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Title: Dark and drab DVD!
Review: What a disappointment! This DVD must be a real low for Paramount Home Video! Not only is the image far too dark, but the colors are so horribly weak and cold. I took out the latest Laser Disc version from my shelf and immediately saw much warmer and richer hues all through the film! And a lighter image with better contrasts! Of course, the DVD looks quite a lot sharper with less chroma noise on all those red Santa outfits, and I love the added participation of Ms. Clooney. But the only thing that looks great colorwise on the DVD, is the green ivy on the credits. Come on Paramount - almost ten years have passed since the release of the Laser. This 1991 Disc was far from perfect, so what's the point of making the DVD appear decidedly worse? Is this technical progress? Paramount should recall the DVD quickly and check out the original negative in their vaults, or at least create a new transfer from the same source as the Laser Disc. My DVD goes back to the shop tomorrow!
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