Halloween 4K UHD (1978) - Page 489 - Blu-ray Forum

thebarnman · 10-10-2021, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnie21

but hey, did anyone notice that they actually show pj soles one breast when laurie finds her in that closet space... surprised the tv sensors didnt noticed that... they were really strict with r rated movies' back in 81...

I'm not surprised it's on the disc, but on TV that would have either been cut out or covered up.

You're seeing more of PJ Soles today than TV audiences did in 1981.

travisbickle · 10-10-2021, 08:05 AM

Which transfer is used for the extended cut? The 2013 Blu?

DR Herbert West · 10-10-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by travisbickle

Which transfer is used for the extended cut? The 2013 Blu?

Yep.

CreasyBear · 10-10-2021, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Telemachus

What speaker mode are people using for the mono track playback? Just your two fronts? The Atmos sounds great, it's almost earth shattering in 7.1 (storm scene especially), but the mono sounds more tame coming from just the fronts, but I kind of like that. Not sure how I feel about the mono surround modes.

I just put the receiver in Dolby Surround for everything not 5.1 and up. Works perfectly.

bratpack · 10-10-2021, 08:58 AM

Is this currently the best 4K version of the movie available now?

CreasyBear · 10-10-2021, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bratpack

Is this currently the best 4K version of the movie available now?

Yes.

It would help if people would read the thread instead of asking the same question ad nauseum.

Warm Gun · 10-10-2021, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Yes.

It would help if people would read the thread instead of asking the same question ad nauseum.

Is it the same Atmos mix? Is the mono the same as the old Blu-ray?

bratpack · 10-10-2021, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Yes.

It would help if people would read the thread instead of asking the same question ad nauseum.

Thanks with 400+ pages and a lot of different chatter about different aspects of all the different versions of this movie which there are a lot it felt easier just to ask lol

CreasyBear · 10-10-2021, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Is it the same Atmos mix? Is the mono the same as the old Blu-ray?

This is the only Atmos mix available for these films. Previous releases were 5.1 or 7.1.

The mono is the same as the TrueHD track exclusive to the 15-disc set. It sounds good.

The80s · 10-10-2021, 09:56 AM

I got HIII first. That arrived yesterday. H1 showed up today. Both in perfect condition. Two down, three to go. Fingers crossed the rest arrive just as good as the first two.

Warm Gun · 10-10-2021, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CreasyBear

This is the only Atmos mix available for these films. Previous releases were 5.1 or 7.1.

The mono is the same as the TrueHD track exclusive to the 15-disc set. It sounds good.

But does the Atmos mix have the same new sound effects added on top of the original mono effects, like the 7.1, or is it redone from scratch? Is it still as busy as the 7.1?

I thought the old was Atmos because I didn't pay close enough attention when I backed up almost my whole connection in one month and named the audio tracks. I just corrected it from "Dolby Atmos with new sound effects" to simply "Dolby TrueHD 7.1."

DR Herbert West · 10-10-2021, 10:29 AM

Just waiting on II.

CreasyBear · 10-10-2021, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Warm Gun

But does the Atmos mix have the same new sound effects added on top of the original mono effects, like the 7.1, or is it redone from scratch? Is it still as busy as the 7.1?

I thought the old was Atmos because I didn't pay close enough attention when I backed up almost my whole connection in one month and named the audio tracks. I just corrected it from "Dolby Atmos with new sound effects" to simply "Dolby TrueHD 7.1."

Yes, the basis for the new Atmos track is the old Chace 5.1 track, so it does have the same new sound effects.

Cocey2002 · 10-10-2021, 11:13 AM

I’ve watched some very familiar scenes from both H1 and H2 on both my projector and 65” LG. Both look awesome. I’ve had these movies on all formats since the 80s and I can’t believe how good they look now. They practically look like new movies. Not only that but the audio is improved on most of these discs.

balthazar_bee · 10-10-2021, 12:52 PM

Taking into account my somewhat out-of-date equipment, I'm very happy with this release. Couldn't see compression artifacts in motion. Mono didn't sound overly weak. Incredible detail. Lovely colours.

