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Last night I watched THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER for the first time in 10-15 years. I'd forgotten a number of things that happen, so seeing it again was fun in that respect. But I really appreciated it more than ever. I've been familiar with Herrmann's score for decades, but I'd forgotten about a couple of cues that were most interesting to hear. There's an old commentary on the disc (Criterion) and I'll rewatch it with that playing which will allow me to check out a few things again while hopefully learning some stuff.
I wonder, though, why the film looks and sounds so rough. Has there never been interest in either remastering it at least to HD, or even restoring it from scratch (see what I did there?) if that's what's needed? Maybe I'll find some clues to this as I continue on my journey through it.