Something wasn't clear for the giveaway, you said we can provide our favourite title from any label, but do you mean KL only, or only what's on their website?
I'm in the U.S. so I'm ineligible for the contest, but my top 3 4K discs that I have ever seen so far are: 2001 A Space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now, and Blade Runner, those all look mind-blowingly INCREDIBLE!
The KL Dollars trilogy is great in 4K, the early Kubrick films also great... in fact I am hard pushed to think of one of their releases that is not worth buying. Kino Lorber is fast overtaking Criterion as my favourite specialist label.
I buy the Kino-Lorber 4K blu-rays when they go on sale at the KL web site for $15 each. I used to be all about Criterion but honestly the number of new releases that interest me is very low compared to the hundreds of new Kino-Lorber releases every year. Thank you for the Kino Lorber reviews and I hope you keep doing them.
@@GamezGuru1 I understand. There are a lot of European discs that cannot be found for sale in normal channels in the USA that are expensive for me to get shipped over here.
@@GamezGuru1 Where are you getting that insane price hike from? During the last Kino sale, I made three separate orders for a total of 38 blu-rays and 4 4Ks and used Stackry to reship them to the UK and the delivery cost was an average of $2.29 per disc on top of the sale price (plus there were no customs/import fees or charges). So I got my 4K copy of Tropic Thunder for $17.28 or £14.32. Any pain caused by the delay or customs worries is obviously worth it.
Totally agree "Eastern Promises" is definitely a modern classic! Very gritty masterpiece. Pity though that the competition isn't run for us Irish neighbors just across the water lol.
Nice selection. I have two of those myself, The Apartment and Eastern Promises. As I'm in Brazil, I'm not eligible for the 4K giveaway, but my #1 choice for best 4K UHD from Kino would have to be The Silence of the Lambs. If we're talking 4K releases in general, including other labels and studios, then it would be one of the following: Vertigo, Blade Runner '82, Apocalypse Now or The Shining, which all look spectacular on 4K/HDR.
Hello Elliot, my name is Danny and I am a subscriber to your UA-cam channel for several months now. I am British, but have permanently migrated to Queensland, Australia where I have been living since September, 2018. I recently got into 4K blu rays in December, 2021. I have got the Kino Lorber release of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and was definitely thinking of getting THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) from Kino Lorber aswell. But the fact that the bonus discs from Kino Lorber are Region A Locked gives me pause. This was confirmed by my SILENCE OF THE LAMBS KL 4K blu ray. So, I spend a lot of money importing a Kino Lorber double disc set, where I can only pay 1 disc: the 4K blu-ray. I have a top-of-the-range Panasonic 4K blu ray player, but it won’t play region A locked blu-ray DVDs. I personally think it would be much better if KL made their blu-ray bonus discs Region Free locked aswell. As a novice, I was wondering if you had any advice or suggestions. I would welcome them. Thank you and I enjoy your channel.
Kino Lorber has definitely been the best boutique label over the past year or 2. The Apartment, the Dollars Trilogy, Silence of the Lambs, Tropic Thunder, In the Heat of the Night, Spaceballs, High Plains Drifter, The Lady from Shanghai, 12 Angry Men, Touch of Evil, Paths of Glory, etc. The next best is probably Criterion with Double Indemnity, Night of the Living Dead, Malcolm X, Raging Bull, & Shaft. I just wish Kino discs had a resume autoplay feature, seems to be a pretty standardized feature with other blu rays
Great picks! I just saw Kino is doing The Sorrow and the Pity. I wish more labels would focus on documentaries. There's so many top shelf docs just waiting to be seen.
A/V wise, Kinos 4K releases are absolutely great. They often are a bit light on special features though, in that case i keep an older release (from Arrow for example).
Checking in from the U.S. I'm not eligible, but I'm happy for whoever wins this giveaway. I have several from Kino Lorber and love that they release many titles that would otherwise go into obscurity. And they do look great from my experience.
I love In Bruges! Very dramatic, very funny! That’s the only one of these I’d be interested in. Must confess I’m a tad fed up of labels releasing films in 4K that are already widely available in blu ray. There seems zero interest in getting new editions of older unavailable films out there. I’ve seen almost all of these many times, however wonderful they look in 4K. It feels like they just want to sell us the same stuff all over again, like the re-selling of music on cd or 50th anniversary editions, etc etc etc. There are so many wonderful films out there that have never had even a dvd release, and they want me to buy The Godfather for the umpteenth time? Please, give us some reviews of unseen or hard to get films, instead of the same old stuff regurgitated just cause it looks a bit prettier.
Do you not think the older classic films like the apartment lose something with 4k? Old films are meant to feel like old films no? Also do you check reviews of the 4ks? For example, DNR on the old films automatically make them a no go for me.
