Back to the Future Trilogy 4K UHD (1985-1990)

[Nothing371]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

I wonder if it's worth waiting for the PS5 if you're waiting to take the plunge on a 4K player. You'll have a 4K player, a games console, and a media center all in one.

That's definitely the way to go for a casual enthusiast. Which is most people I know whom don't buy many discs.

But if you don't play Playstation games then no. A stand alone player is much cheaper.

[nick4Knight]

So amped for this trilogy the more I think about it. Gonna be tough to wait till probably up to July or so. But worth it.

I imagine Jaws will come out next year, too. To take advantage of 45th Anniversary date. And then Indiana Jones movies will come out 2021 to go with the Anniversary of Raiders. So in two years all the majors will be out -- The only sadness would be Jurassic Park deserving better.. perhaps a re-release in 2023 to fix it, and JP III

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by Nothing371

That's definitely the way to go for a casual enthusiast. Which is most people I know whom don't buy many discs.

But if you don't play Playstation games then no. A stand alone player is much cheaper.

I bought a stand-alone player because PS4 didn't have a 4K player. I'm going to sell my 4K player so I can get the PS5. Hopefully, the movie buying general audience also gets the PS5 to give 4K a shot in the arm.

[Nothing371]

Originally Posted by Malagant

Superb news! 2020 could be a sensational year for 4K BD, with BTTF, LoTR, hopefully Star Wars and possibly (I hope) Game of Thrones.

Well Disney is going to need something to make in 2020.

We're not getting GoT however though because Peter doesn't support 4K enough.

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by nick4Knight

I imagine Jaws will come out next year, too. To take advantage of 45th Anniversary date.

yes, please.

I'm waiting for a better 4k for JP as well

[Boland]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

If Universal treat them right then I'm more worried about what the "professional reviews" will think of them, especially the first film which was shot on some of the grainiest stock (5294) that was used in mainstream '80s filmmaking. It wasn't shot as filtered as, say, Gremlins was (which was lensed on the immediate predecessor to 5294) but at it's core it's not going to be a particularly 'clean' looking film. Still, if it gets a bit off the top as Uni like to do then I won't complain if it looks as stellar as Casino does.

I was actually going to say, was the entire first film shot on 5294? It isn't exactly a clean looking stock compared to 5247 which seems to look incredible with 4k scans. I've always wondered what the sequels were shot on, and if they were at least partial t-grain stocks. They look a lot cleaner.

[Solomon]

I always preach that you should never purchase a movie on day one release when you can get it a lot cheaper a couple months after but if there is 1 movie franchise i will always purchase on day one, it will always be BTTF! **** YEAH, IT IS FINALLY COMING TO 4K, WOOHOO!!!! If and when Universal re-releases this to movie theaters again, i will be there as well! Had a great time with the other people who came to watch it last time in the theater, it was just a pure delight.

[Ben_UK]

Hopefully they don't mess this one up. Please Universal.

[lewis_w84]

DNR? Where we're going, we don't need DNR!

[I KEEL YOU]

I hope that this doesn't mean that there is a remake in the works.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Boland

I was actually going to say, was the entire first film shot on 5294? It isn't exactly a clean looking stock compared to 5247 which seems to look incredible with 4k scans. I've always wondered what the sequels were shot on, and if they were at least partial t-grain stocks. They look a lot cleaner.

They used 5247 as well but I don't know if it was just for the 8-perf VFX plates or for the daylight exteriors as well. In any case, they'll have used the 94 quite a bit and so if that's left unfettered then it will look grainy as all get out.

The sequels were made just before the EXR stocks came out I think, if I had to guess I'd say they were 5295 so they should look quite a bit cleaner.

[Donl1282]

I hope the discs will not be in sleeves like they were in the 25th anniversary release.

[Ben_UK]

A comment from Bob Gale still haunts me regarding the old Blu Ray release. He said something along the lines of "I have seen it and it looks great, lovely grain" etc etc.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

A comment from Bob Gale still haunts me regarding the old Blu Ray release. He said something along the lines of "I have seen it and it looks great, lovely grain" etc etc.

The original untouched transfers were fairly good for the time (2002), but when they arrived on Blu they'd been DNR'ed, sharpened and given ye olde Universal dirt removal pass which removed actual picture information in some cases.

[nichart]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

I wonder if it's worth waiting for the PS5 if you're waiting to take the plunge on a 4K player. You'll have a 4K player, a games console, and a media center all in one.

That's the entire reason I bought my Xbox. Lol

[Vertizontal]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

I'll pass on two and three simply because I don't like them. Even as a kid I didn't care for the sequels and I didn't feel any better about them when I revisited them as an adult. I'm fine with just getting the original.

Same here. Still to this day I've passed on the Blu's because of the mixed reviews and as far as I remember they never released them individually and I just never cared for the follow ups to the original (yeah, yeah, I'm one of the very few, I know, don't care, I mean they're okay but not worth owning to me...hoping the 4k's hit as individuals too).

[johnnyringo7]

Originally Posted by nick4Knight

So amped for this trilogy the more I think about it. Gonna be tough to wait till probably up to July or so. But worth it.

I imagine Jaws will come out next year, too. To take advantage of 45th Anniversary date. And then Indiana Jones movies will come out 2021 to go with the Anniversary of Raiders. So in two years all the majors will be out -- The only sadness would be Jurassic Park deserving better.. perhaps a re-release in 2023 to fix it, and JP III

Jurassic Park and Terminator 2 deserves better. It's sad but I have hopes both will re-released in a near future.

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

They used 5247 as well but I don't know if it was just for the 8-perf VFX plates or for the daylight exteriors as well. In any case, they'll have used the 94 quite a bit and so if that's left unfettered then it will look grainy as all get out.

The sequels were made just before the EXR stocks came out I think, if I had to guess I'd say they were 5295 so they should look quite a bit cleaner.

One thing that really stood out to me when seeing BTTF in 35mm a year ago or so was the decent amount of film grain that I could see, which you typically don't see on a theatrical print after all of the generational losses from the traditional copying process. So if a third generation copy has some visible grain to it, the OCN should be quite grainy indeed. I probably can't expect something like Glory in terms of a grain field, but I just hope I can see something that looks like film with a 4K release. Assuming it gets a new scan and is handled from the people who have done titles like Casino, Scarface, American Gangster, etc, I think we will be good.

[buckeye1]

Originally Posted by Solomon

I always preach that you should never purchase a movie on day one release when you can get it a lot cheaper a couple months after but if there is 1 movie franchise i will always purchase on day one, it will always be BTTF! **** YEAH, IT IS FINALLY COMING TO 4K, WOOHOO!!!! If and when Universal re-releases this to movie theaters again, i will be there as well! Had a great time with the other people who came to watch it last time in the theater, it was just a pure delight.

I agree with you here. BTTF is my all-time favorite trilogy. I have this on VHS and about 3 different Blu-Ray versions including the famous tin from overseas. I will pre-order this as soon as it's announced for pre-order. Plus the original brings back memories from High School. Can't wait...

[nathanddrews]

Just like Jurassic Park, I'm glad I held off buying those mediocre Blu-rays. Can't wait to get the 4K trilogy bundle!