The Chronicles of Riddick 4K UHD (2004)

[mdhaus]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

The theatrical cut is a bit of a mess, I think even Twohy knew it, I definitely felt it when I saw it, it was clear they hacked it for runtime above all else, that's why the film had a second life on home video after a disappointing box office run. I believe at that time it was frowned upon to have an action film over 2 hours, it wasn't until Nolan/MCU stuff that I noticed the shift to a longer format in those movies from the studios.

In fairness, nearly every single action film that has ever been released could easily be effectively done in 2 hours. Most films that are over 2 hours are bloated a little...or a lot. Two hours is a lot of time to tell a story and I think people sometimes forget that.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Riddick felt like a grand tour (ba-ding) of the first two films, similar beats and situations, but was very entertaining for me especially more on rewatches. Go with the extended cut everytime.

Yep, Sackhoff's assets are worth it everytime.

[Nepenthe]

Originally Posted by Majin Blu

I feel like it will.
I have the TCOR UHD preordered, but I only have the Arrow BD of Pitch Black (that was back when I thought I wasn't going to ever upgrade movies and equipment). I'd definitely get 'Riddick' if Arrow puts it out.

Would be interesting, as it's, according to IMDB, one of those shot at a sub 4k resolution. I've only seen it once, and in the apparently inferior theatrical cut, but from what I remember, a hdr grade could make up for shortcomings in original resolution.

If I buy the director's cut BD before Furya comes out, I'm sure they'll do a "U"HD disc right afterwards...

[DaylightsEnd]

Holy Moley! According to Orbitdvd, this 4k just shipped out to me, along with Torso 4k and Friday the 13th 2009 4k.

Is it just me, or did Arrow roll this latest 4k LE batch out way ahead of schedule? Three WEEKS early, all three titles??? Awesome! I'm stoked.

[THS]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

Holy Moley! According to Orbitdvd, this 4k just shipped out to me, along with Torso 4k and Friday the 13th 2009 4k. Is it just me, or did Arrow roll this latest 4k LE batch out way ahead of schedule? Awesome! I'm stoked.

Yeah, My 4K of Chronicles and The F13 Remake shipped this morning too. Had to go double check.

[DaylightsEnd]

So wait...Amazon will match Barnes n Noble's current Arrow 50% off video sale price of $24.95 for Arrow's Friday the 13th 2009 4k uhd release, but they won't do it for Chronicles of Riddick 4k, which is also $24.95 at B&N? Weird.

[Hasslein Curve]

Received my copy today via diabolik. Crazy early.
Going to fire up the DC in a couple hrs.

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Hasslein Curve

Received my copy today via diabolik. Crazy early.
Going to fire up the DC in a couple hrs.

Tell us how it looks.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by Hasslein Curve

Received my copy today via diabolik. Crazy early.
Going to fire up the DC in a couple hrs.

Nice!

I also ordered from Diabolik but won’t receiving it until the Hitcher releases since I ordered them together

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Originally Posted by Hasslein Curve

Received my copy today via diabolik. Crazy early.
Going to fire up the DC in a couple hrs.

Cool. Pics or it didn't happen!

[Hasslein Curve]

In typical Arrow fashion, this presentation is pretty outstanding as I expected. I felt some of the early Helion Prime interior scenes were a bit too hot looking, but I’m nit picking.

I’m not a reviewer but I can safely say all will be happy with it. Filmic and beautiful.

[yetanotherone]

Filming for Riddick: Furya has began. https://movieweb.com/vin-diesel-retu...-furya-images/

The pictures give me a bit of a Mad Max vibe but let's see.

[Jbug]

Originally Posted by yetanotherone

Filming for Riddick: Furya has began. https://movieweb.com/vin-diesel-retu...-furya-images/

The pictures give me a bit of a Mad Max vibe but let's see.

Goody! I like all of the Riddick movies.

