My problem with Cameron’s tinkering is that the result is destructive and not suitable for archiving. Yes, he’s tried to make a movie shot on 35mm film look like a modern on shot digitally. Madness! For fans of the film I do recommend the Spanish bootleg Blu-ray. I don’t know its origins but it does represent a film of its time and retains the right amount of film grain. It doesn’t look waxy and doesn’t have edge enhancement. It’s currently the best way to watch it, in my opinion.
Yeah i totally get this and agree with u as far as archiving goes. Obviously the 35mm negative still exists but a faithful remaster backed up digitally would make very good sense. I’d imagine the native scan will still exist backed up at least which could be re-worked but will never happen for home video. Not from Disney anyway. Thanks for your comment on the spanish bootleg. I’m generally against bootleg tbh but for cases like this i understand why someone might seek one out. Thanks for your comment mate. I’ll pin it for others 👍
Good review Andy. I'm pretty sure that Last Action Hero was a traditional, painstakingly done manual restoration, done by people who knew what they were looking for. Rumour has it that such a restoration was already under way on at least one of these three movies, when Cameron talked to Peter Jackson, who told him that you can do it all with AI now. Sorry Peter, but the AI's just not good enough yet. The gritty, grainy look of these movies is part of their identity IMHO, and they don't look right without it.
Well, evidently… u can’t do it all with AI Pete mate 🤦🏻♂️ lol i’m gonna look into these AI claims ahead of doing the aliens review and comment on it in that review 👍 Last action hero is a Sony disc, i always find them to be impressive. Best of the big studios i reckon. I checked up on both films and funnily enough they were captured on the exact same film stock. Kodak stuff. Different cameras but just shows how wildly different remastering can be! Cheers for ur comment mate 👌😃
ANOTHER EG VID in such a short period of time. Love it. It sounds like a big shame but totally watchable so I'm giving it a go. I like the film a lot and I wanna own it so one day, I'll make my purchase. Keep smashing it. Can't wait for the Aliens review!
Enjoy it while it lasts mate 😅😂 Things have calmed down here so back to a fairly regular schedule. I’m still aiming to average a fortnightly release schedule but where i can, i’ll put out more. That’s how i feel about this film. It’s one i’ll watch a few times i reckon so wanted it in the collection. Yeah it’s not faithful transfer but watchable and it’s (officially) the best we have for the moment 🤷🏻♂️ Cheers for watching mate. Aliens next week 👍😊
Glad you enjoyed it Cheekster, it is a very watchable movie. Very much, unashamedly, of it’s time but in the best possible way. Although watching as an adult the whole horse and bike chase is so ridiculous now 😂 but still very entertaining nonetheless! Cheers mate 😃
I think that might happen down the line but in a good few years. Once the whole collecting thing goes more and more niche. Will make sense then for studios to lease out their big films to the independent labels. True lies is perfectly watchable and sounds good. Just a shame he’s felt the need to play about with it so much . Cheers for watching stevie 👍
Cracking T-shirt Jandy 😊 True Lies was one of my favourite Jim Cameron films way back when. It’s not his best clearly but decent. Terminator still my favourite I think.
Cheers mate, aye it’s a favourite of mine that T. Just about wore it out tho 📼 😩 Tbf. All of his films are good. True lies is just good throw away fun. On the terminator front, netflix are producing an animated series of terminator later this year. Think it’s set in the 80s around the time of the first movie. Could be cool 🙂
Amazing movie. I remember seeing the BTS of the jet sequence and being blown away. Shame the Blu Ray doesn’t meet expectations in terms of DNR. I like a little film grain. Great video 🎉🎉
Yeah that’s how i felt watching the special features! Couldn’t believe they basically just dangled a mock up Harrier off a crane for real lol Proper old school, practical filmmaking. It massively paid off as that sequence looks fantastic still i think. Yeah it’s shame about the end result but i think we all suspected it might happen after T2. It’s sadly one of things where once u notice it in a couple of particularly bad scenes / shots… u can’t help but continue to look for more and it does distract. Distracts me anyway. The more u look the more u find 🫣😩 Thanks for your comment mate 👍
Yeh agreed with your findings mate. Not the transfer most of us wanted, but it's the best we're getting so just enjoy. I thought the atmos was super on the final stages . Ps , got my eye on a new TV!
Yeah it’s very unlikely we’ll see this ever remastered again (not from disney anyway) so we just have to get on with it and embrace those super smooth faces lol The bit where Jamie Lee drops the Uzi down the stairs sounded good also 👌 What tv are u eying up Ian?
