My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - February 3, 2015

[Akijama]

Courtesy of Sony



Extras:

Say a Little Prayer for You Sing-Along

On the Set: My Best Friend's Wedding

Wedding Do's & Don'ts

Unveiled: My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding Album


Source: Sony press site

[MifuneFan]

It only took Sony 6 years to release it here, after releasing it overseas

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/My-Be...-Blu-ray/1684/

[Phil92]

Didn't realise it wasn't available in America. Good flick, no need for an upgrade IMO.

[goodstuff]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It only took Sony 6 years to release it here, after releasing it overseas

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/My-Be...-Blu-ray/1684/

Indeed, I've had that disc since forever. It's pretty sad we can't get our own movies released here.

[IndyMLVC]

I can't believe Sony is releasing a catalog title.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I can't believe Sony is releasing a catalog title.

Especially this one. Forget about Panic Room, Bad Boys II, and Punch-Drunk Love...people want more '90s romcoms on BD!!

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Seymour

Especially this one. Forget about Panic Room, Bad Boys II, and Punch-Drunk Love...people want more '90s romcoms on BD!!

I agree. PANIC ROOM is probably my most wanted recent catalog title. It's beyond insane that it's the only Fincher film not on BD. It will really benefit from HD, since it's set entirely at night in almost pitch-black rooms, which DVD was never good with.

That said, this is one of the most visually stunning 90s studio comedies, so the HD upgrade is definitely worthwhile for fans. It's also one of the few American romcoms with a truly great script. Glad to see it in the US, but it looks identical to the disc the rest of the world has had for years, which I picked up from the UK about 5 years ago.

And still no sign of Sony releasing THE AGE OF INNOCENCE here, even though it has been trickling out in European countries over the last year.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I can't believe Sony is releasing a catalog title.

I can't believe this sold more DVDs than Sleepless in Seattle Can't Hardly Wait, and As Good As It Gets. I figured this would end up at Twilight Time, Mill Creek, or Image.

[SpartanIre]

Too bad the "pre-order" link isn't working - would love to lock in the $13.99 price as a maximum...

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

Indeed, I've had that disc since forever. It's pretty sad we can't get our own movies released here.

Well, it's better late than never.

[MifuneFan]

Good news! according to the Amazon page this will be from a 4K Master. Looks like it'll be worth the wait for us

My Best Friend's Wedding (4K-Mastered + UltraViolet) [Blu-ray]

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news! according to the Amazon page this will be from a 4K Master. Looks like it'll be worth the wait for us

Glad to hear this, it really is a stunningly gorgeous film, unlike most comedies.

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by whiteberry

It would be nice if this gets a 4k upgrade like Jerry Maguire is getting in Japan in December:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news! according to the Amazon page this will be from a 4K Master. Looks like it'll be worth the wait for us

[MattGuyOR]

Even after having just watched some 4k movies on my 120” screen, I revisted this and it looks fantastic. Gorgeous even. Didn’t notice any issues. Sure would like a 4k version one day.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by MattGuyOR

Even after having just watched some 4k movies on my 120” screen, I revisted this and it looks fantastic. Gorgeous even. Didn’t notice any issues. Sure would like a 4k version one day.

The new 4K scan of the film is, indeed mostly gorgeous. And since the movie takes place almost entirely in broad daylight and brightly lit rooms, the black crush is not nearly as distracting as in dark, moody films like The Interview and Fury.

Still, the image looks nothing like the filmmakers intended due to the technical error in the production of the BD.

I'm hoping for a 4K disc release of this title eventually, which will presumably fix the issue.

This is the same shot.

4K remastered BD with black crush:


UV Version, using same HD master as on old foreign BD and SE DVD:


The new 4K scan brings out colors and details that were lost in the original master, but sacrifices any area that's even remotely in shadow into inky, detail-free blackness.

[James Luckard]

The night scenes fare worst of all. Almost the entire ending in the tent was reshot on a soundstage when it was reimagined with Rupert Everett present, but they still had greens outside and lit them so it wouldn't look quite so fake. All that gets lost in the crushed black BD, and Everett himself turns into a black hole of nothingness:

4K remastered black crush BD:


UV version from original master:

[MattGuyOR]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

The night scenes fare worst of all. Almost the entire ending in the tent was reshot on a soundstage when it was reimagined with Rupert Everett present, but they still had greens outside and lit them so it wouldn't look quite so fake. All that gets lost in the crushed black BD, and Everett himself turns into a black hole of nothingness:

4K remastered black crush BD:


UV version from original master:

Ahhh I see now. Sure would kill for a corrected UHD version. I’m sure it’s possible, it’s popular enough.

How do these stupid mistakes even happen? Don’t they look at their own product?

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by MattGuyOR

How do these stupid mistakes even happen? Don’t they look at their own product?

Sadly, no. It's amazing, but about half a dozen BDs slipped through in early 2015 with the black levels messed up like this - both catalog titles and new releases - and nobody at Sony seemed to notice.

Worse still, I had a devil of a time convincing anyone at Sony and even many people here that it was a legit technical problem. If you re-read the thread about the "Black Crush" issue here, you'll see the consensus was that the movies were supposed to look like this and that I was a loon, that is until I succeeded in pestering Sony enough that they corrected the black levels on the new releases (THE INTERVIEW, FURY, ANNIE) for the foreign discs, which came out a few months later.

Sadly MBFW had already been released on BD in every market except the US, using the old DVD-era master. The US was the only country that got the new 4K master on BD, and it was never corrected.

I agree, I'm eagerly awaiting the 4K disc, which will have this gorgeous new transfer, with proper black levels. Hopefully it will also include a corrected BD and not this abomination.

[Bachelor]

Just had to mention that my grandma was an extra in this movie and is in the shot above. She is the older lady standing up in the far back on the left side in the group of 3 ladies. She passed away a few years ago and was nice to see this!

[MattGuyOR]

Originally Posted by Bachelor

Just had to mention that my grandma was an extra in this movie and is in the shot above. She is the older lady standing up in the far back on the left side in the group of 3 ladies. She passed away a few years ago and was nice to see this!

That is so cool. I’ll bet she had fun seeing herself on the silver screen.