Gruv: 4K UHD Blu-ray Movies: Scarface Gold Edition, Carlito's Way, Jaws & More
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Carlitos way and Scarface can't wait to watch them in 4 k. Good deal op
I've seen a number of people bring up the concern of old movies being upgraded, but age has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of an upgrade. Technology is pretty awesome. There are no limits. The Thing looks absolutely amazing in 4K. The HDR makes it look like a new movie. Scarface looks great, too. Even a movie as old as The Ten Commandments looks fantastic in 4K. Some of the older movies are like watching a new movie, with the upgrade.
Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
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I'm on the fence about older movies that are converted. How much better can they be if the source material is old in the first place? I know that film is generally a better medium, but are these visibly better and not overly saturated like when they go and colorize black and white films?
I'm on the fence about older movies that are converted. How much better can they be if the source material is old in the first place? I know that film is generally a better medium, but are these visibly better and not overly saturated like when they go and colorize black and white films?
(casual dabbler here, on a 75" TCL 4k + Visio Elevate soundbar)
From my (limited) viewing, the highly rated 4k discs of older films kinda get "closer to the cinema experience", quality-wise. āFidelity you couldn't get at home, both visual and audible (a solid Atmos remaster is a big seller for me, for example).
I tend to cross-check w/ reviews on blu-ray.com, which'll typically warn you away from 4k releases that are equal/inferior to the previous blu-ray ones (for example, "The Thing" was a highly rated release, which prompted me to pull the trigger). Hope this helps!
edit: Also, look for extras! That often justifies the additional cost, particularly when it's a deal on here ($10 for a nice copy of Jaws with a bunch of extras is a great deal, even with only slight improvements)
I'm on the fence about older movies that are converted. How much better can they be if the source material is old in the first place? I know that film is generally a better medium, but are these visibly better and not overly saturated like when they go and colorize black and white films?
I've seen a number of people bring up the concern of old movies being upgraded, but age has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of an upgrade. Technology is pretty awesome. There are no limits. The Thing looks absolutely amazing in 4K. The HDR makes it look like a new movie. Scarface looks great, too. Even a movie as old as The Ten Commandments looks fantastic in 4K. Some of the older movies are like watching a new movie, with the upgrade.
Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
I've seen a number of people bring up the concern of old movies being upgraded, but age has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of an upgrade. Technology is pretty awesome. There are no limits. The Thing looks absolutely amazing in 4K. The HDR makes it look like a new movie. Scarface looks great, too. Even a movie as old as The Ten Commandments looks fantastic in 4K. Some of the older movies are like watching a new movie, with the upgrade.
Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
The only reason I asked is because the only reference I have is with old black and white movies, and how they "colorized" them and the final product looks just horridly loud. I was curious as to how well these were upconverted.
Damn. I placed 2 orders for almost $200 last night and there was no working code that I knew of. If I had waited half a day I would've saved $40. Very unslick
Damn. I placed 2 orders for almost $200 last night and there was no working code that I knew of. If I had waited half a day I would've saved $40. Very unslick
I'm on the fence about older movies that are converted. How much better can they be if the source material is old in the first place? I know that film is generally a better medium, but are these visibly better and not overly saturated like when they go and colorize black and white films?
My problem with old movies is more on the audio side than visual. Some old movies look great, but sound wise, from dialog to action sequences just can't be improved on, or too much work that studios don't want to spend the money.
My problem with old movies is more on the audio side than visual. Some old movies look great, but sound wise, from dialog to action sequences just can't be improved on, or too much work that studios don't want to spend the money.
The flip side of that would be some of the old cartoons that I purchased where they injected some "stereo" sounds and it sounds out of place. I think that's what happened in the Transformers cartoons and maybe Robotech cartoons that I have. They plugged in some "special effects" but left the remaining audio intact, which sounds really mismatched.
The only reason I asked is because the only reference I have is with old black and white movies, and how they "colorized" them and the final product looks just horridly loud. I was curious as to how well these were upconverted.
I hear you on the colorization. Personally, I think the biggest issue with that is just that we're not used to seeing those things in color, so it's jarring. Not that it necessarily doesn't look good. Although sometimes they do over-saturate the colors.
As far as the upgraded resolution of those old movies, regardless of if they're black & white or color, it's gonna look more crisp and clear than ever before, as long as whomever remastered it did a good job.
Some of the upgrades on the older movies aren't very impressive, but it's not because of the age. It's down to the company that remastered it. The Wizard of Oz in 4K, for example, looks great, and that's over 80 years old. I've had much more recent movies that got upgrades and still looked grainy, though.
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Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
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From my (limited) viewing, the highly rated 4k discs of older films kinda get "closer to the cinema experience", quality-wise. āFidelity you couldn't get at home, both visual and audible (a solid Atmos remaster is a big seller for me, for example).
I tend to cross-check w/ reviews on blu-ray.com, which'll typically warn you away from 4k releases that are equal/inferior to the previous blu-ray ones (for example, "The Thing" was a highly rated release, which prompted me to pull the trigger). Hope this helps!
edit: Also, look for extras! That often justifies the additional cost, particularly when it's a deal on here ($10 for a nice copy of Jaws with a bunch of extras is a great deal, even with only slight improvements)
I've seen a number of people bring up the concern of old movies being upgraded, but age has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of an upgrade. Technology is pretty awesome. There are no limits. The Thing looks absolutely amazing in 4K. The HDR makes it look like a new movie. Scarface looks great, too. Even a movie as old as The Ten Commandments looks fantastic in 4K. Some of the older movies are like watching a new movie, with the upgrade.
Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
Then you have some brand new movies that look like trash, compared to the ones I just mentioned. Age doesn't matter one bit. It all comes down to what work they do on each movie. All 4K upgrades are not created equal. Your best bet, if you're not sure, is check sites like bluray.com. They review tons of 4K movies and tell you exactly what differences there are.
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I got like 10 movies in the past 2 weeks there. Took about 7 days from when my order was shipped. And I live in nj as universal is in California
The flip side of that would be some of the old cartoons that I purchased where they injected some "stereo" sounds and it sounds out of place. I think that's what happened in the Transformers cartoons and maybe Robotech cartoons that I have. They plugged in some "special effects" but left the remaining audio intact, which sounds really mismatched.
I hear you on the colorization. Personally, I think the biggest issue with that is just that we're not used to seeing those things in color, so it's jarring. Not that it necessarily doesn't look good. Although sometimes they do over-saturate the colors.
As far as the upgraded resolution of those old movies, regardless of if they're black & white or color, it's gonna look more crisp and clear than ever before, as long as whomever remastered it did a good job.
Some of the upgrades on the older movies aren't very impressive, but it's not because of the age. It's down to the company that remastered it. The Wizard of Oz in 4K, for example, looks great, and that's over 80 years old. I've had much more recent movies that got upgrades and still looked grainy, though.
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Time to get Carlito.
And The Thing.
Price may eventually go down a buck or two, but why wait?
(And don't even tempt me on Animal House or Blues Bros. quotes.)