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4K UHD/Blu-ray/DVD Community Thread: Bringing the Theater Home!

Amory

Member
Can someone recommend a 4k UHD player, no bells and whistles, don't need apps on it, no streaming etc? I just want to put in the disc and play it.
Do you care about Dolby Vision support? Or would standard HDR10 work

If you want DV, I have a Sony UBP X700, and it's a decent player but it's going to run you between $150 and $200 depending on whether you have to have it brand new in box. It does have streaming apps on it but so will most players, you're not really paying more for that stuff.

The price of standalone 4k players never fell too low, and they're actually creeping up now that there are fewer manufacturers in the game. If you don't care about DV, I might just recommend buying an Xbox One S if you can find one cheap. It's supposed to be a decent player in its own right.
 

Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
The Blu-ray is a big improvement over the DVD release, especially the original Scream
But I want this, (not real just a quick mock up I did, but they can use it 😁)

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You SOB. I got super excited for a second.
 

eddie4

Genuinely Generous
Do you care about Dolby Vision support? Or would standard HDR10 work

If you want DV, I have a Sony UBP X700, and it's a decent player but it's going to run you between $150 and $200 depending on whether you have to have it brand new in box. It does have streaming apps on it but so will most players, you're not really paying more for that stuff.

The price of standalone 4k players never fell too low, and they're actually creeping up now that there are fewer manufacturers in the game. If you don't care about DV, I might just recommend buying an Xbox One S if you can find one cheap. It's supposed to be a decent player in its own right.
HDR10 would work for now. I don't mind paying for quality, anything up to $350 is ok. I want that 4K UHD, and not just an upscaling Blu-ray player.

This thing any good? or This LG?
 
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Amory

Member
HDR10 would work for now. I don't mind paying for quality, anything up to $350 is ok. I want that 4K UHD, and not just an upscaling Blu-ray player.

This thing any good? or This LG?
I had that exact LG actually, before I bought the Sony. It works perfectly fine, minus the support for DV which I wanted since my TV has the feature.

I think you'd have to be a hardcore videophile to notice any differences between 4k players, and I'm certainly not one.

The build quality of the LG is in line with other players at the budget price point. Which is to say, it's very light and doesn't feel too sturdy. But personally I don't care about that as long as it plays discs and it sounds like you'd feel the same. It's just sitting on a shelf anyway.
 

eddie4

Genuinely Generous
I had that exact LG actually, before I bought the Sony. It works perfectly fine, minus the support for DV which I wanted since my TV has the feature.

I think you'd have to be a hardcore videophile to notice any differences between 4k players, and I'm certainly not one.

The build quality of the LG is in line with other players at the budget price point. Which is to say, it's very light and doesn't feel too sturdy. But personally I don't care about that as long as it plays discs and it sounds like you'd feel the same. It's just sitting on a shelf anyway.
Yeah, I just need it to play my 4k discs. I will look into a better player once I have my 85" and surround sound setup. But for now, it's just for playing on a 55" 4k tv.
 

SafeOrAlone

Banned
Do you care about Dolby Vision support? Or would standard HDR10 work

If you want DV, I have a Sony UBP X700, and it's a decent player but it's going to run you between $150 and $200 depending on whether you have to have it brand new in box. It does have streaming apps on it but so will most players, you're not really paying more for that stuff.

The price of standalone 4k players never fell too low, and they're actually creeping up now that there are fewer manufacturers in the game. If you don't care about DV, I might just recommend buying an Xbox One S if you can find one cheap. It's supposed to be a decent player in its own right.
I have the UXB-700 and I don't particularly like it. Cumbersome, slow, and I am pretty sure it has damaged a disc or two.
Maybe I got a bad one, but it feels like they just crapped this thing out and gave it a premium price.


I'd suggest getting a console with a 4k player if possible.
 
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Aggelos

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CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS’ THRILLING ADVENTURE AS IT ARRIVES ON 4K ULTRA HD FOR THE FIRST TIME

Newly Remastered Film Debuts May 25, 2021 with Over Two Hours of Bonus Content

Writer/director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg join forces for the extraordinary tale of youth, mystery, and adventure SUPER 8, debuting on 4K Ultra HD May 25, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Originally released on June 10, 2011, SUPER 8 celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Newly remastered for this 4K Ultra HD release, the critically acclaimed film stars Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth), Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”), and Elle Fanning (“The Great”). Hailed upon its release as “the year’s most thrilling, feeling mainstream movie” (Richard Corliss, Time), SUPER 8 is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 4K Ultra HD release includes access to a digital copy of the film and more than two hours of previously released bonus content as detailed below:

