BEST OF 4K 2023 incl. TOP TEN PICKS
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- A look back at the 4K releases of 2023 in terms of the 4K discs I've purchased and viewed that were issued in this year. Also includes my ten favourite 4K discs of the year which is not necessarily down to image quality and sound but more the overall package and what I think is the most desirable as a collector.
One correction I'm happy to make: BABYLON was in fact shot on 35mm and several people have told me that was the case. That does explain why it looks so good on 4K so apologies for the error but brilliant it was a real film. Thank you to everyone who pointed this out. - Фільми й анімація
Excellent year end roundup there John and I totally agree with you on physical medium gaining popularity again as streaming services just change their rules and censor films when they want to, not to mention withdrawing films when they want. Nothing beats a good collection at home👍
Well said Dark Vader! Apparently the overall sales are down this year but I think the past few years were exceptional so now that Covid is consigned to the history books perhaps a bit of a downturn was to be expected. Certainly the releases keep on coming so that's a good sign. John.
Absolutely. Sony recently deleted some TV seasons in customers Digital collections. You only truly own the product when it’s physical.
@@MrMattyG And the situation is only going to get worse Mr. Matty. John.
Your knowledge of film is phenomenal,thanks for your informative videos of 2023. Looking forward to 2024 and seeing what you have in store for us. Happy new year. 👍❤️📀🥂🍾
Thank you Steve. Have a happy new year. John.
Thanks John for all your reviews and showing us the world of home cinema and commercial cinema projection. Look forward to 2024. Happy New Year.
Thank you Michael. A happy new year to you too. John.
Thank you for this excellent video and a great retrospective of the past year's releases. Your reviews are, as always, a pleasure to listen to.
Thank you Eoghan. And thank you also to DarkVader. Nothing is better than having a personal collection of films. Just last night we were looking at our shelves deciding on a movie to watch. It cost us nothing as we bought the disc we watched years ago and we had a great evening without even leaving the home. Powering the video projector and amp always cost quite a bit though, damn it! John.
Great picks John! Hat's off to your dedication for Physical Media🎉
And a Happyy New Year🥳
Thank you Vishwa. And thank you too for your dedication to 15/70 IMAX. John.
Thank you John for a great round up and all your hard work in 2023.
Happy new year and looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2024!!
Thank you Jeff. Have a happy new year. John.
It’s incredible the amount of things that I learn with your videos , John. Great professional who knows his stuff ❤️. Cheers , mate
Thank you Nick. I'm bound to get some things wrong though so always make up your own mind and if you fancy seeing a film that I may not give the biggest recommendation possible then take a chance. The cost of them is minuscule compared to what we used to have to pay for quality like this. John.
I concur.
Can't believe I've only just seen this! Great video. Your ability to speak knowledgeably about film at length it's very impressive! Gold standard. Fingers crossed this year for Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi in 4K!
Thank you Luke. I recently spotted the Second Sight Films Blu-ray of BARAKA on the shelves on a CEX store. My feeling is that there is no need for a 4K with a Blu-ray that good. I hope to stumble across a copy of SAMSARA too (or whatever the follow-up was called) because that BARAKA Blu-ray was just £2.
Next video will be a look at a couple of film projectors where I run an 8mm short and a Super 8 cut down which were sent to me by a follower of this channel. Great fun to run these old but rather special projectors again.
John.
I'll have to check out Baraka, I only have the DVD. Same with the Qatsi trilogy. I do have a Blu-ray of Samsara however! Perhaps they wouldn't benefit from a bump in resolution, but HDR would be nice!
Really good roundup. One of your best videos, thank you.
Very kind of you to say. Thank you. John.
Sleepy Hollow was my favorite. Beautiful looking 4K transfer. Absolutely gorgeous. Made my year, home video wise.
It's not the transfer Jim, it's how good a film was originally. I only have Sleepy Hollow on an NTSC region 1 DVD and it looks great on that thereby confirming that the film looked great as shot. After years of lower quality video shoots I think we've largely forgotten how good 35mm was throughout most of the 1990's. It started to tail off towards the end of the decade as the preparation for the big downgrade commenced but I well remember how good films looked on the huge screen in The Empire, Leicester Square and other premiere houses. I also remember how awful films looked in there as the 2000's progressed to the point that I stopped going.
John.
Thanks for all your work & have a Happy New Year 🎉
You too Barry and thank you. John.
Hi John , I really enjoyed your look back over 2023, including the top 10, one of the things I love about your videos is how informative they are, and the fact that you considered the overall package rather than purely the quality of the picture or audio is an added bonus there’s certainly at least four of your top 10 that I want to purchase. We so need good people like you making such excellent videos to keep our beloved cinemas open and to ensure the 4K physical media continues for many years to come. Thanks again and wishing you and your family, a happy New Year.
I had to think about what to say in this video for a while before setting the camera up but in the end I gave up and just went for it. Thankfully it turned out okay but I did cut out a couple of lesser titles as the running time was going on for too long. Good luck with any 4K purchases you do make and I hope the four in this video that you fancy give you as much enjoyment as they did me. A happy new year to you as well. John.
Happy new year John here’s to many many more releases in 2024 and many many more of your fantastic videos.
Thank you Sisco. Have a happy new year and keep running those movies. John.
Thanks for all your reviews this year John! Can’t wait to see more in 2024
Thank you Will and thank you for your support in 2023. John.
Happy New Year!
Congrats on > 25K subs.
Thanks for all the great vids.
Have a fantastic 2024.
Thank you Saint. A happy new year to you too. John.
Great extended review of the year John , look forward to many more in 2024 , happy new year and keep up the great work you do all the best 👍
Thank you Paul and thank you for all your support this year. Don't drink too much on Sunday night!
John.
another great year in review John, thanks :-)
You're welcome Branscombe. Glad you enjoyed it. John.
Totally enjoyed, thank you John.
You'r welcome Pete and thank you. John.
Thanks for a great top 10 list. Love your channel and especially your technical knowledge which is overlooked by so many content creators. Happy New Year!
Thank you David. To be fair, if I hadn't grown up with Super 8 film there wouldn't have been much chance of understanding all the various film formats and why just about every film ever released looks different and why the quality can vary so much. It's all down to film stocks, film gauges, lenses, lighting and how good the cinematographers are. Too often a cine to video transfer is criticized when there's been nothing wrong with that aspect of it. John.
Great roundup John! I think we’re really in the golden age of this format now. As with any new format, the initial releases were a bit hit and miss, but since around 2019 I feel that companies have really got a handle on how to do 4K releases right, and we’re getting some amazing stuff. Cannot wait to see what releases await us in 2024!
HDR does seem to be a little variable but fortunately not to the extremes it could be a few years ago. Let's hope enough people are purchasing the discs to make it all worthwhile for the companies and studios releasing the films. John.
Excellent content, John and a belated New Year to you and yours. Cheers.
Thank you young Skywalker! And a happy new year to you too. John.
Thanks John, great list of movies. Happy New Year.