They gain a lot from the 4K! Old films have an old feeling from the filmmaking style, design, acting, music, etc. For me, the feeling of ‘oldness’ has little to do with the fidelity, or lack thereof. I do check out reviews though, and I agree that overuse of DNR can ruin a presentation. Cheers!
There's a difference between "DNR" and "overuse of DNR", depending on what you think "feel like old films" means. For example, grain from the OCN that preserves details is normal; grain from generations of optical prints that obscures details is not. Finding the right balance is one of the key skills required in every digital restoration, and with 6.5K being the current estimated equivalent resolution of 35mm film -- a number skipped in natural binary progression from 4K to 8K -- I doubt we will ever see "old films" look any better than on a proper 4K Blu-ray restoration.
I hate KinoLorber physical presentation, their black spines, black disc labels with no art, static menus. If not for them doing releases of some titles that didn't exist on Blu-ray at all anywhere in the world, I wouldn't buy them.
@@ElliotCoen And it does, as I've bought at least 30 of their releases, but they're some of my favorite movies, and it saddens me they're not presented better. Their releases look like something Soviet Union would put out, very tired, bland, and utilitarian - barely, minimally functional.
Thanks for watching! Don't forget to enter the Kino 4K giveaway if you're eligible. Check out the links in the video description above. Cheers!
Something wasn't clear for the giveaway, you said we can provide our favourite title from any label, but do you mean KL only, or only what's on their website?
@@GamezGuru1any label at all!
I'm in the U.S. so I'm ineligible for the contest, but my top 3 4K discs that I have ever seen so far are: 2001 A Space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now, and Blade Runner, those all look mind-blowingly INCREDIBLE!
The KL Dollars trilogy is great in 4K, the early Kubrick films also great... in fact I am hard pushed to think of one of their releases that is not worth buying. Kino Lorber is fast overtaking Criterion as my favourite specialist label.
I need to get the Dollars Trilogy and Kubricks next! Ahh too much choice.
Nobody's fool starring Paul Newman is for me one of the best Kino Lorber 4K's so far.
Lucky UK residents. Thanks for hosting a giveaway. Good luck everybody!
I buy the Kino-Lorber 4K blu-rays when they go on sale at the KL web site for $15 each. I used to be all about Criterion but honestly the number of new releases that interest me is very low compared to the hundreds of new Kino-Lorber releases every year.
Thank you for the Kino Lorber reviews and I hope you keep doing them.
same....kino > criterion lately
It's a pain getting them imported to the UK though, so they cost more than double that.
@@GamezGuru1 I understand. There are a lot of European discs that cannot be found for sale in normal channels in the USA that are expensive for me to get shipped over here.
@@994pt4 Indicator, Eureka, Second Sight, all more interesting than Criterion these days
@@GamezGuru1 Where are you getting that insane price hike from? During the last Kino sale, I made three separate orders for a total of 38 blu-rays and 4 4Ks and used Stackry to reship them to the UK and the delivery cost was an average of $2.29 per disc on top of the sale price (plus there were no customs/import fees or charges).
So I got my 4K copy of Tropic Thunder for $17.28 or £14.32. Any pain caused by the delay or customs worries is obviously worth it.
The envy with which I look at those Kino releases will never end! Thanks for sharing and spreading the envy!
Haha sorry Chris!!
Cool video and giveaway! I have the Kino Lorber 4Ks of Silence of the Lambs, Hard Target and Out of Sight - they're smashing it!
Would love to see Eastern Promises on 4K. Great Canadian Film. I have the Masters of Cinema Blu Ray of The Apartment. Great work Elliot.
Totally agree "Eastern Promises" is definitely a modern classic! Very gritty masterpiece.
Pity though that the competition isn't run for us Irish neighbors just across the water lol.
He replied to another commenter that it is open to Irish residents too.
@@theblackswordsman9951 i did not notice that! Thanks so much man!
Nice selection. I have two of those myself, The Apartment and Eastern Promises. As I'm in Brazil, I'm not eligible for the 4K giveaway, but my #1 choice for best 4K UHD from Kino would have to be The Silence of the Lambs. If we're talking 4K releases in general, including other labels and studios, then it would be one of the following: Vertigo, Blade Runner '82, Apocalypse Now or The Shining, which all look spectacular on 4K/HDR.
Kino has some great releases ..the Dollars Trilogy ..Death Wish..the Great escape ..and the Italian Job..
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three!
Probably the best non shark based thriller from the 70's
Hello Elliot, my name is Danny and I am a subscriber to your UA-cam channel for several months now. I am British, but have permanently migrated to Queensland, Australia where I have been living since September, 2018. I recently got into 4K blu rays in December, 2021.
