In-depth reviews & frame shots of movies and TV series on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and streaming sites from a veteran group of journalists and videophiles.
GREAT NEWS!!!
@ParamountPics
CHINATOWN on 4K
@UltraHDBluray
is a HOME RUN. Encoded onto 100 GB disc, excellent film grain and the video bitrate runs in the low 70 Mbps range. Here are some quick HDR screenshots
@Dolby
#vision
🎞️🎥📽️💿
I WANT the original theatrical cut of George Lucas’ STAR WARS on 4K
@UltraHDBluray
just like this classic 1989 laser disc. It would be a fun watch down memory lane with the laser. One problem my dad’s
@PioneerUSA
laser player is 2,500 miles away from my theater room. I’ll snag it
TWO 4K
@UltraHDBluray
versions of THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - U.S.
@KLStudioClassic
162 mins. (Theatrical cut) vs. Italy
@Eagle_Pictures
175 mins. (Extended cut) - both from the same 4K master - but a big difference in SDR color grading 🎞️🎥📽️💿
GREAT NEWS: The Disney vaults have been unlocked we're getting two M. Night Shyamalan films 'THE SIXTH SENSE: 25th ANNIV' & 'SIGNS' making their 4K premiere on digital Aug 27 and physical 4K
@UltraHDBluray
Oct. 22 - Both are encoded onto 100 GB discs and Audio is 5.1 DTS HDMA
The new 4K restoration of Steven Soderbergh's "OCEAN'S ELEVEN" is marvelous. It features excellent HDR grading, with a nice washing of natural film grain from the original 35mm camera negative captured in Super 35 - The difference compared to the old 2K master Blu-ray is night
The Silence of the Lambs - Clarice Starling - UK Arrow Video vs. Kino Lorber - New
@ArrowFilmsVideo
4K
@UltraHDBluray
features around 10 MBps higher video rate, plus a new color grading approved by DP Tak Fujimoto with a slightly warm tone and more defined film grain 🎬🎞️🎥📽️💿
WARNER BROS.
@WBHomeEnt
where are the 4K
@UltraHDBluray
Anniv. Edition of these
@TheAcademy
nominated films from 2013, 2003, 1993, 1983 & 1973?? We want these ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️classics remastered in 4K and release on physical discs 🎞️🎥📽️💿
THE LATEST 4K disc is in-house for an upcoming review. Let’s see if James Cameron left any natural film grain? It could be a signal for the upcoming
@20thcentury
releases of The Abyss, Aliens & True Lies.
OUR in-depth 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review of ALIENS is coming SOON!
Here are two tight screenshots showing the difference between the 2010 Blu-ray & 2024 4K physical disc - Click the images to compare 🎞️🎥📽️💿
BAD NEWS!
@UniversalPics
50th Anniv. release of George Lucas' "AMERICAN GRAFFITI" on
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
is marred by major FILM GRAIN DEDUCTION, which eliminated fine detail from start to finish.
I would guess 80 to 90% was removed. This could only happen with Lucas' approval
DID ANYONE miss our in-depth 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review of THE FUGITIVE from last week?
@WBHomeEnt
now confirms the 35mm OCN was scanned in 8K. Yes, in 8K No wonder our assessments were so high saying it will make our Top 10 4K discs of the year for TRUE 4K mastering
SEVEN outstanding 4K
@UltraHDBluray
from Europe not available in the US.
🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇹 all mastered in TRUE 4K -Killers of the Flower Moon has been fixed to play on all 4K players - Plus The Good, The Bad and the Ugly with the expanded cut running 175 mins in SDR
WHERE'S THE GRAIN??? Three versions of Charles Bronson's face from the 4K
@UltraHDBluray
2024, Blu-ray 2024 & Blu-ray 2012 - "Once Upon a Time in the West" was captured in the low-cost Italian Techniscope (2-perf) format - two frames filled the space of a single 35mm frame which
4K
@UltraHDBluray
MINI-REVIEW
@ShoutFactory
@mgmstudios
release of the Coen Brothers classic "FARGO" - Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins supervised the 4K restoration and color grading. The RESULTS are stunning, with natural film grain, superb clarity from start to
Spielberg’s first made for TV movie has arrived for an upcoming 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review.
