The Shining 4K UHD (1980)

[IXOYE1989]

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, German,

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Arabic, Complex Chinese, Castilian Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German SDH, Hungarian, Italian SDH, Italian Forced, Japanese, Japanese, Forced, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai

What is a "Forced" language subtitle?

[Galiocerdo]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Why would there be news? It was shot for one aspect ratio only, like every film. That’s what will be included.



Exactly, they will present it in the correct ratio (1.78 isn’t different enough from 1.85 to tell a difference, so that’s “correct” enough. None of the ridiculous open matte 1.33 nonsense.)

What's your take on "correct" though? Because Kubrick composed for the British standard 1.66:1, which was his favorite aspect ratio and the one in which "The Shining" was exhibited in Europe, although he protected for 1.85:1 for the U.S. because not all theaters had 1.66 mattes. So on the one hand, 1.85 is the aspect ratio of the original domestic release; but it's not Stanley's preferred version, and personally I think the compositions reflect that. It's more claustrophobic, hypnotic and almost Wes Anderson-style symmetrical in 1.66. Then again, I also like having a TV-filling home version, so I'd be happy with either.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by IXOYE1989

What is a "Forced" language subtitle?

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by Galiocerdo

What's your take on "correct" though? Because Kubrick composed for the British standard 1.66:1

No, he did not.

[notwiseau]

will the regular blu-ray included on the set be the same one we got years ago or a newly remastered version as well?

[brian9229]

I know whats kicking off my 30 days of horror films this Oct.

[birdztudio]

Originally Posted by TheZatch

I can't wait to see those snaggleteeth in all their 4K UHD glory!

oh man, this gif makes me wakes up at night... thanks to you (lol)

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by notwiseau

will the regular blu-ray included on the set be the same one we got years ago or a newly remastered version as well?

Probably remastered.

[Blu Balls]

I just bought this used a few months ago. I probably would not watch this during Halloween season, but I'll buy it if it is cheap on Black Friday. Great movie to watch during a snow storm, along with John Carpenter's The Thing.

[kristoffer]

I really hope we also get the EU cut, since that is my (and Kubrick's! ) preferred version.
Also, original audio!

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by IXOYE1989

What is a "Forced" language subtitle?

They mistakenly put comma in there, it should be "Japanese, Japanese forced" not "Japanese, Japanese, Forced".

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by Galiocerdo

What's your take on "correct" though? Because Kubrick composed for the British standard 1.66:1, which was his favorite aspect ratio and the one in which "The Shining" was exhibited in Europe, although he protected for 1.85:1 for the U.S. because not all theaters had 1.66 mattes. So on the one hand, 1.85 is the aspect ratio of the original domestic release; but it's not Stanley's preferred version.

so much incorrect info here it's staggering.

There is only one correct ratio, and the SK Archives makes this clear.

[AllOuttaBubbleGum]

Originally Posted by notwiseau

will the regular blu-ray included on the set be the same one we got years ago or a newly remastered version as well?

No mention of a new disc this time, and that has me all..."this means something..." over my mashed potato mound. The recent Burton Batman UHD announcements kind of, sort of, got around to confirming the inclusion of a new 1080p, whereas the actual packaging doesn't say. WB was pretty up-front about 2001: A Space Odyssey getting a remastered blu-ray with the UHD, as well as there being a stand-alone release. This time...I smell a policy change, and it reeks like a

[Show spoiler]rotting, dead crone in a bathtub...

[BluCollector13]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I don’t like the cover art.

...at all.

[Show spoiler]

I get why people wouldn't like it, but I think it's great. It feels like what you would see if the original novel was republished with a more cinematically thematic cover (that would probably piss Stephen King off).

[IXOYE1989]

Originally Posted by Mierzwiak

They mistakenly put comma in there, it should be "Japanese, Japanese forced" not "Japanese, Japanese, Forced".

Even if that's the case, what does "Japanese Forced" and "Italian Forced" subtitles mean? What difference are there from just "Japanese" and "Italian" subtitles?

I even tried googling, and got bunch of xxx adult sites shown in top search lol

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by IXOYE1989

Even if that's the case, what does "Japanese Forced" and "Italian Forced" subtitles mean? What difference are there from just "Japanese" and "Italian" subtitles?

Forced is only when characters speak a foreign language.

[jess1581]

Originally Posted by AllOuttaBubbleGum

No mention of a new disc this time, and that has me all..."this means something..." over my mashed potato mound. The recent Burton Batman UHD announcements kind of, sort of, got around to confirming the inclusion of a new 1080p, whereas the actual packaging doesn't say. WB was pretty up-front about 2001: A Space Odyssey getting a remastered blu-ray with the UHD, as well as there being a stand-alone release. This time...I smell a policy change, and it reeks like a

[Show spoiler]rotting, dead crone in a bathtub...

check out the packaging of the back cover art. It lists that the blu ray of the batman films have Atmos surround. That pretty much confirms it.

[kristoffer]

I wonder if the UK disc will have the UK cut...

[Agent Kay]

Nah, seriously doubt that

[Narcissus]

If it's only the "Tennis Ball ending" and not seamless branching, it's a non-starter for me.
Bad enough that the international cut is not included, but to not have the original general release is a joke.