The Abyss 4K UHD (1989)

[Chad Rouch]

Originally Posted by starmike

I was wondering how they were going to fix that. If they have the frame, there should be a way to use it. Was it destroyed?

I do seem to recall that when negative cutting a frame is destroyed. But it's been a loooooooooong time since film school (and we were taught about negative cutting by a color timer, not an actual negative cutter).

[Dr. T]

Yes, the frame in between is destroyed which is why there's a jump cut. But have computers become so advanced that they could input the two sides and create the missing frame?

[starmike]

Originally Posted by Dr. T

Yes, the frame in between is destroyed which is why there's a jump cut. But have computers become so advanced that they could input the two sides and create the missing frame?

I would really like to see how they handled it.

[matbezlima]

Originally Posted by Dr. T

Yes, the frame in between is destroyed which is why there's a jump cut. But have computers become so advanced that they could input the two sides and create the missing frame?

Hasn’t motion interpolation been used to fill in some missing frames in the 4K restoration of King Kong vs. Godzilla, released by Toho on UHD in 2021?

[dvining]

Originally Posted by matbezlima

Hasn’t motion interpolation been used to fill in some missing frames in the 4K restoration of King Kong vs. Godzilla, released by Toho on UHD in 2021?

I believe the restoration featurette on Criterion's release of Richard III, narrated by Martin Scorsese, describes how they used the technique to replace a missing frame in Olivier's film.

[Trekkie313]

This release is stacked! Glad so much of the before/after effects footage is included, so little has been shown but I've read a lot about how they were done.


Who the hell is gonna buy Avatar again though? Everybody who liked the movies got the special edition previous releases...such a waste of material!

[ScottDS]

Wow! Just from a cursory glance, it looks like almost everything from The Abyss DVD carried over, except for the text commentary (a damn shame) and -some- of the LD supplements. The "imaging station" feature (I think) consisted of the treatment, script, and all the photos but not the behind-the-scenes text. We'll see.

But color me excited... I bought the DVD in high school and when this is released I'll be 41!

[ShadeRF]

This is my most anticipated release of all time, but holy moly, the artwork is absolute trash. It's like someone's intern nephew is doing all their cover art lately.

[stvn1974]

[drb999]

Finally. All those rumors discussions are finally gone.

[Starman22]

Never seen this one yet and so I will check it out.

[chip75]

Did we have a non-Wish List thread? I'm surprised, with all the other ones.

[mjvmovieman]

I am in absolute disbelief this is finally happening after all these years for both Abyss and True Lies.

[Grey2Grey]

Originally Posted by Cplhicks

Still, if the picture isn't DNR'd to death I am more excited for these than I have been for any release in some time. Can't believe he skipped blu-ray and is coming it at "the end" of physical media. Been waiting so long for these...

Just to put things in perspective, when The Abyss comes out in March on 4K UHD, it will have been 24 YEARS since it was last released on physical media!

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by mjvmovieman

I am in absolute disbelief this is finally happening after all these years for both Abyss and True Lies.

Now wares muh Panic Room 4k.

[SpacemanDoug]

Originally Posted by SpazeBlue

While the framing on the theatrical shots basically match the framing on the previous HD master, the special edition shots have a good bit of reframing:

I'd care but it only seems to affect the special edition, which I could care less with how much tinkering he does with that cut, which apparently I'm one of the only people who thinks the theatrical cut is better

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by SpacemanDoug

I'd care but it only seems to affect the special edition, which I could care less with how much tinkering he does with that cut, which apparently I'm one of the only people who thinks the theatrical cut is better

I imagine the shot of Bud in the NTI chamber was very likely only zoomed in as a character moment for the trailer - it looked suspiciously blurry compared to every other shot. I wouldn’t put too much stock in that. The framing discrepancy on the wave shot is negligible.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by mjvmovieman

I am in absolute disbelief this is finally happening after all these years for both Abyss and True Lies.

I’m on pins and needles to know what your new avatar will be once this streets.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by SpazeBlue

While the framing on the theatrical shots basically match the framing on the previous HD master, the special edition shots have a good bit of reframing:

Lol at anybody who doesn't think this and Aliens is going to have a teal push.

[matbezlima]

The sky in the bridge shot is what looks to me have a teal push. The other shot looked fine, it looks blue.