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Title: How Restored is "Restored"?
Review: This is just a super collection over all, with the Mutual comedies, Carl Davis scores and nice supplementary material. The added footage is also a real plus. My only quibble is that in a digital age "restored" should mean that we would be seeing stable, digitally restored prints that would approximate the original viewing experience. While these are for the most part the best quality copies available they still are marked by dirt spots, occasional distortions and jumpy frames and other visual "noise." This ranges from minor to quite intrusive. For a relatively limited-audience item the cost of digital restoration might be prohibitive commercially, but I'd like to see someone get a grant and do it. Until then, this collection is the best you can get
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