Thank you Craig. A happy new year to you too. John.
All the very best John great round up happy new year .
Thank you Richard. A happy new year to you too. John.
@Movie Collector another great video. Great to see you keep up your usual high quality standard.
Thanks for all the time and effort you put into making all the nice, interesting and entertaining videos in 2023.
Wishing you and the mrs a healthy and beautiful 2024 and I look forward to your contributions in 2024.
Thank you Pieter. The 'Mrs' is standing over my shoulder and you just gave her a good laugh. Have a happy new year and don't drink too much on Sunday night. John.
Happy New Year, John! I look forward to what you bring out in the future. 🙂
Happy new year to you too Vincent and thank you. John.
I stumbled on this channel, and it's completely rekindled my old love of collecting DVDs and bluray. I've started picking up some lovely 4ks of late and now have the itch to rebuild and grow my collection once again. Physical media just feels better. Even to sit and look at on the shelf lol
It's good to have you here and I'm glad you're rediscovered your love of owning movies on home video. I've got a collection of home movies going back more than 55 years now so there's no hope for me at all! If you really get back into it then next time you think you need to replace your telly have a look at a few budget video projectors because all you need for that is a white wall. That's actually what I've always preferred to use and what I'm using again now. The rest of it is cardboard covered with black velvet but people who come in here think it's something that's cost a fortune from a screen supplier. I then go and knock my fist on the wall and they're always amazed.
John.
Have a great year Sir, and please carry on with your excellent content.
Thank you Hugo. See you next year then. John.
Great stuff John. Happy Hogmanay!
Now there's an old Scottish word. A happy hogmanay to you too Doug. Thank you for all your support during 2023. John.
Thanks for this, great as ever. Managed to pick up that lovely special edition of The Changeling. Hopefully watch it in the next couple of days. Look forward to more content in 24. Happy new year.
A happy new year to you too Robert. I hope you enjoy The Changeling as much as I did. I need to play the CD soundtrack again because the music is beautiful and big part of the success of the film as a whole. John.
Thank you John. Another really interesting video. Truman Show was a favourite of mine this last year. Glad you enjoyed it too. 👍🏼
I've always liked The Truman Show. I think Jim Carrey's best may be The Majestic. I need to see that one again too. John.
Glad you mention "After Hours," John! Truly the best completely blind purchase I've ever made. Happy New Year!!!
I'd never even heard of it Nicholas but a few people asked me to review it and it looked like it might be interesting. A wonderful film. To be honest, anything with Rosanna Arquette in it will pique my interest.
John.
Great video John. Nice to recap all the releases of this year and again hear your views on them. I have brought a lot of movies based on your recommendations so I'm always happy when a new video pops up.... the wife on the other hand might not be so pleased 😊
That gave me a good laugh Darren. I read it out to my wife and although she laughed I think she sympathizes. It's important to remember that sometimes what might look brilliant on my system won't look quite as good on another and vice versa. We put the 4K of THE MULE on again the other night having not looked at it for a few years and it does not look quite as good through this video projector as it does through our older Optoma UHD550X. John.
Thank you John.
Bloomn' heck Cheekster, that was quicker than ever! John.
@@moviecollector5920 - In case you weren’t already aware I thoroughly enjoy your content. 👍🏻
Thanks, as always. 🙏🏻
Good video.happy new year,looking forward to your reviews in 2024
Thank you Benjamin. You have a good new year too. John.
Great video as always John. Haven’t watched in awhile but great to catch up and see your video output is as good and consistent as ever. Happy New Year. Looking forward to your reviews of the new Cameron releases next year.
Thank you Jorge. Good to have you back and happy new year. John.
Hi John, one of the best end of year reviews I've seen, can see your passion for film come through in your videos, I have subscribed. Looking forward to what 2024 has for us!
Good to have you here John. A few of the releases I've enjoyed the most over the past 12 months or so have been rather controversial. I think quite a lot of people wanted them to be rubbish and wanted my affirmation to that effect and I disappointed them. I don't think I can think of a 4K disc that has been anything other than very good, even Gemini Man which is the worst video quality I could ever imagine but it's not the 4K disc's fault, that was how it was shot. And to be fair, Gemini Man was specifically aimed at a younger, 3D audience whereas it clearly doesn't work in 2D. I bet it was a different kettle of fish on a huge screen in 3D.
John.
Love the video! Agree with everything you said. It was like listening to my brain if my brain had an english accent. Your love for movies is infectious. Good stuff
Thank you Jeffrey. I'm glad you like the video. John.
Excellent round up John,The Changeling set is amazing, I bought it after you reviewed it earlier in the year,very pleased with it...have a Happy New Year 😊
If they hadn't have sent me the Blu-ray review disc I wouldn't have ended up purchasing the special release. It's funny how things work out sometimes. Have a nice weekend and a happy new year Marty.
John.
Thank you for your excellent reviews. And describing American Graffiti is helpful to understand.👍
American Graffiti has caused quite a lot of consternation but it's mainly because TechniScope is not standard 35mm and in reality just a bit of a notch up on 16mm. The detail people expect to see is therefore not there. It does look a little over processed in places but I went through that in my review because I'd have preferred they hadn't done some of that mastering but the end result is that I find it amazing that American Graffiti can look so good from TechniScope. Worth a try, particularly because of the lovely steelbook. John.
Thank you for sharing.🙂@@moviecollector5920
Some great picks there John. Happy New year
Thank you Andy. A happy new year to you too. John.
Brilliant review, I could listen to you talk about films all day, I wish you could get to review so many other titles released this year.
Thank you Colum. If there were enough time and the discs were freebies then I'd be able to but alas, I need a wealthy benefactor! John.
Nice roundup John..... happy new year 🎉
Happy new year to you too Roy. Thank you for your support in 2023. John.
I was a 30-something when I first saw traning day, and it's still one of the greatest movies ever.
I felt that the first half of the film was better than the second. But I didn't see it in my twenties which probably would have made a difference. John.
Hey John, I’ve been quietly keeping up with your videos. Thanks for continuing to keep the flag flying for the more experienced film enthusiasts! Having said that, your video reminded me that I hadn’t seen Flashdance, despite it being of my generation. I just saw it tonight, and oh, what a feeling! So many themes of my teenage years wrapped up in one amazing picture. Now so many moments on and off screen from past and present are connecting together. I would have still missed it but for your video - so thank you John!
You may have heard earlier in 2023 Jamil but if not, Irene Cara sadly died. She's the beautiful lady who sang 'What A Feeling' and was also one of the stars and singers in Alan Parker's 'Fame'. She released an album following the 'What A Feeling' single success and I purchased it and have played it regularly ever since. A great disco album from our era and it is great not only to listen to but also to dance to. She was only in her early sixties as I recall.
You've made me want to have another look at Flashdance now. Thank you for that.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I hadn’t heard, that is indeed sad news. She had such a powerful and melodic voice. Which can live on in the present tense in our theaters.
