Fatal Attraction 4K UHD (1987)

[HeavyHitter]

I was not that impressed with the Paramount Presents BD so hopefully the UHD BD is up to par.

[reanimator]

I have the Paramount Presents BD of this, and it's good -- but uneven. That said, it is largely an improvement over the smeary original BD.

So I'm very glad to be getting FATAL ATTRACTION in UHD -- but if it's using the Presents master, expectations should be tampered.

[HeavyHitter]

It had that HDR to SDR conversion vibe to it.

[DawnShadow]

Originally Posted by Brian81

Possible the UHDs will look worse than the BDs? Seems Paramount UHD quality has been iffy as of late as far as compression goes.

An example being?

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Guydowood

makes sense since Basic Instinct is already on UHD, Now Warner Bros. can put Disclosure out and thus complete the UHD Michael Douglas Sex Trilogy.....

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Disclosure.

[houseca]

The original/alternate ending is much better. They need to include that in 4K as well, preferably an option to watch the full movie with it instead of the usual one.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by houseca

The original/alternate ending is much better. They need to include that in 4K as well, preferably an option to watch the full movie with it instead of the usual one.

I think the alternate ending would have played better if the movie came out 10-15 years later. Audiences in the 80's needed that original ending.

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

An example being?

BHC2 and Juice, recently.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by houseca

The original/alternate ending is much better. They need to include that in 4K as well, preferably an option to watch the full movie with it instead of the usual one.

If they included the alternate ending, it'll probably be included as a special feature like the previous home video releases. Personally, I like the theatrical ending because it was more dramatic and suspenseful than the alternate ending. I'm still peeve that Glenn Close didn't win Best Actress for Fatal Attraction. The Members of the Academy must have something personal against Glenn Close because, she's been nominated 8 times for her excellent performances in other movies, and The Academy have never given her an Oscar that she deserves.

[Kyle15]

The "original" ending should have been there from the get-go. Caving to hypothetical audience expectations (cultivated by boardroom executives no less) ruins many a film. The theatrical ending doesn't suck, but the original is perfect.

[houseca]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If they included the alternate ending, it'll probably be included as a special feature like the previous home video releases. Personally, I like the theatrical ending because it was more dramatic and suspenseful than the alternate ending. I'm still peeve that Glenn Close didn't win Best Actress for Fatal Attraction. The Members of the Academy must have something personal against Glenn Close because, she's been nominated 8 times for her excellent performances in other movies, The Academy has never let her win an Oscar.

Correct, as long as they include it I will be happy. Otherwise not having it would make the release seem incomplete. I would much rather be able to watch the entire movie in 4K with the original ending and not the "fixed" one.

Completely agree on Glenn. I challenge anyone to watch Moonstruck, then Fatal Attraction and say that Cher had a better performance

Originally Posted by Kyle15

The "original" ending should have been there from the get-go. Caving to hypothetical audience expectations (cultivated by boardroom executives no less) ruins many a film. The theatrical ending doesn't suck, but the original is perfect.

The amazing thing is that it wasn't hypothetical. Lyne had the original ending in there for the test audiences, and they got super pissed at the end. they wanted

[Show spoiler]the Glenn Close character to die a horrible death.

Thus the change. Everyone I know that has seen both agree than the original ending makes it a better movie. Personally, I think it's a different movie and far better if left intact.

[BluProofie]

The original ending was done better in Leave Her To Heaven. Theatrical climax is fun erotic-thriller goodness.

[Nori]

I wonder if Ghost is planned as the next 4K upgrade from the Presents line.

[DawnShadow]

Originally Posted by Brian81

BHC2 and Juice, recently.

Thanks, I've had a look and those are a bit worrying. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Blu-rays don't actually look superior though do they? Unless these discs look really bad in motion?

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

Thanks, I've had a look and those are a bit worrying. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Blu-rays don't actually look superior though do they? Unless these discs look really bad in motion?

They are like Shout editions where it looks great in spots and shitty in others

[DawnShadow]

Originally Posted by Brian81

They are like Shout editions where it looks great in spots and shitty in others

Is it the same issue as The Craft, meaning that the 4K versions available via streaming are likely better quality overall?

[MifuneFan]

Pre-order up on Amazon, releasing September 13th. Says it's been supervised by Adrian Lyne, with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision.

Stylish and sexy, FATAL ATTRACTION took audiences to terrifying new heights with its thrilling story of a casual encounter gone terribly awry. Looking better than ever on 4K UHD with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, supervised by director Adrian Lyne, this box office smash was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Glenn Close).

https://www.amazon.com/Fatal-Attract...v%2C211&sr=1-1

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

Is it the same issue as The Craft, meaning that the 4K versions available via streaming are likely better quality overall?

Don't know, don't stream or follow it.

[1924]

Makes sense. It’s the 35th anniversary

[DR Herbert West]

It's also the 25th anniversary of Breakdown.