01-31-2019, 07:33 PM | #1 | |
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What are the chances of seeing the 90s films in 4K?
Also, do any of you think someone like Shout! Factory might do a special edition set at some point?
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01-31-2019, 08:01 PM | #2 |
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Not in the near future, unless a 4k scan of the films already exists and it's ready to be used. Those movies aren't even on blu-ray yet here in Italy.
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02-01-2019, 12:07 PM | #3 |
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I think at the moment it would be nice to get the blu-rays with extra features. 4K is normally reserved for movies that had already had quite a few home video format releases.
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02-06-2019, 07:06 PM | #4 |
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You have to ask yourself if you really want to see them in 4K. Even at 1080p some of the ragged edges of the production design start to show.
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Couldn’t agree more. Those suits and sets were not designed to be artificially and digitally sharpened, brightened, and shown on an LED backlit screen. My blu-ray already looks bad and I have to adjust the screen brightness and color balance.
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02-07-2019, 01:22 PM | #6 |
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I'm all for it, if only to encourage the directors-cut, deleted scenes, and new special features.
Not that those features are a given, but it does raise an opportunity. |
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02-16-2019, 11:16 AM | #10 |
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As much as I want it to happen, Samsung just left the 4K Blu Ray market and there are rumors that LG might, as well. Physical media is in a slumping state, as more and more titles are going out of print. According to Bill Hunt from The Digital Bits, North America is down from around 9 DVD/Blu-Ray manufacturers to just one. If you want this -- or at the very least, if you want special edition Blu Ray with extras -- it's more important than ever to support physical media.
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02-17-2019, 10:09 PM | #12 |
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This is the only real reason I'd want to see the original movies on Blu Ray or better. Hell, I'd completely happy with a re release on regular dvd if it came with directors cut, behind the scenes, or any special features we've not previously seen.
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02-18-2019, 12:20 PM | #13 | |
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I am a fiend when it comes to physical releases. Sometimes I even double dip. For instance, I'm buying two versions of Spider-Verse so I can get the 4k version, as well as the steelbook, which only comes for the blu-ray, where I shop. I love physical media. |
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02-18-2019, 12:22 PM | #14 |
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I got turned off buying Blu-rays when they started making "Unrated" versions available only as digital downloads with a code when you buy the regular Blu-ray.
Infuriating.
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02-18-2019, 03:43 PM | #16 |
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I've only seen the "Unrated Version is Digital Only" thing with The Fate of the Furious and the upcoming Crimes of Grindelwald. Neither of those films are really worth abandoning physical media over. (The "Unrated Version" is often a cheap gimmick anyway.)
Also, while Digital is more convenient (in theory), the prices are terrible. The same movie you could find for like $7 at Wal-Mart is $14.99 on Digital. And often, it's a film that comes with special features and a Digital Copy. And while the price of a new film on both physical and digital trends between $14 and $20, apart from the occasional sale, digital prices never permanently drop the way it sensibly does for physical media. Never as swiftly either. |
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And it's not really a "digital copy," right? You have to stream it, yes? Now you're getting compression.
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I'm not aware of any instances of this, but which movies/shows add this layer of annoyance?
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02-19-2019, 06:56 AM | #19 |
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Another weird thing I'm experiencing with Digital as of late is Amazon's quarrels with studios. For the past couple of weeks, all Warner Bros. titles have been unavailable to rent or buy on Amazon Video. The only exceptions I've seen are a pair of animated Batman movies included with their Prime service.
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It's getting to be as bad as cable companies getting into disputes with studios over pricing and whether to include their channels in their general packages.
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