The print used for the 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is free of debris, but it looks worn all the same,
with fleshtones on the pink side and an absence of deep blacks.
Not exact matches
Also, the color on the Warner is more accurate than the French Avanti Blu - ray which has dulled the color in most scenes, the warner Blu - ray has proper MetroColor reproduction throughout
with warmer
fleshtones, metallically clear sterling silver, mirror & gold reproduction and more naturalistic lighting throughout.
Closing and occasional shots dance
with noisy grain but otherwise the transfer is on the money,
with even
fleshtones and crisp contrast.
While all films in the set ring
with Hammer's trademark attention to colour process, offering bloody reds and fleshy
fleshtones, Horror of Dracula's 1.77:1 anamorphic widescreen image (recropped from its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio) is sadly jumping
with grain so dense it's at times almost misty.
Colors and
fleshtones are a little flat, but seem consistent
with the look of the film.
THE DVD Warner's 2004 DVD release of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed uses a chalky but lovely print singing
with Hammer's trademark attention to colour process, which offers bloody reds and fleshy
fleshtones.
Following Munsell's view of separating color into hue, value and chroma, Reilly organized the figure - painting palette in this manner, creating nine values of neutral grey as a control,
with corresponding values of red, orange and
fleshtone.