Ghostbusters 4K UHD (1984)

[dvdmike]

Best thing about the cover is no mention of HDR

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Well, that's better than if they weren't, but I wish they'd make available a release that follows the original color timing.

Even with UHD Blu-ray you're getting an approximation of the master cinema file. HDR10 & 12 bit Dolby Vision for the home are the only ways of getting closer to the pro versions... if these tools are utilized correctly.

From everything I've heard, DV is the most robust and stringent format of the two.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Even with UHD Blu-ray you're getting an approximation of the master cinema file. HDR10 & 12 bit Dolby Vision for the home are the only ways of getting closer to the pro versions... if these tools are utilized correctly.

From everything I've heard, DV is the most robust and stringent format of the two.

I would so love to see you prove that

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Best thing about the cover is no mention of HDR

Not sure if you read the official press release posted, but it's definitely got HDR grading. I'm sure you're as thrilled as me to find this out

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Best thing about the cover is no mention of HDR

IMO, that's only a good thing if it means they didn't add HDR to the disc inside. If they did, I want to know about it on the front of the box.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

Pretty excited about these. The fact that Sony was quick to push this makes me think this movie is even worse than some people are saying. They want people buying and watching the originals as much as possible just so that they can't help but buy a ticket to the new movie.

I personally think the new movie looks like dogsh-t and expect the worst, but that's not why Sony's releasing the first 2 movies on UHD. It's just to cash in on the new flick. They'd be crazy to not do that. Same reason BTW that Paramount's rumored first 2 UHD titles will be Abrams' Star Trek movies.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Even with UHD Blu-ray you're getting an approximation of the master cinema file. HDR10 & 12 bit Dolby Vision for the home are the only ways of getting closer to the pro versions... if these tools are utilized correctly.

I do not believe this is at all correct.

[reanimator]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

It's just to cash in on the new flick. They'd be crazy to not do that. Same reason BTW that Paramount's rumored first 2 UHD titles will be Abrams' Star Trek movies.

And almost certainly the same reason we're getting the INDEPENDENCE DAY disk in advance of the sequel. For that reason, I say bring on more pointless remakes and lousy sequels!

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Not sure if you read the official press release posted, but it's definitely got HDR grading. I'm sure you're as thrilled as me to find this out

[PRO-630HD]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

First Post updated.

It's a busy cover, but I like it!

[PRO-630HD]

Originally Posted by Viking61

I don't think Sony puts HDR sticker on the front cover on any of their UHD releases.

No they don't.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by reanimator

And almost certainly the same reason we're getting the INDEPENDENCE DAY disk in advance of the sequel. For that reason, I say bring on more pointless remakes and lousy sequels!

Heh, I agree. Now You See Me is another one. There are actually a bunch of tie-in opportunities this year:

Inferno(The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons)
X-Men: Apocalypse(every X-Men movie prior to Days of Future Past)
Ice Age: Collision Course(Ice Age 1-4)
Underworld: Next Generation(Underworld 1-4)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(the Harry Potter series)

[infiniteCR]

Hey did the cover get more black crush and is that teal creeping into the image bottom left?!!

[I KEEL YOU]

They included all that stuff on the cover, but couldn't include all four Ghostbusters?

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

They included all that stuff on the cover, but couldn't include all four Ghostbusters?

Sony: Always trying to keep the bla... um, never mind!


Winston was always my favorite Ghostbuster as a child.

[Opips3]

Please real slipcover!! Not card-J. I beg Sony.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

They included all that stuff on the cover, but couldn't include all four Ghostbusters?

Winston is always the afterthought. A shame too because he represents the everyman in the movie and is a great character.

[infiniteCR]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

They included all that stuff on the cover, but couldn't include all four Ghostbusters?

Hehehe. Its
A: black crush
B: New HDR cut with revisions
C: Anticipating the next US president and new rules for politically correct.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

Sony: Always trying to keep the bla... um, never mind!


Winston was always my favorite Ghostbuster as a child.

While the lack of Ernie in the main publicity stuff is just a by-product of his supporting role in the first film (I never see anyone complain that Rick Moranis isn't on the GB1 cover), it's unfortunate that he's covered up by the no-ghost logo in the photo at the bottom left which is from the deleted Fort Detmerring sequence.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

They included all that stuff on the cover, but couldn't include all four Ghostbusters?

Given that even the new token "black woman" is getting such poor treatment in this upcoming abortion called a reboot, it's not surprising Sony dropped Winston from the packaging... even though he was the "normal" every-man character who saw sh-t that would turn you white, and not a caricature in the original film.