ALIENS 35mm vs. 4K

The controversial 4K UHD home video disc of Aliens is directly compared to an original 1986 35mm theatrical print in the home cinema of Simon Nicholls, a long standing film collector. The pair of us have both been film collectors for probably more than 50 years and have multiple copies of Aliens on film and myriad home video releases between us. Aliens has never been one of the best looking films and this may be the reason why home video reviewers have never been entirely happy with home video releases of this title and the latest of those, the 4K, has probably caused the most angst of all. Is this vitriol directed at the new release justifiable? We discuss that and just about every element of the film on screen from both the 4K and the 35mm.
Glimpses of the 35mm seen within this video are for illustrative purposes only.
Equipment used:
4K
Epson EH-LS12000B 4K Laser Projector
Tascam BD-MP4K media player
35mm
Cinemeccanica 5B with 1600k Xenon
Sound
Dolby CP650 processor
3 x QSC dual channel power amps into 5.1
3 x JBL Professional 8330 Speakers / 2 x JBL Control 1 (surround)
1 x sub speaker (15")
At the conclusion of the video I add more details to hopefully cover anything Simon and I may have missed and this includes some of the LaserDisc releases, one in particular I recommend for anyone unhappy with Aliens on home video up to this point.
The Euphoria Pictures channel is mentioned in this video and that can be accessed here: / @millerman9991