@@ElectricGeek well I've got a 77inch c1 to sell 1st mate ( whopped it on gumtree for £1250 - I paid £3300 still got 40 months warranty) got my eye on the 85" b9. My last tv was 85" and I've always regretted downsizing. Just listed it yesterday, 1 of these weirdos have asked if I would trade a sounbar and a 42" plasma ! 😂! Let the games begin 😂
Is the B9 not a n older model than what u have? I have 65” sony A90j. I love it. Could def go bigger tho. I have 100” screen and HD projector now at least to scratch that itch for now 😅
@@ElectricGeek new sony mini led mate. Also considering the 85" x95k. Tbf , I can see me holding on to this 77inch c1 tho , some of these clowns are offering bicycles , toasters and a hug if if I will trade ! World has gone mad fella! 😂
@@ElectricGeek well if ya decide to go as big as 77" I'm ya man ! 😉! Richersounds warranty till nov2027 . Weekend use only low hours . 😂 ps , I don't need a 🚲 or 🍳
Cheers Aidey, good to see u back in the comments ☺️ Yeah i’ve ‘blind’ pre-ordered that Terminator 4K steel, fingers crossed it looks ok. I have T2 as a steelbook, the 30th anniversary 4k and the old skynet blu so would like the og as a steel too. I thought the blu ray for Terminator was always pretty good. Remember being impressed the first time i put it on. Maybe with it being owned by MGM/ amazon, it’ll be a different restoration team. We’ll see…
Paxton is great man, the stuff he says is so to the bone 😂 always found that scene where he just nails him in the car shocking! Lol Especially as a young kid! Probably the first time i seen that technique used in a movie, the whole character’s thoughts getting played out only to cut back to reality where they are still exercising ‘restraint’ lol Cameron won’t have been the first to do it but that example is a memorable one ! Cheers for watching pal 👌😃
My problem with Cameron’s tinkering is that the result is destructive and not suitable for archiving. Yes, he’s tried to make a movie shot on 35mm film look like a modern on shot digitally. Madness!
For fans of the film I do recommend the Spanish bootleg Blu-ray. I don’t know its origins but it does represent a film of its time and retains the right amount of film grain. It doesn’t look waxy and doesn’t have edge enhancement. It’s currently the best way to watch it, in my opinion.
Yeah i totally get this and agree with u as far as archiving goes. Obviously the 35mm negative still exists but a faithful remaster backed up digitally would make very good sense. I’d imagine the native scan will still exist backed up at least which could be re-worked but will never happen for home video. Not from Disney anyway.
Thanks for your comment on the spanish bootleg. I’m generally against bootleg tbh but for cases like this i understand why someone might seek one out. Thanks for your comment mate. I’ll pin it for others 👍
Good review Andy. I'm pretty sure that Last Action Hero was a traditional, painstakingly done manual restoration, done by people who knew what they were looking for. Rumour has it that such a restoration was already under way on at least one of these three movies, when Cameron talked to Peter Jackson, who told him that you can do it all with AI now. Sorry Peter, but the AI's just not good enough yet. The gritty, grainy look of these movies is part of their identity IMHO, and they don't look right without it.
Well, evidently… u can’t do it all with AI Pete mate 🤦🏻♂️ lol i’m gonna look into these AI claims ahead of doing the aliens review and comment on it in that review 👍
Last action hero is a Sony disc, i always find them to be impressive. Best of the big studios i reckon. I checked up on both films and funnily enough they were captured on the exact same film stock. Kodak stuff. Different cameras but just shows how wildly different remastering can be! Cheers for ur comment mate 👌😃
@@ElectricGeek The exact same filmstock? Yikes. Glad it didn’t ruin the movie for you anyway! Enjoy Aliens 👍
Great video Andy! 🫡
Thanks Ian! And cheers for taking the time to watch and comment mate 👌😃
ANOTHER EG VID in such a short period of time. Love it.
It sounds like a big shame but totally watchable so I'm giving it a go. I like the film a lot and I wanna own it so one day, I'll make my purchase.
Keep smashing it. Can't wait for the Aliens review!
Enjoy it while it lasts mate 😅😂
Things have calmed down here so back to a fairly regular schedule. I’m still aiming to average a fortnightly release schedule but where i can, i’ll put out more.
That’s how i feel about this film. It’s one i’ll watch a few times i reckon so wanted it in the collection. Yeah it’s not faithful transfer but watchable and it’s (officially) the best we have for the moment 🤷🏻♂️
Cheers for watching mate. Aliens next week 👍😊
I approve of your t shirt
Something would be wrong if u didn’t! 📼 👀Lol Cheers for watching Gareth 👍
One of my favourite action movies. 👍🏻
Thank you Andy.
