The Last Starfighter 4K UHD (1984) - Blu-ray Forum

dylrichard02 · 02-15-2023, 03:25 PM

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Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative

4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Uncompressed 2.0 stereo, 5.1 DTS-HD MA and 4.1 audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary with star Lance Guest and his son Jackson Guest

Audio commentary with Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast

Archival audio commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb

Maggie's Memories: Revisiting The Last Starfighter - interview with actor Catherine Mary Stewart

Into the Starscape: Composing The Last Starfighter - interview with composer Craig Safan

Incredible Odds: Writing The Last Starfighter - interview with screenwriter Jonathan Betuel

Interstellar Hit-Beast: Creating the Special Effects - interview with special effects supervisor Kevin Pike

Excalibur Test: Inside Digital Productions - interview with sci-fi author Greg Bear on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter

Greetings Starfighter! Inside the Arcade Game - an interview with arcade game collector Estil Vance on reconstructing the Starfighter game

Heroes of the Screen - archival featurette

Crossing the Frontier: The Making of The Last Starfighter - archival 4-part documentary

Image galleries

Theatrical and teaser trailers

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson

Collector's booklet featuring writing by Amanda Reyes and sci-fi author Greg Bear's Omni magazine article on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter

Limited Edition slipcover featuring commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson

Coming May 23rd, 2023.

HD Goofnut · 02-15-2023, 03:33 PM

Ben_UK · 02-15-2023, 03:33 PM

Loved this film as a kid, although the first act is by far the strongest. I think once

[Show spoiler]

.

starmike · 02-15-2023, 03:33 PM

Nice.

(and upset I just got it on Blu)

HD Goofnut · 02-15-2023, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Loved this film as a kid, although the first act is by far the strongest. I think once

[Show spoiler]

.

That's when it gets better for me.

1924 · 02-15-2023, 03:35 PM

Fun movie though Catherine Mary Stewart plays a big part in my enjoyment

Dr. T · 02-15-2023, 03:37 PM

What resolution were the effects rendered at?

HD Goofnut · 02-15-2023, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dr. T

what resolution were the effects rendered at?

.25k

dylrichard02 · 02-15-2023, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1924

Fun movie though Catherine Mary Stewart plays a big part in my enjoyment

We need Night of the Comet on 4K!

dvining · 02-15-2023, 03:42 PM

I'd been tempted to buy the Arrow Blu, even though I have the old Universal one.

Glad I held off. I'll end up with this one in my collection, for sure.

THS · 02-15-2023, 03:55 PM

Gonna need a Limited Edition with Steelbook packaging inside.

profholt82 · 02-15-2023, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dvining

I'd been tempted to buy the Arrow Blu, even though I have the old Universal one.

Glad I held off. I'll end up with this one in my collection, for sure.

The Arrow blu from a couple years back was a revelation in comparison to the old Universal disc. Night and day. I'm assuming this new disc will use that same 4k transfer, just with the whole shebang on a disc instead of the lossy 2k blu disc. Good things. Grig approved.

Weirded Wonder · 02-15-2023, 04:24 PM

I simply love this film. Day one!

El Sleezo · 02-15-2023, 04:27 PM

Yeah gorgeous transfer on the blu so I might be slow to upgrade.

ProfProlific · 02-15-2023, 04:38 PM

Oh yes!!

deet · 02-15-2023, 04:48 PM

A double-dip so inevitable, even I saw it coming.

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Originally Posted by Dr. T

What resolution were the effects rendered at?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter

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The computer graphics for the film were rendered by Digital Productions (DP) on a Cray X-MP supercomputer. The company created 27 minutes of effects for the film. This was considered an enormous amount of computer generated imagery at the time. For the 300 scenes containing computer graphics in the film, each frame of the animation contained an average of 250,000 polygons and had a resolution of 3000 × 5000 36-bit pixels.

Maximux · 02-15-2023, 04:51 PM

sure purchase!

Sulaiman3421 · 02-15-2023, 05:01 PM

Day one for sure.

brysenji · 02-15-2023, 05:01 PM

LOL I never got around to watching my previous Arrow release of this and had just recently been meaning to watch it. Oh well lol.

Matt89 · 02-15-2023, 05:15 PM

This is confirmed??

Amazing. Bought the Arrow BD back in 2020 but will gladly upgrade to a UHD.

02-15-2023, 03:33 PM	#2
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2372 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1093 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39

02-15-2023, 03:33 PM	#3
Ben_UK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Birmingham, UK 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:4	Loved this film as a kid, although the first act is by far the strongest. I think once [Show spoiler] .

02-15-2023, 03:33 PM	#4
starmike Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2012 Location:NJ	Nice. (and upset I just got it on Blu)

02-15-2023, 03:35 PM	#6
1924 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2014	Fun movie though Catherine Mary Stewart plays a big part in my enjoyment

02-15-2023, 03:37 PM	#7
Dr. T Special Member Member since:Jun 2022 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:818 MA collection:20 Digital collection:52 iTunes collection:667 Trading Score:1	What resolution were the effects rendered at?

02-15-2023, 03:42 PM	#10
dvining Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2011 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:1531 DVD collection:31	I'd been tempted to buy the Arrow Blu, even though I have the old Universal one. Glad I held off. I'll end up with this one in my collection, for sure.

02-15-2023, 03:55 PM	#11
THS Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:1186 Blu-ray collection:2471 DVD collection:161 Trading Score:368	Gonna need a Limited Edition with Steelbook packaging inside.

02-15-2023, 04:24 PM	#13
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	I simply love this film. Day one!

02-15-2023, 04:27 PM	#14
El Sleezo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Burgerland 4K collection:710 Blu-ray collection:6732 DVD collection:130	Yeah gorgeous transfer on the blu so I might be slow to upgrade.

02-15-2023, 04:38 PM	#15
ProfProlific Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2020 Location:Illinois 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:340 DVD collection:14 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Oh yes!!

02-15-2023, 04:51 PM	#17
Maximux Special Member Member since:Jul 2020 Location:Canada	sure purchase!

02-15-2023, 05:01 PM	#18
Sulaiman3421 Member Member since:Aug 2016 Blu-ray collection:1	Day one for sure.

02-15-2023, 05:01 PM	#19
brysenji Member Member since:Jun 2021 Location:Los Angeles	LOL I never got around to watching my previous Arrow release of this and had just recently been meaning to watch it. Oh well lol.

02-15-2023, 05:15 PM	#20
Matt89 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Toronto 4K collection:336 Blu-ray collection:361 iTunes collection:48 Trading Score:2	This is confirmed?? Amazing. Bought the Arrow BD back in 2020 but will gladly upgrade to a UHD.

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