Reviews of SUF Re-remasters™

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This review just in courtesy of Jon Butts on FB

It Seemed Like Thin Air
“Hi Glen,

Ahem, yes, so I realised early on when Tour des Alps 2024 footage followed the intro. :flushed_face: The thought crossed my mind that I might have to abandon, but I was able to ‘stick with it’ and analyse the experience as I went. Bottom line: ultimately something I’d have accepted as SUF (enough) if it had been the original and only ISLTA I’d known.

If we accept the premise that some, mainly footage, changes needed to be made I’d say it looks to me like a “good” remaster, it’s all relative; YMMV, anyone whose affinity is strongly with the original will remain so. I can ride this one multiple times, no problem.

It swapped out what presumably it needed to - footage/images that may have lost rights/provenance of or didn’t meet ‘modern policy’; replacing that with appropriate footage, while (hurrah)
retaining the original:

  • Workout :white_check_mark: (4 minutes shorter; the original scene-set was quite long; couple of very short intervals added)
  • Soundtrack :white_check_mark: (I value highly)
  • many/most of the original captions :white_check_mark:I.e. Must Haves : encouragement; humour; SUF culture. See image attached. Some captions were reproduced over the new footage. Did lose one of my favourites though (“Drop a Piano on them!”)
  • Storyline: Effort seemed to go into blending the mashup storyline more seamlessly, with changes being in the SUF tradition :white_check_mark:
  • it’s not as raw SUF culture /creative as the original - how was it ever going to be - but a very respectable result in the circumstances I think.

I perceive it as responding positively to previous feedback and shows “sympathetic” remastering can be done.

Anyhow - I’d suggest anyone give it a good go - as long as the legs are fresh! - and see what you make of it. :+1:”

Thanks, Jon!!

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