Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Guys. It’s already been confirmed these releases will come in rigid slipbox. Much like Creepshow.

Only thing I dislike about SF releases are that they shrink wrap the slipcover which damages the corners.

I like that they are shrink-wrapped. While it can slightly dent the corner in, if you buy them from Amazon, they have a much more likely chance of arriving not totally wrecked, due to the shrink-wrap preventing the slipcases from creasing/folding outwards. I can't count the number of creased slipcases I've received from Amazon due to them shipping in their envelopes. The shrink-wrapping helps. I'd rather have a tiny amount of corner denting than the entire slipcase creased across the front or back or sides.

But it won't matter for these anyways so much - these will be rigid slipboxes, so the shrinkwrap will not damage the corners of these.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by mar3o

I keep all my slipcases. Despite the complaints, I think the art is better than some photoshopped floating heads we could have gotten.

We could have gotten the original or alternative original art

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by KidA

I own around 2,000 LP's (most of them cataloged) and almost everything I've purchased new/sealed does not have the "scratch-hiss-pop" you reference. Audiophile vinyl, like the previously mentioned MFSL One-Step releases or Analogue Productions' Clarity Vinyl sound absolutely incredible. Albums mastered by Kevin Gray, Ryan K. Smith, Bernie Grundman, or a handful of other mastering engineers, and those pressed at RTI, Optimal, or QRP are almost always audio nirvana. High-rez digital audio can be just as good in many cases, but there's something to be said for having the 12" x 12" artwork and a big gatefold to admire. My love of vinyl comes from the same place as my love for well-encoded 4K HDR movies with lossless original audio. It's just the best way to experience the art, IMO. That said, there's a lot more that can go wrong with vinyl given the many steps involved with creating the record, but when it's done with care and good QC it is wonderful.

Sure, brand-new high-quality vinyl doesn't have any pops or crackles. And no decent record has hiss of any kind.

But, many people have a nostalgic feeling for their older records that they played to death back in the day, and are accustomed to their old records having lots of pops and crackle. They really are incredibly easy to damage.

I own many records myself and follow a lot of record blogs.

Now, old cassettes often had hiss.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Sure, brand-new high-quality vinyl doesn't have any pops or crackles. And no decent record has hiss of any kind.

But, many people have a nostalgic feeling for their older records that they played to death back in the day, and are accustomed to their old records having lots of pops and crackle. They really are incredibly easy to damage.

I own many records myself and follow a lot of record blogs.

Now, old cassettes often had hiss.

Same as records not all old tapes were garbage

[bb8977]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Hmmm You might be into something… looks like it could be a J-Card from back of case and folds over the top. If so that would be cool.

Looks like someone asked on the HighDefDigest Facebook page if that is a J-card or part of the actual artwork. no response yet

Unfortunately it’s printed on the case

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by bb8977

Unfortunately it’s printed on the case

That’s too bad.

Just not sure why they went with such a blah looking banner on the top edge. Could have been black background with a silver font. Would have look less crappy.

[bladelia]

If anybody in the UK is watching Endeavour on ITV, it's littered with Halloween references.

[Blu Balls]

Hoping Best Buy has these on the 5th. Well, at least the first two.
I definitely want to pick this up in store instead of playing mail order Russian roulette.

[zeldafreak]

What do you all think of Shout Factory releases compared to Sacred Bones? The only thing I can tell is different is the color of the vinyl, anything else? I'm thinking the Sacred Bones would also have a more limited run as well assuming Shout Factory is a larger company.

[Lotso]

So for someone like me that would love to upgrade my DVD's to these new Blu-Ray/4K upgrades what would you recommend me getting.

Should I buy these 5 4K releases on Halloween 1-5 and wait for SF to do the same thing for the rest of the movies a year from now maybe.

Or should I invest in the Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray Disc, 2014, 15-Disc Set, Limited Deluxe Edition) (I know it's OOP but there are buying options on ebay etc.)

Thanks in advance!

[JCRW82]

Originally Posted by Lotso

So for someone like me that would love to upgrade my DVD's to these new Blu-Ray/4K upgrades what would you recommend me getting.

Should I buy these 5 4K releases on Halloween 1-5 and wait for SF to do the same thing for the rest of the movies a year from now maybe.

Or should I invest in the Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray Disc, 2014, 15-Disc Set, Limited Deluxe Edition) (I know it's OOP but there are buying options on ebay etc.)

Thanks in advance!

You might as well future proof and go for the new 4K releases of Halloween 1-5. There's a good chance that this will be the last physical release of each film. Maybe wait until the reviews come in (which could start anytime this week) to see if the picture quality is a step up and if the reviews are positive then have at them.