4K Ultra HD Disc
· Feature film in 4K Ultra HD
· Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong
· The Dream Behind Super 8 (HD)
· The Search for New Faces (HD)
· Meet Joel Courtney (HD)
· Rediscovering Steel Town (HD)
· The Visitor Lives (HD)
· Scoring Super 8 (HD)
· Do You Believe in Magic? (HD)
· The 8mm Revolution (HD)
· Easter Eggs (HD)
· Deconstructing the Train Crash (HD)
· Deleted Scenes (HD)

Release Date: May 25, 2021
 

Umbasaborne

Banned
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CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS’ THRILLING ADVENTURE AS IT ARRIVES ON 4K ULTRA HD FOR THE FIRST TIME

Newly Remastered Film Debuts May 25, 2021 with Over Two Hours of Bonus Content

Writer/director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg join forces for the extraordinary tale of youth, mystery, and adventure SUPER 8, debuting on 4K Ultra HD May 25, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Originally released on June 10, 2011, SUPER 8 celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Newly remastered for this 4K Ultra HD release, the critically acclaimed film stars Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth), Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”), and Elle Fanning (“The Great”). Hailed upon its release as “the year’s most thrilling, feeling mainstream movie” (Richard Corliss, Time), SUPER 8 is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 4K Ultra HD release includes access to a digital copy of the film and more than two hours of previously released bonus content as detailed below:

4K Ultra HD Disc
· Feature film in 4K Ultra HD
· Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong
· The Dream Behind Super 8 (HD)
· The Search for New Faces (HD)
· Meet Joel Courtney (HD)
· Rediscovering Steel Town (HD)
· The Visitor Lives (HD)
· Scoring Super 8 (HD)
· Do You Believe in Magic? (HD)
· The 8mm Revolution (HD)
· Easter Eggs (HD)
· Deconstructing the Train Crash (HD)
· Deleted Scenes (HD)

Release Date: May 25, 2021
Thats awesome! I adore this movie, cant wait to pick this up. Between this, godzilla 14, aliens next year, and lotr last year.
Most of my favorite movies are finally coming out in 4k
 

Aggelos

Member
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Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • NEWLY RESTORED IN 4K FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE, WITH HDR10
  • NEW DOLBY ATMOS TRACK + the original theatrical SDDS mix presented as 5.1 + original theatrical stereo audio
  • Audio Commentary with Director John McTiernan
  • Deleted & Alternate Scenes (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • Alternate Ending (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • "Big Gun" Music Video by AC/DC
  • Original Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
  • Theatrical Teaser
  • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
 

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
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Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • NEWLY RESTORED IN 4K FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE, WITH HDR10
  • NEW DOLBY ATMOS TRACK + the original theatrical SDDS mix presented as 5.1 + original theatrical stereo audio
  • Audio Commentary with Director John McTiernan
  • Deleted & Alternate Scenes (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • Alternate Ending (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • "Big Gun" Music Video by AC/DC
  • Original Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
  • Theatrical Teaser
  • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Such an underrated movie. But at that time, people still wanted Arnie to only do bloody action flicks. Jingle All The Way is great too.

Where the hell is True Lies?
 

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Such an underrated movie. But at that time, people still wanted Arnie to only do bloody action flicks. Jingle All The Way is great too.

Where the hell is True Lies?
Never coming according to Cameron. Or is that the joke and I’ve missed it?

Give me The Abyss before that if Cameron ever does anything ffs!!!
 
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Aggelos

Member
Such an underrated movie. But at that time, people still wanted Arnie to only do bloody action flicks. Jingle All The Way is great too.

Where the hell is True Lies?

Cameron has been going forever on and on, how super-busy he is, was (and will be) with his Avatar sequels.
So it's not happening any time soon... As long as James Cameron is building his Avatar Saga, I don't see it happening until the cows come home...


"As Cameron told Empire back at the end of 2018, “it’s a question of time-management. True Lies and The Abyss both have Blu-ray transfers that are complete for my review. The problem is the next 14 hours when I have to go back and trim the color and get each one perfect. That’s 28 hours. I don’t have 28 hours”. "











Digital Domain killed it back then. The VFX company that James Cameron and Stan Winston originally founded.


"Digital Domain’s very first film earned an Academy Award nomination for its artists and features several sequences that utilize models & miniatures, as well as pioneering CG work. Most memorable is a scene involving Harrier jets that fire missiles at a bridge in the Florida Keys, followed by a harrowing rooftop finale staged in downtown Miami."
 