As for the film, there’s a lot to pick apart by modern standards, or even contemporary ones. But it’s a wonderful snapshot into the times, and as an early Simpson/Bruckheimer picture, a great example of their eye for the zeitgeist.
Deep Impact and The Flash...two of my favs for 2023.
Have not watched American Graffiti yet, own it, but my wife and son are not wanting to watch it...NOT a boring movie at all. Saw it in the Theater when it first came out, incredible.
The Flash is actually REALLY good. With all the negative press I expected nothing, but was pleasantly surprised!
I can't imagine many people won't enjoy American Graffiti Bob. We had friends round with their 20 year old daughter just after I'd done the review and because I thought their daughter would enjoy it I stuck it on again. She did enjoy it and so did everyone else. It looked just as impressive second time around too. John.
@@MonkeyspankOit's not, but keep hitting that copium.
Watched American Graffiti...All I can is WOW!!!! Loved the VQ, color and of course the music.
@@moviecollector5920
Great choices I agree Oppenheimer on 4k is brilliant. Also surprisingly really like dial of destiny Mads mikkelsen is brilliant, when he realises they're in the wrong year the look on his face, priceless! Keep up the good work John here's looking forward to top 10 of 2024😊
I could watch that Indiana Jones film again already and that speaks volumes for how enjoyable my wife and I found it. I was glad to find out we weren't alone. There are a lot of fans out there for that film in spite of the social media hate campaign. John.
I enjoyed it very much also. I loved how the ending did something wholly new for the series, and I was getting excited as I thought are they actually going to do this? I know some people were groaning at the same moment but I think some just want the films to be exactly like the previous. Nothing wrong with innovation if it does something good. The ending was very fitting to the characters and a great send off for Harrison Ford and the actress you like. Not to mention John Rhys Davies as Sallah. I was curious as to what your reaction to the look would be given how much you liked Le Mans 66's digital recreation of film. I was particularly impressed with how the World War 2 sequence not only looked like film, but looked like film from around the time of Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade!
@@davidjames579 There was much that was so good in this one David and you and I have certainly appreciated that. Such a shame others didn't. Some were genuine in their dislike but it seems that others were sadly influenced by the social media hate campaign. Happy new year! John.
Always love your reviews John thank you, and this is a great review of the year. Interestingly and this happened last year the prices of some of your recommendations have gone up in price on Amazon etc! 😂 I was going to add the Changling box set to my collection and it's already up £8! 😮 since your review, so I'll just wait a few days and hopefully it will come back down . 😊😊 Thanks again.. Mark
Now that's a surprise Mark... about The Changeling going up in price. I just looked on the HMV site and it's gone up a tenner on there. It must be in demand now the last few copies are around but maybe take the risk and hold on another week or so to see if it comes back down. It might be priced out of the market and a correction back down has to be made.
John.
Happy New Year, John.
Thank you Dan. The same to you. John.
Great Collection , Long Life for Fisical Midia.
Well said Tiago! John.
Thank you and here’s to 2024 🎉
Thank you Foxy. A happy new year to you. John.
Hi John. Happy New Year to you and Sue.
2023 was a pretty good year for releases and our channels.
You number one spot surprised me but taking in to account, packaging and all, I don't disagree.
Not sure what mine is. So many releases I haven't had chance to watch yet.
Here's to 2024.
Your video gave me some collaboration ideas. So speak to you soon.
Trev
I watched your review of the year earlier Trevor and enjoyed it very much. Funny to see myself in it. My own review of the year didn't do very well but I suppose people are mainly interested in the latest home video releases and therefore a 4K disc releases review of the year will always do better. I think we've both had good years with our UA-cam adventures. It's nice to share those adventures with our small audiences made up of film enthusiasts. Home movie collectors are a rare breed now so it's not like there are lots of people around to share our hobby with and UA-cam gives us that opportunity.
John.
Wonderful list, John! You're one of the main reasons I use UA-cam and this was another great episode.
The Changeling is one of my very favorite ghost films, so I will def be picking up the 4k soon! If you're in the mood for another great, moody Ghost story - Lady In White has a lovely blu ray I bought from the UK that works on my R1 4k/Blu Ray player.
Happy New Year!
Morning Lincoln and a happy new year to you too. I've been corresponding with Severin Film about a few things and I've been told that Second Sight used the Severin master for THE CHANGELING but applied their own HDR grade. This could mean that they did other work too so bear that in mind. I'm sure the Severin version will still be very good it just may not be quite as good. It's the special pack that tips the balance on why I consider it to be the best release I've purchased this year but it would still be up there somewhere irrespective of that.
I don't think I know LADY IN WHITE so thank you for mentioning it. I'll keep a look out for it. I've gone off horror movies now I'm older but I still enjoy a good ghost story.
John.
Thanks for showing love to both 65 & The Flash. I really liked both those films.
It seems that a lot of us did William. We're not alone! John.
Happy New Year John! I watch all your videos but don't get a chance to comment on them. Great list. Can't wait to see all your videos from 2024. (i know my username is weird compared to your other viewers. I made it when i was 12 😅)
Your user ID is almost like someone who would be a member of The Fantastic Four but I'm not a comic book nerd... not any more anyway. The Fantastic Four used to be in Marvel Comics Weekly if I recall correctly and "Flame On" was the expression used by THE HUMAN TORCH but it was so long ago there's no way I'd ever remember that!
Good to have you here and thank you for watching during 2023.
John.
Great year in the end. I like the deep impact release. The movie is just great. And Oppenheimer was nice. But I like all you choices. Thanks for a good review year. Happy new year to you and your family.
Thank you Nightbreaker. You have a good new year too. John.
Great selection of 4Ks John. My collection is coming on too although the some of the titles here in Germany are not the best. I did however, purchased Raw Deal in steelbook. Guilty pleasure from the 80s. Tremendous job again John.
I still have the VHS of Raw Deal Tony. I haven't run it in years but the quality is truly awful so it's not really that inspiring now that we have cinema quality on home movie discs. John.
Great video, John and I'm so glad The Others made the Top 10! It's one of my favourite films of all time. I look forward to the Aliens special video in 2024 😅....Happy New Year!
Evening James. The Others is the first to make it obvious that 4K doesn't always need HDR to look just like a film print and still be superior to the Blu-ray taken from the same master. On top of that it's a great film so it had to be up there somewhere. John.
Great video
Thank you Ethan. Glad you enjoyed it. John.
Thanks for sharing your 2023 collection. I've only recently began collecting in 4K, just this year. I too got a 4K copy of The Firm. Great thriller. Last time I saw it, I watched it on standard DVD. The 4K version was spectacular. I felt as if I were experiencing it all anew. I believe it has HDR, which made the colors really pop. Either way, it was a great experience. Seeing how 4K is on the rise with more and more releases of iconic films, I feel confident that physical media is alive and well. It's a real treat for film fans.
