UHD release announcements
08-28-20, 09:38 AM
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Re: UHD release announcements
Arrow's November release slate includes their first two UK-exclusive Ultra HD Blu-ray releases:
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08-28-20, 11:06 AM
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Definitely in for Crash!
08-29-20, 03:38 PM
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I haven't seen Crash in many years. It's a very stylized film, but it's also grotesque as well. Not sure it's something that's worth owning.
09-01-20, 03:27 PM
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Re: UHD release announcements
09-01-20, 03:32 PM
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09-01-20, 03:46 PM
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In addition to The Hobbit, there's rumors that the LOTR films will be released in UHD this December:
https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/082520-1400
https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/082520-1400
And finally, we’re seeing more indications from European disc retailers that Warner plans to bring The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical and Extended Editions) to 4K Ultra HD in December (12/9 is the date we’ve seen most often listed in France and Germany). This does seem to indicate that the studio has made the decision to split the two trilogies up and have Weta focus on finishing the 4K remastering of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy first in order to release it on the format in time for the holidays.
09-01-20, 03:47 PM
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I’m really curious about the framerate. These were 48fps, and that’s not part of the Ultra HD Blu-ray spec.
09-01-20, 04:18 PM
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Re: UHD release announcements
Between the 3D and high frame rate, I'm sure the idea was to give theater-goers an experience they couldn't replicate at home. Not that anyone back then would've known what the specs for Ultra HD Blu-ray would be years down the road. 
I believe 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 frames per second are supported, but it does seem like at least some studios are skittish about using 25 or 50fps since hardware support is unreliable in the U.S. (INXS' Live Baby Live seems to have been produced in 25fps, but it was rejiggered to 60fps for UHD BD, even though it didn't get a domestic UHD release.)
I believe 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 frames per second are supported, but it does seem like at least some studios are skittish about using 25 or 50fps since hardware support is unreliable in the U.S. (INXS' Live Baby Live seems to have been produced in 25fps, but it was rejiggered to 60fps for UHD BD, even though it didn't get a domestic UHD release.)
09-03-20, 06:09 PM
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09-03-20, 07:06 PM
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That Zavvi exclusive has a whole lotta junk there. And I have never seen a good transfer of this movie, so I guess we’ll see what happens with this one.
09-03-20, 07:08 PM
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Yeah I watched it on Epix last year and the HD transfer was not great. It looked old and dated. I'm perfectly content with my BD.
09-03-20, 07:27 PM
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One of Goldsmith's best scores too.
09-03-20, 10:12 PM
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Only at Best Buy @ $20.Release Date:11/03/2020
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kick-as...?skuId=6427988
09-04-20, 06:25 PM
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I do hope this bodes well, although since they lost Escape from New York, we'll have to import that or wait for another label to pick it up.
09-04-20, 10:49 PM
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