Mulan 4K UHD (1998)

[The Mad Kiwi]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

How much better can the colors possibly look on those movies? Don't the Blu-Rays look fine enough already?

I seem to recall people saying similar things when these films transitioned from DVD to Blu-ray, yet here we are.

The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast are noticeably improved with the HDR and feel both richer and more refined. Aladdin and The Lion King are more subtle, but they both have moments that really pop (with Aladdin, "Friend Like Me" really soars, and with The Lion King, the final battle with all of its red and bright flames is super vivid). In the case of something like Mulan, I can see HDR being really beneficial to the ancestors and their translucency as well as the fireworks during the climax.

Do the Blu-rays look outstanding? Of course they do since they're straight from the digital source. But does that mean they should never ever be released to UHD? That seems rather selfish towards people who want to own these in the highest format possible.