[Telemachus]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

So wait...Amazon will match Barnes n Noble's current Arrow 50% off video sale price of $24.95 for Arrow's Friday the 13th 2009 4k uhd release, but they won't do it for Chronicles of Riddick 4k, which is also $24.95 at B&N? Weird.

I think I'm done with them for all Arrow preorders. Looks like I'll be hit for $33 on this one.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Hasslein Curve

In typical Arrow fashion, this presentation is pretty outstanding as I expected. I felt some of the early Helion Prime interior scenes were a bit too hot looking, but I’m nit picking.

I’m not a reviewer but I can safely say all will be happy with it. Filmic and beautiful.

Did you watch the theatrical or director's cut? If director's cut, did it have the frame jumps at the extended scenes?

My copy arrived from Diabolik but haven't had a chance yet to open it. The foil slipcover is nice.

[Hasslein Curve]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Did you watch the theatrical or director's cut? If director's cut, did it have the frame jumps at the extended scenes?

My copy arrived from Diabolik but haven't had a chance yet to open it. The foil slipcover is nice.

Watched the DC in the 2.39:1 AR
Yeah they’re still there. I’ve watched this so many times that I don’t even notice them anymore but my gf(first time watch) said out loud “weird cut there.” I couldn’t unsee them after that.

That old Twohy optional introduction where he talks about the frames and cuts etc is included again as a special feature.

I’m very pleased with this release. The HDR is phenomenal IMO.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Hasslein Curve

Watched the DC in the 2.39:1 AR
Yeah they’re still there. I’ve watched this so many times that I don’t even notice them anymore but my gf(first time watch) said out loud “weird cut there.” I couldn’t unsee them after that.

That old Twohy optional introduction where he talks about the frames and cuts etc is included again as a special feature.

I’m very pleased with this release. The HDR is phenomenal IMO.

Thanks. That's a real shame about the jump cuts. I found it really distracting on the old blu-ray. I would have thought in 2024 they could have smoothed those cuts over. Not that I would want AI applied to it in any way like Aliens or Jaws 3, but perhaps using it to create just those missing frames in-between the jump cuts? Like motion interpolation creates new in-between frames?

And there's a ton of extensions and scenes added. It's not just a few times. That's a lot of jump cuts. And the director's cut really is the only way to watch the film imo.

[Telemachus]

The cuts are part of the extended version of the film I wouldn't want them removed at this point, to be critical of the disc because of them seems like grasping but I'm sure first time watchers might lose their **** over it and return the set which is funny to me.

[Batman90]

How long does DiabolikDVD usually take to ship out orders that are in stock?

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

The cuts are part of the extended version of the film I wouldn't want them removed at this point, to be critical of the disc because of them seems like grasping but I'm sure first time watchers might lose their **** over it and return the set which is funny to me.

The missing frames/jump cuts aren't intentional though. They are a byproduct of how they inserted the scenes back in at the time for home video. They in no way are a benefit to the film and aren't desirable.

And that's the point about returns - many first-time viewers might think there's something wrong with their copy of the film if it stutters like that. I honestly used to think I had a bad blu-ray disc until I found out that it was an unavoidable (at the time) issue with that cut.

My TV from 2016 can interpolate extra frames when setting it to smooth motion (which I don't do, but it works). I imagine they could have highlighted the jump points in software and generated fill-in frames to smooth over those cuts if they tried. They just likely didn't want to bother with the extra time and cost.

I don't think my opinion is grasping. If it's an issue that bothers me, then it's an issue. Those jumps are very distracting and once you see them they can be very annoying. I own the set now and I'm keeping it. I just wish they would have tried to correct those jumps.

Again, we've all seen many cheapo horror films with added scenes put back in seamlessly. This is a case where they would have had to probably go back and re-assemble the director's cut again, which of course they didn't want to do. Which is why I feel AI or other mastering software might have been useful to fill in those gaps seamlessly.

I also wonder what version the negative conforms to - the director's cut or the theatrical? Usually isn't it the theatrical that the negative is cut to? So how do we end up with this director's cut in 4k?