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

[HD Goofnut]

This thread is for the Back to the Trilogy, right?

[mlabonte21]

Originally Posted by VonMagnum

I enjoyed 1 & 2 a lot. 3 was ok. 4 was absolute shite. A bunch of politically correct junk mixed with the dumbest character I've ever seen (the popsicle stick thing) while established characters got almost no time. Worse yet, it wasn't funny.

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

My biggest problem with 4 is that the girl, after begging for Woody, just tossed him aside and doesn't care at all, a few days later.

Agreed on all points.

However, the Ducky & Bunny scenes attacking the old lady almost made the whole thing worth it.

The movie kind of works as an Epilogue if you can train your brain that way.

[mlabonte21]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

This thread is for the Back to the Trilogy, right?

Forgive us!

Does anybody have an order status to share?!?

[TheHutt]

Had my steelbooks pimped up. Lookin' good!

[Torgon]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

USPS Media Mail!! YAY!!! *crickets*

Originally Posted by DarkEco910

Mine, too.

Media mail from Gruv (not Ebay Gruv) shipping notice yesterday. I get it next week. Yay!

[Blu Ray McHone]

Recently had a chance to revisit these on 4k with my wife. They all look fantastic, especially part III!

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

Just ignore them. I figured out a long time ago, there's a difference between posting an honest, thoughtful opinion and posting things just to get people worked up. The latter don't deserve to be acknowledged.

My opinion was honest. Maybe it wasn't said in the most thoughtful way, but it was still honest. I am in no way trying to get anyone worked up. I honestly do not think the Toy Story movies are the best animation has to offer. Not by a long shot.


Back on topic, I watched Back to the Future Part II last night and saw new minute details I haven't seen before. Such as small Glint/light on door frames when they open the car doors. This is one heck of a 4K presentation. It may not be able to go toe to toe with some of the best 4K presentations out there, but it most certainly holds its own.

[y88cdw]

So I've just compared both the 2015 and 2020 SDR releases on a 55" reference screen.

They added image post-stabilization (missing the Cattle Queen of Montana sign however haha), and colors do look better (the yellows being less greenish and more reddish), with brightness adjusted on most scenes on the HDR scan with even some physical light equipment erased (on the left of the characters closeup after Einstein time travel with an image portion nearby tracked and pasted over several times).

The heavy degrain is the worst part about this release. 4K scan does add more resolution, but the grain looks rainbow and blurred, very VHS. It kills the sharpness in comparison. The grain on the Twin Pine Mall sign or any face closeup is very obvious of the quality degradation between the releases.

My advice would be not to get rid of the 2015 release until a better master with the actual grading is done in 2025 or 2030.

Also the French dubbing is left with many errors introduced since the DVD release and remains unfixed, especially in Part III. Some audio cues are missing (or even muted compared to the original track) and the beginning of Part III (adding the end of Part II) was left not dubbed, so there are now three different audios for that clocktower scene with bothering differences that play throughout the trilogy. It was acceptable since Part I and II were in different timelines but they should have pasted the same dubbing of Part II in Part III. I would be tempted to make a accurate edition only to forget about the missing corrections. Did any of these contracts came with quality control?

[WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

My order was cancelled and refunded, but sent out today.

whoa really?
you really made out!

[dvdvhsvcd]

BTTF disc freezing on me yikes

[Nosferatu31]

Those of you with freezing issues with the first film, what player are you using? I've watched the first film twice on my Sony X700 with no issues. Could it be a player issue?

[Bassaholic]

BTTF played fine for me but BTTF part II started freezing at around 44:30. I just RR slightly and it was ok after that. I had a couple of HP 4K do the same thing.

[Uptight]

Originally Posted by Bassaholic

BTTF played fine for me but BTTF part II started freezing at around 44:30. I just RR slightly and it was ok after that. I had a couple of HP 4K do the same thing.

I noticed in a forum from a program used to decrypt discs that other people had issues with the UHD.

When I say "issue" I mean problems using this kind of software handling the discs.

That often happen, yet with recent versions of these tools, they shouldn't be there, unless the distributor did a relevant change in their discs.

The reasons can be many: a) a bug from the decryption software (A/V sync issues were found in one of them, because of the Atmos track, and it's currently being fixed), b) a single defective disc that needs to be replaced by the distributor, so the buyer had a bad luck (maybe a scratch?), or c) something less likely, yet also common, ALL buyers (or a good number) received defective discs and a recall needs to be done.

I am betting c) could be happening.

One user posted this in that forum, and I wanted to ask here if it's true:

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A lot of people have had issues with this set.
Most people report that an extreme cleaning the of discs has resolved their issues.
Some people have had success turning the speed control off/down in the registry, although if you've never set this in the past it wont be causing an issue.
Some people have had success removing and re-applying the power to the drive whilst the computer is turned on and the disc loaded.
I had success trying a different firmware (WH16NS60 1.02) on my drive.
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Also note I am talking about using a PC to handle UHD discs, not the usual players people here comment. Even so, user ilovedealsbaby posted in this thread:

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my back to the future 1 disc goes all pixeled at around 40 min any one else have this?
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Lysander91 replied: I had the same issue at about 48 minutes, but I cleaned the disc and it worked the second go. Disc looked spotless beforehand, so I'm crossing my fingers that it was just a spec of dust.

User nvadr also posted: Back to the Future Part II 4k disc there is some serious video glitching at 43:35 which continues until 47:09 where my UDP-203 player freezes up.

Bijouman replied: Your disc likely has a pressing defect where some pits are unreadable (the layers may be touching each other in one spot or another). Request a replacement from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

User Indiana Jones said: Many people have experienced issues but by all accounts its not a faulty disc issue so there won't be a replacement scheme.

So what's going on here?

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by TheHutt

Had my steelbooks pimped up. Lookin' good!

That is perfection.

[Canuck21]

Which one of these box sets have the discs in regular black 4K cases?

[WhiteTim]

After almost a month after release my order from GRUV got delivered today

[notops]

Originally Posted by WhiteTim

After almost a month after release my order from GRUV got delivered today

Hopefully that gave you enough time to enjoy the extra 40 bucks you saved by ordering during their pricing error

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by notops

Hopefully that gave you enough time to enjoy the extra 40 bucks you saved by ordering during their pricing error

Sale, they called it a sale.

[bwshihtzu]

Finally got my $10 Gruv.com order today. First one looks fantastic!

[jvonl]

Mine came today. If it was a sale, wonderful (and I'll continue to look for more). If it was an error, they honored it and should be commended for that. For $10, I was happy to wait.