Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[Matt89]

There's one guy on here (mikey_horror?) who literally has like maybe 100 copies of the movie across various formats.

Tbh I'm just impressed lol.

That being said, I've probably purchased Halloween more than 7 times across VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K.

~Matt

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Since we're sharing...

dat Divimax doe

[cuzzin]

Originally Posted by Matt89

There's one guy on here (mikey_horror?) who literally has like maybe 100 copies of the movie across various formats.

Tbh I'm just impressed lol.

That being said, I've probably purchased Halloween more than 7 times across VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K.

~Matt

227, to be exact.

Originally Posted by mikey horror

Here, I’ll make you feel better. This upcoming release will be the 227th different version of the original 1978 film I’ve bought since buying my first VHS copy back in 1992 and no, I’m not kidding.

[Xephix]

Originally Posted by slimdude

You've bought Halloween seven times?

Halloween is one of those films where people have bought different releases of it over the years. (usually because there is no release that is 100% perfect)

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by cuzzin

227, to be exact.

Love it.

~Matt

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by cuzzin

227, to be exact.

And how does that LaserDisc audio sound?

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Xephix

Halloween is one of those films where people have bought different releases of it over the years. (usually because there is no release that is 100% perfect)

Halloween didn't look perfect when it was shown in theaters 43 years ago because it's a low budget movie. It only cost $300.000 to make, and was filmed in less than a month. Nothing is perfect because we don't live in a perfect world.

[BluPat]

Just watched my new 4K Halloween disc. Wow looks stunning! Can't wait to get the others in!

[Vict]

Thoughts on the 2 new logos before the movie starts? I'm fine with them

[jess1581]

Originally Posted by Vict

Thoughts on the 2 new logos before the movie starts? I'm fine with them

Unnecessary, but it was whatever.

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by Vict

Thoughts on the 2 new logos before the movie starts? I'm fine with them

Here’s one man’s opinion.

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

[Show spoiler]Just ran my 4K disc through the paces, and I'm lovin' it. This is one of those hi-larious times I spent an hour skipping around, comparing scenes, when I should've just sat down and watched the whole damn movie -- only would've taken half-an-hour more than what I did!

I'm LOVIN' what I'm seeing. Keep in mind, I'm the guy who still watches his 4K discs down-converted via Oppo 203 to my 1080p SDR projector.

1. That very first reviewer stated a problem playing this with his Oppo 203, but I had no such issue. It recognized the disc and played fine. My Oppo is undefeated, knock on wood.

2. The two new opening logos suuuuuck, and are very loud. I've definitely made a note to cue this movie to the 35s mark whenever I watch it.

[Show spoiler]3. The color timing of Laurie's walk to school (right at the beginning, when she crosses the street to join Tommy) still looks desaturated to my eyes, but I'm really diggin' literally everything else. The "walk of the three girls after school" is much better, in my opinion.

4. The detail and grain are glorious. Absolutely a first-rate transfer from original neg.

5. Not that many of you will care, but the only shot (in my skipping around) that suffers from the HDR-to-SDR conversion is the wide shot of the open fields by the train track, which dollies over to discover Loomis in the phone booth. Looks very washed out and overly bright on my SDR setup, like some of the beach scenes in Jaws. But again, I have to take those lumps 'til I get a proper HDR setup.

6. Did I mention those two opening logos suuuuuuuck! You're in the mood for the classic music to start and YIKES THOSE LOGOS ARE SO FRIGGIN' LOUD. Again... cue to 35s to eliminate them.

[Show spoiler]7. Mono sounds the same to my ears as previously, and at the same volume I dialed in when watching the Blu-ray from the boxed set... but that's not an insult or a disappointment coming from me, 'cuz I've always been 100% content with that mono track.

This is a home run, in my book: the definitive edition, for me, of an all-time fave. Can't wait to start having vaccinated friends over for some seasonal viewings!

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by BluPat

Just watched my new 4K Halloween disc. Wow looks stunning! Can't wait to get the others in!

I guess i'll go ahead watch this trying to wait until I get 2-5 4k's not even sure be able to next week or not I hope so

[cuzzin]

Came across this pic on Twitter of the Shout! bundle packaging. Very reminiscent of the Friday the 13th packaging, although perhaps not quite as "custom."

[thebarnman]

Originally Posted by Ethan Edwards

Can you share that experience? I was only 8 and not allowed to see it. I have to assume since it was really the first of its kind, people had to be screaming.

I'm not the same poster but I also saw it originally at the theatre when it came out. It was my first date and the girl clawed my hand throughout the entire film and for each scary jump scene, her fingernails drove deeper into the top of my hand.

Besides that, I've never seen a movie so scary and intense at that point in my life.

[allanp81]

So what is the consensus here (assuming there is one, who am I kidding?). Lionsgate or Shout? To my eyes the Shout seems a nice clean image and good in motion but feels like too much noise reduction has been applied. I'm not sure what film stock would've been used at the time but as it was shot on anamorphic I'm assuming it would've probably been a fairly non-grainy stock anyway?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Vict

Thoughts on the 2 new logos before the movie starts? I'm fine with them

Better than the Lionsgate logo.

[Nosferatu31]

My copies of 1-5 arrived at my local post office an hour ago. Can't wait to finally watch these new transfers.

[Martoto]

Originally Posted by allanp81

So what is the consensus here (assuming there is one, who am I kidding?). Lionsgate or Shout? To my eyes the Shout seems a nice clean image and good in motion but feels like too much noise reduction has been applied. I'm not sure what film stock would've been used at the time but as it was shot on anamorphic I'm assuming it would've probably been a fairly non-grainy stock anyway?

Apparently Carpenter insisted that as much money as was feasible, more than half the film's entire budget, was spent on the best equipment, stock and labs available to them.

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Fun fact: The triumphant return of Michael Myers in Halloween's 4, 5 and 6 only earned as much money combined as Halloween II (where Michael was killed for good) and the "disastrous" Halloween III: Season Of The Witch combined.

4, 5 and 6 each played in more theatres but on average pulled in a box office amount that's virtually the same as HIII's "catastrophic" domestic gross.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

My copies of 1-5 arrived at my local post office an hour ago. Can't wait to finally watch these new transfers.

Where did you order from?

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Where did you order from?

Diabolik