I caught Interstellar in the coveted 70MM IMAX presentation a few months ago, and after all this time of seeing the movie at home on 4K, I think I finally understood its draw and spectacle. Seeing it wasn't my first 70MM IMAX film, I was lucky to see Oppenheimer (2 times) and Dune 2 in the format, but I was most impressed with how much the format complements Interstellar more so than these other films. The scenes in space that use the bigger screen size are simply stunning- it feels like the format was made for this film. My only gripe was that it made the film and characters in it feel like monoliths, and that I was watching an amusement park ride rather than a film being immersed in the story and characters. This special 4K Collector's Edition of Interstellar for its 10th anniversary has some positives and negatives. First, the film. The film here, like most of Nolan's, has HDR only and shifts between a standard aspect ratio with the black bars to a full-screen ratio to accommodate the IMAX scenes. It's the closest, albeit super distant, way to see the film and still have the experience of seeing those crispy IMAX scenes. The film looks and sounds great on the 4K and Blu-ray discs, and the extra disc included comes with a new special feature with some notable filmmaking names. The majority of the negatives here come from the packaging itself. Paramount has decided to go with the dreaded cardboard sleeves route for discs, which causes a lot of unnecessary friction and potential scratching to discs. Even though 4K discs are supposed to be more scratch-resistant than DVDs and Blu-rays, because they hold more data with their stacked layers of information, even the slightest scratch can result in skipping and errors during the film. Many people lament this practice of cardboard slip-out sleeves, and it would be remise to not mention it here and ding Paramount for this oversight. The rest of the goodies here range in their usefulness. The patches are nice, but I'm not much of a pin or patch person, so these will be staying in the plastic wrap. The same goes for the posters, they're nice but a little too small to be doing anything with. The real meat here of this 'special edition' is the storyboard book for the water 'Miller's Planet' sequence. This little 24-page booklet showcases the previously unseen storyboard sequence penned by Nolan himself. It reminds me of the Parasite storyboard book that Bong Joon-ho released a few years back (video on that book soon). This book is probably the real reason to get this package if you're an Interstellar fan looking for new content to obsess over. Other than that, the case and book the films are stored in have nice designs on them, although they're prone to fingerprints and marks with their glossy finish. I sort of recommend Paramount's release of Interstellar the 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition if you're a massive fan of the film and want another edition with some goodies thrown in. The price tag is a pretty big hurdle when you can just get the standard release for $25 USD, but if you like what's included here then jump for it. It would've been nice if a CD of the soundtrack was included or some other more usable material like a TARS keychain, but patches and a poster will have to do. What did you think of the film/ package? Let me know down below!
I caught Interstellar in the coveted 70MM IMAX presentation a few months ago, and after all this time of seeing the movie at home on 4K, I think I finally understood its draw and spectacle. Seeing it wasn't my first 70MM IMAX film, I was lucky to see Oppenheimer (2 times) and Dune 2 in the format, but I was most impressed with how much the format complements Interstellar more so than these other films. The scenes in space that use the bigger screen size are simply stunning- it feels like the format was made for this film. My only gripe was that it made the film and characters in it feel like monoliths, and that I was watching an amusement park ride rather than a film being immersed in the story and characters.
This special 4K Collector's Edition of Interstellar for its 10th anniversary has some positives and negatives. First, the film. The film here, like most of Nolan's, has HDR only and shifts between a standard aspect ratio with the black bars to a full-screen ratio to accommodate the IMAX scenes. It's the closest, albeit super distant, way to see the film and still have the experience of seeing those crispy IMAX scenes. The film looks and sounds great on the 4K and Blu-ray discs, and the extra disc included comes with a new special feature with some notable filmmaking names. The majority of the negatives here come from the packaging itself. Paramount has decided to go with the dreaded cardboard sleeves route for discs, which causes a lot of unnecessary friction and potential scratching to discs. Even though 4K discs are supposed to be more scratch-resistant than DVDs and Blu-rays, because they hold more data with their stacked layers of information, even the slightest scratch can result in skipping and errors during the film. Many people lament this practice of cardboard slip-out sleeves, and it would be remise to not mention it here and ding Paramount for this oversight. The rest of the goodies here range in their usefulness. The patches are nice, but I'm not much of a pin or patch person, so these will be staying in the plastic wrap. The same goes for the posters, they're nice but a little too small to be doing anything with. The real meat here of this 'special edition' is the storyboard book for the water 'Miller's Planet' sequence. This little 24-page booklet showcases the previously unseen storyboard sequence penned by Nolan himself. It reminds me of the Parasite storyboard book that Bong Joon-ho released a few years back (video on that book soon). This book is probably the real reason to get this package if you're an Interstellar fan looking for new content to obsess over. Other than that, the case and book the films are stored in have nice designs on them, although they're prone to fingerprints and marks with their glossy finish.
I sort of recommend Paramount's release of Interstellar the 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition if you're a massive fan of the film and want another edition with some goodies thrown in. The price tag is a pretty big hurdle when you can just get the standard release for $25 USD, but if you like what's included here then jump for it. It would've been nice if a CD of the soundtrack was included or some other more usable material like a TARS keychain, but patches and a poster will have to do.
What did you think of the film/ package? Let me know down below!
bruhh i need this. but its 200 dollars😭
help mee plss😭@TheAnatomicArt i'm big fan of interstellar.