Don’t Look Now 4K UHD (1973)

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Originally Posted by cochon

If you are talking about Le cercle rouge I believe they did and it probably suffers from the same colour regrading that made the 4K unpopular. The original Criterion BD sells for a lot more than the 4k with BD combo.

They did use the same 4K restoration for the Blu-ray. I believe this isn't very common of Criterion and I'm sure there are many releases that still utilized the older remasters (Branded to Kill was a title that I found to have copy/paste the original BD for the 4K release). I don't know which ones do and which ones do not but I can't imagine a precise reason (Le Cercle Rouge is an OOP title before the 4K came out which is probably why they utilized a new edition for the Blu-ray).

With that said, the original Blu-ray does NOT sell a lot more than the 4K. Bought the older remaster BD about a year or two ago for around the $20 price that it would've gone for the B&N sale. You can still find it at the $20 price. To find a new, unsealed copy will obviously cost you much more to the point it's not worth cashing in for.

I was actually a bit disappointed with the older remaster. Colors didn't look all that amazing and grain and clarity was not so pleasing to me. Planning to buy the 4K UHD next sale to see how it stands up against the older remaster. I may be in that minority who may end up preferring the 4K restoration over the HD remaster, Ritrovata grading and all.