Lawrence of Arabia 4K UHD (1962)

[jamesfloodiii]

Originally Posted by sojrner

I think you're going to be fine... Though Igans loves to be contrary for it's own sake, so take their advice with plenty of salt.

Too clear up any misinfo: K-scape is not a 25Mbps stream at all. It sits as a solid compare with any physical media, and on some instances can surpass it. You're downloading, at minimum, a bit-perfect disc image after all, so it's not the same as streaming at 25Mbps, nor is it even streaming, lol... Further, "reasonable distance" makes me laugh, as that's different for everyone, but I digress...

The reality is that physical media will always be better quality than any streaming, but budget, convenience, and other factors offset that element to various levels for all of us.

Regardless, enjoy watching the movie!

Thanks! Also, damn you for resurrecting uncertainty into the mix! Just kidding, of course, I appreciate the info.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by jamesfloodiii

Thanks! That's the exact info I was looking for. Think I'll go the Bravia route (I have credits to burn anyway) and save the $35 for some other purchases. Thanks again.

Btw, I have 2 4K copies of LoA (Steelbook and the Vol 1 set) and my combined MKV and on iTunes/MoviesAnywhere.

Grain-wise, I always though the iTunes/MA 4K SDR stream back in those day was better than we have on 4K HDR.

[HeavyHitter]

I wanted to share some humor today. However, this was a seriously written post about this movie (and others) from a mod at another forum.

4 hour movie from the 60s? Wow super hard pass.

I'm guessing this won't be a popular opinion, but it's mine: There's just no such thing as a good classic movie. Once a movie hits ~25 years old that old favorite just looks super old and cheesy. The cameras, acting, everything just looks like you cant believe you ever thought it was convincing. I went back and watched one of my all time favorites - matrix 1 a couple years ago. All those incredible fight scenes I remember just looked so fake. Not to mention trying to "enjoy" the star wars a new hope saber fight (a movie I once loved but its too painful to watch now). That saber fight looks like something you might see in a high school play

Relating it all to these projectors...I have never seen these old movies actually look good, either. Just something about the old film just doesn't look good I can't put my finger on it. The sources don't look clean and the colors are just super washed out.

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I wanted to share some humor today. However, this was a seriously written post written about this movie (and others) from a mod at another forum.

4 hour movie from the 60s? Wow super hard pass.

I'm guessing this won't be a popular opinion, but it's mine: There's just no such thing as a good classic movie. Once a movie hits ~25 years old that old favorite just looks super old and cheesy. The cameras, acting, everything just looks like you cant believe you ever thought it was convincing. I went back and watched one of my all time favorites - matrix 1 a couple years ago. All those incredible fight scenes I remember just looked so fake. Not to mention trying to "enjoy" the star wars a new hope saber fight (a movie I once loved but its too painful to watch now). That saber fight looks like something you might see in a high school play

Relating it all to these projectors...I have never seen these old movies actually look good, either. Just something about the old film just doesn't look good I can't put my finger on it. The sources don't look clean and the colors are just super washed out.

Wow, you've found the literal anti-me. If that person ever gets into a room with me, the universe may explode.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I wanted to share some humor today. However, this was a seriously written post about this movie (and others) from a mod at another forum.

4 hour movie from the 60s? Wow super hard pass.

I'm guessing this won't be a popular opinion, but it's mine: There's just no such thing as a good classic movie. Once a movie hits ~25 years old that old favorite just looks super old and cheesy. The cameras, acting, everything just looks like you cant believe you ever thought it was convincing. I went back and watched one of my all time favorites - matrix 1 a couple years ago. All those incredible fight scenes I remember just looked so fake. Not to mention trying to "enjoy" the star wars a new hope saber fight (a movie I once loved but its too painful to watch now). That saber fight looks like something you might see in a high school play

Relating it all to these projectors...I have never seen these old movies actually look good, either. Just something about the old film just doesn't look good I can't put my finger on it. The sources don't look clean and the colors are just super washed out.

I mean, I'm not a big fan of the movie...but for none of the reasons above. It's because Lawrence is so inscrutable that I found it hard to care about him or any of his adventures.

Was that from AVS, by any chance?

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I mean, I'm not a big fan of the movie...but for none of the reasons above. It's because Lawrence is so inscrutable that I found it hard to care about him or any of his adventures.

Was that from AVS, by any chance?

Sure was.

[kmhofmann]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Sure was.

I'm so happy that that's a forum I don't frequent.

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Once a movie hits ~25 years old that old favorite just looks super old and cheesy. The cameras, acting, everything just looks like you cant believe you ever thought it was convincing. I went back and watched one of my all time favorites - matrix 1 a couple years ago. All those incredible fight scenes I remember just looked so fake.

Wow, that's the dumbest thing I read today, and I was on twitter reading conspiracy theories about you-know-what!

[iaragorn1]

I wonder if the 25 years thing is also how how they feel about their spouse/life partner

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Sure was.

