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For a horror fan just starting in on getting into physical, what does everyone consider essential 4K UHD horror movie blu-rays?
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Feb 16, 2024 01:54
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The Thing Alien Halloween Every Evil Dead movie Dawn of the Dead (original)
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Feb 16, 2024 01:55
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The Shining
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Feb 16, 2024 01:57
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texas chainsaw massacre the exorcist cemetery man
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Feb 16, 2024 02:00
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Suspiria (77) The Blob (85?) The Mist The Exorcist Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead (78’ and 04’) The Lighthouse Poltergeist Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 & 2 Return of the Living Dead Tenebrae God Told Me To Malignant Phenomena Invasion of the Body Snatchers (78’) Halloween Ends Doctor Sleep Dead & Buried The Birds Psycho The New York Ripper House By The Cemetery Prince of Darkness Possessor Possession Gremlins Hereditary Maniac The Invisible Man (2018) Christine The Bird With The Crystal Plumage The VVitch Shaun of the Dead I just scrolled through all of the Horror UHD releases id recommend on picture quality and overall quality.
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Feb 16, 2024 02:05
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https://x.com/umbrellaent/status/1758269029029163205?s=46
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Feb 16, 2024 02:06
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oh god yes
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Feb 16, 2024 02:09
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dorium posted:I bought the Muppets Take Manhattan for the express purpose of supporting any future Muppet movie releases in 4K even if its not my favorite muppet movie. I, for one respect you for your sacrifice as I wait for a 4K of the restored Muppet Christmas Carol to get a physical release.  (And getting the rest of the Muppet movies in 4K would be good, too.)
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Feb 16, 2024 02:20
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88 Films releasing a 4K of American Pie.
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Feb 16, 2024 02:24
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Sigh. We're not getting a steelbook of the Aliens 4k, are we? I blame Best Buy for this.
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Feb 16, 2024 04:41
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https://x.com/klstudioclassic/status/1758192135637971282?s=46Homeybeef posted:Sigh. We're not getting a steelbook of the Aliens 4k, are we?
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Feb 16, 2024 04:48
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I'd say that The Shining is still the most impressive horror UHD out there, but I've also been very happy with all of the Shout Factory UHDs I've bought so far. Even if they aren't always going to melt your face off like a Kubrick film will, I appreciate that stuff like Alligator or Halloween 4 can look this good.
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Feb 16, 2024 04:58
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Basebf555 posted:I'd say that The Shining is still the most impressive horror UHD out there, but I've also been very happy with all of the Shout Factory UHDs I've bought so far. Even if they aren't always going to melt your face off like a Kubrick film will, I appreciate that stuff like Alligator or Halloween 4 can look this good. My only criticism is that the Shining doesn’t feature the mono soundtrack option. At least Full Metal Jacket does.
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Feb 16, 2024 14:30
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Basebf555 posted:I'd say that The Shining is still the most impressive horror UHD out there, but I've also been very happy with all of the Shout Factory UHDs I've bought so far. Even if they aren't always going to melt your face off like a Kubrick film will, I appreciate that stuff like Alligator or Halloween 4 can look this good. Child’s Play 2 looks so good, it’s absolutely wild.
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Feb 16, 2024 15:36
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Return of the Living Dead's UHD blew me away. I know it's not necessary to be able to read what the posters in the background say of any given scene, but it's crazy that you could. And any scene involving fire especially looks gorgeous.
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Feb 16, 2024 15:41
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Horror from the practical effects era is the whole reason I started buying UHD. Jaws, Tremors and Bram Stokers Dracula are probably my most viewed 4k discs.
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Feb 16, 2024 15:56
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The review for the Criterion edition of The Heroic Trio didn’t paint either movie as particularly great on the PQ level. Maybe I’ll save my duckets and wait for a sale.
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Feb 16, 2024 17:12
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dorium posted:The review for the Criterion edition of The Heroic Trio didn’t paint either movie as particularly great on the PQ level. Maybe I’ll save my duckets and wait for a sale. I assume a part of that is the lack of HDR. Always a bit of a bummer when a UHD doesn't have HDR but sometimes there's a good reason for it.
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Feb 16, 2024 17:16
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Basebf555 posted:I assume a part of that is the lack of HDR. Always a bit of a bummer when a UHD doesn't have HDR but sometimes there's a good reason for it. I suppose it’s some of that and also apparently the regrading done on it really flattens the image and takes away from the very striking lighting choices made of heavy reds and blues into more of a 2024 presentation of evenly balanced colors. A shame. I got to see a 35mm print of it last year that was an original English run print from the 90’s and despite the age looked terrific.
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Feb 16, 2024 18:02
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https://twitter.com/dawnofthediscs/status/1758550748399337705
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Feb 16, 2024 19:44
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Splurged a bit yesterday. Got the Decline of Western Civilization boxset, Iron Monkey bluray, and The People Under the Stairs bluray. May need that new Fletch release.
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Feb 17, 2024 02:45
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dorium posted:I suppose it’s some of that and also apparently the regrading done on it really flattens the image and takes away from the very striking lighting choices made of heavy reds and blues into more of a 2024 presentation of evenly balanced colors. A shame. I got to see a 35mm print of it last year that was an original English run print from the 90’s and despite the age looked terrific. I haven't seen the new disc myself but I will say I have semi-frequently disagreed with that particular reviewer. My copy is supposed to come tomorrow but I don't have a discerning enough eye to feel like I could really review the PQ myself in any meaningful way. I'm not sure what source he is referencing to know what the "correct" grading is.
