10-29-2008, 04:56 PM
Have any of those reels been looked at? Being stored in cardboard boxes for a few decades could have ruined the film in some areas. I have been collecting 35mm prints for a while now and cardboard boxes have so much acid and dont protect from humidity or light very well. I have a print of Maniac that fell victim to the acid in the paper in cardboard boxes. Fades out the colors and eventually can bond the film together. Not fun to deal with.Matt