The Abyss 4K UHD (1989)

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Been in a coma lately? Sony is going to be handling whatever Disney tells them to release from now on. I doubt steelbooks for newly issued catalog titles are on the menu right now.

Are you actually kidding? The Sony thing has no bearing on it whatsoever and as Disnee regularly put out steelbooks for their titles - yes, even in their sclerotic state they still managed to put out steels for new releases and re-released other stuff in steels - so yes, I think steelbooks for these are inevitable. These regular versions are going to sell like gangbusters first up and if there's one thing that guarantees re-releases it's something selling a shitload to begin with. Imagine steels with the OG poster art...ohmaigod

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Are you actually kidding? The Sony thing has no bearing on it whatsoever and as Disnee regularly put out steelbooks for their titles - yes, even in their sclerotic state they still managed to put out steels for new releases and re-released other stuff in steels - so yes, I think steelbooks for these are inevitable. These regular versions are going to sell like gangbusters first up and if there's one thing that guarantees re-releases it's something selling a shitload to begin with. Imagine steels with the OG poster art...ohmaigod

No, not kidding. For one thing isn't Walmart now their sole steelbook retailer? If they were planning on doing it they would be doing it now methinks.

[rubystone356]

the original covers for many classic films are great as a cover.
the abyss had some unusual original posters without the actors..
so I don't mind the new cover.

the abyss has sold a lot. chances of a re-release are great in maybe 20 years or so.
Jacob

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

No, not kidding. For one thing isn't Walmart now their sole steelbook retailer? If they were planning on doing it they would be doing it now methinks.

Why have people buy it once when you can make them buy it twice? If you steel it, they will come

[OSHAN]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Why have people buy it once when you can make them buy it twice? If you steel it, they will come

[Member-874925]

I will buy it and believe it look awesome. I have missed seeing it yearly (sometimes weekly) which I did when I had it on VHS. And that was the TC

[Duffy12]

So damn close now . . .

[dudeabides34]

Definitely watching this first. SE of course.

[rubystone356]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

So damn close now . . .

**** YEA!

Jacob

[J.M.P.]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

So damn close now . . .

On my US Amazon account it states...
"Pre-ordered"
"We will email you when we have an estimated delivery date."

I hope Disney didn't miss calculate the quantity of discs to be produced... On Amazon over 10,000 on pre-order. I'm curious to know how many more were pre-ordered elsewhere in the US.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by rubystone356

the abyss had some unusual original posters without the actors..

That's why the original posters are so cool and the new cover is so meh!

[aiman04]

Bill Hunt review:

https://thedigitalbits.com/item/abyss-the-2024-uhd

[SoliquidForLife]

Not a big fan of "This footage was then “optimized” by Park Road’s proprietary deep-learning algorithms." and "...fine detail has been “enhanced” algorithmically." I know it won't look as bad as Get Back but this stuff just puts a chill down my spine.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by SoliquidForLife

Not a big fan of "This footage was then “optimized” by Park Road’s proprietary deep-learning algorithms." and "...fine detail has been “enhanced” algorithmically." I know it won't look as bad as Get Back but this stuff just puts a chill down my spine.

And so it should, but for whatever reasons Abyss is easily the bestest looking one out of these three, retaining a nicely filmic veneer with only the bizarrely sharp eyes and occasional heavier noise reduction giving the game away. Still looks great.

[SoliquidForLife]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

And so it should, but for whatever reasons Abyss is easily the bestest looking one out of these three, retaining a nicely filmic veneer with only the bizarrely sharp eyes and occasional heavier noise reduction giving the game away. Still looks great.

At least I can fall back on my Alien Anthology set for Aliens. The Abyss and True Lies never had a good shot.

[Riddler The Slag]

Bill Hunt just posted his review. A+ across the board.

[Telemachus]

Lost me at Bill Hunt

[neo5468]

If what he is saying about audio error with wrong line in SE is true, then it is really cool that it is fixed. Great job noticing and reporting the error to production team.

edit: It was actually someone from twitter, "SuperDan", who noticed this error.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by neo5468

If what he is saying about audio error with wrong line in SE is true, then it is really cool that it is fixed. Great job noticing and reporting the error to production team.

edit: It was actually someone from twitter, "SuperDan", who noticed this error.

That would be me. I noticed the errors in the theatre in December and got in contact w/ Bill.

[neo5468]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

That would be me. I noticed the errors in the theatre in December and got in contact w/ Bill.

That is awesome! Thank you.