Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[Bugg]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

RIP, Jim...

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...230510673.html

That's picture of William Smith they used in that article.

[gj217]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

French steel arrived. The Amazon listing said it didn’t include the English OG mono, but when I received it it said original mono on the cover. As this is Lionsgate’s UHD transfer then I assumed it was the same downmix heard on their UHD. Nope, it’s the OG mono alright…and it sounds so bad. Not source wise but encoding wise, I wish I knew the name of this particular effect but anything high-pitched sounds really tinny and distorted, it’s so awful it makes the track unlistenable to me. Yes I only have TV speakers, yes my hearing has itself been damaged by this hobby, and yes I have a chest infection right now which is clogging up my noggin something fierce, but goddamn they’ve messed up the mono track. *le sigh* Even when you actually get the OG it’s borked in some way.

Just curious. Is the default audio track French or English?

[Brian81]

I think I might give up on my search of a solo copy of the 35th Anniversary remastered BD with the mono from the Shout set. The compression on the Shout 4K sucks but I'm starting to feel that it's not bad enough to prefer the prior restoration. Shots that show the blue sky where the compression flaws are most apparent do not really occur all that often and there are no lingering sky shots to focus on, they're just there as the background and not the focus of attention while watching. The generation loss? that comes with the prior master combined with the lack of original audio and more drab colors...I'm leaning towards just rolling with the Shout 4K from now on.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Brian81

I think I might give up on my search of a solo copy of the 35th Anniversary remastered BD with the mono from the Shout set. The compression on the Shout 4K sucks but I'm starting to feel that it's not bad enough to prefer the prior restoration. Shots that show the blue sky where the compression flaws are most apparent do not really occur all that often and there are no lingering sky shots to focus on, they're just there as the background and not the focus of attention while watching. The generation loss? that comes with the prior master combined with the lack of original audio and more drab colors...I'm leaning towards just rolling with the Shout 4K from now on.

If you have Dolby Vision I'm pretty sure that fixes a lot of the issues on the disc. I haven't noticed anything glaringly obvious the two times I've watched it.

[Nosferatu31]

Pretty sure i know the answer to this question but just want to confirm with others, is there any reason to hold onto the Lionsgate 4K if you own the Scream Factory 4K?

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

Pretty sure i know the answer to this question but just want to confirm with others, is there any reason to hold onto the Lionsgate 4K if you own the Scream Factory 4K?

Yeah lol, for the better compression.

But no really. While I think the Shout 4K has the better restoration, the Lionsgate 4K has better a better encode.

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

Pretty sure i know the answer to this question but just want to confirm with others, is there any reason to hold onto the Lionsgate 4K if you own the Scream Factory 4K?

No.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

French steel arrived. The Amazon listing said it didn’t include the English OG mono, but when I received it it said original mono on the cover. As this is Lionsgate’s UHD transfer then I assumed it was the same downmix heard on their UHD. Nope, it’s the OG mono alright…and it sounds so bad. Not source wise but encoding wise, I wish I knew the name of this particular effect but anything high-pitched sounds really tinny and distorted, it’s so awful it makes the track unlistenable to me. Yes I only have TV speakers, yes my hearing has itself been damaged by this hobby, and yes I have a chest infection right now which is clogging up my noggin something fierce, but goddamn they’ve messed up the mono track. *le sigh* Even when you actually get the OG it’s borked in some way.

You do understand TV speakers will make your ears ring more/irritate tinnitus faster than a decent pair of bookshelves right?... Let alone high quality speakers at moderate decibels...your hearing would probably even get better or at least not degrade faster. Tell me at what decibel you prefer setting your TV speakers @ If you don't know download a decibel app from the Itunes store and see what you prefer from your seating distance to favorite films/soundtracks. TV speakers irritate me at 60 decibels where as my bookshelves depending on the sound can begin to irritate me around 75-85 usually but there's some that can go higher because the soundtracks are mixed better. I got you fam If you can't fathom my advice put some foam behind your TV on the wall where your speakers sound is hitting, because I bet you have the sound bouncing off your walls like a mental patient or downwards to your TV stand then god knows where that crap is going.

[T26S]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

You do understand TV speakers will make your ears ring more/irritate tinnitus faster than a decent pair of bookshelves right?... Let alone high quality speakers at moderate decibels...your hearing would probably even get better or at least not degrade faster. Tell me at what decibel you prefer setting your TV speakers @ If you don't know download a decibel app from the Itunes store and see what you prefer from your seating distance to favorite films/soundtracks. TV speakers irritate me at 60 decibels where as my bookshelves depending on the sound can begin to irritate me around 75-85 usually but there's some that can go higher because the soundtracks are mixed better. I got you fam If you can't fathom my advice put some foam behind your TV on the wall where your speakers sound is hitting, because I bet you have the sound bouncing off your walls like a mental patient or downwards to your TV stand then god knows where that crap is going.

What do you mean by bookshelves

[Geoff D]

Best not to feed

[nissling]

Bookshelf speakers. Basically full range speakers that are small enough to fit in an average bookshelf.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Best not to feed

Saving your hearing is all about decibels and headphones are extremally risky So yes don't feed your ears to much. Whatever analogy works for you. Your friend sincerely KK.

[rasbumr819]

The Lionsgate release has the Criterion commentary and better artwork I believe. I don’t own it but that’s what I remember hearing.

The Shout release does have a commentary with the same participants though I think. Maybe Debra Hill is missing.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by rasbumr819

The Lionsgate release has the Criterion commentary and better artwork I believe. I don’t own it but that’s what I remember hearing.

The Scream disc has the classic poster under the slipbox.

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

Saving your hearing is all about decibels and headphones are extremally risky

That's why I use electro stats it's like strapping bookshelf speakers to your head.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

The Scream disc has the classic poster under the slipbox.

I went with the 5.99 poster on Amazon and the superior Lionsgate. Which obviously makes me a terrible person.

https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Cla...ustomerReviews

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

I went with the 5.99 poster on Amazon and the superior Lionsgate. Which obviously makes me a terrible person.

https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Cla...ustomerReviews

You said it.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by rasbumr819

The Lionsgate release has the Criterion commentary and better artwork I believe. I don’t own it but that’s what I remember hearing.

The Shout release does have a commentary with the same participants though I think. Maybe Debra Hill is missing.

Debra Hill is missing. She’s only on the 1995 Criterion commentary. The Scream Factory has the other two commentaries (one from 2013 with John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis, and another from 2014 with Dean Cundey, Tommy Lee Wallace, and Nick Castle).

[bobbyh64]

Commentary ranking:

1. 1995 commentary with Carpenter, Hill, and Curtis (by far)
2. 2014 commentary with Cundey, Wallace, and Castle
3. 2013 commentary with Carpenter and Curtis

[TrevTheShape]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

Commentary ranking:

1. 1995 commentary with Carpenter, Hill, and Curtis (by far)
2. 2014 commentary with Cundey, Wallace, and Castle
3. 2013 commentary with Carpenter and Curtis

That Carpenter/Curtis one is pretty hard to listen to lol.