The Boy 4K UHD (2016) (Collector's Edition) (Scream Factory)

[MifuneFan]

Scream Factory will be releasing The Boy (2016) on 4K UHD on September 3rd. It'll have Dolby Vision and Atmos (Plus 2.0 and 5.1) and numerous extas, including new interviews with the director, writer, and DP among others.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-B...lu-ray/365153/



Back Cover

[Show spoiler]

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 2024 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins
• NEW "Brahms Concerto" – An Interview With Director William Brent Bell
• NEW "The Telltale Son" – An Interview With Writer Stacey Menear
• NEW "The Doll Is Family" – An Interview With Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
• NEW "Death Stitch" – An Interview With Doll Designer Todd Masters
• NEW "The Castle And The Attic" – An Interview With Doll Handler Tannis Hegan
• Theatrical Trailer

A young American named Greta (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old boy in a remote English village. To her surprise, Greta learns that the child of her new employers is a life-size doll. They care for the doll as if it was human, which helps the couple to cope with the death of their own son 20 years earlier. When Greta violates a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring her worst fears to life, leading her to believe that the doll is alive.

[Mosley likes BFDI]

So this one is licensed from Universal or Lionsgate?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Mosley likes BFDI

So this one is licensed from Universal or Lionsgate?

They acquired it from Lakeshore Village Entertainment.

[King O.A.]

I don't care. Not a great movie, but I still had tons of a fun with this one.

Cool twist too.

[DaylightsEnd]

I'm totally down for this. Solid enough flick and I find it entertaining. I've already grabbed the German 4k uhd release for Brahms: The Boy II last year, so this is a welcome development for my horror uhd library.

I have to admit, I first jumped with excitement when I thought for a brief moment that this might be an announcement for The Boy (2015) ("Evil Always Begins Somewhere") 4k. Shout released it on blu back in the day. I bought it blind a few years ago, and found it to be a little-known gem. It's a potent jam, great flick. I'd love to see that make it to a 4k uhd release one day, too. Sorry for the minor derail but it shares the same name, and the two films released less than a year apart.

[ACID81]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

I'm totally down for this. Solid enough flick and I find it entertaining. I've already grabbed the German 4k uhd release for Brahms: The Boy II last year, so this is a welcome development for my horror uhd library.

I have to admit, I first jumped with excitement when I thought for a brief moment that this might be an announcement for The Boy (2015) ("Evil Always Begins Somewhere") 4k. Shout released it on blu back in the day. I bought it blind a few years ago, and found it to be a little-known gem. It's a potent jam, great flick. I'd love to see that make it to a 4k uhd release one day, too. Sorry for the minor derail but it shares the same name, and the two films released less than a year apart.

Got to admit i also got excited thinking it was the 2015 film. Especially as i am in the UK and the Shout release is the ony release and is region locked. From memory was a subtle film that has a disturbing impact. Would love to see a 4K release.

[jtu128]

Another Blu Ray I got for $1 from Dollar Tree

[MifuneFan]

Extras:

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 2024 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins
• NEW "Brahms Concerto" – An Interview With Director William Brent Bell
• NEW "The Telltale Son" – An Interview With Writer Stacey Menear
• NEW "The Doll Is Family" – An Interview With Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
• NEW "Death Stitch" – An Interview With Doll Designer Todd Masters
• NEW "The Castle And The Attic" – An Interview With Doll Handler Tannis Hegan
• Theatrical Trailer

[Danespina]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Extras:

Interviews with both the Doll Designer and the Doll Handler sound fun. Seems like a great overall release.

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by Danespina

Interviews with both the Doll Designer and the Doll Handler sound fun.

Wait....it was just a freakin' doll after all???? Jesus Christmas, people!!! Spoiler Tags!!! Spoiler Tags!!!

[Resident Evil Labs]

Fun movie, reminds me of a Tales From The Crypt episode.

[Berkanan]

2016 huh.. COVID has really distorted my sense of time.

This would make a good Second Sight release!

[HeavyHitter]

I watched the BD back in 2017 or 2018, but there should be nicely dark scenes that HDR can potentially help. I will likely pick this up.

[lemcjames]

How do I get release notifications for this title?

[DaylightsEnd]

Wow, my 4k uhd already shipped yesterday from OrbitDVD. Plenty early again, by a full week. Orbit has really been killing it lately.

[lucid_dreamer]

Screenshots

https://ibb.co/album/Sc5XJ3?sort=nam...2-K-BD.Wyh5Bf6

The color is definitely more vibrant. It's kinda odd the 4K version has those blurry horizontal lines on the top and bottom (near the edge of the frame, what is that called?) It's usually the DVD/BD that has that in screen comparisons, not the 4K.

Edit: For some reason the image server is messing up, there should be 38 images total.

[Danespina]

Watched today. Still think it's a great spooky movie with a terrific payoff.

Enjoyed all the special features. Director William Brent Bell revealed a piece of hidden CGI that blew my mind, but it's a major spoiler.

[Show spoiler]Brahms' porcelain mask was actually a last minute CGI addition. All 150-250 shots.