The rumor is that Halloween 6-8 will be released in 4K sometime next year but nothing officially confirmed yet.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Lotso

So for someone like me that would love to upgrade my DVD's to these new Blu-Ray/4K upgrades what would you recommend me getting.

Should I buy these 5 4K releases on Halloween 1-5 and wait for SF to do the same thing for the rest of the movies a year from now maybe.

Or should I invest in the Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray Disc, 2014, 15-Disc Set, Limited Deluxe Edition) (I know it's OOP but there are buying options on ebay etc.)

Thanks in advance!

4K all the way.

Most of the transfers in the boxset are extremely dated.

[Lotso]

Thanks for answer! Hopefully they will have the producer's cut of Halloween 6 as well when they release it. It's the only version I have yet to seen (not that I think it will improve on the movie).

Also does anybody know why SF didn't do like they did with F13 last year and release all the new Halloween movies on 4K and only 1-5, sorry if this has been awnsered before.

[RevolverOcelScott]

Originally Posted by Lotso

Thanks for answer! Hopefully they will have the producer's cut of Halloween 6 as well when they release it. It's the only version I have yet to seen (not that I think it will improve on the movie).

Also does anybody know why SF didn't do like they did with F13 last year and release all the new Halloween movies on 4K and only 1-5, sorry if this has been awnsered before.

Different rights holder for the later movies. Although it might be so they can do Halloween 6, H20, Resurrection, H1Remake, H2Remake next year. To do all at once would have been VERY expensive.

[Lotso]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

Different rights holder for the later movies. Although it might be so they can do Halloween 6, H20, Resurrection, H1Remake, H2Remake next year. To do all at once would have been VERY expensive.

Weird they could do F13 with both Paramount and New Line last year. I guess Dimension/Miramax is more expensive then.

Anyway thanks a lot for the answer I'll be buying these of amazon the coming weeks

[JCRW82]

Originally Posted by Lotso

Weird they could do F13 with both Paramount and New Line last year. I guess Dimension/Miramax is more expensive then.

Anyway thanks a lot for the answer I'll be buying these of amazon the coming weeks

The F13 Boxset was a BluRay only release and only the first 4 films were re-scanned in 4K so that right there would drop the cost factor. If that boxset was released as a full 4K set with every film worked on it would have been $400 easy.

[duggie walker]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yep. I'll go to bat for OG audio all day long and complain about how remixes affect my enjoyment, but here's a fun fact: the average movie watcher doesn't give a shit. Never has, never will.

I don't think that's the whole truth. The fact is that some of us are more sensitive to certain aspects than others.

I wouldn't consider myself an "average" moviegoer. I have a full Atmos set-up at home, literally thousands of movies on my shelves. Hell, I make movies and television and have worked on numerous sound mixes myself (and I'd be fairly outraged if someone messed with them).

So I would always prefer for OG sound mixes to be included and I certainly don't approve of people re-doing Foley FX and the like. But when I sit back to watch a movie, I'd be lying if I said I noticed anything awry even 10 percent of the time. In fact, I mostly only notice because I've read it in the forums here; and, of course, once it's been pointed out to me, it drives me nuts and I end up spending thirty quid on a Swedish import that corrects the problem I wouldn't have noticed in the first place.

For better or worse, left to my own devices, as long as the soundtrack matches my expectations in the moment, I'm good. I'm not taking a "stance": It's just that I'm missing whatever gene should make me care that much about audio. I'm much more sensitive to the PQ as I'm generally a more visual person; although what actually bothers me most is the quality of the writing/acting/directing as they're my professional focus and the elements I can talk about with most authority. The difference is that EVERYONE thinks they're an authority on those matters, simply by dint of being consumers, whereas very few of us can speak eloquently about nits and metadata and FEL layers.

Yes, there are people who find dvd good enough, and don't care about OAR, and use motion-smoothing and the like; and I metaphorically roll my eyes on the rare occasions I encounter them and try to educate them when it feels appropriate. But it just re-enforces the fact that perception is very subjective and not even constant. I don't think it's always about not giving a shit: Some people just like the story of a thing and don't much care how it's delivered, even if it involves bad writing or terrible acting or inauthentic sound mixes.

Addendum to that: Of course, the one group that absolutely SHOULD give a shit about these things is the studios themselves and that's where we're in complete agreement. A film I made was put out on disc in the wrong OAR and - get this - with a music cue completely REPLACED with another track and it burns my heart to this day.

[toasted]

Best Buy still says this is arriving tomorrow. Boy do I love their optimism.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by duggie walker

I don't think that's the whole truth. The fact is that some of us are more sensitive to certain aspects than others.

