Hardware (M.A.R.K. 13) 4K UHD (1990)

[KarmaNL]

We are thrilled to reveal Umbrella’s brand new 4K restoration of the red-haze and radiated, man vs machine, sci-fi slasher showdown, HARDWARE from 1990 starring Dylan McDermott and Stacey Travis.

"This is what you want"

A world soaked in dust, sweat, and blood; infrared and body heat, a metallic grim reaper, and Iggy Pop, Motörhead, and Ministry on the radio. Absolute unbridled madness. This apocalyptic-cyberpunk-western-horror-fusion takes Alien, mashes it with The Terminator, smears it in red dirt, and turns the volume to ten!

"This is what you get"

We are ecstatic to continue our exploration of one-of-a-kind nineties cinematic worlds, from the punk-infused outback of Tank Girl, to Lord of Illusions' magical noir underbelly, and the gooey streets of Dinohatten in Super Mario Bros. Now, the wastelands of Hardware. Join us as we head into The Zone and uncover what treasures await… undiscovered for decades.

Mark our words, the M.A.R.K. 13 will return!

[ste71]

Weren't Arrow about to release this and other Richard Stanley films? I remember Stanley had some legal problems and Arrow dropped him like a hot potato without even waiting for the trial or verdict as is the way these days.

[KarmaNL]

Originally Posted by ste71

Weren't Arrow about to release this and other Richard Stanley films? I remember Stanley had some legal problems and Arrow dropped him like a hot potato without even waiting for the trial or verdict as is the way these days.

correct.

[DaylightsEnd]

I'm all about this. Umbrella, Arrow, Shout, whomever brings it on down and drops it in uhd at this point, I'll scoop it. I'm sure if it winds up with a solid 4k uhd hdr master, other labels in various territories will be bringing it to bear. Gimme.

I feel the same way about Dust Devil, but am in fear of exactly which cut might actually make it to 4k uhd.

[Kyle15]

Will definitely be grabbing this, doubly so if FiM's handling it like The NeverEnding Story.

[DR Herbert West]

Yes!!!

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Will definitely be grabbing this, doubly so if FiM's handling it like The NeverEnding Story.

Literally just realized that's Imprint. Oh boy howdy I'm low on sleep. lol

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Literally just realized that's Imprint. Oh boy howdy I'm low on sleep. lol

Umbrella's 4K encoding has been all over the place but some of their 4K releases show they can do a good job encoding if they try

[kristoffer]

I can finally watch this! Has been on my to watch list for a while.

[Driver78]

Good for Umbrella for not giving in to ridiculous blacklisting efforts. Arrow's loss is Umbrella's gain. Day 1 preorder

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Umbrella's 4K encoding has been all over the place but some of their 4K releases show they can do a good job encoding if they try

This'll be a coin toss regarding mastering and compression. I'm still grabbing it. Same as their upcoming Pulse 4k J-horror release. These titles are too important to pass on, and Umbrella are first out of the gate with them both, whereas others had already either backed off or are dragging their feet, so Umbrella will win my coin here.

[yetanotherone]

Originally Posted by ste71

Weren't Arrow about to release this and other Richard Stanley films? I remember Stanley had some legal problems and Arrow dropped him like a hot potato without even waiting for the trial or verdict as is the way these days.

There's a reason Umbrella's blurb quoted in the OP omits the director's name.

[Telemachus]

Stanley dindu nuffin. Bombshell, will cop

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Driver78

Good for Umbrella for not giving in to ridiculous blacklisting efforts. Arrow's loss is Umbrella's gain. Day 1 preorder

Umbrella got a 4K resto of Wake in Fright dropping soon also. hope they both come in the same month, that would be a sweet combo

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Umbrella got a 4K resto of Wake in Fright dropping soon also. hope they both come in the same month, that would be a sweet combo

I'm still thrilled about their 4k release of The Last Wave, despite its PQ limitations.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

I'm still thrilled about their 4k release of The Last Wave, despite its PQ limitations.

I'd go with Dead End Drive-In for their best 4K release so far, since PQ was pretty great and it was a cut of the film never seen since the VHS days

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by bonddm

From Richard Stanley’s Facebook page.

“HARDWARE reactivated - an authorised 4K restoration will soon be available from Umbrella Entertainment, with creative input and approval from yours truly. After surmounting the byzantine legal hurdles that have prevented anyone from rereleasing, rebooting or sequelising the original brute creation, the good folk at Umbrella succeeded in gaining access to the 35mm picture negative that has been kept locked away for 34 years in a deep level storage facility beneath the streets of London. The Umbrella group's long awaited restoration of the original nightmare comes equipped with an honest commentary track, full storyboards, original droid designs and shooting scripts for HARDWARE and its unproduced sequel. Its twenty twenty four, boys and girls and the beast is back, MARK13 reactivated - louder, brighter and fiercer than life! No flesh shall be spared - RS x“

.

[BluIsGold]

I still have the soundtrack to this on tape somewhere. Always thought it was a bad ass flick. Can't wait.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Literally just realized that's Imprint. Oh boy howdy I'm low on sleep. lol

As per Dr West's post, since the negative was found in London then I'd assume the work is being done there on Umbrella's behalf, so an FiM encode is still quite possible.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

As per Dr West's post, since the negative was found in London then I'd assume the work is being done there on Umbrella's behalf, so an FiM encode is still quite possible.

Depends on who Umbrella's working with, the negative being in London has no bearing on that.