Rambo 4K UHD (2008)

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Markgway

I hate situations like this where the resultant bag is mixed. I like it when one version is clearly better than the other. I've gotten over my aversion to upscales (I bought four from Amazon.it recently) but those were all cases where the UHD was better - or at the very least not worse - than the BD. M:I3, M:I - Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Purge - Anarchy and The Bourne Legacy -- all reportedly improvements over their BD counterparts (thanks to HDR, compression, etc). BUT... RAMBO!? Aarrgh! Better grain, but less sharp. Better contrast, but darker. Better colour range, but duller tones... and two different cuts with different flaws/virtues. It's my worst nightmare! Do I give up my Sony BD of the TC and take a risk? I'm leaning toward 'no'. And it's nothing to do with price. Even if this were currently $7.99 (coming soon to a Black Friday sale near you) I'd have the same reservations. I'm always complaining about modern films being too dull, too drab, and too dark. Sounds like the UHD crosses all three boxes. I have to pass, don't I? Maybe Sony will do us all a favour and put out a spanking new master in time for Xmas...

It really doesn't look "too" much of any of those three to my eyes, but then that will also depend on our taste, our gear and how it's been set up. The theatrical BD is still rather good though, it's more consistent visually than either the BD or UHD of the Extended Cut and the warm, blown out look still suits the material.

But I already mentioned that I got a tenner back from selling my existing Extended BD against the £14 spent on the UHD, I just sold the digital code for almost a fiver so now I'm ahead on the deal, it hasn't cost me anything so I'm happy with that. And why does the theatrical BD have to be "given up" at all? I put mine in with the UHD in a three disc case.