Glad you enjoyed it Cheekster, it is a very watchable movie. Very much, unashamedly, of it’s time but in the best possible way. Although watching as an adult the whole horse and bike chase is so ridiculous now 😂 but still very entertaining nonetheless! Cheers mate 😃
@@ElectricGeek - It was a demo disc on Laser Disc back in the day. Often used it to show off my home cinema setup. 😎
Hi Andy . I think they are good transfers , but i do wish James Cameron had given the job to Arrow. I guess that's how he wanted the movies to look.
I think that might happen down the line but in a good few years. Once the whole collecting thing goes more and more niche. Will make sense then for studios to lease out their big films to the independent labels. True lies is perfectly watchable and sounds good. Just a shame he’s felt the need to play about with it so much . Cheers for watching stevie 👍
Cracking T-shirt Jandy 😊 True Lies was one of my favourite Jim Cameron films way back when. It’s not his best clearly but decent. Terminator still my favourite I think.
Cheers mate, aye it’s a favourite of mine that T. Just about wore it out tho 📼 😩 Tbf. All of his films are good. True lies is just good throw away fun. On the terminator front, netflix are producing an animated series of terminator later this year. Think it’s set in the 80s around the time of the first movie. Could be cool 🙂
Great video…greater t-shirt 📼
Haha cheers mate, the t-shirt has gone down well. It’s lastexittonowhere T. Got a podcast ep coming up with them 😊👍🏻
Amazing movie.
I remember seeing the BTS of the jet sequence and being blown away.
Shame the Blu Ray doesn’t meet expectations in terms of DNR.
I like a little film grain.
Great video 🎉🎉
Yeah that’s how i felt watching the special features! Couldn’t believe they basically just dangled a mock up Harrier off a crane for real lol Proper old school, practical filmmaking. It massively paid off as that sequence looks fantastic still i think.
Yeah it’s shame about the end result but i think we all suspected it might happen after T2. It’s sadly one of things where once u notice it in a couple of particularly bad scenes / shots… u can’t help but continue to look for more and it does distract. Distracts me anyway. The more u look the more u find 🫣😩
Thanks for your comment mate 👍
@@ElectricGeek I thought I was the only who noticed when a movie changes the way it’s presented 🤣🤣
Nope, there’s a whole community of us mate. Your in good company 😊
Yeh agreed with your findings mate. Not the transfer most of us wanted, but it's the best we're getting so just enjoy. I thought the atmos was super on the final stages .
Ps , got my eye on a new TV!
Yeah it’s very unlikely we’ll see this ever remastered again (not from disney anyway) so we just have to get on with it and embrace those super smooth faces lol The bit where Jamie Lee drops the Uzi down the stairs sounded good also 👌
What tv are u eying up Ian?
@@ElectricGeek well I've got a 77inch c1 to sell 1st mate ( whopped it on gumtree for £1250 - I paid £3300 still got 40 months warranty) got my eye on the 85" b9.
My last tv was 85" and I've always regretted downsizing.
Just listed it yesterday, 1 of these weirdos have asked if I would trade a sounbar and a 42" plasma ! 😂! Let the games begin 😂
Is the B9 not a n older model than what u have? I have 65” sony A90j. I love it. Could def go bigger tho. I have 100” screen and HD projector now at least to scratch that itch for now 😅
@@ElectricGeek new sony mini led mate.
Also considering the 85" x95k.
Tbf , I can see me holding on to this 77inch c1 tho , some of these clowns are offering bicycles , toasters and a hug if if I will trade ! World has gone mad fella! 😂
@@ElectricGeek well if ya decide to go as big as 77" I'm ya man ! 😉! Richersounds warranty till nov2027 . Weekend use only low hours . 😂 ps , I don't need a 🚲 or 🍳
Great Review Andy, nice too see you back at it .... Hate what JC does too these cracking films and I am dreading The Terminator release
Cheers Aidey, good to see u back in the comments ☺️
Yeah i’ve ‘blind’ pre-ordered that Terminator 4K steel, fingers crossed it looks ok. I have T2 as a steelbook, the 30th anniversary 4k and the old skynet blu so would like the og as a steel too. I thought the blu ray for Terminator was always pretty good. Remember being impressed the first time i put it on. Maybe with it being owned by MGM/ amazon, it’ll be a different restoration team. We’ll see…
‘Makes you want to stand up and beg for buttermilk’
Paxton is great man, the stuff he says is so to the bone 😂 always found that scene where he just nails him in the car shocking! Lol Especially as a young kid! Probably the first time i seen that technique used in a movie, the whole character’s thoughts getting played out only to cut back to reality where they are still exercising ‘restraint’ lol Cameron won’t have been the first to do it but that example is a memorable one ! Cheers for watching pal 👌😃