I'll now take a look at the differences between the first and second remaster. Aside from that, the Japanese theatrical is a good opportunity to watch Happy Together in its unaltered, "unremastered"form.) There are some differences between that and the international version that I've discussed here. ( Notable mention: A Bluray from Japan by Kadowaka Entertainment contains the original Japanese theatrical version of Happy Together. It has already been reviewed by DVD Beaver. This one was accompanied by a 5.1 soundmix from the start, the mix being different to the one from the first remaster.ģ) The third remaster is the one carried out in 4K that will receive its first release on physical media in March by Criterion (US). It got its first release in HD in 2010 on Bluray by Kino International (US). Interestingly, the accompanying booklet called it a "high definition remaster" so I suspect that it was created from an HD scan, although it has only ever been released in standard definition.Ģ) The second remaster arrived in standard definition in 2009 on DVDs by Kino International (US) and Artificial Eye (US). There, it was labelled the "International Version" and had a new 5.1 soundmix. Two years later, the same remaster could be found on the 10th Anniversary Edition DVD/CD box set by Kam&Ronson from Hong Kong. Here's a list of the official remasters of Happy Together that we've had so far:ġ) The first proper remaster made its debut on DVD in 2004, released by Kino International (US).In this incarnation, the film had a 2.0 dual mono soundtrack. Let's take a look at what's available first. For Happy Together, I decided to start from scratch as there are lots of things I neglected or missed when I first wrote about it in 2010.
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I've done this before in a rather brief manner, so I will probably update and expand my posts about the HD remasters of Chungking Express and Fallen Angels. In order to get myself ready for the new 4K versions, I've decided to start by taking another look at the previous remasters of WKW's movies. (However, I'll try to collect some of the information that's available online so far in a post in the near future.) But where do I start? I can't feel I can comment on the new 4K restorations yet since I haven't watched any of them yet. With the advent of the new 4K restorations of WKW's movies, I've decided to give this neglected blog some attention once again.