the making of the movie that shouldn't spoil anything. Olivia DeHavilland, in an interview on TCM few years ago related a story that I loved. As you may, or may not know, having worked together on quite a few movies, she and Errol Flynn had some level of romantic connection. It has been rumored that he was very much in love with her, but she, though attracted to him and caring about him, couldn't face a life with the hard drinking, womanizing Flynn. Anyway, during one kissing scene, she was ticked at him for some reason, so she kept intentionally blowing the scene forcing a large number of passionate kisses. After any number of takes she was maliciously satisfied to notice that Flynn was (paraphrasing what she said, but close) "having a little problem with his tights,"

I don't know your taste in movies, Mike, so I want to be clear that The Long Voyage Home is more of a character study than an action movie. Great performances by some of the best character actors of the era.