I'm still learning about 4K releases and how they are made. What has been your impressions with 4K so far? Are they doing us good, offering images close to the original film source? Or is 4K complicating matters, such as the mentioned Exorcist 4K, with the colors seeming too vibrant? It's a fascinating topic. As you mentioned we can only know if we had a copy of the original film source. I also haven't considered the different types of film used for movies either. I should look more into that, so I'll better understand it when you bring them up in your reviews.
I'm looking forward to seeing how well the Abyss, Aliens and True Lies turn out in 4K. I actually saw The Abyss in theaters earlier this month on a limited re-release. It looked good to me. But I'm not well versed on what to look for with new scans outside of noticing a substantial difference in color grading or frame rate.
Well, that's all for now. Happy New Year!
You have some catching up to do Andy but you'll get there. The fundamental for any movie shot on film when it is transferred to video is how did the film look when it was originally shot. The best 4K discs all come from large format film releases, many of which were made decades ago such as Spartacus and The Ten Commandments. 65mm is still used today and that is why Murder on the Orient Express (Kenneth Branagh) is one of the best looking 4K discs. Most people on UA-cam are too young to have had film collecting as a hobby when Super 8 was the ultimate (legal) home movie format. By the 1990's it had become a bit of an obsession for me and that is why I can remember how films looked in a cinema because I was so used to scrutinizing my purchases on Super 8. I therefore started to do the same thing in cinemas and a great looking film in the cinema that happened to get released on Super 8 (The Fugitive is a good example of this) would look great on the tiny gauge even though the picture area is only 6mm wide. Not all the 35mm formats are the same though. There are a lot of variations and I've been trying to explain TECHNISOCPE in recent videos because so many people think the lack of detail on the 4K disc is down to the mastering after the cine to video transfer. Some of it probably is but some, or most, is down to the fact that the detail was never there as TECHNICSOPE is half frame 35mm and not the usual full frame or even SUPER 35 process.
Good to have you here and a happy new year to you and your family.
John.
Happy New Year John. Hope you had a good one mate.
What a great roundup. Not many people seemed to enjoy The Flash but Im glad you did. I really enjoyed it myself. Was a pleasant surprise after seeing all the negative press it received. A great 4k disc for the collection. Did you see Black Adam? Not a 2023 film but that was another surprise and looks great in 4k.
I picked up all 4 Rocky steelbooks when they came out and love them. The new cut of Rocky 4 is worth a watch
Morning Chris. It seems that a great many of us very much like THE FLASH so we're not alone. Maybe it will grow in favour as the years go on as more people finally get to see it. I didn't see BLACK ADAM. I'm not the biggest fan of the comic book films really but I have just been given a whole load of them on Blu-ray and DVD so I suppose I'll be catching up a bit in the months ahead. As for the Rocky films, I like them all but it's the first one that I think is the classic. They all look exceptionally good in the Blu-ray set so even though the difference between the 4K of ROCKY and the Blu-ray is barely perceptible I wanted to support that first film. The nice steelbook helped secure the deal too. No doubt I'll end up with the new version of the fourth film at some stage though so I'll see it eventually.
John.
Hello John, really enjoyed your video. I bought 65 on blu ray for just £6 a couple of weeks ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The picture quality was stunning for a blu ray. My brother also watched it and he loved it as well, he likes a good dinosaur film. Happy new year. Gary.
Glad you and your brother enjoyed 65 Gary. £6 is a bargain. What else could give you so much for so little? Not much, that's for sure. John.
Mission Impossible 7 i think is my favourite film i watched this year. So much fun. I also loved The Flash. Seeing Keaton back as my Batman was a joy. Happy new year to you John! 😊
I very much enjoyed MI7 too. On another day it would have been selected for a top ten but I when I stood there and went through them I had it in mind that the film as a whole left me feeling something was missing. I will probably feel differently once the eighth film is released and we can see where it was heading. John.
Great selection John. I was due a delivery of Oppenheimer 4k special steelbook just before Christmas from Amazon but unfortunately they didn't get stock. Actually the 2nd time that happened. Annoying as I pre ordered it ages ago so hopefully they sort it out soon. I agree with you about The Flash. Good old fashioned enjoyable hokum. Thank you for all your great videos this year and wish you an amazing 2024. Regards Alan
Thank you Alan. Amazon are a strange company but I don't use them so I don't have to worry about it. To be fair people do have similar troubles with Zavvi on occasion. I hope you get your order soon and you love it. Have a happy new year and keep watching those movies... except for OPPENHEIMER for a while at least!!! John.
Thanks for the video John. I wish I hadn’t heard that but about Mission Impossible as it’s coming up soon in my queue and I’d managed to avoid any plot information at all until now, but otherwise great video.
Sorry about that but it actually spoiled the film for me not knowing that. If I'd have known then I'd have been expecting it and wondering where the end of the story would actually take us. It's not a great film but it's so spectacular that it doesn't matter. Hope you have a great time with it. John.
Good round up John,my favourite release is Bruce Lee box closely followed by Texas Chainsaw boxset , Happy New year
I don't have either of those sets Gazza. Send 'em over!!! John.
Great video John. I discovered your channel early this year and have loved watching your videos ever since. You & Keith at Euphoria Pictures are my two favourite channels.
I'm curious - how many 4K discs do you own?
Thanks for a great year of videos and happy new year to you!
Good to have you here Matt. Keith and I have been in contact since soon after I started this channel. Keith only got going a couple of months before and we have similar taste so we hit it off. As for how many 4K discs I have I don't know but my estimate would be around 300. John.
Great synopsis of 4K 2023 and interesting top ten picks, loved the build up!
One I'm looking forward to is Vanishing Point as I think it's only on Blu-ray, so would love a review of this with a 4K follow-up, if it comes...
Ooh, that's the car chase film starring Barry Newman I think. That will be an exciting 4K release so if that is coming out then put me down for a copy! John.
great list. I'm a little behind this year and I need to pick some of these up. I'm excited for the Aliens 4k version this year. I've been waiting for that one for a long time.
Aliens should be an interesting release Luis as I'm a little confused as to how it will look. I did see the 70mm blow-up three times but my Super 8 feature is really quite grainy. I don't recall the 70mm looking quite that way. I also saw a 35mm general release print and that was so disappointing compared to the 70mm so it could be that the film stock used for lesser prints was a coarse grain whereas master prints were fine grain. If it's the latter then expect howls of excessive image noise reduction yet again. People don't understand that side of film and neither do I but I can hazard a guess. John.
@@moviecollector5920 i hope it comes out great. an atmos upgrade would be good too but that is doubtful.
The Fugitive is at the top of my list. Up there with Rocky as both feel like fresh prints of classic films.
The Fugitive always looked fabulous so it's no surprise that people are so impressed with it. I've had it on Super 8 since shortly after it was in cinemas and it looks great on Super 8 which is always a good indication. The Rocky Blu-ray from some years ago is almost as good as the 4K but it's wonderful to have it and in that steelbook too. Quite special in fact. John.
Oppenheimer bluray looks exceptional. Nolan's films look superb. Although, having seen the 4k clips of Aliens blew me away! If the UHD looks like that it will be the best 4k image yet. It looks unbelievable.
