The Meg 4K UHD (2018) - Page 9 - Blu-ray Forum

Geoff D · 11-14-2018, 09:17 PM

I know what you mean, I've bought over £100 worth of discs from decluttr (all yet to arrive, lol) in the past month and not a penny has come out of my pocket, it's all from the proceeds of sales of discs I've upgraded, discs I no longer want and, of course, dem UV codes. Still can't believe you netted £24 from the matrix trilogy, that's insane. But then I got almost £7 for the UV code of Time After Time so it all works out in the end.

BluRayMan69 · 11-14-2018, 09:32 PM

My god, the HDR on this film is too much! I don't know but some scenes the HDR in the daylight is completely washed out. anyone else?

zallapo · 11-14-2018, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BluRayMan69

My god, the HDR on this film is too much! I don't know but some scenes the HDR in the daylight is completely washed out. anyone else?

Agreed. The HDR brightness is just way too much. Might need to put on some sun glasses to watch this

Geoff D · 11-14-2018, 10:05 PM

ZD9 sez: challenge accepted

birdztudio · 11-14-2018, 10:53 PM

Yeah I thought it was just me, the outdoor scenes seem too bright...

BluRayMan69 · 11-14-2018, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by birdztudio

Yeah I thought it was just me, the outdoor scenes seem too bright...

the skin tone is way off too. I had to put in another 4k movie thinking something was wrong with my tv but it turned out only this move is like this.

BluRayMan69 · 11-14-2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by zallapo

Agreed. The HDR brightness is just way too much. Might need to put on some sun glasses to watch this

the shades...they do nothing! lol

TheZeppo · 11-14-2018, 11:58 PM

Received my pre-order steelie from Best Buy yesterday and watched it last night.

Overall, I'm very happy with this one. Like many others here, the brightness in a couple of outdoor scenes is WAY bright and a bit washed out, but that was only for a few scenes. Everything else, including skin tones, looked great to me. Especially the underwater scenes. And the shark scenes, of course.

Only drawbacks for me with this movie at all was some of the dialog and the fact that I didn't notice that Rainn Wilson was in the cast lineup. Ugh. He played a greasy douche in The Office, and he played the same in this flick. Thankfully, I was able to tune him out in many of his scenes, so it wasn't a dealbreaker for my enjoyment of The Meg.

Overall, I'm more than pleased with the movie; the picture; the sound and everything save for one actor and a few overblown/overbright daylight scenes.

ImBlu_DaBaDee · 11-15-2018, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BluRayMan69

My god, the HDR on this film is too much!

Would you say they went...

Overboard?

Seriously, though, hope Warner’s supposed treatment of this title doesn’t mean bad things for the Crazy Rich Asians UHD. That disc should be even more of a stunner than The Meg if they do it correctly

jess1581 · 11-15-2018, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BluRayMan69

My god, the HDR on this film is too much! I don't know but some scenes the HDR in the daylight is completely washed out. anyone else?

You think you have Meg problems... try watching a bit starved blu ray that looks like it was released 10 years ago... i swear studios are intentionally sucking the potential out of blu ray just to make UHD look better. Why else would a new movie like Meg come out with only 19 mbps leaving so much empty space on a BD-50? Sony not putting dolby atmos on blu ray but are more generous with UHD?

WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW · 11-15-2018, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

Solo - Production budget: $300m Box Office: $390m - Colossal Flop
The Meg - Production budget: $130m Box Office: $520m - Huge hit

Solo was shot twice so it's a fake comparison and even shot twice the budget still wasn't quite as large as you list. And it was very well regarded, The Meg was fine, but Solo rated much better.

BluRayMan69 · 11-15-2018, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ImBlu_DaBaDee

Would you say they went...

Overboard?

Seriously, though, hope Warner’s supposed treatment of this title doesn’t mean bad things for the Crazy Rich Asians UHD. That disc should be even more of a stunner than The Meg if they do it correctly

Overboard lol well played sir.
But yeah, it seems like the guy who was mastering this for the UHD was having way too much fun with HDR grading.

Blu MacReady · 11-15-2018, 12:20 PM

Can’t wait for this. Can’t go wrong, massive shark and Jason Statham. I’ve placed the HMV sb as my Xmas stocking filler present this year.

DJR662 · 11-15-2018, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Picked it up from Mario earlier. My ebay sales are ticking over nicely this month, mainly because of the 3D discs I've dumped on there, so I've been able to treat myself accordingly.

Dumping 3D discs, I can't even imagine that.

