Do you use 4K sometimes an excuse to buy a bad movie?

[Darthbooth1978]

As the titles states, I’m sure we’ve all been guilty of it. I know I certainly am.

Is it ever an excuse to buy a movie you don’t particularly like if the movie has been given a good 4K release. Does a great visual experience make up for bad script, dialogue etc....?

I did it with Alien: Covenant and some of the Transformers Movies, and do get enjoyment out of how awesome the picture is, even if the movie is rubbish.

[mysticwaterfall]

I'll never buy a movie just because its 4k, but if it's a blind buy I'll buy the 4k if its available since if I'm going to watch it I might as well get the best quality. Happens a lot on black friday.

If it's a movie I know I dont like though, I just wont but it peroid.

[nick4Knight]

Of course.

I would never have purchased Mortal Engines on blu-ray. Even if it was on special that would have stayed in my "wishlist". But as it is with this format, and given it's a DV title on top of that, it's going to be owned on 4K UHD

[bookcase]

If I don't like a movie, I won't buy it on any format.

[LMFAObros]

Nope. Only buy good movies in 4k(for the most part) as I consider it the fine wine format. Schlock(and guilty pleasures) I'll usually just pick up on reguar bd

[punisher]

the Transformers collection is a must in 4k and we all know how bad they are and yup I am considering Godzilla King of the Monsters now that the price is dropping.

[Geoff D]

I've been buying shit movies for years, and not just on 4K.

[EVERYONE LIES]

I bought Skyscraper last Black Friday. It’s not very good and was shot digitally with a lot of CGI. I learned my lesson (I hope)

[DJR662]

I used this excuse with DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and up until very recently with 4K.

From now on I'll buy (4K) movies I really want for the movies themselves and not just cause they're in 4K.

[Bolty]

My name is Dave.
I am a 4Kaholic. I have purchased movies that I don't really like that much just because they were on 4K.

[Eschenpod]

Oh sure.

[thelwig14]

The opposite. 4K makes me evaluate if the Blu/movie is worth owning in the collection before even considering the 4K.

[Alwayshappy]

No. When I dislike a movie, or when I didn't like the trailer at all I wouldn't just buy it because it's available in 4k. Screen quality doesn't just magically make me appreciate a movie. You still have to watch 1.5-2.5 hours of a movie you don't really like.

That said; when it's a blind buy (but I only blind buy movies when I at least liked the trailer - I've yet to buy a blind buy that I didn't like) I get the 4k when it's available. It's a waste to just buy a movie on blu ray to try it out, only to buy the 4k when it turns out I liked it.

[brainofj72]

It certainly makes me more open to “trying again” with some movies I didn’t like in the past. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. Also makes me blind-buy a lot of stuff I wouldn’t have if it were just Blu-ray.

[bferr1972]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I've been buying shit movies for years, and not just on 4K.

Follow-up question: would you upgrade any of these shit movies to 4K?

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Malt Raisins

Constantly. The Patriot comes to mind. “But honey, I need to! All the reviews said it looks great! It’s got a 4K DI and was shot on film!”

The patriot is awesome but to each their own, right? . The 4K is excellent too.

Originally Posted by bookcase

If I don't like a movie, I won't buy it on any format.

Bingo. Good and bad is way too subjective. I’m right wit ya though, visuals aren’t nearly enough to get me to buy a movie. Eye candy and it’s appeal went away years ago. Just not wowed by that stuff like I was even back when HD came out. Besides, for visuals you can just watch documentaries and stuff like that. Why sit through a movie you can’t stand?

[ROSS.T.G.]

These threads lol

When your favourite movies growing up were 80’s trash it carries over into your adult years. The format definitely heightens or strengths my love for B movies. I watched Lock Up yesterday and loved it. I had seen it many times especially in my VHS days but it was like seeing it for the first time.

[Frank@Chicago]

One of my early 4K purchases was Power Rangers. I bought it mostly for the AV.

I might revist it at some point, but sadly I don't remember it delivering on ANY front...

More recently, I bought Scorpion King but at least it was super cheap.

[DJJez]

in the beginning of 4K i was buying everything 4k as i was obsessed with seeing how good it looked. i did exactly the same at the start of blu ray as well lol. now i dont buy shitty movies regardless of how good they look

[trespoochies]

Every DC movie. Excellent 4K presentations, but I would never watch them all the way through again. But the action scenes sounds and look great.


Then they start talking.