That's the reason I stopped posting there many years ago, it's just full of tech junkies. That might sound rich coming from me, but I'm about how the tech serves the imagery, whatever that imagery may be, and not the other way around.

[ShortFuse98]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I wanted to share some humor today. However, this was a seriously written post about this movie (and others) from a mod at another forum.

4 hour movie from the 60s? Wow super hard pass.

I'm guessing this won't be a popular opinion, but it's mine: There's just no such thing as a good classic movie. Once a movie hits ~25 years old that old favorite just looks super old and cheesy. The cameras, acting, everything just looks like you cant believe you ever thought it was convincing. I went back and watched one of my all time favorites - matrix 1 a couple years ago. All those incredible fight scenes I remember just looked so fake. Not to mention trying to "enjoy" the star wars a new hope saber fight (a movie I once loved but its too painful to watch now). That saber fight looks like something you might see in a high school play

Relating it all to these projectors...I have never seen these old movies actually look good, either. Just something about the old film just doesn't look good I can't put my finger on it. The sources don't look clean and the colors are just super washed out.

That person has to be trolling, right? That or they just don't like movies.

[Areyakiddin]

LMAO at someone thinking the Obi Wan/Vader fight was ever the peak of cinematic duel scenes. It was fine in the context of an old man doing it, but it pales in comparison to ANYTHING Fairbanks, Flynn, or Power did decades previous.

[Okiephile]

Received two steelbooks today. Rudy from please rewind in a box pristine and Lawrence in a bag from Amazon with a dent, not worth returning, but you would think Amazon would get their head out of their ass.

[sheri1983]

Originally Posted by Okiephile

Received two steelbooks today. Rudy from please rewind in a box pristine and Lawrence in a bag from Amazon with a dent, not worth returning, but you would think Amazon would get their head out of their ass.

Amazon:

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by ShortFuse98

That person has to be trolling, right? That or they just don't like movies.

He plays video games on a $26K MSRP projector. And to each their own; we all have our own individual preferences and such. What makes me chuckle the most about it is his dismissive, utterly ignorant, child-like response to film and film history. There are a number of things I don't like, but I can still appreciate the value people see in them including video games for that matter.

[morris_schaffer]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

LMAO at someone thinking the Obi Wan/Vader fight was ever the peak of cinematic duel scenes. .

Wasn't it a different kind of battle though? The old man wasn't trying to win, he knew he was gonna lose, he probably meant to and wanted Luke to see him going down.

The idea is drastically different from say Obi wan and qui gonn Fighting Maul.

[Okiephile]

Watched first half today, a great movie with a near perfect transfer. The Atmos is a real upgrade. Glad I purchased it, even with the dent.

[laidbacklarkin]

Each to his/her own. Everyone has their own reasons for liking or not liking a film. It took me 4 attempts to sit through this 'lean' 4 hr flick that I thought was just a huge vanity project. The first 3 times I fell asleep and just couldn''t care much. On the final attempt at a restored version on the big screen, my jaw dropped at the spectacular photography in 65mm but was bored to s**ts with the narration and the bombastic score. Yes, it is peppered with cliches and genre tropes of the white man's regard from a tribal perspective, white man playing a tribal man's role with perfect English accent and such innumerable oddities that can't be overlooked and affect the viewing experience, not to mention the numerous pretentious sequences that go on for so long with no payoff whatsoever. I didn't care for Toole's over acting or his character, didn't grab me at all - it was stagey theatrics what he portrayed on the screen. It just worked as a solid travel docu for me, thanks to gorgeous desert locations and exquisite framing of the shots. But I can never ever sit through this again just because there are 1000 pages of fan praise for this - that's just how it is. Don't insult someone or go on a name calling spree because their opinion doesn't match yours. If you enjoy the film, good for you.

[Halation]

Such a laid-back dude.

[Atomic Salad]

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin

Each to his/her own. Everyone has their own reasons for liking or not liking a film. It took me 4 attempts to sit through this 'lean' 4 hr flick that I thought was just a huge vanity project. The first 3 times I fell asleep and just couldn''t care much. On the final attempt at a restored version on the big screen, my jaw dropped at the spectacular photography in 65mm but was bored to s**ts with the narration and the bombastic score. Yes, it is peppered with cliches and genre tropes of the white man's regard from a tribal perspective, white man playing a tribal man's role with perfect English accent and such innumerable oddities that can't be overlooked and affect the viewing experience, not to mention the numerous pretentious sequences that go on for so long with no payoff whatsoever. I didn't care for Toole's over acting or his character, didn't grab me at all - it was stagey theatrics what he portrayed on the screen. It just worked as a solid travel docu for me, thanks to gorgeous desert locations and exquisite framing of the shots. But I can never ever sit through this again just because there are 1000 pages of fan praise for this - that's just how it is. Don't insult someone or go on a name calling spree because their opinion doesn't match yours. If you enjoy the film, good for you.