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HE1NZ

Banned
Cameron has been going forever on and on, how super-busy he is, was (and will be) with his Avatar sequels.
So it's not happening any time soon... As long as James Cameron is building his Avatar Saga, I don't see it happening until the cows come home...


"As Cameron told Empire back at the end of 2018, “it’s a question of time-management. True Lies and The Abyss both have Blu-ray transfers that are complete for my review. The problem is the next 14 hours when I have to go back and trim the color and get each one perfect. That’s 28 hours. I don’t have 28 hours”. "











Digital Domain killed it back then. The VFX company that James Cameron and Stan Winston originally founded.


"Digital Domain’s very first film earned an Academy Award nomination for its artists and features several sequences that utilize models & miniatures, as well as pioneering CG work. Most memorable is a scene involving Harrier jets that fire missiles at a bridge in the Florida Keys, followed by a harrowing rooftop finale staged in downtown Miami."

He did have time to oversee the horrendous T2 "remaster" though
 

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
He did have time to oversee the horrendous T2 "remaster" though
Did he?

‘What may not have helped is that the 4K release of Terminator 2 that came out a year or two ago was not well received. For evidence of that, check out this 480 page and counting thread over at the Blu-ray forum digging into it. Whether Cameron approved the transfer of that film or not is a matter for debate, but it’s hard to imagine someone as technically exacting as him being deaf to the feedback’

Quote from https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/true-lies-the-abyss-and-the-blu-ray-4k-problem/ posted above.
 
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Aggelos

Member
He did have time to oversee the horrendous T2 "remaster" though

I don't know, did he? As far as I know, he sat down for a new featurette that would accommodate the 4K Blu-Ray release of T2.
Cameron had already sold his stake (of the franchise's rights) to Gale Anne Hurd before the release of Terminator 1. And he never went to the mat to obtain the rights for the 3rd sequel. Therefore after Cameron's Titanic (circa 1997), Cameron and his company Lightstorm Entertainment had already lost all their rights on the Terminator saga/franchise.

Canal Plus bought the rights to T2. Apparently, Canal Plus wanted to go ahead with a 4K BD of Terminator 2, and much to everybody's chagrin, they didn't need Cameron's approval/green-light to pull that off. But they did call him, Schwarzenegger and Robert Patrick to take part in a new featurette with interviews.
But I suspect that for films like The Abyss and True Lies, maybe Cameron still holds a stake of the films' rights, therefore he's kinda throwing a monkey wrench on the whole shebang of producing 4K Blu-Rays.





But at least Studio Canal (and Canal+) did a much better job with the Total Recal 4K Blu-Ray







I bolded the most important parts, read those only->

"The film rights to the franchise were held by Carolco Pictures and by James Cameron's ex-wife Gale Anne Hurd, who both held 50 percent of the rights. Cameron had sold his stake to Hurd for $1 prior to directing The Terminator (1984). In July 1991, while Terminator 2: Judgment Day was in its theatrical run, Cameron said that if the film were successful then "there may be some economic pressure" to do a sequel. During the same month, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd said, "I've always felt the story lent itself wonderfully to being a continuing tale." She believed it was natural that a third film would happen, but was unsure at that time if Arnold Schwarzenegger would reprise his role as the Terminator. She said that for Schwarzenegger to commit to another film, he would have to read a finished script, approve a director, and see if the project fit into his schedule. In May 1992, Carolco Pictures co-founder Mario Kassar said he expected to make a Terminator 3 film within the next five to seven years. TriStar, which distributed Terminator 2, would be involved in the new film. That month, TriStar chief Mike Medavoy said the film would probably take a couple of years.

By the end of 1995, Carolco had filed for bankruptcy, and Cameron wanted to direct a third film with the involvement of 20th Century Fox. Cameron's 3D film ride, Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time, would open later in 1996. The project reunited the main cast of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and had prompted Cameron to begin writing a script for a Terminator 3 film. Cameron said Terminator 2 3D: Battle Across Time would serve as a "stepping stone" toward a third Terminator film. However, such a film would not be ready for a few years as Cameron was busy working on Titanic for 20th Century Fox.

