Sea of Love 4K UHD (1989) (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)

[MifuneFan]

Kino will be releasing Sea of Love (1989) starring Al Pacino, on 4K UHD on January 28th, 2025. It'll be sourced from a 4K scan from the OCN, and featuring a new Dolby Vision / HDR master.

https://kinolorber.com/product/sea-of-love-4kuhd

Extras

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Director Harold Becker
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Director Harold Becker
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• The Creation of Sea of Love: Featurette (14:28)
• Deleted Scenes (6:10)
• Theatrical Trailer 1 (2:36) Newly Mastered in 2K
• Theatrical Trailer 2 (1:35)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Screen icon Al Pacino (Serpico, Scarface) gives a powerful, critically acclaimed performance in the highly charged erotic thriller, Sea of Love. Veteran New York City detective Frank Keller (Pacino) is a workaholic cop living on the edge. Joining forces with detective Sherman Touhey (John Goodman, Barton Fink) to track down a bizarre serial killer, he encounters a beautiful suspect (Ellen Barkin, The Big Easy). Convinced of her innocence, Keller enters into a passionate affair, despite hard evidence linking her to the murders. Mounting suspense leads to a surprising conclusion as Keller finds himself caught in an undercurrent of deception, seduction and betrayal. She’s either the love of his life...or the end of it…in this electrifying NYC neo-noir written by Richard Price (The Wanderers, Clockers), directed by Harold Becker (The Onion Field, The Black Marble) and featuring Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins and Paul Calderon.

Sea Of Love - Trailer - (1989) - HQ - YouTube

[Majin Blu]

Yeaaaaah!!!

[captainjoe]

Another rough looking Universal bluray bites the dust

[Melton]

I like this 3/5 Pacino thriller. Much less daring than the mad stuff he was doing a decade earlier (Cruising) but… much more enjoyable.

[JoelGoodsen]

Originally Posted by captainjoe

Another rough looking Universal bluray bites the dust

Hear hear! Still a fair few to go (Parenthood, Scent of a Woman, The 40 Year Old Virgin to name a few)

[Winslow Leach]

Excellent film. Pacino and John Goodman are exceptional.

[captainjoe]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

Hear hear! Still a fair few to go (Parenthood, Scent of a Woman, The 40 Year Old Virgin to name a few)

Hopefully someone picks those ones up at some point. Would be cool to get those all remastered

[lilboyblu]

Excellent news! The old Universal Blu-ray isn’t great.

[IndyMLVC]

What are the chances the extended cut of Sea of Love will be included, Kino? It was officially released on VHS and never again.

Also, there's two different trailers. Hopefully both will be included.

[vector72]

There's a lot of potential here. Nice cinematography, beautiful grain quality, and it's set against the backdrop of NYC. Not sure what's wrong with the opening reel, but a scan from the OCN sounds promising.

[Eschenpod]

Originally Posted by vector72

There's a lot of potential here. Nice cinematography, beautiful grain quality, and it's set against the backdrop of NYC. Not sure what's wrong with the opening reel, but a scan from the OCN sounds promising.

You forgot Ellen Barkin.

[vector72]

Originally Posted by Eschenpod

You forgot Ellen Barkin.

No, I said nice cinematography.

[prkchopexpress]

not to be a hater, but when i think of this movie i think boooooo.

an erotic thriller without any of the eroticism. it really feels so tame with the stuff that came out immediately after. like it could have been made for tv, but with name actors. cinematography always felt kind of flat and uninventive. (very tv like) maybe it just came out too early.

i don’t know that it is necessarily a bad movie, but a severely underwhelming one. although, maybe that has to do with unrealistic expectations.

still think it is worth checking out once. but it doesn’t have any of the magic or charge of stuff that came chasing the success of basic instinct.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Melton

I like this 3/5 Pacino thriller.

Reddit

[Eric_Hendershot]

Excellent! Love this movie. Kino is killing it.

[Jorvic]

Watched this again a while back and it's still an entertaining thriller, driven by the camaraderie between Pacino and Goodman and with a good performance by Ellen Barkin.

Can't be anything but an upgrade on the Blu-ray, which has a not great transfer.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Eschenpod

You forgot Ellen Barkin.

[JackForrester]

Nice, always dug this one.

Now please give us James Dearden's A Kiss Before Dying.

[Voltaire53]

Only got the Blu-ray of this a month ago, so as usual they announce this now. I bought the Hellraiser BD last month too and the 4K got announced. What Blu-ray should I buy next?

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by Voltaire53

Only got the Blu-ray of this a month ago, so as usual they announce this now. I bought the Hellraiser BD last month too and the 4K got announce. What Blu-ray should I buy next?

Demolition Man.