Oh well, I'm doing the exact opposite.

Since I have enough coasters, 2D discs from 3D Blu-rays are completely useless to me.

lgans316 · 11-15-2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW

Solo was shot twice so it's a fake comparison and even shot twice the budget still wasn't quite as large as you list. And it was very well regarded, The Meg was fine, but Solo rated much better.

Sorry. Ultimately the Studio spent rather wasted $300m on a Block-dud-ster.

Blu MacReady · 11-15-2018, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Picked it up from Mario earlier. My ebay sales are ticking over nicely this month, mainly because of the 3D discs I've dumped on there, so I've been able to treat myself accordingly.

He is the saviour for imports now. eBay keeps giving out £10 vouchers offers (if you sell x amount during certain periods). I’m picking up stuff from him at like £5-£6 delivered and he delivers fast.
Skyscraper on way and most releases I’m going through him. Except this as I really like the SB artwork and cannot think of anything I want for a Christmas stocking filler.

Sky_Captain · 11-15-2018, 05:03 PM

I need to calm my tits.

I planned on picking up a load of stuff in New York new month and as this rate, there'll be f*** all left except Evil Dead II and The Shield BD set, (if that's not delayed again).

jawsfan1975 · 11-15-2018, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by chuffster

Does it sound like this bloke has set his system up incorrectly? http://doblu.com/2018/11/07/the-meg-...lu-ray-review/

Hate to say it but this review is correct on the 4K HDR. It's way too bright. The regular blu ray is a better viewing experience.

KubrickKurasawa · 11-16-2018, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jawsfan1975

Hate to say it but this review is correct on the 4K HDR. It's way too bright. The regular blu ray is a better viewing experience.

What if I told you...the Sun is bright? Maybe going to the beach/ocean should look like you're at The Holiday Inn?

birdztudio · 11-16-2018, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jawsfan1975

Hate to say it but this review is correct on the 4K HDR. It's way too bright. The regular blu ray is a better viewing experience.

i checked back the website review in terms of PQ (Michael Reuben) on UHD page he gave UHD 4/5 and gave blu-ray 4.5/5 but on the blu-ray page he gave blu-ray 3.5/5... what the hell...

11-14-2018, 09:17 PM	#161
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	I know what you mean, I've bought over £100 worth of discs from decluttr (all yet to arrive, lol) in the past month and not a penny has come out of my pocket, it's all from the proceeds of sales of discs I've upgraded, discs I no longer want and, of course, dem UV codes. Still can't believe you netted £24 from the matrix trilogy, that's insane. But then I got almost £7 for the UV code of Time After Time so it all works out in the end.

11-14-2018, 09:32 PM	#162
BluRayMan69 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1182 Blu-ray reviews:2	My god, the HDR on this film is too much! I don't know but some scenes the HDR in the daylight is completely washed out. anyone else?

11-14-2018, 10:05 PM	#164
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	ZD9 sez: challenge accepted

11-14-2018, 10:53 PM	#165
birdztudio Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:341 Trading Score:25	Yeah I thought it was just me, the outdoor scenes seem too bright...

11-14-2018, 11:58 PM	#168
TheZeppo Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2017 Location:The Old Mill House Paydown, Missouri USA 4K collection:1151 Blu-ray collection:3980 DVD collection:221 Trading Score:3	Received my pre-order steelie from Best Buy yesterday and watched it last night. Overall, I'm very happy with this one. Like many others here, the brightness in a couple of outdoor scenes is WAY bright and a bit washed out, but that was only for a few scenes. Everything else, including skin tones, looked great to me. Especially the underwater scenes. And the shark scenes, of course. Only drawbacks for me with this movie at all was some of the dialog and the fact that I didn't notice that Rainn Wilson was in the cast lineup. Ugh. He played a greasy douche in The Office, and he played the same in this flick. Thankfully, I was able to tune him out in many of his scenes, so it wasn't a dealbreaker for my enjoyment of The Meg. Overall, I'm more than pleased with the movie; the picture; the sound and everything save for one actor and a few overblown/overbright daylight scenes.

11-15-2018, 12:20 PM	#173
Blu MacReady Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:2037 DVD collection:735 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Can’t wait for this. Can’t go wrong, massive shark and Jason Statham. I’ve placed the HMV sb as my Xmas stocking filler present this year.

11-15-2018, 05:03 PM	#177
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	I need to calm my tits. I planned on picking up a load of stuff in New York new month and as this rate, there'll be f*** all left except Evil Dead II and The Shield BD set, (if that's not delayed again).

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