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4K UHD/Blu-ray/DVD Community Thread: Bringing the Theater Home!
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Nitty_Grimes
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You can read the name and address on the packet mate - if this doesn’t affect you then cool just an FYI.
Mr1999
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Anyone have any idea when Amadeus will come out in uhd bluray? Its the only thing im left looking for, everything i wanted in 4k has come out, abyss, robocop 2 (this june), only thing left for me is amadeus and minus some tv shows in bluray is tales from the crypt and old tv shows like all in the family and threes company. Why is Amadeus not out yet? you would think for such a movie that 4k would be out by now. Amadeus is one of those movies where if it comes out in 4k, I will spare no expense on whatever flashy version of 4k they have.
googling 4k and amadeus this comes up: https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/amadeus-018cfa80-ab0b-9c4e-9e6c-08e3b63fa8ce
googling 4k and amadeus this comes up: https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/amadeus-018cfa80-ab0b-9c4e-9e6c-08e3b63fa8ce
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Putonahappyface
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SirKicksalot
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I recently watched Alien and Aliens back to back. Aliens, like True Lies, feels like the screen disappears and you're looking through an open window. It's startingly realistic, especially right after a grainy movie.
The DNR is barely noticeable in motion. The lighting and colours are superb - the sunset after the crash never looked better.
It's not all about nits and how it looks in static shots.
Putonahappyface
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calistan
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Just picked these up in 4K. They come in really nice boxes covered with cloth and 60+ page booklets. Midsommar's booklet is full of rigid cocks, so that would be going straight on the top shelf, except it's much taller than a normal DVD case and won't actually fit.
Picture quality seems great. There are zero extras on the Midsommar disc, but the Talking Heads one has loads of stuff.
Picture quality seems great. There are zero extras on the Midsommar disc, but the Talking Heads one has loads of stuff.
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calistan
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Nice! I've got the DVD version in the same packaging. Is the 4K one worth getting? (This would be my third purchase of this movie.)
Putonahappyface
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I'd say it's a worthy upgrade. Certainly the best it's ever going to look.
calistan
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I bought the 4K edition, UK version - last copy left in the shop. The packaging is actually a big downgrade compared to the old US Criterion DVD edition I've got. The DVD has a double gatefold, with the booklet and poster inserted alongside, instead of a single wide insert with the discs stacked on top of each other.
The paper stock in the DVD's booklet is much, much nicer (textured, not glossy) and the 4K one has been cropped at the top and bottom so the text is the same size but the page layout is more cramped. Bizarrely, the 4K copy's poster is slightly larger, but only because it has extra white space around the edge (and is also printed on glossy stock). The DVD's outer cover is thicker and feels more expensive.
You'd think if it's the ultimate edition, they'd treat the packaging with a little more respect. I might just swap the discs over (but the ones in the DVD box are designed to fit with the design on the background).
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Yerd
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A YouTuber shed light on what may have happened with Cameron’s 4Ks. He didn’t have the time.
Well thanks for that post.
I wasn't aware how bad these upscales were. They have not been in stock on amazon, so that saved me from wasting the money. I can only hope they can do a better version. I swear I saw some videos praising these new editions. But having that video show the differences really shines that light on the problem.
violence
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Titanic looked good and I can recommend that one but the others are probably only worth it as bargain bin discs at best. However, like the video says, this is probably the final format and we shouldn’t normalize these type of techniques by buying the disks.
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Putonahappyface
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The Abyss looks and sounds amazing imo. No way bargain bin material.
OmegaSupreme
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Aliens 4k looks 95 great to me. I've seen that movie a hundred times prior to 4k and there is only a handful of shots that the 4k looked a little strange to me. I'd say it's a great upgrade from blu. Imo
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DragoonWalker
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A YouTuber shed light on what may have happened with Cameron’s 4Ks. He didn’t have the time.
Pretty depressing read/watch. If you can't do it right, just don't do it. People wait this long, they can wait longer for a proper transfer. And Cameron too, jesus man, your movies have made billions, you can afford a team to help you instead of cheaping out like this.
OmegaSupreme
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OmegaSupreme
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Have you seen it for yourself?
Putonahappyface
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Pre-orders are piling up nicely.
ahtlas7
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How is this 4k release technically speaking: Picture & sound
I assume an atmos mix?
Putonahappyface
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The Crow 4K Blu-ray Review
Brandon Lee's final film, The Crow, directed by Alex Proyas, comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Vision HDR in the UK, in a limited edition steelbook
www.avforums.com
Putonahappyface
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Not bad cover art for the steelbook, it could've certainly have been a lot worse.
Putonahappyface
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Hopefully he'll perform the same magic for Terminator 2 Judgment Day and of course include the highly popular extended cuts this time.
WoodyStare
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Purchased Columbia Classics 4K Vol. 4 for $89 and Anchorman 4K for $15 on Amazon. The sales are a little disappointing this year, especially without Best Buy as competition when they had 4K’s on sale for $5-$10.
HAYA8U5A
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Putonahappyface
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If they get a UK release I want these.4K movies on my radar.
No Country for Old Men 4K - December 10, 2024
Kill Bill: Volume 1 4k - January 21, 2025
Alien: Romulus 4K - December 3, 2024
Fight Club 4K - ?
Dragon The Bruce Lee Story
No Country for Old Men
Born on the Fourth of July
We Were Soldiers
Uncle Buck
Robocop 2
The Departed
Death Becomes Her
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
OmegaSupreme
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Willow is coming to 4k next week. That's a big childhood favorite. Just need Ridley Scott's Legend now and I think I'll have pretty much all of my childhood favorites on 4k
Putonahappyface
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I've pre-ordered the Willow 4k uhd steelbook.
Willow (hmv Exclusive) Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | Free shipping over £20 | HMV Store
Ron Howard (Director) | Nigel Wooll (Producer) | George Lucas (Executive Producer) | Bob Dolman (Wri Willow (hmv Exclusive) Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Free shipping over £20
hmv.com
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Doom85
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So you’re saying the 4K set is the way to go as opposed to the Blu-Ray (since it seems like you’re saying the BR set messes up the aspect ratio, my bad if I’m misunderstanding), right?
Yeah. The 4k set is the original full screen, but the bluray is widescreen. It's the bad kind of widescreen too where it's just cropped.
Doom85
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Good to know, thank you!
No problem. One thing i would add is just the 4k is a "limited edition". How limited is anyone's guess.