Mean Girls 4K UHD (2004) (20th Anniversary Edition)

[Pieter V]

Mean Girls 4K Blu-ray

Mean Girls 4K Blu-ray

Mean Girls 4K Blu-ray Steelbook

[thunder2020]

ugh paramount

[Ben_UK]

It’s only that it’s 97 minutes long that the encoding might be ok. Shorter films tend to suffer less with Paramount’s rubbish encoding.

[Telemachus]

Not really a fan of this one anymore, parts of it are cringe to me now. Why couldn't it be Clueless instead

[Fat Phil]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

It’s only that it’s 97 minutes long that the encoding might be ok. Shorter films tend to suffer less with Paramount’s rubbish encoding.

You're grasping at straws there, Ben. Sadly, Paramount's encoding has nothing to do with movie length. You only have to look at stuff like 48 Hrs, Another 48 Hrs and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (97, 92 and 95 mins respectively) to see they look just as terri-bad as longer titles like Liberty Valance, The Firm and Fatal Attraction. It's simply down to very poor workflow combined with zero QC.

The only thing saving titles from looking like hammered shit is the occasional use of alternate authoring houses/teams, which is why releases like Wayne's World, The Running Man and their Miramax output seem to have survived unscathed. Plus there also seems to be some dumb luck involved, where Paramount's 'B-Team' don't completely screw the pooch, despite their best efforts - e.g. I thought Scrooged looked pretty good all things considered.

I love Mean Girls and would hate to see a streaming quality encode plonked on disc, so here's hoping we luck out and get the encoding 'A-Team'. That's the straw i'll be grasping at

PS This is why I love Hollywood's penchant for new sequels/prequels/cash-ins etc. They may end up sucking, but at least they usually get us the OG titles on the format. Gawd bless, Mean Girls (2024), I says

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Why couldn't it be Clueless instead

I could see it coming eventually. It's the 30th anniversary next year so here's hoping.

[BigDmo531]

Oh hell yeah. This is a pleasant surprise. Like others have pointed out Paramount doesn't inspire much optimism but hopefully this is one of those ones they get right

[maverick22]

We just streamed this the other day ha!

[Nori]

Cool, I enjoyed this movie.

Originally Posted by BigDmo531

Oh hell yeah. This is a pleasant surprise. Like others have pointed out Paramount doesn't inspire much optimism but hopefully this is one of those ones they get right

Does happen sometimes that their 4K's are only a hair better than the blu's, but rarely have they done a 4K that is inferior to the blu ray, so if you just want that little extra then I wouldn't be worried. With some luck can be a big upgrade too.

[Scoot79]

I'd love a Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan commentary track.

Hopefully the release date will be Tuesday, April 30th. (April 30, 2004 being the theatrical release)

Oh, and 4K UltraHDs of Clueless, Heathers, Jawbreaker, and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion too, please.

[Ben_UK]

Originally Posted by Fat Phil

You're grasping at straws there, Ben. Sadly, Paramount's encoding has nothing to do with movie length. You only have to look at stuff like 48 Hrs, Another 48 Hrs and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (97, 92 and 95 mins respectively) to see they look just as terri-bad as longer titles like Liberty Valance, The Firm and Fatal Attraction. It's simply down to very poor workflow combined with zero QC.

The only thing saving titles from looking like hammered shit is the occasional use of alternate authoring houses/teams, which is why releases like Wayne's World, The Running Man and their Miramax output seem to have survived unscathed. Plus there also seems to be some dumb luck involved, where Paramount's 'B-Team' don't completely screw the pooch, despite their best efforts - e.g. I thought Scrooged looked pretty good all things considered.

I love Mean Girls and would hate to see a streaming quality encode plonked on disc, so here's hoping we luck out and get the encoding 'A-Team'. That's the straw i'll be grasping at

PS This is why I love Hollywood's penchant for new sequels/prequels/cash-ins etc. They may end up sucking, but at least they usually get us the OG titles on the format. Gawd bless, Mean Girls (2024), I says

All fair points and yep I am after those straws! We shall see I guess.

[starmike]

If it doesn't come out here on Oct. 3, someone in marketing is sleeping.

[THS]

Originally Posted by starmike

If it doesn't come out here on Oct. 3, someone in marketing is sleeping.

I thought this too, but I would prefer not to wait that long for it

[Scoot79]

Originally Posted by starmike

If it doesn't come out here on Oct. 3, someone in marketing is sleeping.

October 3rd falls on a Thursday this year so it definitely won't. Plus, that's too long to wait.

[dickdarlington]

It will most likely be out in March/April and will be released alongside the remake/reboot/adaptation that’s coming out on Friday.

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by Scoot79

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion too, please.

I'd get it but I doubt Disney cares

[IPreferPi]

Gruel!!!! Finally owning this on home video.

[dcruz13]

Praying for solid artwork

[Scoot79]

Originally Posted by dcruz13

Praying for solid artwork

I'd like a group shot of the girls.

[Scoot79]

Originally Posted by kevin87

I'd get it but I doubt Disney cares

Maybe they'll license it out?