The War of the Worlds 4K UHD (1953)

[starmike]

Preordered. Loved this film since I was a kid. I didn't get the Criterion because of the 4K streaming version, so I figured it would be out on 4K eventually. ��

[dylrichard02]

Cool! Blind buy for me!

Keep 'em coming Paramount.

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by starmike

Preordered. Loved this film since I was a kid. I didn't get the Criterion because of the 4K streaming version, so I figured it would be out on 4K eventually. ��

Where did you pre-order it? Amazon.com has pulled their pre-order as of this morning. It's not on Deepdiscount either. Also, I can't find it on Diabolikdvd.

[zepol]

Originally Posted by tangerinewolf

Wow! Excellent news. I'II have to buy both of these again! Actually I have both Imprint and Criterion releases of WOTW.

Which looks better?
Does IMPRINT look just the same?

[zepol]

Originally Posted by Old Bones

I was bummed when Criterion mastered WOTW in 4K but only put it out as a blu , but it is excellent.
I will wait for all the reviews before buying although I want WWC too

I find the criterion too purple looking.

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by zepol

Which looks better?
Does IMPRINT look just the same?

I would say, to my eyes, Criterion looks slightly better, overall. Actually, though, my wife and I played a game by her putting in one disc set to a specific chapter, and then the second disc, same chapter, and did this a few times, I could not tell the difference.

Still, when I sit down to watch the entire movie, I've played the Criterion disc more times.

[sa5150]

Originally Posted by starmike

Preordered. Loved this film since I was a kid. I didn't get the Criterion because of the 4K streaming version, so I figured it would be out on 4K eventually. ��

Where ? I can't find it anywhere to preorder .

[Galactus123]

I watched this on Apple TV and it looked great. It has Dolby Vision too. There is some weird pixelation in the shadows but that is probably a glitch with the app.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Galactus123

I watched this on Apple TV and it looked great. It has Dolby Vision too. There is some weird pixelation in the shadows but that is probably a glitch with the app.

Maybe the wire removal, some shots look great while others are more obvious

[bashfulstool]

Originally Posted by Moonlight Shadow

I hope Mars will be red in the prologue and the original mono track will be included.

Like the Criterion blu-ray, not the HD streaming version or Imprint blu-ray.

Unfortunately they all have the same music glitch when the credits kick in, missing a layer of orchestra which is why is sounds abit clunky. Someone needs to notify their audio restoration team about it.

[Akoutroubas]

Let's hope they fix the opening music during the credits.

[Galactus123]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Maybe the wire removal, some shots look great while others are more obvious

It can be seen in scenes that have no effects so its definitely a problem with the TV app.

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by zepol

I find the criterion too purple looking.

Looks fine on my setup.

[zepol]

Originally Posted by bashfulstool

Like the Criterion blu-ray, not the HD streaming version or Imprint blu-ray.

Unfortunately they all have the same music glitch when the credits kick in, missing a layer of orchestra which is why is sounds abit clunky. Someone needs to notify their audio restoration team about it.

Thanks for that info!
I almost bought the IMPRINT.

[starmike]

Originally Posted by sa5150

Where ? I can't find it anywhere to preorder .

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4SPLVDS

EDIT: Link seems to be down now.

[DaViD Boulet]

I'll buy this but I wish that WWC was also in 4K...

[bashfulstool]

I would imagine they'd need to restore WWC before investing in a 4K release. The Imprint blu-ray is said to be unrestored, lots of dirt. And that might be the same master used for the Paramount blu-ray.

[Darthbooth1978]

Originally Posted by bashfulstool

I would imagine they'd need to restore WWC before investing in a 4K release. The Imprint blu-ray is said to be unrestored, lots of dirt. And that might be the same master used for the Paramount blu-ray.

I thought they had remastered WWC?

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Darthbooth1978

I thought they had remastered WWC?

Remastered yes, not restored. There's quite a bit of speckling and other issues with the picture. Looks better than the DVD but it really needs some TLC.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Bolty

How do we know what it looks like when it hasn't come out yet? Are we going by the current stream?

Talking about the Imprint BD and the current HD stream which uses the same master as the Imprint.

Some scenes reminded me of LaserDisc rot they were speckled so badly.