Black Panther 4K UHD (2018)

[Geoff D]

It's not fixable by using the DD+ audio. They're both borked on whatever Disney UHD.

[Stu123]

What's the point of bragging about 12-bit colour when the majority of screens are 10-bit if not all of them. It's like saying that your TV can produce 4000 nits when some movies don't reach 1000.

[LordoftheRings]

Some people have better TVs. That don't make better people.

[elwaylite]

Finally got around to watching (did not see at the theater). That was slightly overhyped. Good Marvel flick? Yes. Best ever? Hell no. Anyways, Hollywood's feel good media machine aside, it was a good flick, just not great. Not sure how Ragnarock comes out to less fanfare than this one, but OK.

PQ was nice, audio was constrained at times.

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by legends of beyond

Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I thought the pacing got worse as it went on.

Me too...

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by elwaylite

Finally got around to watching (did not see at the theater). That was slightly overhyped. Good Marvel flick? Yes. Best ever? Hell no. Anyways, Hollywood's feel good media machine aside, it was a good flick, just not great. Not sure how Ragnarock comes out to less fanfare than this one, but OK.

PQ was nice, audio was constrained at times.

Yeah, this is a fair assessment. When it first came out the critics and some fans were on auto-pilot with their reviews and already had it as the best movie ever made. Its like.... NOT quite guys, lol.

Its decent and gets the job done but is hardly "all that". Definitely some pacing issues and had a lot of "by the numbers" plot points. You could pretty much tell what was going to happen like 5-10 mins into the movie. Thats fine - the entire Super hero genre is very cookie-cutter. I get that

The audio track on this disc is simply weak. Turning up the volume helps but doesnt fully rectify the issue either. Disney has been known for weak audio tracks and this disc fits the bill. Contrast this audio track with The Patriot which I watched last night and that disc is reference for video and audio.

[chad_1138]

Going to spin this up on my new Vizio P65 + Oppo 203

[juicyjoo]

Can anyone in the UK confirm this disc has Dolby Vision? I see it all over the US versions but the UK one hasn't got it listed anywhere. It only lists Audio and Atmos.

[BluRayHiDef]

I popped this in yesterday morning to see what it looks like on my new setup, which is a TCL 55R617 and an LG UBK90, and the action sequence which takes place in a forest and occurs at the beginning of the film is too dark; everything is crushed. It was similarly crushed on my old set up too.

[punisher]

the beginning is way too dark no matter what your setup.Perhaps a front projector might be better.I am using an Oppo 203 and an LG OLED C7 and found it very frustrating to watch.

[fighthefutureofhd]

I've never noticed too much darkness in the beginning. I think it looks just like it did in the theaters. My setup is definitely modest I would have to guess, but it handles things very nicely.

[Sky_Captain]

It looked like a grey smudge at my showing.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

It looked like a grey smudge at my showing.

Yup, it was full river wild washed out.
DV grey bars style blacks.

[avs commenter]

the opening jungle scene is way too dark in regular HD as well. it's so much darker than the scene looks on the trailer from the Ragnarok blu ray

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by BluRayHiDef

I popped this in yesterday morning to see what it looks like on my new setup, which is a TCL 55R617 and an LG UBK90, and the action sequence which takes place in a forest and occurs at the beginning of the film is too dark; everything is crushed. It was similarly crushed on my old set up too.

Director's choice or otherwise? That's my question

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by punisher

the beginning is way too dark no matter what your setup.Perhaps a front projector might be better.I am using an Oppo 203 and an LG OLED C7 and found it very frustrating to watch.

That whole scene in the apartment looked like the city was experiencing a huge blackout

[levcore]

Doctor Strange also had really dark opening sequences.

[VonMagnum]

Wasn't it night at the start of Doctor Strange? Looked good here in 3D.

[aetherhole]

I remember in the Dolby Cinemas, the beginning sequence, both the forest and the apartment scene were pretty dark. The disc seems to recreate that dim image similar to what I remember.

[poke smot]

Maybe too dark in the beginning, but do you all remember iron man 1 in the theater? It was full of grain
They changed it for the bluray. For the better i might add. I thought the Panther bluray for the opening fight was actually watchable, unlike the theater. Dont know about the 4k. Sometimes a change, like making it lighter (ala bluray) is better. Dont really care about artist intent (sometimes) or "but thats how it looked in the theater."