Aliens won't be that good Lborg because it was only a Super 35 shoot. My Super 8 prints are a bit grainy but I did see the 70mm blow up and I don't remember film grain being coarse at all. I then saw a 35mm general release print and it wasn't anywhere near as impressive. I'm expecting a 4K to be the best it's ever looked outside of a premiere house but others are telling me to anticipate a disaster. I think the same people possibly think American Graffiti was a disaster though so we all need to make up our own minds.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Have a look at the 'My Moonization Aliens 4k HDR10 vs 2010' video on youtube John. Do you think the 4k image has been enhanced in some way? Looks very clean. Cheers.
Appreciate all the hard work, Happy New Year !! Unfortunately the abyss uk release has apparently been shelved due to a seen with rats ? So we may have to import.
The cut to the rat sequence was enforced in 1989 Bill so even though it's in the UK version it's slightly shorter but would mean a authoring a different disc just for this market. What a pity. John.
The way you transition from American Graffiti to Oppenheimer is why I love you and your channel.
That you make a great round-up video at the end of the year, shows yet again that you really mean this stuff.
Concerning Aliens: I remember James Cameron saying in some behind-the-scenes material (on the Aliens DVD, I think) that Kodak made some change(s) to the film stock they used to shoot Aliens the same year they shot it and that this made the stock more coarse grained than it otherwise would be (if I understood it correctly). Cameron also said that Aliens would have looked terrible if he had shot it in Super 35 - the statement was related to the work Kodak did on that film stock.
Good morning Erik. I was rather pleased with how the shelf of discs gave me a good way to go from American Graffiti to Oppenheimer. People are still telling me that American Graffiti on 4K disc is awful so my trying to give people the information to understand why there possibly isn't the usual 35mm imagery there that they expected owing to it being TechniScope either hasn't cut through of their systems are turning that disc to mush. It all seems a little odd bit I've done as much as I can on that one I think. It would be interesting to see a 70mm blow-up of Aliens again just to check how it really did look back in 1986. Thinking about it now I can only remember the first time of seeing it and where I sat which was in the circle so quite a way from the screen. It was disappointing that it wasn't a 'Scope film but after that initial disappointment it was all so exciting and one of the most impactive cinema visits I've ever had. I went to see Aliens a fourth time but that was at a local cinema and a general release print. It was nowhere near as good. I think it was 1992 when I purchased the Super 8 print and although it's good and is masked to the original 1.85:1 image ratio, it's not the most impressive feature print to ever make it onto the gauge. This may well be representative of how the film really did look though, I just don't remember the 70mm print being as grainy. If the 4K disc isn't riddled with coarse film grain then I expect there will be more complaints on excessive DNR but if the end product looks good then I don't really understand why some get so hot under the collar. I don't like the sterilized look of the Star Wars 4K disc and that is because I'm used to seeing Star Wars on Super 8 so I suppose I'm just as bad really.
Happy new year.
John.
@@moviecollector5920I think you do great work exploring/explaining 'controversial' discs like American Grafitti.
I imagine the Aliens 70mm blow-up print you saw was excellent because, as you point out, it was struck directly from the camera negative. But, given Cameron's statements about the film stock used for Aliens, it's interesting that your Aliens Super 8 print is not one of the best ones.
Happy new year, John.
Excellent video John, you have some great picks there. I must check out Blow Out as I've never seen it 😮. I for one would be very interested in a video of your full Alien collection in the future. Keep your great videos coming in 2024. All the best too.
Thank you Andrew. I think I had almost everything out for the Alien review almost three years ago but I'll go through it all again and see if I can come up with an interesting review video for Aliens. Blow Out has Nancy Allen with John Travolta again and that was a big help in terms of me getting wrapped up in it. They are great individually but even better together. It's a great story though with a great look and a wonderful, downbeat ending. John.
Great video John! I agree about The Others. It looks incredible. The Flash was better than people give it credit for. I haven’t seen The Changeling so I’ll have to check it out!!!!
It's that overall pack that makes The Changeling extra special M J but I think HMV may still have it as it wasn't a massive seller. John.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦!
Great list! I was looking over my purchased movies this year and I think Maverick and John Wick 4 were my standouts. I bought one stinker. Event Horizon. What a pile.
Can’t wait to see what’s next on your channel. I wish nothing but the best for you in the coming year.
It's interesting about Event Horizon because a few people have told me the same Jeremy. I put the LaserDisc on a few weeks ago just to check my memory of that being absolutely fabulous was correct. It was. What is it that you think is bad? I'm wondering if it's because of the similar opinion of American Graffiti which is accused of looking like a digital video and if that's the case it will make sense because EVENT HORIZON is so clean and crisp and I suspect people don't believe it ever looked like that in the first place. It looked stunning at The Empire too but everything always looked pretty darned great in there until the downgrade in image quality had commenced as a prelude to the video switchover of 2011.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I can’t complain about the transfer. It was clear when I wanted it to be and the CGI was what it was. I guess I’m more upset with the story. The flow and pace at which things occurred. It just felt kind of forced and jumped to conclusions. I needed a different progression. What that is, I couldn’t tell you. It’s been too long since I watch the film to remember specifically.
I DO feel that this movie lends itself well to the Hellraiser universe. Which would have made me pay more attention during this movie had that been true. I’ve only seen the first Hellraiser movie, but I felt it was really well done.
I love Sam Neil, Lawrence fishburn, etc in most things, but this movie rubbed me the wrong way.
@@jeremyj. The first hour of EVENT HORIZON is gripping and full of suspense Jeremy but then it's suddenly in a rush. Apparently there was some enforced editing to get the running time down. I think it all went a bit silly which I can't see how a slower pace could have helped much but that first hour is good. A lot of horror films are similar now; good for the first half or the first hour and then turn into nonsense. It's not generally anything to do with a cine transfer that affects how good a film looks when it's put onto any video format, it's more about how good (or not) it looked in the first place. THE FUGITIVE is a good case in point as many people are telling me "it's an excellent transfer" when its nothing to do with that, it was a great looking film to start with. People don't realize how good 35mm could be after so many years of lower quality video shoots.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I think you’ve captured that point perfectly! Maybe I’ll watch it again next year and see if I feel the same. I own it after all!
The most sense of awe I felt this last year was when I was watching Murder on The Orient Express (2017). Holy poo that looked nice. All the shots were great. Then I saw Everything Everywhere All At Once. Which blew my mind from a story telling perspective. Then I watch Event Horizon… so I was a bit let down sad to say. Especially after a great run of movies!
@@jeremyj. I'm afraid that I found Everything Everywhere a let down. So many people recommended it but I can't bear to see perverted things in film and even though I can appreciate it's come from the mind of a mad man and is all meant to be fun I can't imagine that I'll ever be able to look at it again. Maybe if you give Event Horizon another try you can remind me to give Everything Everywhere another go at the same time. Murder on the Orient Express is one of the best. It isn't number one on our newer video projector but it's still up there in the top two or three. Funny how all this equipment gives variable results but it's something I'm getting ever more careful about when doing any review video because some can look wonderful in here and yet on televisions many are reporting that the same discs look awful. I haven't gotten to the bottom of why that is yet but I suspect digital 'enhancements' are switched on when they should all be off or minimized. John.