To be honest, I've seen this movie so many times over the years, I wasn't really looking forward to sitting through it again. But it was a delight. Took me back twenty five years, the thrill of getting that Criterion CLV release in the mail and putting it on for the first time, finally getting to see the widescreen photography intact.

So I guess it's ironic how excited I am to check out the TV cut now, haha

ronboster · 10-10-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bratpack

Thanks with 400+ pages and a lot of different chatter about different aspects of all the different versions of this movie which there are a lot it felt easier just to ask lol

Or maybe you could look at the top of the thread and see the Poll results for consensus view of the title?

crutzulee · 10-10-2021, 04:44 PM

Watched this last night with my daughter and had a blast!

Like most of you here, I have seen this a million times on all the various media versions that I've owned throughout the years( although I somehow never picked up the Lionsgate UHD). I loved everything about this disc's presentation on my setup.

My projector is vanilla HDR and even so I'm skeptical about the technology on projectors in general. Nevertheless, I felt the image to be filmlike on my modest display sitting 10 feet from a 120"screen. I noticed no compression artifacts in motion, grain was beautifully rendered and shadow detail was not crushed. In fact my daughter gasped at the shot of Michael's face subtly emerging from the darkness beside Laurie's in the final act. She normally doesn't comment about transfer related things but this was her second viewing of this classic so we discussed things minimally throughout the movie.

As far as the audio is concerned, we thoroughly enjoyed the new ATMOS track. Short of fixing the folly revisions, the track was otherwise as I would want it to be - largely restrained and front focused for much of the presentation, but wide and open for the score, and immersive, in the rain (maybe a touch too aggressive here, but not off-putting). When Judith's boyfriend is saying his goodbyes at the top of the stairs, the subtle line did not come from directly above me, but more accurately from a place between my right front channel and my right front ceiling channel revealing that despite most people's cries against revisionist crap, someone appears to have taken some care in fashioning this ATMOS track from the elements of the much maligned CHASE work. I truly hope that you guys get your unfiltered mono on the next release, but for me this surround track is proof that ATMOS can be done right from older stems without being gimmicky. I suppose those shaking their heads at me are just as incredulous as I am at the thought of listening to a movie through headphones on a TV...

To each their own. Now onto H2018, before KILLS in PEACOCK next Friday night!

DadHotel · 10-10-2021, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I'm never going to be this person.

Yes, the original is the best, but I can't be down with just watching originals.

It would get to repetitive and boring to me.

That's why I'm glad there's other movies out there

doctorwily · 10-10-2021, 08:48 PM

Did anyone notice how you can hear most dialogue and music very quietly in the background a second or two before it actually plays in the Broadcast TV version?
It's very distracting in some scenes. For example, at the very beginning of the movie when it shows the light flick off in Judith's room and you hear the stinger sound effect, you can actually hear it in the distance before it actually plays. I was really waiting a while to see this TV vesion, so it sucks that I have to hear this "double soundtrack". It's kind of annoying. It happens all throughout the movie.

StingingVelvet · 10-10-2021, 09:04 PM

Not sure anyone is still debating the color, but I thought this cap was a good tell. If you lived through the 80s and 90s those denim jackets should be burned into your visual memory, and they definitely look more like the Shout. Of course this goes back to realism vs. film and all that, but just an interesting thing I randomly noticed. Those jackets definitely shine bluer.

View Poll Results: Halloween
Lionsgate 4K	113	14.56%
Shout 4K	663	85.44%
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10-10-2021, 08:48 PM	#9779
doctorwily Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Annapolis MD 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:332 DVD collection:122 Digital collection:48 Prime collection:5	Halloween TV version sound problem Did anyone notice how you can hear most dialogue and music very quietly in the background a second or two before it actually plays in the Broadcast TV version? It's very distracting in some scenes. For example, at the very beginning of the movie when it shows the light flick off in Judith's room and you hear the stinger sound effect, you can actually hear it in the distance before it actually plays. I was really waiting a while to see this TV vesion, so it sucks that I have to hear this "double soundtrack". It's kind of annoying. It happens all throughout the movie.