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Feb 17, 2024 02:53
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If it's the same copy as how it looks on streaming, it looked great on the Channel. Maybe if I saw comparison shots I'd be more critical but I'm strongly considering picking it up nonetheless.
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Feb 17, 2024 03:04
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I saw it in theaters last year with what I’m assuming was the remastered picture and thought it looked great
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Feb 17, 2024 05:12
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Vinegar Syndrome finally got here. Despite shipping out v late, it got through internationally very quickly, which rules. Gorgo looks awesome for what it is. I've just started eXistenZ but it's kicking off strong with the Pussystation Portable and tooth-gun murdering Doctor Who
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Feb 17, 2024 11:57
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Watched The Shining today in 4K with surround sound and despite being one of if not my favorite movie ever it’s like watching it for the first time. Now I’ve ordered a load of horror movies in UHD suggested earlier in the thread. Gonna be an expensive hobby but it’s totally reinvigorated my love for movies and I wanna watch a least one a week now and start returning to the theater
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Feb 17, 2024 16:35
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Watched The Shining today in 4K with surround sound and despite being one of if not my favorite movie ever it’s like watching it for the first time. Now I’ve ordered a load of horror movies in UHD suggested earlier in the thread. Gonna be an expensive hobby but it’s totally reinvigorated my love for movies and I wanna watch a least one a week now and start returning to the theater Kubrick films have fortunately been treated very well on the format. Check out 2001 if you haven't already, it's stunning.
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Feb 17, 2024 17:53
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Big Bizness posted:Kubrick films have fortunately been treated very well on the format. Check out 2001 if you haven't already, it's stunning. The sound track in 5.1 is amazing, especially as Jack starts chopping down the door. The insanity of the strings swirling around you showing he’s completely lost his mind is near overwhelming and put me on edge even though I’ve seen the film a thousand times
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Feb 17, 2024 18:21
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Big Bizness posted:Kubrick films have fortunately been treated very well on the format. Check out 2001 if you haven't already, it's stunning. Where is my 4k Barry Lyndon 
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Feb 17, 2024 21:36
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Sirotan posted:Where is my 4k Barry Lyndon At least Barry has that relatively recent and nice transfer courtesy of Criterion. Eyes Wide Shut's last HD release was in 2007 and looks marginally better then a DVD.
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Feb 17, 2024 23:12
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99% sure we're getting Eyes Wide Shut from either Warner directly or Criterion before the end of the year for the 25th anniversary. Also good chance Barry Lyndon gets a 4K upgrade by the end of the year or next for its 50th. Lolita would be the only one left and I'd expect that to be a Criterion license from Warner.
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Feb 18, 2024 01:38
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Went to an Antiques store today and found a sealed copy of There Will Be Blood on Blu-Ray for $5. Easy purchase.
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Feb 18, 2024 04:21
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The Barry Lyndon blu-ray looks awesome, for the record
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Feb 18, 2024 04:29
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I got my Heroic Trio set in the mail today and watched the first movie-- I'm a layman but I thought it looked great. I didn't think the color grading was obnoxiously different than what I remembered, but I am admittedly comparing it to my somewhat distant memory of the Tai Seng and Miramax DVDs. It's wild to me that this of all things got a Criterion release, I know there's precedent for Johnnie To but my original exposure to this was seeing it on TNT Monstervision and thinking it was the most bizarre movie I had seen at that point, and it was pretty much my entree into martial arts cinema. I'm thrilled to see stuff like this get a decent release though.
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Feb 18, 2024 06:30
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dorium posted:Went to an Antiques store today and found a sealed copy of There Will Be Blood on Blu-Ray for $5. Easy purchase. I'm just patiently awaiting that rumored 4K release that never came. 
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Feb 18, 2024 09:01
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Egbert Souse posted:Really cool how Bob Iger turned out to be full of poo poo when he expressed interest in licensing and physical media. What he meant is shutting down their in-house distributors and use third parties to print them. All Fox and Disney physical media in Italy is no longer done by them but by Eagle pictures (which isn't the worst local to be honest but not the best either) for instance.
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Feb 18, 2024 10:33
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TheOneVader posted:I'm just patiently awaiting that rumored 4K [There Will Be Blood] release that never came. Hell, just a remastered BD. The old one is rough..
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Feb 18, 2024 11:14
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SlowBloke posted:What he meant is shutting down their in-house distributors and use third parties to print them. All Fox and Disney physical media in Italy is no longer done by them but by Eagle pictures (which isn't the worst local to be honest but not the best either) for instance. Dies Disney or Fox releases even come out on UHD? I thought they only do basic blu-ray still?
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Feb 18, 2024 12:04
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Dies Disney or Fox releases even come out on UHD? I thought they only do basic blu-ray still? For some weird reason of all recent disney output, only elemental do not have a UHD physical release here. Everything from Fox beside the creator has a UHD. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Feb 18, 2024 |
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Feb 18, 2024 13:47
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Steen71 posted:Hell, just a remastered BD. The old one is rough.. It's rumored that PTA dislikes 4k as a format and if that's true then he is probably perfectly happy with the current one 
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