Some great picks John, I have to say I really enjoyed The Fabelmans, I was so drawn into that film it left me wanting more, and as everybody knows, it's all about Speilberg. 65 was recommended to me by Keith, and I had a good time with that one as well.
There have been some good films this year - some very good films now that I think about it. It's a shame there was so much negativity about a few of them but I suppose that's the modern world. 65 was a wonderful surprise. Another I did speak about but cut it out as the video was rambling on for too long was the 2022 release of 'CRAWL'. If you haven't seen that one and you liked 65 then you should enjoy that too.
John.
Yes, Crawl was another enjoyable monster flick. I saw that one a few years ago. Thanks John.@@moviecollector5920
Great video John, A few films i didn't expect in your top 10 and i am happy they were, 2024 will be even better i think with the likes of Witchfinder General and Blood on Satan's claw getting 4ks.
I don't think The Abyss is getting a UK release because of the mouse scene, we will have to import that one. All the best mate.
Mark.
There were BBFC enforced cuts to THE ABYSS in 1989 as a result of that rat breathing oxygenated fluid scene. I suppose it must have been overlooked when mastering the 4K disc otherwise they might have been able to get around it with seamless branching for different markets but it's too late now and too much time and money to author a different disc for just one market. What a shame. I'd have stuck with my Super 8 print anyway but I'd have taken a look at the 4K just enough to do a review video. Well, it would have been a good excuse to show the Super 8, the VHS, the DVD and the LaserDisc. There can't be many movie collectors in the world with all of those.
John.
I love the videos John and like myself prefer discs to streaming and i think if everyone was to cancel their subscriptions to streaming we might get video shops back, maybe🤣🤣ha ha is that asking too much. All the best in 2024 John👍
The way the sun is behaving lately Colin we may get a Carrington like event and then we just might find the streaming services (and much else) are gone and we get our wish. Whether or not our electronic home cinema equipment would survive is something to bear in mind though. John.
Happy new year John my favourite has to be Oppenheimer at first thought it was very confusing but when i got into it i thought it was fantastic
but my favourite Nolan film has to be interstellar one film i would like to see on 4k would be kingdom of Heaven but probably won't happen any way keep up with the great content and lets hope for many new releases to come this year
OPPENHEIMER looks so good owing to its large film format origins that it probably would have been towards the top of the list irrespective of what the film was actually like. a happy new year to you John.
John.
Interesting list of movies, thank you very much. I always love your insights and reviews even if my opinion differs sometimes. Your technical knowledge always throws a new light on things for me. For a deeper look into another conclusion about the quality of the new 4K disc of American Graffiti I wholeheartedly recommend this video of the Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader: “American Graffiti 4K UHD review: The Lucasfilm Circle of Revisionism is now complete”.
Another comment pointed me to that yesterday Ed and I will take a look sometime. It's important to understand TechniScope before making a critique of a film shot in the lower quality format though and that's misled and fooled a lot of people. No one seemed very surprised that Dog Soldiers could look so good from a Super 16 negative and even more were waxing lyrical about the Sergio Leone 'Dollar's' trilogy. All three of those were shot TechniScope. But because George Lucas is out of favour and gets a kicking for everything he now does, no one seems prepared to accept that his low budget TechniScope film might have ever looked rather good. It's not going to be as good as full frame 35mm films put onto 4K discs but it is incredible to see it looking so good. The Blu-ray looked unwatchable to me after watching the 4K. Maybe the Blu-ray came from a 16mm print (doubt it though) so it's not fair to compare that against a transfer from the negative.
But don't listen to me or anyone else and make up your own mind. If a film on disc looks good to you and it's only set you back £20 or £25 then what is there to worry about. Actually, at that cost why worry at all when you consider that a 35mm print would probably sell for up to £1000 now?
John.
Great video sir! I love your take on your top 10.
I would like to ask about your shelving in the background. Are they custom built? Or if they are purchased, can you tell me who the manufacturer is? I am finding it near impossible to find media storage in store so my only option is online or custom. Online I cant determine quality from the pictures.
At any rate I hope you and your loved enjoy a very happy New Year. Cheers!
The shelves come from Argos and although they were £18 each when we got them they were £28 when we last looked. Purchase two and put one on top of the other but upside down and you then have the six shelves with room on the top to put more discs and other collectibles. I think we have 12 of them in that room so six finished units and about 1000 movies with a load of additional box sets of series and other things. John.
Greetings! What a fun video.
Glad you like it Timothy. John.
@moviecollector5920 I usually do. Also, as usual, there are a few titles I'd like your opinion on. Such as Die Hard 4k and Robin Hood: Prince of Thives. I know that they aren't the newest titles, but I'm sure that there are still a lot of us who would be interested in your opinion of them.
@@timothymathetes I might get the Robin Hood title sometime Timothy but Die Hard is less likely as I've had a Super 8 feature print for so long that I don't think I would ever want to watch it on anything else. I did say that about Alien though and eventually I relented and took a look at the 4K. It's just sitting there on the shelf though and I don't suppose I'll ever pull it out to watch it all the way through. I actually prefer Die Hard 2 over the original film. Another Super 8 feature and one that I've probably run more than any other except for John Carpenter's Halloween. John.
@moviecollector5920 How interesting! I only just finished rewatching Die Hard 2 last night. My favorite of the sequels has always been Die Hard with a Vengeance, but I definitely got a better appreciation for Die Hard 2 last night. The cinematography is very good, and I enjoyed seeing McClane getting along with his wife. The stakes were much higher, too. It was fun.
@@timothymathetes It's the snow and the confined nature of that film being set within an airport at Christmas that makes it for me. The wonderful special effects of the aeroplanes also helps. And Marvin the janitor too of course. John.
Great picks. I also enjoyed both The Flash and Indiana Jones!
Many other people did too Marco. But it did generate some negative comments because I dared to say I liked them. John.
Terrific round up. l too think The Flash was really good - deserves more love as it is a major fun film - l’ll be getting that on 4K for sure.
I showed the opening of The Flash to a friend on Saturday Kieran and we both laughed all the way through it. Terrific fun. Apparently Ezra Miller is out of favour and so people stayed away from the cinema for that one. What a terrible shame. John.
John, I appreciate your passion for physical media. I would love to see your take on Rosemary's Baby in 4K. Happy new Year.
I haven't seen Rosemary's Baby in probably more than 40 years. I do still remember it very well though. Marketing Film International issued it full length on Super 8 in 1979 but that was out of my reach back then by a long way. John.
What a great list, John, fantastic releases this year. Sadly, here in Spain the physical market and the 4k movies are not going to the same speed than other countries.