I wouldn't consider myself an "average" moviegoer. I have a full Atmos set-up at home, literally thousands of movies on my shelves. Hell, I make movies and television and have worked on numerous sound mixes myself (and I'd be fairly outraged if someone messed with them).

So I would always prefer for OG sound mixes to be included and I certainly don't approve of people re-doing Foley FX and the like. But when I sit back to watch a movie, I'd be lying if I said I noticed anything awry even 10 percent of the time. In fact, I mostly only notice because I've read it in the forums here; and, of course, once it's been pointed out to me, it drives me nuts and I end up spending thirty quid on a Swedish import that corrects the problem I wouldn't have noticed in the first place.

For better or worse, left to my own devices, as long as the soundtrack matches my expectations in the moment, I'm good. I'm not taking a "stance": It's just that I'm missing whatever gene should make me care that much about audio. I'm much more sensitive to the PQ as I'm generally a more visual person; although what actually bothers me most is the quality of the writing/acting/directing as they're my professional focus and the elements I can talk about with most authority. The difference is that EVERYONE thinks they're an authority on those matters, simply by dint of being consumers, whereas very few of us can speak eloquently about nits and metadata and FEL layers.

Yes, there are people who find dvd good enough, and don't care about OAR, and use motion-smoothing and the like; and I metaphorically roll my eyes on the rare occasions I encounter them and try to educate them when it feels appropriate. But it just re-enforces the fact that perception is very subjective and not even constant. I don't think it's always about not giving a shit: Some people just like the story of a thing and don't much care how it's delivered, even if it involves bad writing or terrible acting or inauthentic sound mixes.

Addendum to that: Of course, the one group that absolutely SHOULD give a shit about these things is the studios themselves and that's where we're in complete agreement. A film I made was put out on disc in the wrong OAR and - get this - with a music cue completely REPLACED with another track and it burns my heart to this day.

WRONG!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by duggie walker

I don't think that's the whole truth. The fact is that some of us are more sensitive to certain aspects than others.

I wouldn't consider myself an "average" moviegoer. I have a full Atmos set-up at home, literally thousands of movies on my shelves. Hell, I make movies and television and have worked on numerous sound mixes myself (and I'd be fairly outraged if someone messed with them).

So I would always prefer for OG sound mixes to be included and I certainly don't approve of people re-doing Foley FX and the like. But when I sit back to watch a movie, I'd be lying if I said I noticed anything awry even 10 percent of the time. In fact, I mostly only notice because I've read it in the forums here; and, of course, once it's been pointed out to me, it drives me nuts and I end up spending thirty quid on a Swedish import that corrects the problem I wouldn't have noticed in the first place.

For better or worse, left to my own devices, as long as the soundtrack matches my expectations in the moment, I'm good. I'm not taking a "stance": It's just that I'm missing whatever gene should make me care that much about audio. I'm much more sensitive to the PQ as I'm generally a more visual person; although what actually bothers me most is the quality of the writing/acting/directing as they're my professional focus and the elements I can talk about with most authority. The difference is that EVERYONE thinks they're an authority on those matters, simply by dint of being consumers, whereas very few of us can speak eloquently about nits and metadata and FEL layers.

Yes, there are people who find dvd good enough, and don't care about OAR, and use motion-smoothing and the like; and I metaphorically roll my eyes on the rare occasions I encounter them and try to educate them when it feels appropriate. But it just re-enforces the fact that perception is very subjective and not even constant. I don't think it's always about not giving a shit: Some people just like the story of a thing and don't much care how it's delivered, even if it involves bad writing or terrible acting or inauthentic sound mixes.

Addendum to that: Of course, the one group that absolutely SHOULD give a shit about these things is the studios themselves and that's where we're in complete agreement. A film I made was put out on disc in the wrong OAR and - get this - with a music cue completely REPLACED with another track and it burns my heart to this day.

There will always be aspects that irk some people more than others, but in the main the consumers just want it to sound loud and look shiny, sharp, colourful and without those dreadful black bars cluttering up their screens. That really is the extent of it and I know this firsthand from having sold TVs for well over a decade. That's as deep as people want to get and who am I to criticise them for those choices? People have other shit to worry about in their lives.

But we're a select/insane bunch who care a fig for things like OAR, OG audio and so on, and an even selecterer/insanerer few who come on forums like this and wax lyrical about it which is why the interjections of the IJWTM crowd always make me chuckle. If y'all are so exceedingly normal, why the heck are you on a Blu-ray forum in the first place? Facebook is where the kool kids are!