Death Wish 4K UHD (1974)

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Yeah, I respect what he's done for film preservation with regard to films like Vertigo, Spartacus and My Fair Lady, etc. but I really don't think he "gets" 4K, if you know what I mean.

He had that one long rambling post a while back about how Arrow does great work but he's not sure there's benefit to releasing certain films on UHD, when said films had 4K scans performed from their OCNs. Really, it made no sense and that was enough for me to take his opinion of 4K with a grain of salt.

But yes, "vague and inconsistent" is a good way of describing his reviews.

You did a good job summarizing the things I respect and get frustrated by with RAH. It is like Chris Nolan in a way- love his films, his overall passion and his devotion to film and large format IMAX/70mm in particular but when it comes to home video he doesn't quite seem to understand the technical aspects like he does with film. There's no color benefit to using an IP over the OCN for scanning because both have to be put into digital color space anyway. Use a timed IP for a LUT reference if you want (which makes sense), but why use a lower quality element for no good reason?