John Wick 4, which I got from italian import, was a total blast, sound and vision on a superior level. And I agree with you, The Flash is the great surprise of the year, and Training Day and The Fugitive.... wuaooo, incredibly sound and vision.
The last outing for Indy is a great release too, a beautiful goodbye to Mr. Jones.
Nothing more to say about a masterpiece like Oppenheimer, in my opinion the best movie of the year.
Thanks again for these fantastic videos, happy new year from Canary Islands.
Don't forget 'Django' Juanjo! After all, I think that was partially shot in Espana. It has been another very good year for home movie releases. Let's hope it continues to thrive for many years to come but for that I think cinema needs to find its mojo again and that might happen now OPPENHEIMER has given a clear cut illustration of where cinema has been going wrong. We need 70mm in many more cinemas to entice more of us away from our homes to see something different on a big screen in far superior quality. Even 35mm might do that given the modern, fine grain film stocks with superior density, colour and clarity. Have a nice new year down there and don't drink too much!
John.
Great video as ever John. I loved Ronin which I imported from the states. Also the Abyss isn’t getting a uk release. Apparently because of the rat scene.
I'd just worked out that it was the 1989 cuts to the rat fluid breathing scene that caused the problem David. What a shame. Ronin may well be the best car chases ever committed to film. Shame it's not out over here. John.
Thanks for this review John. I have most of the films you mentioned. High on my list is The Fugitive followed by TItanic
My unexpected guilty pleasure is Vol 3 of the Hitchcock universal series. Not the best of his films but pleased to have them as high quality back catalogue. I have The Abyss on DVD pretty sure its uncut on my version. Just seen it on pre-order on a site for 59.99 plus postage not happy.
Rest assured that £59.99 is a lot less than I paid for my Super 8 print about 30 years ago! Gawd only knows what that would be worth today but it ain't going anywhere. The Fugitive is another excellent Super 8 print which denotes the original quality of the film as it came from a 35mm general release print. If the 4K wasn't excellent then someone would have cocked up!
Have a happy new year Mike and keep enjoying those movies.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 A happy new year to yourself John
Nice list😀 My number goes to the Psycho 4k Collection from arrow video all the sequels that arrow did an restoration of with the help from Universal looked awesome !
I finally purchased the 4K of Psycho a couple of months ago Niels. I saw the film on a telly broadcast as a boy but didn't much care for it. The reviews of the 4K box set told me it was time to finally try that first classic film again but I still didn't much care for it. Just as well I didn't invest in the box of four films after all but I'm pleased that fabulous Arrow set has gone down well. The 4K disc is a cracker though. Who would ever have thought we'd be able to see Hitchcock's ground breaking thriller in such wonderful quality at home?
John.
Sorry I’m late to comment. Happy New Year. Finally got the Blow Out Criterion😊 It really is a great watch. Got The Driver upon release in late 2022 and having revisited it a few weeks ago it truly is astounding. Get Carter is another great transfer. However as for Titanic… it does look cleaned up, but having said that grain is still ever so slightly evident, mind you the detail is superb. 2023 really was a great year and it was ruined by the news that The Abyss may not be getting a UK release due to a BBFC hiccup. May have to add another import onto the list along with Conan The Barbarian. As for Second Sight, really do hope The Hitcher makes its way finally to the format(s)
Titanic looked pristine on the 70mm blow-up I saw so I expect the usual howls of anguish are out there about it looking like a digital video now on 4K. A lot of it is a misunderstanding of the fine grain film stocks that are apparently often used for the lower quality 35mm formats. It's a shame about The Abyss but I only watched my Super 8 print about five or six weeks ago and nothing is ever going to replace that. Even if I bought a copy of the 4K disc I'd probably only watch parts of it to facilitate doing a review video as I don't think I could sit through the whole film again just yet. If I do want to watch it again I'll run the film print. BLOW OUT had the most velvety blacks on our Optoma UHD550X video projector. I must take a look at some of those dark scenes out by the river again through the UHZ50 to see if it's just as good through that.
Thank you for your support during 2023 and a happy new year. If the weather continues like this at least we won't be threatened with hose pipe bans and all that nonsense this summer!
John
@@moviecollector5920 Thank You. All The Best toy you too. When it comes to the weather I am more concerned about falling trees, since a tree fell down the road from where I reside, thankfully the property wasn’t damaged and no one was hurt. Since I live next door to a really high tree with a vast trunk which poses a risk to more than just one house. Anyhow regarding Titanic, I did see it 70mm in January 98 and I certainly remember it being pristine. Regarding the 4K it has come under fire for the CGI water looking fake, but honestly this is 90s CGI and because the rest of the transfer looks so detailed I cannot complain. As for The Abyss, which cut do you own? And prefer? One title that has come under fire though is True Lies and even though I only saw the introduction on streaming on Apple TV (really do not recall how I managed to purchase it for some reason) the picture looks DNR’d to within an inch of its life. It could be just the stream since it says that the stream is in Dolby Vision, but it doesn’t look great. However I will reserve my judgment till I see it on a physical copy.
@@spaceodds1985 There have been plenty of trees down everywhere with the train lines suffering particularly badly as they haven't had the maintenance they used to get to ensure everything carries on running. Ever get the feeling we're falling apart here because I've never known such a crap time? Rant over and onto more interesting things. I have been replying to many comments about TITANIC with mention of the shots of the ship in the water looking so fake that it turned the film into a bit of a joke. I don't know why others didn't pick up on it back in 1998 because it was so bad. One friend who ran a special effects house in Covent Garden mentioned it to me though and we both laughed at how awful it looked. This is happening all the time now whereby people are passing opinions on films thinking something has been done to them for a new 4K release when in reality that was how it looked in the first place. Apparently the correct star field has been put in for when the ship is sinking so they have played around a bit but that's probably only in an attempt to shut up the armchair moaning minnies on social media. It takes a heck of a lot of work to get any disc release out there so we should all be more understanding of what these studios and companies have to go through. A 35mm general release print of TITANIC onto a huge screen will have disguised most of the inadequacies but a 70mm blow-up directly from the camera negative won't have done. It's the same with a 4K home video release which most are watching on a tiny telly - there is no way to hide those inadequacies. Add to that the necessity to rein in the exacerbated film grain caused by scanning and it is amazing that they all do as well as they do. It might be the same thing with TRUE LIES which looks pristine on LaserDisc and Super 8 (just the trailer this time though) I also remember it looking pretty perfect in the cinema. Queue more howls of excessive image noise reduction when the 4K appears!
John.
salut super bien se best of et belle vidèo comme toujour bonne fètè
Merci Alain. Je vous souhaite tout le meilleur pour la nouvelle année. John.
I have an Epson 4K projector and turned off HDR processing on my 4K player a few months ago. I never feel like I’m missing out on any HDR encoded content. In fact, I’m no longer required to spend any time fiddling around with projector settings to get brilliant quality images. Better clarity and depth is still definitely noticeable, especially on movies shot on film. Maybe I’d feel different if using a standard display. But, wouldn’t give up my projector for it, which always makes movies look and feel more film-like.
