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« on: August 16, 2018, 04:50:54 PM »
Apparently those of us here who've believed for a long time that NoDS is superior to hoDS aren't alone. While doing research in Shadowgram for something entirely different, I came across these excerpts that SG 69 (July 1994) shared from a Video Watchdog review of the hoDS/NoDS laser disc:
'Video Watchdog 4-94 felt the laser disc is "prestigious, eminently collectible." It gave background on the films and observed, "Despite their individual shortcomings, the films have never lost their place in history." HODS "has points of interest, but they are heavily outweighed by various technical flaws.... There are some lovely images but it's all in the lighting and art direction.... The disc transfer is colorful and lovely in the film's most brightly-lit moments."
NODS "compares favorably in all respects. The transfer is superb.... Though not as well-known, it's a significantly better film, an appropriately anachronistic Gothic melodrama with a seductive premise, moody photography, and roles that provide nearly every actor with a chance to shine." Overall, "it is consistently well-handled by Curtis, and the downbeat finale is stimulating."'