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

[Areyakiddin]

New restoration premiering at the TCM Festival:

https://filmfestival.tcm.com/program...to-the-future/

[Geoff D]

I rather liked the way the UHD looked as it kicked the ass of the shitty old Blu-ray, but I'd rebuy this in a heartbeat if they fixed that weird 10-minute reel with VHS-style chroma bleed.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

New restoration premiering at the TCM Festival:

https://filmfestival.tcm.com/program...to-the-future/

I'm curious what an "IMAX restoration" means for a film that was shot on conventional 35mm. The only other 35mm film I can think of that had a restoration billed that way was SE7EN. I hope Zemeckis didn't dip into AI and revisionism.

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I rather liked the way the UHD looked as it kicked the ass of the shitty old Blu-ray, but I'd rebuy this in a heartbeat if they fixed that weird 10-minute reel with VHS-style chroma bleed.

I can't unsee that entire sub-4k reel from JC Penny to the 1955 diner.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

I'm curious what an "IMAX restoration" means for a film that was shot on conventional 35mm. The only other 35mm film I can think of that had a restoration billed that way was SE7EN. I hope Zemeckis didn't dip into AI and revisionism.

It hopefully just means they want to sell more expensive tickets for the re-release.

Zemeckis hasn't really been the type to meddle with his classics, and BttF has always looked really great (well, except for a couple of specific shots), so it seems unlikely they'd bother changing anything.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Colson

It hopefully just means they want to sell more expensive tickets for the re-release.

Zemeckis hasn't really been the type to meddle with his classics, and BttF has always looked really great (well, except for a couple of specific shots), so it seems unlikely they'd bother changing anything.

Fingers crossed that the eventual UHD of this restoration looks like film.

I nearly re-bought the existing UHD boxset last month, to get the films in individual plastic cases, instead of the cardboard packaging the first cruddy pressings had. Glad I waited.

[NelsonDog]

Amazon UK Pre-order:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1YG8DKW

Release date: 14/4/25

I hope this is the version with the 3 individual plastic cases!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

Fingers crossed that the eventual UHD of this restoration looks like film.

I nearly re-bought the existing UHD boxset last month, to get the films in individual plastic cases, instead of the cardboard packaging the first cruddy pressings had. Glad I waited.

I doubt there'll be a release of this with the 'IMAX restoration', whatever that means. For all we know it's the current 4K put through their DMR pipeline.

[SpookyDollhouse]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

I'm curious what an "IMAX restoration" means for a film that was shot on conventional 35mm. The only other 35mm film I can think of that had a restoration billed that way was SE7EN. I hope Zemeckis didn't dip into AI and revisionism.

My first thought too, no idea what that means. I can think of a handful of things it could be, none of them particularly good, but I'd be more inclined to think a new UHD is in the pipeline if there was word of the other 2 as well. I doubt they'd release a new UHD of just the original but it's interesting any way

[david_blu]

I'm guessing it will be framed as per the open matte old VHS some of us grew up with and then upprezzed a bit from the 4k to reach IMAX resolution.

I mean extra height in this case is effectively the non cropped version from the old VHS days. I don't see why this would lead to a 4k release.

Would we want the open matte versions on 4k?

[BNex99]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I doubt there'll be a release of this with the 'IMAX restoration', whatever that means. For all we know it's the current 4K put through their DMR pipeline.

Agreed. There's that word "restoration" being thrown around again, when in this case, "remaster" or "conversion" are probably more apt.

Originally Posted by david_blu

I'm guessing it will be framed as per the open matte old VHS some of us grew up with and then upprezzed a bit from the 4k to reach IMAX resolution.

I doubt this will be 1.43. Very likely it will be 1.85 slightly windowboxed within the 1.90 frame that most IMAX theaters have these days.

For what it's worth, the TCL Chinese is a native 1.90 screen, though it has sometimes been masked to 1.43 for certain films.

[DisneyDreamer2023]

Originally Posted by NelsonDog

Amazon UK Pre-order:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1YG8DKW

Release date: 14/4/25

I hope this is the version with the 3 individual plastic cases!

How come this is getting another release? Anything new or just the same picture/audio/special features?

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by DisneyDreamer2023

How come this is getting another release?

The search for more money

[Geoff D]

And they'll get some more from me if this is three cases with the OG art inside the box

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by NelsonDog

Amazon UK Pre-order:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1YG8DKW

Release date: 14/4/25

I hope this is the version with the 3 individual plastic cases!

This is the third time they're repackaging these movies in the UK, first release was the digipack, followed by two keepcases in a slipbox, one for the 4Ks and another for the BDs.

I feel like they should've gone for individual cases after the digi, with the shelf friendly jumbo last.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

I can't unsee that entire sub-4k reel from JC Penny to the 1955 diner.

You must have incredible vision, because I've seen the movie across many formats for over 30 years, and never noticed any change in the picture compared to the rest. If I recall correctly, the DVDs showed some of the matte boxes around the flying DeLorean in Part II, but I think the Blu-Rays corrected that.

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

You must have incredible vision, because I've seen the movie across many formats for over 30 years, and never noticed any change in the picture compared to the rest. If I recall correctly, the DVDs showed some of the matte boxes around the flying DeLorean in Part II, but I think the Blu-Rays corrected that.

I think he's taking about the weird interlacing on the 4k
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[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

I think he's taking about the weird interlacing on the 4k
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x...3&l=1&i=6&go=1

That image looks over-sharpened on the Blu-Ray, but more natural on the 4K (given that it was shot from far away instead of a close-up).

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

That image looks over-sharpened on the Blu-Ray, but more natural on the 4K (given that it was shot from far away instead of a close-up).

there is a weird interlacing tho. Not a deal breaker for me but its odd

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

there is a weird interlacing tho. Not a deal breaker for me but its odd

It could be inherent to the source, given that the first film only had a $19 million budget (which wasn't much even 40 years ago).