The Shining 4K UHD (1980) - Page 57 - Blu-ray Forum

crazybeats · 05-23-2019, 04:31 PM

At the end of the day, Kubrick chose to live his life in the UK so we should get both cuts on UHD and really we should be getting the very original cut with the hospital ending. If Kubrick were alive today he would be giving the UK a special bonus.

Nothing371 · 05-23-2019, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Amano

Am I the only one who hates the cover art?

In my opinion it spoils the ending by hinting at Jack going nuts with an axe.

Nope, not just you. It's awful. It looks like the generic cover for a very below average Mondo vinyl LP. It's the type of print that artists throw down to make some quick moola.

Marv Inc. · 05-23-2019, 05:16 PM

The hospital ending and a new edit on the 80 hours of behind the scenes Vivian shot would be so great.

Bronson13 · 05-23-2019, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Marv Inc.

The hospital ending and a new edit on the 80 hours of behind the scenes Vivian shot would be so great.

Yeah it’s a nice dream huh?

nekromantik · 05-23-2019, 07:46 PM

if French has US cutin UHD I will buy that.
Dont want the Euro cut.

AlexIlDottore · 05-23-2019, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by crazybeats

At the end of the day, Kubrick chose to live his life in the UK so we should get both cuts on UHD and really we should be getting the very original cut with the hospital ending. If Kubrick were alive today he would be giving the UK a special bonus.

Crazy beats, crazy talk. And all for the equivalent of $7.99 am I right?

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Originally Posted by nekromantik

if French has US cutin UHD I will buy that.
Dont want the Euro cut.

France only has the US cut in UHD, no euro cut (UHD,HD or SD).
People are waiting to see if HMV / UK have an exclusive on UHD of the Euro cut (branched with the US cut), but I don't believe it.

This isn't like the US cut on blu exclusively at HMV in the UK and at retailers in the USA.
People are thinking that the Euro cut will be exclusively available on UHD in the UK, and not anywhere else. Yeah, no.

Doctor Jack · 05-23-2019, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by crazybeats

At the end of the day, Kubrick chose to live his life in the UK so we should get both cuts on UHD and really we should be getting the very original cut with the hospital ending. If Kubrick were alive today he would be giving the UK a special bonus.

Why does everyone think they know what Kubrick wanted or would donif he was alive?

Narcissus · 05-23-2019, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Why does everyone think they know what Kubrick wanted or would donif he was alive?

Cause pompous.

LordoftheRings · 05-23-2019, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Why does everyone think they know what Kubrick wanted or would donif he was alive?

Film connoisseurs.

* By the way, it doesn't look like Jack on the cover.

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It looks like a stock broker from Wall Street.

moviebuff75 · 05-23-2019, 09:27 PM

I doubt the hospital scene exists anywhere.

mar3o · 05-23-2019, 09:59 PM

I would be very scared of a branching title of this scale. Any time there's branching there's a chance a branch will get messed up and one version will not be "right". With a film like this with so many scenes cut in the UK version, it could get quite messy. It's easy to overlook a single quick scene or cut.

The proper way to do it is to have 2 discs, one for each cut. But we know big studios don't like to go the extra mile for us these days.

mar3o · 05-23-2019, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent Kay

Nope, it is shit.

I think the cover art is pretty cool. It could have been way, way worse. How about floating heads photoshopped against a random backdrop?

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Originally Posted by Agent Kay

I am 1000% sure there are no copies of the original ending, this is not Hellraiser 2 where it turns up, Kubrick wanted them gone, they were gone.

Yet they supposedly have footage from 2001.

LordoftheRings · 05-23-2019, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mar3o

I would be very scared of a branching title of this scale. Any time there's branching there's a chance a branch will get messed up and one version will not be "right". With a film like this with so many scenes cut in the UK version, it could get quite messy. It's easy to overlook a single quick scene or cut.

The proper way to do it is to have 2 discs, one for each cut. But we know big studios don't like to go the extra mile for us these days.

That's right (no two BD-66, but they are using more BD-100 recently).

Brian81 · 05-24-2019, 01:25 AM

The new art is bad, but since this is getting a theatrical re-release with this artwork, it technically becomes 'poster art'... :-/

Alister_M · 05-24-2019, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

That's right (no two BD-66, but they are using more BD-100 recently).

