Elysium Blu-ray 26/12

[geoffc]

Anybody ordered this yet?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elysium-Blu-...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[Indiana Jones]

I got the US release yesterday, not a bad film but certainly no District 9.

[Socko]

No I'm waiting for a good 2-disc release.

So far Japan and Italy have those.
The one from Japan is pretty expensive (30+ euros) and I'm leaning towards the one from Italy, but it's an exclusive to one shop only.

[Hek_qwerr]

Originally Posted by Socko

No I'm waiting for a good 2-disc release.

So far Japan and Italy have those.
The one from Japan is pretty expensive (30+ euros) and I'm leaning towards the one from Italy, but it's an exclusive to one shop only.

I went with japan as its packaging is so much different than anyone elses

[Socko]

Which one did you choose?
the steelbook or the regular one?

[Hek_qwerr]

Originally Posted by Socko

Which one did you choose?
the steelbook or the regular one?

This one

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B00G...?1387035385107

[adamhopelies]

Arrived this morning.

[DJJez]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

thanks for the pic. glad to see it has a slipcover

[derek_1999]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

Can you list the extras? Interested to see how it compares with the US one

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by DJJez

thanks for the pic. glad to see it has a slipcover

The slip is sealed too.

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by derek_1999

Can you list the extras? Interested to see how it compares with the US one

It's a pretty impressive set actually.

*Collaboration - Crafting the performances in Elysium

*Engineering Utopia: Creating a society in the sky

*Extended scene

*Visions of 2154: An interactive exploration of the art and design of Elysium

*The journey to Elysium:a three part feature - Envisioning Elysium. Capturing Elysium. Enhancing Elysium

*In support of story: The visual effects of Elysium

*The technology of 2154

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

As nice as that is, what happens in a few years time when 4K isn't good enough? Can they just remaster it like film or is it stuck at that quality forever?

[derek_1999]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

It's a pretty impressive set actually.

*Collaboration - Crafting the performances in Elysium

*Engineering Utopia: Creating a society in the sky

*Extended scene

*Visions of 2154: An interactive exploration of the art and design of Elysium

*The journey to Elysium:a three part feature - Envisioning Elysium. Capturing Elysium. Enhancing Elysium

*In support of story: The visual effects of Elysium

*The technology of 2154

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

adamhopelies - thanks for taking the time to list/type out

Seems pretty much the same as the US version. I think I'll grab a copy after Xmas now!

[YPJ888]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

Is there any Chinese subtitles inside?

[nuttyhotspurs]

Mine arrived yesterday aswell! Happy days! Also received Lovelace.Why can't Royal Mail operate this well all year round :-)

[chip75]

Originally Posted by YPJ888

Is there any Chinese subtitles inside?

There doesn't seem to be.

[Tech-UK]

Just watched this for the second time (first at cinema) and still enjoyed it.

PQ is pretty much reference. AQ is solid, nice and balanced although it does seem to be mixed quiet low in volume. Once its pumped up, sounds superb.

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

As nice as that is, what happens in a few years time when 4K isn't good enough? Can they just remaster it like film or is it stuck at that quality forever?

A lot of CG heavy films nowadays are rendered at 2k such as The Avengers and The Hobbit so even 4k isn't possible with them without all the CG being re-rendered so having Elysium already mastered at 4k future proofs it to a certain degree but yes they will be stuck at whatever res they finished them at without spending a lot of money.

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jones

A lot of CG heavy films nowadays are rendered at 2k such as The Avengers and The Hobbit so even 4k isn't possible with them without all the CG being re-rendered so having Elysium already mastered at 4k future proofs it to a certain degree but yes they will be stuck at whatever res they finished them at without spending a lot of money.

Thanks I realise that was a somewhat stupid question, and am going to ask another one.

If Sony wanted a film in 8k for whatever reason, and money/time were no object, would it be possible for them to take an FX-free original camera shot and increase the resolution to 8k, with it looking as good as something natively shot in 8k? (I know there'll be some kind of upscaling process avaliable, but is there a process they could use to make it look "less upscaled" and more like a native 8k shoot?).

[I'm not sure I worded that very well, so apologies if you have no clue what I'm going on about.]

[deckard82]

Müller in Germany has a pretty neat 2-Disc Mediabook edition of this movie. Picked it up, looks pretty sweet.