When Carolco filed for bankruptcy on November 10, 1995, its assets were bound to a liquidation auction. That day, 20th Century Fox signed a $50 million deal to acquire all of Carolco's assets, including the rights to Terminator sequels, as well as the company's existing film library.
Fox withdrew its bid in January 1996, when Canal Plus bid $58 million for Carolco's film library. Canal Plus' offer did not include purchasing the rights for Carolco sequel films, but Fox wanted all of Carolco's assets and was unwilling to match or exceed the bid offer made by Canal Plus. The sequel rights would ultimately be auctioned through U.S. bankruptcy court, where Fox intended to purchase them.


By October 1997, the budgetary concerns over Terminator 3 and James Cameron's troubled post-production of Titanic for Fox led them both to abandon the Terminator project and not pursue the rights. Mechanic had asked Cameron if he wanted Fox to outbid Cinergi Pictures founder Andrew Vajna, but Cameron decided he did not want to be involved in the project. Mechanic believed that Cameron was "only hanging in there at the end because of Arnold and quality control. It was something that Arnold always wanted to do again. Period. And Jim was more than happy to do it." Cameron gave his approval for Gale Ann Hurd and Schwarzenegger to make another Terminator film without him, although Schwarzenegger did not want to make the film without Cameron, and initially refused to star in the third film.

Over time, Schwarzenegger would continue trying to persuade Cameron to be involved in the new film. In 2003, Cameron said that he felt he had already told the whole story with his first two Terminator films, something that he came to realize during the post-production of Titanic. Cameron later stated, "I just felt as a filmmaker maybe I've gone beyond it. I really wasn't that interested. I felt like I'd told the story I wanted to tell. I suppose I could have pursued it more aggressively and gone to the mat for it but I felt like I was laboring in someone else's house to an extent because I had sold the rights very early on." Nevertheless, feeling that the Terminator character was as much Schwarzenegger's as it was his own, Cameron eventually advised Schwarzenegger to do the third film without him, saying, "If they can come up with a good script and they pay you a lot of money, don't think twice." The film was in high demand according to Schwarzenegger, who said he was frequently asked in interviews about the possibility of a third film.

In October 1997, the rights to future Terminator films were auctioned to Andrew Vajna for $8 million. Gale Anne Hurd had opposed Vajna's attempt to buy the rights, and had tried unsuccessfully to change Cameron's mind about purchasing the rights. On the night that the rights were auctioned, Vajna contacted Cameron and Schwarzenegger to resolve the situation. Vajna was surprised that Cameron would be upset about the rights being sold, later saying, "What difference does it make to Jim who's financing the movie, a studio or us? His deal would have been the same. Arnold tried to convince Jim over a long period of time to do the film. Arnold felt very loyal." Vajna said that Cameron "felt that we 'stole his baby', even though we're the ones who put it together last time round. So we felt that that was kind of strange and then we went on to do it ourselves."

Cameron said in January 1998 that it was unlikely he would direct Terminator 3. In March 1998, Andrew Vajna and Mario Kassar acquired Gale Anne Hurd's half of the Terminator rights for $8 million, to become full owners of the franchise, with plans to proceed on Terminator 3. Hurd served as an executive producer on the film. Mario Kassar and Vajna contacted Cameron with the hope that he would direct, but he declined. According to Kassar, Cameron was trying to obtain the auctioned Terminator rights for himself at the time that he was asked to direct. Cameron and his company, Lightstorm Entertainment, had considered trying to obtain the rights, but ultimately chose not to do so; it was estimated that acquiring the rights and paying Schwarzenegger to reprise his role could cost up to $100 million. "
 
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ManaByte

Gold Member
Such an underrated movie. But at that time, people still wanted Arnie to only do bloody action flicks. Jingle All The Way is great too.

That wasn't the problem. Sony made one of the biggest box office blunders ever by launching it directly up against Jurassic Park.

They also tried to get SDDS to compete against DTS at the same time DTS was blowing people away with the Dinos in JP.
 
I don't know, did he? As far as I know, he sat down for a new featurette that would accommodate the 4K Blu-Ray release of T2.
Cameron had already sold his stake (of the franchise's rights) to Gale Anne Hurd before the release of Terminator 1. And he never went to the mat to obtain the rights for the 3rd sequel. Therefore after Cameron's Titanic (circa 1997), Cameron and his company Lightstorm Entertainment had already lost all their rights on the Terminator saga/franchise.

Canal Plus bought the rights to T2. Apparently, Canal Plus wanted to go ahead with a 4K BD of Terminator 2, and much to everybody's chagrin, they didn't need Cameron's approval/green-light to pull that off. But they did call him, Schwarzenegger and Robert Patrick to take part in a new featurette with interviews.
But I suspect that for films like The Abyss and True Lies, maybe Cameron still holds a stake of the films' rights, therefore he's kinda throwing a monkey wrench on the whole shebang of producing 4K Blu-Rays.





