Unforgiven (1992) (Remastered)

[TerryMalloy]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Maybe it's not pathetic, maybe it's just that there simply isn't as much extra fine detail or HDR-ness on GoodFellas' film stock as you were hoping, in comparison to modern, native 4K material.

No, it is truly pathetic...even unwatchable. I don't always go by or agree with the reviews on this site, but the 1.0 4K rating it was given was absolutely right on target. I plan on watching ONLY the blu-ray from now on.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/GoodF...161258/#Review

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by TerryMalloy

No, it is truly pathetic...even unwatchable. I don't always go by or agree with the reviews on this site, but the 1.0 4K rating it was given was absolutely right on target. I plan on watching ONLY the blu-ray from now on.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/GoodF...161258/#Review

The reviewer says it's not unwatchable. The 1/5 score may be a bit harsh considering his comments. Nonetheless the review has put me off purchasing the UHD because written reviews and comments are all I have to go on at this point since I don't have a 4K monitor to compare screenshots.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

The reviewer says it's not unwatchable. The 1/5 score may be a bit harsh considering his comments. Nonetheless the review has put me off purchasing the UHD because written reviews and comments are all I have to go on at this point since I don't have a 4K monitor to compare screenshots.

There's nothing yet to take UHD screen captures anyway. I am still waiting on an external UHD drive myself and for PowerDVD to support it.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

There's nothing yet to take UHD screen captures anyway. I am still waiting on an external UHD drive myself and for PowerDVD to support it.

How will the screen captures work with HDR? Seems like a translation issue looking at the caps on various monitors.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

How will the screen captures work with HDR? Seems like a translation issue looking at the caps on various monitors.

4K monitors don't have HDR anyway.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

4K monitors don't have HDR anyway.

Right, but are the UHD BD screencaps going to have HDR in them though? So they will get converted to SDR because of the monitor. As we know, converting HDR to SDR is going to vary. It seems like it's going to be harder to judge color and shadow detail with UHD BD screencaps.

[TerryMalloy]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

The reviewer says it's not unwatchable. The 1/5 score may be a bit harsh considering his comments. Nonetheless the review has put me off purchasing the UHD because written reviews and comments are all I have to go on at this point since I don't have a 4K monitor to compare screenshots.

Well, that's where the reviewer and I disagree. But, if you think the words "not unwatchable" are good enough to disregard all of his other highly negative comments, then you are an eternal optimist.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by TerryMalloy

But, if you think the words "not unwatchable" are good enough to disregard all of his other highly negative comments, then you are an eternal optimist.

The actual quote is "Is the UHD unwatchable? Not at all. As with many video phenomena, the eye quickly adjusts to the presentation, and the elevated black levels become routine. But having watched Goodfellas repeatedly on both UHD and the 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, I find the Blu-ray to be a better viewing experience. ... While the 4K image could no doubt be re-graded with accurate black levels, it is uncertain whether and how much the corrected image would offer any meaningful improvement over the Blu-ray."

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

The reviewer says it's not unwatchable. The 1/5 score may be a bit harsh considering his comments. Nonetheless the review has put me off purchasing the UHD because written reviews and comments are all I have to go on at this point since I don't have a 4K monitor to compare screenshots.

The detail and film grain rendition is better on the UHD BD watching on my front projector with about 3K resolution. I cannot judge the color and shadow detail yet as the Oppo needs to improve the SDR conversion.