I had similar problems when I first got a 4K projector about six years ago but after a while I found the time to do some serious fiddling and got there in the end. Sometimes I still think it might be nice to have a button to just turn it off but most of the time it does make a video look more like a film print. THE OTHERS was certainly an exception though. Nothing beats projecting a movie so you've got the best possible home cinema solution which no telly could ever match.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 The biggest problem I have with HDR is the reduction in brightness. Even though the Epson pumps out 2,500 lumens, I see more details in the shadows when it’s turned off, things I’m sure are supposed to be seen. I’ve fiddled with all settings and gone online to follow various recommendations. Whatever benefit I’ve noticed is outweighed by the time required on each movie trying to get it right. And it seems that each movie requires its own unique settings.
Hi John! Hope you had a great Christmas (mine included "finally" recieving Blowout and The others 4k by Criterion). Thanks for this great top 10 list and a fantastic detailed recap of our past yr here. I'm giggling as you recap I remember the John Wick review in particular starting with 4 and can't help but think we used to do the EXACT same thing with the coyote roadrunner episodes ie counting the times the coyote would probably just die in each episode lolololol but I digress. Just wanna wish you a Happy New Year and big cheers to you and all the subscribers. Perhaps in the new year i'll badger you for a siskel and ebert type sit down video/review with Trevor from Double Bill in the new Cinema ? lololol how great would that be you guys could revisit After Hours again hahah Cheers all and again Happy new year D in BC!!
Good morning Dave. I hope you had a lovely Christmas too. If you're going to be watching Blow Out and The Others tonight and tomorrow night then I think we can be sure you are going to have a great introduction to the new year so I wish you the best of times there. And thank you for all your support this past year. Take care.
John.
I just bought the Highlander 4K directors cut, super satisifed. There's a couple kinda yucky looking shots but everything else is excellent!
I've had a Super 8 film print of that for probably more than 30 years now. It's not the best looking film ever made but it is one of my favourite films even if it doesn't look as good as it probably should. Good to know the 4K is pretty good. There are always some shots that don't fully work out with any film or video. John.
I have to say, the Titanic 4K edition is absolutely stunning. You will agree, John. It has a fabulous filmic image and some of the best HDR/Dolby Vision I've ever seen. I didn't notice much dnr.
Definitely top 5 best 4K reference discs.
You'll need to see that 4K as big as possible to fully ascertain how good it is because sometimes they don't stand up quite so well. But the film did look fabulous at the Odeon in 70mm in spite of its comparatively diminutive origins so I'm not surprised to hear it's very good. My trouble is that apart from the sinking of the ship I don't much like the film. I didn't like any of the main characters which is never a good starting point. We have run that LaserDisc two or three times over the years though and it's another cracking PAL LaserDisc which it should be given how the film looked in the cinema.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 in all honesty, John, I'm not a big fan of the movie either. My interest is passing. But I do appreciate the technical achievement of the movie and the giant production it went through. I enjoy it for the Titanic itself, not really the characters.
Thanks John.
Hope that you had yourself a wonderful Christmas, John?
Happy New Year my friend.
Managed to get some time to watch a few movies which isn't usual so in that regard, pretty good thank you. Hope you had a good time too and I wish you well for 2024. John.
@@moviecollector5920 - I’m still watching mainly Christmas movies (have watched 15 so far in the past couple of weeks) because in a few days time when December ends it just doesn’t feel the same watching them any other time of year.
@@cheekster777 There are some very good Christmas films. We saw one called 'A Countryside Christmas' a few weeks back and that was a typically British humour, comedic look at what Christmas is really like for a lot of families. It doesn't appear to have a disc release though which is a terrible shame as I wanted to buy a copy immediately we saw it. John.
@@moviecollector5920 - Can’t see that movie listed on IMDB. Was it broadcast on tv?
@@cheekster777 It was on Channel 5 and we spotted it in their streaming channel My5 so thought we'd have a quick look and ended up watching the whole thing. Let me look it up... stand by.
Just watched the Blu-ray of a Haunting in Venice, looked beautiful, the cinematography was fantastic, in the extras it said it was filmed in I-max , it wasn't as good as the other two but the look of it ,wow, shame there's no 4k release, but it looked wonderful on Blu-ray.
I really must purchase a copy of that one Laura. It wasn't shot in IMAX though so take that with a pinch of salt because they pass off video cameras as IMAX now which is a fraction of the resolution of genuine IMAX. In the case of A HAUNTING IN VENICE it was 6K video cameras so probably a little above 35mm potential quality. Thank you for reminding me that I still haven't seen this one. If there had have been a 4K disc I would have done by now but Blu-ray is so good I don't know why I didn't get it immediately. John.
Superb roundup of the year, thank you. I watched Dial of Destiny for the first time last night and despite all the negative press, I really enjoyed it.
My only fault is one awful CGI shot of Indy on the horse. Why don’t they just cut failed shots out.
It looked lovely in HDR but the Atmos track was amazing.
All the best for 2024. Kind regards, Dave
Morning Dave (just!). It's possible that one dodgy computer re-worked shot you spotted was expected to be left alone with the stunt man in place but once it was scrutinized it was too obviously not Harrison Ford. The stunt man used is a very good resemblance from a distance but he's probably about 40 years younger so no doubt there are always a few minor issues to overcome. Glad you enjoyed it though. It seems that a lot more of us do enjoy it than don't if the comments on this channel are representative. Don't get up to too much mischief later and have a very happy new year.
It's now afternoon by the way.
John.
Babylon was shot on 35mm film. Chazelle hasn't used digital since Whiplash.
Well, well. That explains why that looks so good then. I preferred Whiplash but Babylon certainly looks better. Thanks for the correction Richard. John.
Thank you John for this excellent wrap-up. I've learned a few things here and will take consideration of your thoughts in areas where I had already discounted their potential.. such as American Graffiti (which I skipped buying on-sale for a measlly $18 steelbook in-store, due to negative reviews of its transfer & grain.) I am especially happy to hear your comments on The Flash, for which I picked up the USA steelbook, purely and only because of Michael Keaton in the film. I have not yet seen the film and I am very aware it has a lot of negative press, but like you, I feel that Keaton *_IS_* Batman... so I put my money down on that steelbook. Very much looking forward to Aliens 2 and The Abyss... oh Please Please PLEASE do them justice!
American Graffiti confused a lot of people because they tend to think that all film transfers are the same but American Graffiti was just a little above 16mm when you actually know what TechniScope is so it never quite had the detail of other 35mm formats, particularly full frame anamorphic. It looks a little odd in places but that's to be expected. The shots of main street with all the colour have no business looking as good as they do. It doesn't all come across so well on my telly and that seems to be a general thing with what others have been telling me but without a big screen projection I think it's almost impossible to see the fine film grain a lot of the time but it is there. With The Flash be prepared for a load of nonsense that's more of a comedy for much of it. I've shown the opening to a few people because it's so funny and entertaining. The steelbook of both American Graffiti and The Flash are beautiful. John.