Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[cfitzpatrick711]

Originally Posted by SonSon III

Gotta be my setup, these pics look much closer to what I see after really cranking my colors up. According to the screencaps the skintones have actually improved since the 35th BD.

I have a similar set up to you (Xbox One X and and LG C6) and if you're experiencing desaturated colors in HDR10 there are a couple things to check:

1) Is your HDR input on PC Mode (ie the input has the laptop logo)? If it does, you need to turn that off for HDR, PC Mode messes up the colors for HDR10

2) Do you have dynamic contrast on Medium or High? If so, trying turning it to Off or Low.

[Black Sabbath]

No one else having any trouble with the audio cutting in and out? I have not tried the regular Blu-ray disc yet, but the audio skips in and out starting about a minute into the movie just after Carpenter’s name is shown. This does not happen with my recently purchased 4K of Blade Runner.

[TB5918]

No audio issues on my k8500/LG B7A. Sounds and looks pretty darn good, though the color does seem a bit muted at times.

On a semi-related note, is it worth switching to something like the UBP-700 to make use of Dolby Vision?

[F13BluRay]

Originally Posted by woeisleticia

Is Best Buy ever getting this in? This shows in stock at my local target but the employees tell me they don’t have it in stock and my local Walmart doesn’t have it in stock. I’d rather get it In person so I can get a slip

Yeah I've had this on pre-order with American Psycho since it was announced. Its on Shipping Delay notice right now so hopefully I get it soon with a slip

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by SonSon III

Gotta be my setup, these pics look much closer to what I see after really cranking my colors up. According to the screencaps the skintones have actually improved since the 35th BD.

Quelle surprise, the penny drops, BOOM goes the dynamite et cetera, et cetera

[HiDefBer]

A big "no" from me regarding the desaturated colors on the 4K. I watched the TV footage included in the special features on the 4K disc and was shocked by the huge differences.

There are also entire chunks of missing audio from "The Night SHE Came Home." I actually had to stop watching it because of how annoying the problem was.

[AlexIlDottore]

Watched my UHD last night, and apart from the audio this is a huge upgrade. The details in the darkness

[The Fallen Deity]

Looks excellent.

A shame about the missing mono audio though.

I'm shocked that they didn't drastically change the colour timing this time around. A first time for everything I guess.

[bobbyh64]

First try.

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[Geoff D]

8 for me after taking a couple of minutes to sort them, I'll take that on my uncalibrated PC monitor

[SonSon III]

Originally Posted by cfitzpatrick711

I have a similar set up to you (Xbox One X and and LG C6) and if you're experiencing desaturated colors in HDR10 there are a couple things to check:

1) Is your HDR input on PC Mode (ie the input has the laptop logo)? If it does, you need to turn that off for HDR, PC Mode messes up the colors for HDR10

2) Do you have dynamic contrast on Medium or High? If so, trying turning it to Off or Low.

I have it set to console. I notice that the APS & ISF Expert modes are NOT available, just cinema(user) or technicolor. However, the modes ARE available on the xbox until you launch the blu-ray app. Odd, eh?

Edit: changed it to blu ray player. The picture options get limited once in HDR mode.

[Dexter1998]

I got 31. Dammit.

[Jimllfaxit]

When Annie shouts "speed kills" the pitch shift in the music is back.I'm sure this was fixed on the 35th anniversary bluray. ?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by HiDefBer

A big "no" from me regarding the desaturated colors on the 4K. I watched the TV footage included in the special features on the 4K disc and was shocked by the huge differences.

That TV footage was transferred back in the late 90's, not exactly a great thing to compare this new master against.

[monstermidget]

Originally Posted by Jimllfaxit

When Annie shouts "speed kills" the pitch shift in the music is back.I'm sure this was fixed on the 35th anniversary bluray. ?

It's funny you say that, I was just talking to someone this evening who said that the pitch shift and the last click of donalds gun were both present on the UHD. I was a bit sceptical...have they gone back and nixed some of the alterations/missing sounds on this 7.1 mix then?

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by monstermidget

It's funny you say that, I was just talking to someone this evening who said that the pitch shift and the last click of donalds gun were both present on the UHD. I was a bit sceptical...have they gone back and nixed some of the alterations/missing sounds on this 7.1 mix then?

The 7.1 mix on the UHD is pretty much perfect. This is why I’m not too worried about the mono. Pitch shift is there. Click is there. Stinger in the car still missing. This is the definitive release of Halloween.

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by monstermidget

It's funny you say that, I was just talking to someone this evening who said that the pitch shift and the last click of donalds gun were both present on the UHD. I was a bit sceptical...have they gone back and nixed some of the alterations/missing sounds on this 7.1 mix then?

The gun click is on the 35th Anniversary 7.1. It’s funny that they undid the pitch correction though. So the pitch change is apparently on every release except the 35th Anniversary 7.1

[bobbyh64]

The only things in the 7.1 that bother me are the changed sound effect in Annie's car and the first couple times we hear the Laurie's Theme music. It sounds tinny. Much better in the mono. I think the sound effect in Annie's car is a mistake because the three other times we hear that stinger (Michael's head popping into frame as Laurie drops off the key, when Michael comes out of the door and grabs Bob, and when we see Michael's body on the ground after Loomis shoots him), are the same in the 7.1 as they are in the mono.

I don't mind the added thunder, rain, and cricket sounds, although they are revisionist. The only change I prefer in the 7.1 is the opening credits music, which sounds much fuller than the mono, and we hear certain things that could really only be heard on the soundtrack. I wonder if the 7.1 allows for certain parts of the music to be heard better, or if they re-recorded some stuff or added in some original elements.

[Black Sabbath]

Tried this one another TV and no audio issue (clipping in and out). So it's not the disc. But I tried it again with the Mono track and it works fine. So it seems like it's something with the 7.1 mix passing through my system? And I don't understand that at all, because I've never had this issue before in any capacity.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Jimllfaxit]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

The only things in the 7.1 that bother me are the changed sound effect in Annie's car and the first couple times we hear the Laurie's Theme music. It sounds tinny. Much better in the mono. I think the sound effect in Annie's car is a mistake because the three other times we hear that stinger (Michael's head popping into frame as Laurie drops off the key, when Michael comes out of the door and grabs Bob, and when we see Michael's body on the ground after Loomis shoots him), are the same in the 7.1 as they are in the mono.

I don't mind the added thunder, rain, and cricket sounds, although they are revisionist. The only change I prefer in the 7.1 is the opening credits music, which sounds much fuller than the mono, and we hear certain things that could really only be heard on the soundtrack. I wonder if the 7.1 allows for certain parts of the music to be heard better, or if they re-recorded some stuff or added in some original elements.

Yes. Laurie's theme sounds puny when she is crossing the road just before she meets Tommy. Wonder why? But yeah the main theme sounds really full. I wish Jaws' main theme sounded this full on the 5.1. It sounds really weak at the start when the "dum dum" comes in compared to the mono