10-10-2021, 08:05 AM	#9762
travisbickle Banned Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Florida 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:846 DVD collection:105 Trading Score:47	Which transfer is used for the extended cut? The 2013 Blu?

10-10-2021, 08:58 AM	#9765
bratpack Expert Member Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:7	Is this currently the best 4K version of the movie available now?

10-10-2021, 09:56 AM	#9770
The80s Special Member Member since:Mar 2016 Blu-ray collection:25	I got HIII first. That arrived yesterday. H1 showed up today. Both in perfect condition. Two down, three to go. Fingers crossed the rest arrive just as good as the first two.

10-10-2021, 10:29 AM	#9772
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Just waiting on II.

10-10-2021, 11:13 AM	#9774
Cocey2002 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2014	I’ve watched some very familiar scenes from both H1 and H2 on both my projector and 65” LG. Both look awesome. I’ve had these movies on all formats since the 80s and I can’t believe how good they look now. They practically look like new movies. Not only that but the audio is improved on most of these discs.

10-10-2021, 12:52 PM	#9775
balthazar_bee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2011	Taking into account my somewhat out-of-date equipment, I'm very happy with this release. Couldn't see compression artifacts in motion. Mono didn't sound overly weak. Incredible detail. Lovely colours. To be honest, I've seen this movie so many times over the years, I wasn't really looking forward to sitting through it again. But it was a delight. Took me back twenty five years, the thrill of getting that Criterion CLV release in the mail and putting it on for the first time, finally getting to see the widescreen photography intact. So I guess it's ironic how excited I am to check out the TV cut now, haha

10-10-2021, 04:44 PM	#9777
crutzulee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:18	Watched this last night with my daughter and had a blast! Like most of you here, I have seen this a million times on all the various media versions that I've owned throughout the years( although I somehow never picked up the Lionsgate UHD). I loved everything about this disc's presentation on my setup. My projector is vanilla HDR and even so I'm skeptical about the technology on projectors in general. Nevertheless, I felt the image to be filmlike on my modest display sitting 10 feet from a 120"screen. I noticed no compression artifacts in motion, grain was beautifully rendered and shadow detail was not crushed. In fact my daughter gasped at the shot of Michael's face subtly emerging from the darkness beside Laurie's in the final act. She normally doesn't comment about transfer related things but this was her second viewing of this classic so we discussed things minimally throughout the movie. As far as the audio is concerned, we thoroughly enjoyed the new ATMOS track. Short of fixing the folly revisions, the track was otherwise as I would want it to be - largely restrained and front focused for much of the presentation, but wide and open for the score, and immersive, in the rain (maybe a touch too aggressive here, but not off-putting). When Judith's boyfriend is saying his goodbyes at the top of the stairs, the subtle line did not come from directly above me, but more accurately from a place between my right front channel and my right front ceiling channel revealing that despite most people's cries against revisionist crap, someone appears to have taken some care in fashioning this ATMOS track from the elements of the much maligned CHASE work. I truly hope that you guys get your unfiltered mono on the next release, but for me this surround track is proof that ATMOS can be done right from older stems without being gimmicky. I suppose those shaking their heads at me are just as incredulous as I am at the thought of listening to a movie through headphones on a TV... To each their own. Now onto H2018, before KILLS in PEACOCK next Friday night!

10-10-2021, 09:04 PM	#9780
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Not sure anyone is still debating the color, but I thought this cap was a good tell. If you lived through the 80s and 90s those denim jackets should be burned into your visual memory, and they definitely look more like the Shout. Of course this goes back to realism vs. film and all that, but just an interesting thing I randomly noticed. Those jackets definitely shine bluer.

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