I spent most of the afternoon (well, I had to since the movie is almost three hours long) with QVO VADIS. Had seen the whole thing in a long, long time, and it was, despite a couple of slow patches, very entertaining. Even though MGM was in the beginning of its decline, they still knew how to put on a show.
The Blu-ray is quite special. Yes, there are some specks early on that irritated me. It's not nearly as clean as THE ROBE was last night. But the color looks wonderful and apart from some of the matte lines and a shot or two out of Technicolor registration, it's an excellent representation of the film.