Warner is more likely to do 2 discs than branching. They already have quite a few BD-100 discs, a lot of European versions of their releases are like that to accommodate additional audio dubs and subtitles.

AlexIlDottore · 05-24-2019, 01:32 AM

Amazon UK (not active yet). They've gone with the US cover (UHD/BD/Digital)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SHINING-The...d%2C168&sr=1-3

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Originally Posted by Alister_M

Warner is more likely to do 2 discs than branching. They already have quite a few BD-100 discs, a lot of European versions of their releases are like that to accommodate additional audio dubs and subtitles.

It's a 2 disc UHD/BD combo. Note the one running time:
https://shop.warnerbros.co.uk/the-sh...tra-hd-blu-ray

US release is a 2 disc UHD/BD/Digital combo too, with one running time listed on it's press release
French release is a 3 disc set UHD/BD/DVD with the one cut.

There is a pattern here, with only HMV's FB post breaking it. Let's see if they are correct.

LordoftheRings · 05-24-2019, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Alister_M

Warner is more likely to do 2 discs than branching. They already have quite a few BD-100 discs, a lot of European versions of their releases are like that to accommodate additional audio dubs and subtitles.

You mean two BD-100 discs in the same 4K package for one movie?

slimdude · 05-24-2019, 01:41 AM

The Shining was made for Jack Nicholson. No other actor could've play that role but him.

Geoff D · 05-24-2019, 01:57 AM

The 2hr cut would fit on a 66GB with ease, particularly with only 4 audio tracks (only one of which is likely to be lossless). Hell, even the 144-minute version would just fit onto a 66GB with an audio bitrate of 5 Mb/s (enough for lossless English DTS-HD 5.1 and DD 5.1 of the other languages) and an average video bitrate of 55 Mb/s, it probably wouldn't even need that much because the movie is so slowly paced.

LordoftheRings · 05-24-2019, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

The Shining was made for Jack Nicholson. No other actor could've play that role but him.

Yeah, and I wish the guy on the front cover would ressemble him.
Other than that I'm good with the rest.

05-23-2019, 04:31 PM	#1121
crazybeats Special Member Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Glasgow, Scotland	At the end of the day, Kubrick chose to live his life in the UK so we should get both cuts on UHD and really we should be getting the very original cut with the hospital ending. If Kubrick were alive today he would be giving the UK a special bonus.

05-23-2019, 05:16 PM	#1123
Marv Inc. Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2012 Location:The British Empire Blu-ray collection:5	The hospital ending and a new edit on the 80 hours of behind the scenes Vivian shot would be so great.

05-23-2019, 07:46 PM	#1125
nekromantik Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Bristol, UK Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:549	if French has US cutin UHD I will buy that. Dont want the Euro cut.

05-23-2019, 09:27 PM	#1130
moviebuff75 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:1500 DVD collection:14	I doubt the hospital scene exists anywhere.

05-23-2019, 09:59 PM	#1131
mar3o Banned Member since:Dec 2011 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:2	I would be very scared of a branching title of this scale. Any time there's branching there's a chance a branch will get messed up and one version will not be "right". With a film like this with so many scenes cut in the UK version, it could get quite messy. It's easy to overlook a single quick scene or cut. The proper way to do it is to have 2 discs, one for each cut. But we know big studios don't like to go the extra mile for us these days.

05-24-2019, 01:25 AM	#1134
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	The new art is bad, but since this is getting a theatrical re-release with this artwork, it technically becomes 'poster art'... :-/

05-24-2019, 01:41 AM	#1138
slimdude Banned Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:8	The Shining was made for Jack Nicholson. No other actor could've play that role but him.

05-24-2019, 01:57 AM	#1139
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	The 2hr cut would fit on a 66GB with ease, particularly with only 4 audio tracks (only one of which is likely to be lossless). Hell, even the 144-minute version would just fit onto a 66GB with an audio bitrate of 5 Mb/s (enough for lossless English DTS-HD 5.1 and DD 5.1 of the other languages) and an average video bitrate of 55 Mb/s, it probably wouldn't even need that much because the movie is so slowly paced.

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