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> Some people genuinely like the green cast of the 2008 Blu-ray. I never did the see the original Matrix movie in theaters (I watched on a "DivX;)" rip provide

by allenu 5y ago

> Some people genuinely like the green cast of the 2008 Blu-ray. I never did the see the original Matrix movie in theaters (I watched on a "DivX;)" rip provided by my roommate at the time). Did the original theater version not have a green tint to it? The rip that I saw did and to me that feels like the "definitive" look of The Matrix. Am I misremembering and it was only added to the 2008 Blu-ray?

ModernMech 5y ago
I had it on a VHS circa 2000. It was my favorite movie at the time and I must have watched it 100 times. Definitely had a green tint in that version (I remember being concerned it was my tv and adjusting the colors).
unbanned 5y ago
Download an old cam or telecine and have a look?
- ugjka 5y ago
  Download where?
  - Bluecobra 5y ago
    Have you tried downloading Morpheus?
    - unbanned 5y ago
      Thanks for that. Chortled.
    - shard 5y ago
      Blast from the past! I assume that in addition to referring to the latest Matrix movie, you are also referring to the file sharing software: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_(software) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_(software)
- ceejayoz 5y ago
  > Download an old cam Are these noted for their high color fidelity?
- alternatetwo 5y ago
  There is actually a 35mm scan with iffy colors, but absolutely no extreme green tint. For example Neo in the office is just basically normal colors, same as the new 4k remaster. Edit: Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/f8630kc https://imgur.com/a/f8630kc
ivanech 5y ago
Looks like the 2004 DVD also had a green tint
Maken 5y ago
The green tint was always there, but was more subtle and the "Matrix" sections had also washed up colors. It become way more obvious in Reloaded/Revolutions and for the BD version they used the same color grading to contrast reality/real world sections in all three movies.
- Kranar 5y ago
  The green tint was not part of the original theatrical release. The green tint was used in the sequels and then added back to the DVD/Blu Ray release of the original movie. You can go on Youtube and watch trailers for the original theatrical release and compare them to clips posted from later DVD releases. For example here is a comparison of the original theatrical trailer to a fan made trailer using clips off of the DVD using the infamous "Guns... lots of guns..." scene: https://youtu.be/tGgCqGm_6Hs?t=91 https://youtu.be/tGgCqGm_6Hs?t=91 To this: https://youtu.be/atqOCj3qzzA?t=110 https://youtu.be/atqOCj3qzzA?t=110 You can compare other scenes as well, it's clear the original film had no green tint and in fact I personally like it better without the tint.
  - enkid 5y ago
    Trailers often have radically different things then the theaterical releases. That can be scenes, tinting, or sounds, so simply having a trailer with a different tint does not prove how it was originally shown.
  - ricardobeat 5y ago
    The original is strongly 'green & teal' tinted, as you can see in the first video. According to this in-depth video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdgmNZnLs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdgmNZnLs4, both the theater release and the first DVD version had way more green than the BR ones (see 5:45).

by allenu 5y ago

ModernMech 5y ago

I had it on a VHS circa 2000. It was my favorite movie at the time and I must have watched it 100 times. Definitely had a green tint in that version (I remember being concerned it was my tv and adjusting the colors).

unbanned 5y ago

Download an old cam or telecine and have a look?

ugjka 5y ago
Download where?
- Bluecobra 5y ago
  Have you tried downloading Morpheus?
  - unbanned 5y ago
    Thanks for that. Chortled.
  - shard 5y ago
    Blast from the past! I assume that in addition to referring to the latest Matrix movie, you are also referring to the file sharing software: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_(software) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_(software)
ceejayoz 5y ago
> Download an old cam Are these noted for their high color fidelity?
alternatetwo 5y ago
There is actually a 35mm scan with iffy colors, but absolutely no extreme green tint. For example Neo in the office is just basically normal colors, same as the new 4k remaster. Edit: Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/f8630kc https://imgur.com/a/f8630kc

ivanech 5y ago

Looks like the 2004 DVD also had a green tint

Maken 5y ago

The green tint was always there, but was more subtle and the "Matrix" sections had also washed up colors. It become way more obvious in Reloaded/Revolutions and for the BD version they used the same color grading to contrast reality/real world sections in all three movies.

Kranar 5y ago
The green tint was not part of the original theatrical release. The green tint was used in the sequels and then added back to the DVD/Blu Ray release of the original movie. You can go on Youtube and watch trailers for the original theatrical release and compare them to clips posted from later DVD releases. For example here is a comparison of the original theatrical trailer to a fan made trailer using clips off of the DVD using the infamous "Guns... lots of guns..." scene: https://youtu.be/tGgCqGm_6Hs?t=91 https://youtu.be/tGgCqGm_6Hs?t=91 To this: https://youtu.be/atqOCj3qzzA?t=110 https://youtu.be/atqOCj3qzzA?t=110 You can compare other scenes as well, it's clear the original film had no green tint and in fact I personally like it better without the tint.
- enkid 5y ago
  Trailers often have radically different things then the theaterical releases. That can be scenes, tinting, or sounds, so simply having a trailer with a different tint does not prove how it was originally shown.
- ricardobeat 5y ago
  The original is strongly 'green & teal' tinted, as you can see in the first video. According to this in-depth video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdgmNZnLs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdgmNZnLs4, both the theater release and the first DVD version had way more green than the BR ones (see 5:45).