In what might qualify as a first in the DVD remastering and transferring process, director John Landis did not approve the new high-definition transfer for National Lampoon's Animal House; Double Secret Probation Edition after he screened it. "It just looked too good—the textiles and the skin on the actors look so unbelievably crisp," said Landis. "Animal House shouldn't look beautiful; it should have a funky look to it." The director asked the technical crew to degrade the image, thus giving it the grainier texture that he feels befits the film. "It still looks better than it has a right to look."
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