E Unit

Just read on another forum people got emails saying their preorders BestBuy, now shows the release date of February 5th, 2019 - which pretty much coincides with the new movie being released on home video at the same time.

Kedrix

Is it wrong I really don't want to give up my blu-ray case on this one? Seems like an injustice almost to receive that one in a plain case. Of course, I have the 3-disc movie cd soundtrack and the original boxset for the original trilogy, so perhaps I'm a bit biased. It would be nice if they came out with a steelbook, that would probably convince me.

E Unit

I want to buy the UHD for just the 4K disc and toss the DVD from the blu set and pop in the 4K disc in its place. I have the same blu set and want to keep it.

Kedrix

Sounds like a plan, I'll probably do the same exact thing. Heck if I can score the 4k disc by itself from Ebay or something, all the better.

I had to do something similar with my X-Men original trilogy blu set. I ended up keeping the blu-ray box, switching out the cases for 3-disc UHD cases and removing the digital copy discs for the 4k discs. Of course now, I have a 6 disc uhd case with a bunch of blus and digital copy discs (and the 4k digital code) while I'm at it sitting in the closet but I guess that's a happy issue?

Sorta...eh...

Adam Tyner

The first 'IMAX Enhanced' discs -- the first with HDR10+ to boot -- are coming on December 11th: 'A Beautiful Planet' and 'Journey to the South Pacific'. They're arriving courtesy of Mill Creek, of all labels.

(I wonder if IMAX is doing all the authoring, leaving Mill Creek and Shout Factory to just handle distribution and stuff. Both labels' UHD BD release slates consist of nothing but IMAX documentaries.)

Dan

Is there a good site/thread somewhere out there for keeping track of exclusive international releases? To be clear, I don't mean exclusive packaging (steelbooks, digipacks, whatever) I mean exclusive titles that you can't just buy here in North America.

I grabbed the Ghost in the Shell 2-pack (original movie and sequel, not the live-action one) from Amazon Japan, and recently ordered Suspiria (original) and Dawn of the Dead (only the Argento cut is UHD, but the other cuts are BD) from Amazon Italy, all of which I'm glad to add to my collection.

Are there any others that are worth getting?

E Unit

Could this seriously have a more depressing picture on the cover. I'll more than likely still buy it.

EDIT: Pic courtesy of Blu-ray.com

Adam Tyner

blu-ray.com has a pretty active International Ultra HD Blu-ray and 4K Movies subforum.

The most exciting international-only releases at the moment (even though they're not out quite yet) for me are Studiocanal's Carpenter remasters: The Fog, They Live, Prince of Darkness, and Escape from New York.

As far as titles that are actually out now, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Neon Demon would probably rank up there. Lotsa Asian releases, from live concerts to the likes of Wolf Warrior II. I can't speak from personal experience, alas, as I haven't actually imported any UHD BDs yet.

Jay G.

I don't think there's a site/thread for UHD Blu-rays that are only internationally available, but blu-ray.com has a forum for international UHD Blu-rays:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=210

Dan

Thanks guys. That's good enough for what I'm after, as I can go through the threads and see what's not already available here.

Those Studiocanal remasters might be next on my list!

Viper187

Why the fuck isn't Wolf of Wall Street 4K? THAT is a movie that would truly be worth getting in 4K.

mattysemo247

Did anyone pick up Avengers and Age of Ultron? Are they worth the upgrade over the regular blu ray versions?

JimRochester

I did and I think yes. I have not done an A/B comparison but just watching the movies I was blown away at the detail.

Adam Tyner

It looks like Crazy Rich Asians is indeed a go for Ultra HD Blu-ray, despite the early preorder links having been pulled.

DJariya

Crazy Rich Asians doesn't scream needing to be viewed in 4K. However, I have to admit that some of the Singapore scenics would look good in higher resolution.

I liked the movie when I saw it back in August, but I'm a little iffy on whether or not I want to own it. IMO it doesn't have huge replay value.

E Unit

My wife loved the movie, and if there’s ever a UHD option, I’ll buy it. So her liking it (I did as well) is a good enough reason to buy it.

Viper187

I don't understand how a lot of these movies are chosen for upgrades. I wish they'd focus more on releasing movies that were among earlier BD offerings and got shit reviews. The movies with lazy upscaled transfers that never got proper HD scans, MPEG2 releases, etc. Animal House (this is the 40th fucking anniversary), King Arthur, Bone Collector. Hell, even Clash of the Titans (one of Harryhausen's other movies got 4K scanned and it looks amazing). I'm still surprised Biker Boyz didn't get a BD release. And why the hell isn't Wolf of Wall Street 4K? You know that would sell. Who doesn't like lots of naked women in 4K? lol

E Unit

Well most new movies made are already native 4K, so not a lot of work to put them on UHD.

DJariya

Adam Tyner

It's possible. Wolf of Wall Street is in Paramount's hands, and they just released Shutter Island on UHD BD overseas. No anniversary celebration, no sequel tie-in, etc. If they'd do that for one recent Scorsese, I'm sure they'd do it for another. It doesn't hurt that Wolf of Wall Street already has a 4K master handy (not sure about an HDR grade, though).

Ultra HD Blu-ray is in a tight spot with catalog titles because (1) the major studios have generally given up on their back catalogs, unless it's a particularly significant movie or there's a sequel, anniversary, etc. to cash in on and (2) the smaller labels that are licensing these catalog titles aren't interested in UHD BD yet (and maybe won't ever be interested). It's hard for me to imagine something like The Bone Collector or the remake of Assault on Precinct 13 ever making their way to the format. They're not mainstream enough to get the general UHD market excited, and they're not niche enough to appeal to collectors.

Adam Tyner

Also on the Scorsese tip, some foreign retailers are listing Casino as coming next year.

JimRochester

Love Casino. Too bad it's so damn long. I rarely watch it. Have the HD DVD so I would normally jump at the chance to upgrade to UHD, however I would buy it and watch it once.

DJariya

I enjoyed Casino, but it's not the kind of movie IMO that has massive replay value. Not sure if I even own the DVD.

fumanstan

It's funny, since moving to UHD if there's a Blu-ray only release it actually gives me pause on buying it. I felt that way about Christopher Robin, which I probably would have bought in UHD at some point. If CRA wasn't in UHD, I'd probably hold off too. I'll likely get it in UHD since there's a release now.

Viper187

I don't feel most movies I already have on blu are worth upgrading to UHD, only a select few. I'm not a big fan of Cliffhanger, but I still have that on DVD, so I'll likely jump on the UHD. Some of the choices these studios are making strike me as strange though. Transporter 3? Who the fuck wants that? Put the original on UHD!