Showing posts with label Mummy [The] (1932). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mummy [The] (1932). Show all posts

Friday, 3 November 2023

The Mummy (1932)

1991 MCA Hi-Fi VHS: This sounds decent. The underlying source elements are clearly not the best, but I hear nothing in subsequent releases to suggest that better materials have since been found.

1993 CIC Video LaserDisc [PILF-1646]: The same transfer/mastering as the 1991 VHS, but in PCM. The best sounding release.

2004 R1 Universal DVD - Legacy Collection: Apalling. There's very little above 5 kHz, and things start rolling off well before that. The noise floor has been raised through EQ. Pretty incompetently done.

2013 Universal Blu-ray: Certainly better than the DVD, but not nearly as natural as the LD/VHS. There's a decent amount of noise reduction and a compensatory treble boost. It sounds harsh. The noise floor is (again) bizarrely louder than on the LD/VHS. 

2022 Universal UHD Blu-ray: Identical to the blu-ray.