First Blood / Rambo: First Blood Part II / Rambo III 4K UHDs (1982-1988)

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Law212

I've been a Rambo fan since i can remember. I have the original 3 on DVD and rambo 4 both cuts on blu ray but didnt buy rambo 5 yet.

Im looking to get the first 3 on 4K are I cant really tell from the comparison people posted above , is the north american 4K set good ? I initially wanted the steelbook collection but ill settle for the regular editions

I've bought these movies several times, but I can't see myself buying them again. I have all 5 on blu, 4k and digital. Sometimes enough is enough.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by batman2000

Did the better encode and higher bit rate import releases improve the hdr as well?

No, the grading is exactly the same.

[NKB2017]

Which UK editions of the first two Rambo movies are the recommended best editions???

Thanks!

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by aviosis

“Upgraded” my US 4K to the UK 4K… night and day difference on my OLED.

I bought the Studio Canal 1-3 UHD's off Zavvi in a Christmas sale and felt all three were a very noticeable upgrade in motion to the Lionsgate discs. I know some of the other LG UHD encodes are crappy but these were the worst offenders, especially 2. I don't watch Red Heat or Lock-Up enough to warrant a rebuy there and from what I read Lock-Up is the same encode (?) as the UK disc anyway...even if it's not I'll live with it. The Rambo discs I get a lot of replayability out of especially the original.

Crazy as it may sound I would still buy these again if they were given another remaster WITH the original 2.0 audio. There's room for improvement yet!

[NKB2017]

Sorry guys... is this the BEST one to get (i'm in the UK)

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by NKB2017

Sorry guys... is this the BEST one to get (i'm in the UK)

[Show spoiler]

Yes.

[NKB2017]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Yes.

Thank you!

[Law212]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I've bought these movies several times, but I can't see myself buying them again. I have all 5 on blu, 4k and digital. Sometimes enough is enough.

WEll i just have them on DVD (first 3) I would love a 4K upgrade

[batman2000]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

No, the grading is exactly the same.

How bad is the hdr?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by batman2000

How bad is the hdr?

Why do you think it's bad?

[batman2000]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Why do you think it's bad?

Other people in the thread were disappointed with the hdr making me wonder if they were graded good.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by batman2000

Other people in the thread were disappointed with the hdr making me wonder if they were graded good.

lol

[Ben_UK]

I bought the 4Kult Eagle release of Rambo 3, but didn’t realise it comes with no special features. I guess the commentary is the only thing I am really missing of interest.

[jonam]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

I bought the Studio Canal 1-3 UHD's off Zavvi in a Christmas sale and felt all three were a very noticeable upgrade in motion to the Lionsgate discs. I know some of the other LG UHD encodes are crappy but these were the worst offenders, especially 2. I don't watch Red Heat or Lock-Up enough to warrant a rebuy there and from what I read Lock-Up is the same encode (?) as the UK disc anyway...even if it's not I'll live with it. The Rambo discs I get a lot of replayability out of especially the original.

Crazy as it may sound I would still buy these again if they were given another remaster WITH the original 2.0 audio. There's room for improvement yet!

If I had to replace the US UHD's of all three with the UK Discs what special features would I miss?

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by jonam

If I had to replace the US UHD's of all three with the UK Discs what special features would I miss?

AFAIK the special features are all the same between the UK and US releases, so long as you are buying the UHD/Blu-Ray combo packs, since the special features are mostly on the Blu-Rays and not the UHDs. The only thing you miss if you buy the UK discs are a second or two of horse falls in Rambo III. That was a tradeoff I could live with for the better compression/encoding of the UK releases.

[Brian81]

If you already have the US editions, simply put the US BDs in with the UK editions unless you are region free. That way you can play the extras.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

AFAIK the special features are all the same between the UK and US releases, so long as you are buying the UHD/Blu-Ray combo packs, since the special features are mostly on the Blu-Rays and not the UHDs. The only thing you miss if you buy the UK discs are a second or two of horse falls in Rambo III. That was a tradeoff I could live with for the better compression/encoding of the UK releases.

The encode is apparently the same on Rambo III, minus the horse falls. So it’s a decent enough one on both sides of the Atlantic, it’s the first two (especially the second movie) that are greatly improved on the UK UHDs.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

it’s the first two (especially the second movie) that are greatly improved on the UK UHDs.

And the Italian 4Kult of FIRST BLOOD is even better than the UK edition, am I correct?

[jerclay]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

And the Italian 4Kult of FIRST BLOOD is even better than the UK edition, am I correct?

You are correct.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by jerclay

You are correct.

If only I could find the damn thing now to get it over here to the U.S.