Crank 4K UHD (2006)

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

But will you discard it when you have no more use for it???

Only for the "all items" run.

[LoSouL]

Is there even a negative?

[KubrickKurasawa]

One of my favorite popcorn flicks.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Cliff

I love people who get sassy because they don't know who they're talking to.

Yes... um, I DO know Crank was shot on 'film' for some stuff. Only the slow mo shots because the Sony F950 couldn't do high speed. So the shot of Chev walking toward camera and the descender rig shot. Only about 20 seconds of Crank 1 was shot on film.

I was talking about Crank 2, which was shot using HDV 1440x1080 4:2:0. By 2008, they didn't need film for slow motion... for those shots in part 2 they used the Sony EX1. But there's no real additional detail to be pulled from it. It wasn't shot with any extended dynamic range in the source footage.

The original CAN benefit from HDR, but it'll be interesting to see how much because Neveldine/Taylor burned the look of Crank into the footage as they shot it. So I don't know how much latitude there is to pull from because they didn't really take advantage of the extended dynamic range the F950 could offer at the time. Gamer and Ghost Rider 2 would be better samples as both shot on RED.


The extended cut isn't a director's cut... the film's running time is 87 minutes. In many territories they film needed to run over 90 minutes so they added a scene where Chev pounds nails into his leg to get the running time to 90. That cut is nothing more than a theatrical running time obligation and not something N/T really want in the film.

I wasn't getting sassy and I know who you are, but pulling the "Do you know who I am" is a little sassy.
The first had some prosumer stuff DV NTSC mixed in also for the handheld rollerblade camera man shots.
I have seen the longer version advertised as both I don't know where the directors stand but it does not add anything I need, I was more adding to the silly ire that people bytchin about only theatrical cuts make it to 4k.
Plus knowing LG this will be from a ratty filmout anyway, so god knows what it will end up looking like source quality or not.
Gamer would look rough due to the ton of filters they put on in post.
GR would be a better looking film, despite the RED.

[gregmtl92]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

I wasn't getting sassy and I know who you are, but pulling the "Do you know who I am" is a little sassy.

Who is he?

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

Who is he?

Howard the duck

[Jawaburger]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

Who is he?

Apparently, someone super important.

[StingingVelvet]

There was a time I hated this movie, and most Statham movies, but now I've been worn down to liking them all. I just snapped one day and "accepted" modern films. Crazy how things change.

[bradnoyes]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

There was a time I hated this movie, and most Statham movies, but now I've been worn down to liking them all. I just snapped one day and "accepted" modern films. Crazy how things change.

Watching Transformers for the first time on UHD is when I snapped.

[gates70]

Might double dip...ok, I'm in.

[GasmaskAvenger]

Will High Voltage also get a 4K UHD?

[trekky76]

Day 1 for me. And having never seen it is only a bonus. Like a new movie release!

[gregmtl92]

Originally Posted by Cliff

I am everyone and no one.
Everywhere.
Nowhere.
Call me ... Darkman.

Oh, I see, nice to meet you Mr. Neeson.

[DVD Josh]

Originally Posted by bowiee1984

film is upscaled 4k if i want to upscale the film ill just throw the original blu ray in my uhd player, do a proper 4k scan of the original negative and it would be a day 1 buy.

Oh, when people who don't know what they are talking about try to sound knowledgeable, hilarity always ensues.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Cliff

I'm not pulling a "do you know who I am?" - You were attempting to correct or school me on the info I was providing and I'm saying that before you go wagging your finger with a condescending, "You do know (insert factoid here), right?" that you should hold a beat and maybe know your audience to make sure you're not wagging that finger at someone who knows more about it than you do, especially when you're not correct. Case in point:

There's no prosumer DV in the first Crank. The rollerblade stuff with Mark on Crank 1 is all Sony F950 with the deck rigged to a backpack. That why they went prosumer HDV on the 2nd, so they could literally throw the cameras around and if one broke it would only be $3k. If there's anything else you want to know about Crank or Crank 2, feel free to ask me what I know, not tell me what i know.


I am everyone and no one.
Everywhere.
Nowhere.
Call me ... Darkman.

Is that a bag of chips on your shoulder?
I was not attempting anything no idea why you went fully hostile but cool, I'm not bothered.
They didn't use the XL2 in the first film?

[Sky_Captain]

It'd pain me to get rid of the German BD, just because of the bonus disc artwork...

[Show spoiler]

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

It'd pain me to get rid of the German BD, just because of the bonus disc artwork...

[Show spoiler]

Ok, now I need that

[LoSouL]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

It'd pain me to get rid of the German BD, just because of the bonus disc artwork...

[Show spoiler]

I wouldn't get rid of it then. If something's unique or exotic enough, I don't mind a redundancy or two.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

Watching Transformers for the first time on UHD is when I snapped.

Yeah I rented Transformers when it first came out and turned it off halfway through when the one robot started speaking Ebonics. When I got the UHD though I was pretty entertained until the end. All through the 00s I was just like "modern movies suck, screw them all." Slowly the last 5 years or so though something changed and I just pulled that stick out of my ass.

[LoSouL]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

the one robot started speaking Ebonics.

Robonics.