Lovely to Look At (1952)
Comedy, Music, Romance • 1h 42m
Overview
Broadway producers Tony Naylor, Al Marsh, and Jerry Ralby are having difficulty securing funds for their latest show. Then Al learns he has inherited half of a salon in Paris from his Aunt Roberta. The three men travel to France, where they attempt to stage an extravagant fashion show to revitalize the struggling business, now run by Roberta's nieces, Stephanie and Clarisse.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Bros 2011 Blu-ray
The older track sounds significantly more natural. The WAC BD uses a new mastering which sounds much worse. A lot of the dialogue sounds off, sort of echoey, garbled or even artifacted. Its overzealous click removal also erased some sounds. Its only positive is a new EQ that brings out the bass more making some of the score more effective.
It seems that the new mastering likely uses AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering, resulting in extended peaks despite losing real high end detail (most pronounced on sample 3).
Samples (WAC is mislabeled as UHD)
Commentary is mono on the Blu-rays and panned stereo on NTSC DVD (different channels for each speaker).
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Bros 2011 Blu-ray
The older track sounds significantly more natural. The WAC BD uses a new mastering which sounds much worse. A lot of the dialogue sounds off, sort of echoey, garbled or even artifacted. Its overzealous click removal also erased some sounds. Its only positive is a new EQ that brings out the bass more making some of the score more effective.
It seems that the new mastering likely uses AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering, resulting in extended peaks despite losing real high end detail (most pronounced on sample 3).
Samples (WAC is mislabeled as UHD)
Commentary is mono on the Blu-rays and panned stereo on NTSC DVD (different channels for each speaker).
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Directors: John Ford & Mervyn LeRoy
Directors: John Ford & Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: William Dieterle
Director: William Dieterle
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HBO Max HD Streaming
Warner Archive Blu-ray in Oct
HBO Max HD Streaming
Director: Jack Conway
HBO Max HD Streaming
Warner Archive Blu-ray in Oct
HBO Max HD Streaming
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Director: Ernst Lubitsch
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Director: László Kardos
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Director: George Sidney
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Director: Wesley Ruggles
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Director: Irving Reis
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Director: Stanley Donen
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Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Lou Breslow
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
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