Daughters of Darkness 4K UHD (1971) (Radiance Films)

[oddbox83]

It wasn’t one of their problematic titles, that’s for sure.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

Are there any issues at all with Blue Underground’s UHD? Like its encode? I remember when it was released it was touted by at least one person as being essentially a reference quality disc.

I don't recall any, but I can't wait to see months from now, screen caps comparing the two. Curious what the FiM encode for Radiance will be like.

[Mr. Odessa]

So, I've seen this movie once. First time, it bored me. It grew on me, though, like Tenebrae and Lips of Blood.

This is a beautiful set, but I'm on the fence. Why? Well, the Blue Underground version is loaded with extras that I care about: Trailers, radio spots, image gallery, etc. I really hate when companies release a movie and it does not include every single extra known to man. This Radiance version is loaded with interviews, which are nice to have, but trailers, radio spots, tv spots, extra cuts and image galleries in addition to slipcases, booklets and movie posters and art cards are more vital to me than interviews.

This causes some people to feel like they have to double dip, which is something I really hate doing. I'm like, why not include every special feature in your set to prevent people from double-dipping?! I cannot stand that. I hate how a company will release a beautiful piece of art with amazing artworks but yet ignore certain special features.

Unless I find out this has the other features Blue Underground has also, I'll be on the fence with this one. Otherwise, it would be like me owning this for decoration!

[MartinScorsesefan]

Definitely double dipping on this one.

[cheez avenger]

Friend got his screener from Radiance and confirms the audio is mono. BU had the Atmos one, so no-go on that here.

[Keoma]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Friend got his screener from Radiance and confirms the audio is mono. BU had the Atmos one, so no-go on that here.

To each their own, but just to offer some perspective here, does a film like this really need an Atmos track? Surely those bits could be better allocated to the video side of things. I would rather have the original mix every time. Plus, BU’s encodes are notoriously poor.

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by Keoma

To each their own, but just to offer some perspective here, does a film like this really need an Atmos track? Surely those bits could be better allocated to the video side of things. I would rather have the original mix every time. Plus, BU’s encodes are notoriously poor.

The BU is listed as having a mono track? In response to the posting prior to yours, was it not a true mono track?

[Keoma]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

It wasn’t one of their problematic titles, that’s for sure.

On this forum, some users reported a Dolby Vision issue with some combination of displays and players on the Blue Underground version of Daughters Of Darkness. I can confirm I am one of those. Brightness levels go up and down for no reason. Likely a Dolby Vision sync issue. Switching off Dolby Vision fixes the problem.

Yes, the BU disc has more audio options, but I would rather just have the original mono and the rest of the bits allocated to the video.

[Brian81]

I might get this, unsure. I did think when I watched the BU that the solid red opening credits backdrop kinda looked weird, almost like a solid red color with some shimmery other shade of red on it. Kinda digital/fake looking, bugged me at first and made me go back to the BD to see what I thought of that disc. It didn't look like that in the credits, but there was a moderate amount of sharpening halos on that old disc. I never really see comments about shimmering on reds on UHD discs here, I thought the same thing about reds on Warner's Blade Runner disc.