@UniversalPics
We know Mr. Spielberg will keep the integrity of the natural film grain on his films. I saw it live on ABC that Saturday Night Nov. 13, 1971. 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
THE LATEST upcoming
@SonyPictures
4K
@UltraHDBluray
STEELBOOK is the Luc Besson classic "LA FEMME NIKITA" sourced 4K scan of the OCN and graded with HDR10 & Dolby
#Vision
- includes the original French & English 5.1 + French 2-Channel Surround STREETS - 6/11 🎞️🎥📽️💿
The upcoming
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
"PURPLE RAIN:40th ANNIV' from
@WBHomeEnt
is a TOP-TIER 8K scan of the OCN - 4K restoration with exceptional clarity, HDR contrast and vibrant colors and super fine natural film grain- Here are some sampled HDR screenshots - FULL REVIEW coming
"LOTR - THE TWO TOWERS" 4K/HDR frame shot vs. HD frame shot
@UltraHDBluray
@wbpictures
- Excellent HDR toning with FX Gollum - Film grain is still dialed down, which reduces overall sharpness
RECEIVED the Rocky replacement 4K discs from
@WBHomeEnt
for the audio issues & Framing issue. When Rocky arrives at his apartment and plays some music you can finally hear the tune on the original 2.0 Theatrical track that got buried on last year’s 4K with the Theatrical track.
QUICK REPORT
@DisneyAnimation
has done a fabulous job with the 4K
@UltraHDBluray
Cinderella A nice dusting of natural film grain & HDR color grading and a new 4K master - New Blu-ray included GREAT JOB!!!! Left, 2012 Blu-ray Right 2023 4K Video: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Full reporting tomorrow
HOT NEWS: Coppola’s new edit of “The Godfather: Part III” arrives on Blu-ray & MIA on 4K Ultra HD
@UltraHDBluray
@ParamountPics
True 4K master - Check the Details
LET'S COMPARE THIS WIDE SHOT: Left, 4K 2024, right, right Blu-ray 2024, Bottom zoomed 200% -which one is 4K and the 1080p disc? You decide which one is best with sharpness and grain from the Leone classic Once Upon a Time in the West - released by
@ParamountPics
@UltraHDBluray
WHERE in the world is the 4K
@UltraHDBluray
release of Hitchcock’s classic NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) owned by
@WBHomeEnt
@warnerbros
??
@UniversalPics
found the time &💰to release their Master of Suspense classics on
#4K
My old ‘91 Laserdisc found at my parents house 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
WHAT percentage of your 5-inch disc collection is
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
? SO far my collection is 37% 4K out of 1600 plus discs. My Sci-fi/fantasy discs have the highest percentage - 92% 4K, the smallest are Documentaries - 13% 4K
THE LATEST
@SonyPictures
4K
@UltraHDBluray
- 40th Anniv Edition of the teen classic KARATE KID with a VHS-Style slip-jacket - plus
@Dolby
#Vision
#Atmos
& new Commentary & 30 mins of deleted scenes - STREETS June 18 - Same 4K master from OCN as 35th Anniv Ed.🎞️🎥🎥💿
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off "- Excellent overdue 4K
@UltraHDBluray
restoration from
@ParamountPics
- Natural film grain & color palette - Super 35 format - 4K vs. overbright & odd color 1080p
@Dolby
#Atmos
#Vision
graded VIDEO: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 of 4 stars 🎞️🎥📽️💿
Strange 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review copy of Training Day from
@WBHomeEnt
- 4K outer sleeve/jacket - Blu-ray case with 4K & Blu-ray discs inside. Did the stamping plant run out 4K cases?
