Sleepy Hollow (1999)

[agenda]

Personally, I'll stick with my copy of the Japanese release (until we get a new scan and master), and THIS pretty much sums the reason(s). To me the worst thing with the German release is the fact that it's cropped, I can't stand it.

[Count Orlok]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

The whites are clipping in the JP release which is why I said blown out. That last shot illustrates that. The other releases have way less contrast. They both look bad. The JP release was OOP for a long time but it looks like they repressed it. I still wouldn't get it since its also 1080i.

I believe another member mentioned that the Japanese release is MBAFF, which seems to be a mix of both interlaced and progressive encoding. When it comes to 1080i and 1080p, I can't tell the difference. They look the same to me, though I'm sure others notice it.

Originally Posted by agenda

Personally, I'll stick with my copy of the Japanese release (until we get a new scan and master), and THIS pretty much sums the reason(s). To me the worst thing with the German release is the fact that it's cropped, I can't stand it.

I prefer my Japanese disc as well. The others are too bright and stretched to 1.78. At least both Japanese and German (2020 Paramount release) discs offer lossless audio. The US releases are stuck with lossy Dolby and DTS tracks.

[Socko]

In 3 years the movie will be 25 years old.
They (Paramount) will probably do something for us collectors.
Maybe a Paramount Presents release?

[Count Orlok]

Originally Posted by Socko

In 3 years the movie will be 25 years old.
They (Paramount) will probably do something for us collectors.
Maybe a Paramount Presents release?

The 20th anniversary digibook was a beautiful disappointment. If not a 4K release, I really don't see Paramount doing anything else with it.

That being said, with The Addams Family getting a 4K release from Paramount in the fall, maybe Sleepy Hollow won't be too far behind for a 2022 release.