But at least Studio Canal (and Canal+) did a much better job with the Total Recal 4K Blu-Ray

Studio Canal usually do decent releases don't they? What went wrong with T2?
 
HDR10 would work for now. I don't mind paying for quality, anything up to $350 is ok. I want that 4K UHD, and not just an upscaling Blu-ray player.

This thing any good? or This LG?
Then try to get the Panasonic Dp-ub820. It's one of the best players on the market. Supports everything except HDR10+ which is barely used. It cost about 350 but it's worth it. Read some tests. I have it meself and I highly recommend it. The picture processor is second to none.
 

Methos#1975

Member
Then try to get the Panasonic Dp-ub820. It's one of the best players on the market. Supports everything except HDR10+ which is barely used. It cost about 350 but it's worth it. Read some tests. I have it meself and I highly recommend it. The picture processor is second to none.
The UB820 actually does support HDR10+
 

Aggelos

Member
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  • REMASTERED IN 4K
  • NEW DOLBY ATMOS TRACK
  • Audio Commentary by Jan de Bont
  • Audio Commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon
  • Action Sequences
    • Bus Jump
    • Metrorail Crash
  • Inside Speed
    • On Location
    • Stunts
    • Visual Effects
    • HBO First Look: The Making of Speed
  • Extended Scenes
    • Jack Shoots Payne in the Neck
    • Payne Lives/Cops Party
    • Annie's Job
    • After Helen's Death
    • Ray's Crime
    • Cargo Jet Explosion: The Airline Version
  • Speed Music Video by Billy Idol
  • Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature

 

Aggelos

Member
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"But overall, this 4K disc still represents a fairly sizable upgrade over the 2014 Blu-ray... so if you felt that image was as good as it gets for Godzilla, ignore most or all of my nitpicks because this is a superior image in almost every department."



 
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Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is getting a 4k disc release it seems with Dolby Vision.

"So, this has long been in the works #ScottPilgrim fans, but I'm pleased to say that in North America on April 30th, the film will come back to the big screen, looking and sounding better than ever in Dolby Cinema, Watch the epic new trailer & get tickets... This new #DolbyVision & #DolbyAtmos version was supervised by the original team of sound mixer Julian Slater, colorist Stephen Nakamura, DP Bill Pope, myself and editor Paul Machliss. And yes, a 4K Ultra HD Blu Ray is coming soon too (street date TBA)."
 

Aggelos

Member

Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
Got my stand alone player yesterday for that sweet DV goodness. Power Rangers is still such a fantastic looking disc. DV really shines on it.
 

DGrayson

Mod Team and Bat Team
Staff Member
Did anyone get the 4K special edition Akria?

I dont buy physical media but thinking of getting htat one. I still have the collectors edition tin DVD.
 

OmegaSupreme

advanced basic bitch
June 14th









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Glad to see this coming out soon. Remember when we had to wait like 18 months for home video releases?
 

Mr Hyde

Member
My first 4K movies obviously had to be to some epic shit, that pushed my setup to its limit.

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Both movies have great restoration, but Lord of the Rings probably stands as the winner here. Absolutely outstanding picture quality. The entire trilogy practically looks like brand new movies. They´ve aged so well. And Terminator 2 as well has stood the test of time. It´s ridiculous how well made it is. I now have it on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K. Can´t get enough of my favorite film of all time. It´s the true GOAT as far as action movies goes.
 

Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
My first 4K movies obviously had to be to some epic shit, that pushed my setup to its limit.

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Both movies have great restoration, but Lord of the Rings probably stands as the winner here. Absolutely outstanding picture quality. The entire trilogy practically looks like brand new movies. They´ve aged so well. And Terminator 2 as well has stood the test of time. It´s ridiculous how well made it is. I now have it on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K. Can´t get enough of my favorite film of all time. It´s the true GOAT as far as action movies goes.

I know the T2 disc got a lot of hate due to DNR but I still thought it looked amazing.

I watched the first two LOTR before I got my DV player so I plan on watching ROTK in DV to cap it off.
 

rofif

Can’t Git Gud
Just watched extended lotr and fury road as my first oled 4k hdr movies.
Can't wait to see first matrix. I've heard there is no more green tint? Finally!
Also punisher 2004 and hellboy 2004 are in uhd hdr? Omg.

Sadly no It Follows and thing 1982 yet :(
 
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