I have got the Kino Lorber release of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and was definitely thinking of getting THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) from Kino Lorber aswell. But the fact that the bonus discs from Kino Lorber are Region A Locked gives me pause. This was confirmed by my SILENCE OF THE LAMBS KL 4K blu ray. So, I spend a lot of money importing a Kino Lorber double disc set, where I can only pay 1 disc: the 4K blu-ray. I have a top-of-the-range Panasonic 4K blu ray player, but it won’t play region A locked blu-ray DVDs. I personally think it would be much better if KL made their blu-ray bonus discs Region Free locked aswell.
As a novice, I was wondering if you had any advice or suggestions. I would welcome them. Thank you and I enjoy your channel.
Kino Lorber has definitely been the best boutique label over the past year or 2. The Apartment, the Dollars Trilogy, Silence of the Lambs, Tropic Thunder, In the Heat of the Night, Spaceballs, High Plains Drifter, The Lady from Shanghai, 12 Angry Men, Touch of Evil, Paths of Glory, etc.
The next best is probably Criterion with Double Indemnity, Night of the Living Dead, Malcolm X, Raging Bull, & Shaft.
I just wish Kino discs had a resume autoplay feature, seems to be a pretty standardized feature with other blu rays
I really want neon city, I'm so glad that got announced
Great picks! I just saw Kino is doing The Sorrow and the Pity. I wish more labels would focus on documentaries. There's so many top shelf docs just waiting to be seen.
Such a shame these aren't distributed in the UK. So many great movies. Luckily you can get them on ebay without too high a mark up but still
A/V wise, Kinos 4K releases are absolutely great. They often are a bit light on special features though, in that case i keep an older release (from Arrow for example).
Just fyi, many of the Kino 4K titles can also be bought from Amazon Italy.
Some Like it Hot is probably my favourite KL 4K, although Killer's Kiss is also pretty good.
We’re watching the Kino 4k of The Apartment in my high school film-focused English class right now.
Checking in from the U.S. I'm not eligible, but I'm happy for whoever wins this giveaway. I have several from Kino Lorber and love that they release many titles that would otherwise go into obscurity. And they do look great from my experience.
So is the Kino Lorber edition of Tropic Thunder any different from the standard 4k release?
KL 4ks are a revelation I’ve got every one from Hannibal up to The Italian Job and they just keep announcing great titles.
I love In Bruges! Very dramatic, very funny! That’s the only one of these I’d be interested in.
Must confess I’m a tad fed up of labels releasing films in 4K that are already widely available in blu ray. There seems zero interest in getting new editions of older unavailable films out there. I’ve seen almost all of these many times, however wonderful they look in 4K. It feels like they just want to sell us the same stuff all over again, like the re-selling of music on cd or 50th anniversary editions, etc etc etc. There are so many wonderful films out there that have never had even a dvd release, and they want me to buy The Godfather for the umpteenth time? Please, give us some reviews of unseen or hard to get films, instead of the same old stuff regurgitated just cause it looks a bit prettier.
Do you not think the older classic films like the apartment lose something with 4k? Old films are meant to feel like old films no? Also do you check reviews of the 4ks? For example, DNR on the old films automatically make them a no go for me.
They gain a lot from the 4K! Old films have an old feeling from the filmmaking style, design, acting, music, etc. For me, the feeling of ‘oldness’ has little to do with the fidelity, or lack thereof. I do check out reviews though, and I agree that overuse of DNR can ruin a presentation. Cheers!
There's a difference between "DNR" and "overuse of DNR", depending on what you think "feel like old films" means. For example, grain from the OCN that preserves details is normal; grain from generations of optical prints that obscures details is not. Finding the right balance is one of the key skills required in every digital restoration, and with 6.5K being the current estimated equivalent resolution of 35mm film -- a number skipped in natural binary progression from 4K to 8K -- I doubt we will ever see "old films" look any better than on a proper 4K Blu-ray restoration.
Thanks for the replies… more to think on!
can you enter the giveaway if you live in Ireland?
I just asked and the answer is yes :)
I hate KinoLorber physical presentation, their black spines, black disc labels with no art, static menus.
If not for them doing releases of some titles that didn't exist on Blu-ray at all anywhere in the world, I wouldn't buy them.
Packaging should always come second to the film itself!
@@ElliotCoen And it does, as I've bought at least 30 of their releases, but they're some of my favorite movies, and it saddens me they're not presented better. Their releases look like something Soviet Union would put out, very tired, bland, and utilitarian - barely, minimally functional.
dang bro you late to the game, better late than never
Better late than never indeed. Cheers!