BAD NEWS:
@ArrowFilmsVideo
4K
@UltraHDBluray
release of “Donnie Darko” has a frame rate issue with the theatrical cut. A jerky effect runs from start to finish and most visible when the camera pans. No issues with the Director’s Cut or the extras. Tested on 2
@Panasonic
players
ONE of the greatest films of all time finally gets its 4K restoration and theatrical screening. Bound to be released on
@Criterion
4K in the coming months. 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
EXCITING NEWS! Steven Soderbergh's trilogy Ocean's Eleven, Twelve & Thirteen coming
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
Steelbooks from
@WBHomeEnt
- Release date to be announced 🎞️🎥📽️💿
SCORSESE'S 'BRINGING OUT THE DEAD' 4K
@UltraHDBluray
coming 9/17
@ParamountPics
with many extras including FILMMAKER FOCUS –
with Marty S. - 4K master captured
@Panavision
anamorphic lens🎞️🎥📽️💿
26 YEARS AGO, I bought my first batch of DVDs and wrote about them for
@virginianpilot
newspaper where I was a photo editor. Ever since I and other former staffers have reviewed DVDs, Blu-rays & 4K
@UltraHDBluray
- You can count on our perspective and knowledge
#physicalmedia
The LATEST from
@WBHomeEnt
has arrived for an upcoming 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review of Scorsese’s four
@TheAcademy
winner THE DEPARTED. Sourced from a new 4K master supervised by editor Thelma Schoonmaker 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
IN-DEPTH 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS" This makes 2 for 2 with the recent "Cinderella" (1950)
@DisneyStudios
has hit the 4K ball out of the park GREAT JOB!! - We include 27 HDR FRAME SHOTS - VIDEO: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 4 🎞️🎥📽️💿
LET’S see how the 4K
@UltraHDBluray
stacks up to the 30th Anniversary screening I witnessed this summer at Santa Monica’s
@aerotheatre
with 500 guests including
@wbpictures
executives, several cast members and director Andrew Davis 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
YES,
@20thcentury
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'
@ApesMovies
is arriving
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
8/27, A bummer on the smaller 66GB disc - THE director's RAW CUT will be available on the enclosed Blu-ray - Come on
@DisneyStudios
release 4K action films - especially with a running
@TheDiscFather
Thanks for snagging the HDR frame shot from my 4K review, without credit. I I spent the time to capture the right images and processing time and you just right click with your mouse. Next time ask before grabbing!
Mr. Cameron, I’ve been a film grain expert for 4 decades and haven’t lived with my parents for nearly 50 years. You’re wrong about your 4K
@UltraHDBluray
results for True Lies & Aliens. But applaud the 4K results for The Abyss & Titanic. 🎬🎞️🎥📽️📀
James Cameron on complaints about 4K remasters of some of his films: "When people start reviewing your grain structure, they need to move out of mom’s basement and meet somebody. Right? I’m serious"
OFFICIAL:
@ParamountPics
is finally releasing Peter Weir's '90s classic "The Truman Show: 25th Anniv Edition" on physical
#4K
@UltraHDBluray
on July 4th 🇺🇸🎂🥳. Check out the details 🎞️🎥📽️💿
4K
@UltraHDBluray
vs. 2008 Blu-ray
@ParamountPics
"The Truman Show" new aspect ratio 1.85:1 vs. 1.66:1, plus a wider view of the original camera negative. Actual film grain this time, plus no DNR and edge enhancement which plagued the Blu-ray - Click to see the frames 🎞️🎥📽️💿
4K vs. Blu-ray for BTTF both sourced from a new 4K scan 35mm original negative
@UniversalPics
@UltraHDBluray
FULL REVIEW COMING SOON with several Dozen HDR FRAME SHOTS
As a child of the 1960s this is an all-time favorite. Can’t beat the score from Elmer Bernstein and the all-star cast assembled by director John Sturges. In-depth
@ShoutFactory
4K
@UltraHDBluray
review coming very soon with dozens of HDR frame shots.
TONIGHT’S 4K
@UltraHDBluray
double feature from Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle. Which one is your favorite? Viewed on
@Sony
laser projector &
@panasonic
4K player
“A Fistful of Dollars” rides taller than ever in Kino Lorber’s new 4K Ultra HD
@KLStudioClassic
@UltraHDBluray
REVIEW - 31 SNR FRAME SHOTS - excellent new color grading True 4K Master 😄📽️🎞️
WE'VE already got our copy pre-ordered for an upcoming 4K
@UltraHDBluray
review. Disney keeps implying on their Movie Club site and emails that it's an exclusive club 3-disc set & digital - We'll see? Hope it's from a True 4K master. 🎞️🎥📽️💿
Martin Campbell’s thrilling “The Mask of Zorro” arrives on Sony 4K Ultra HD - May 5
@UltraHDBluray
Check the Details
@Dolby
#Atmos
NEW
#4K
scan from Original 35MM NEG.
Clearly one of the best looking
#4K
titles of 2022. Unbelievable restoration "Casablanca"
@UltraHDBluray
REVIEW - 36 HDR FRAME SHOTS
@WBHomeEnt
The American masterpiece is required buying for your 4K collection - We have the details