Are you reluctant to buy old releases?

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Eny-

Not every restoration is a revelation.

The original Rocky and RoboCop releases were fine. The new restorations are better but I could live with the first releases.

Seriously??? Robocop is a massive upgrade. You don't have to count pixels or put it under a microscope. The new one is amazing and right up there with the biggest leaps from old blu-ray to new blu-ray.

Rocky still looks a bit soft even with the 4K scan, so perhaps I can buy the case for this one. But I never did have the older disc of Rocky to compare.

In either case, if there actually is a new restoration/remaster, that's where I officially DO stay away from old releases. I don't worry so much about releases that may never come, but if there is officially an improved release that's where I completely change my tune. I've done the "upgrade" thing dozens of times, always selling the old version on ebay first. Since I mostly only buy during time of extreme sales (FOXconnect flash sales, Criterion sales, WBshop sales,etc) - I generally end up ahead anyway even when doing upgrades.