Lawrence of Arabia 4K UHD (1962)

[recS-12]

Placed an order w/Best Buy. Will be here Wednesday and at $34.xx not too bad.

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by recS-12

Placed an order w/Best Buy. Will be here Wednesday and at $34.xx not too bad.

Im jealous , BB Canada has been sold out weeks ago

[George.P]

Originally Posted by Old Bones

Im jealous , BB Canada has been sold out weeks ago

Wowhd.ca has them $44cad shipped (and no taxes and no bilingual packaging). Not as good as Best Buy Canada, but that was a smoking deal ( that I missed as well).

[2112rushfan]

Watched this two weeks ago and I have to to say the colors were stunning. And the sound was incredible. I could hear everything like I was actually there. I really enjoyed it and it didn't even feel like an almost 4 hour movie.

But am I the only one who noticed "graininess" (sorry, I can't think of another way to describe it) and on the scenes with the sweeping desert vistas I could swear I saw what looked like "bands" faintly moving vertically across the screen.
Also the picture froze once. I had to restart the movie and skip through the chapters to get back to the spot where it happened (after they took Acaba, at about the 1 hour, 50 minute mark). Thankfully it continued without another glitch.

I've watched this many times over the years both on broadcast tv and dvd. I have also that blu-ray 50th anniversary collector set from 2012 but I confess I've never watched the blu-ray.
How does it compare to this 4K?

[scififan73]

Originally Posted by 2112rushfan

Watched this two weeks ago and I have to to say the colors were stunning. And the sound was incredible. I could hear everything like I was actually there. I really enjoyed it and it didn't even feel like an almost 4 hour movie.

But am I the only one who noticed "graininess" (sorry, I can't think of another way to describe it) and on the scenes with the sweeping desert vistas I could swear I saw what looked like "bands" faintly moving vertically across the screen.
Also the picture froze once. I had to restart the movie and skip through the chapters to get back to the spot where it happened (after they took Acaba, at about the 1 hour, 50 minute mark). Thankfully it continued without another glitch.

I've watched this many times over the years both on broadcast tv and dvd. I have also that blu-ray 50th anniversary collector set from 2012 but I confess I've never watched the blu-ray.
How does it compare to this 4K?

Well, graininess in a film from the 1960’s is as normal as desert heat, in others words it’s WAD.
Regarding the vertical distortion, it is a known issue with this film. I believe David Lean himself said that the intense heat of the location filming did actual damage to the negative of this film. So, also nothing to worry about, this is as good as it gets without altering the film digitally, which is a big no-no.

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by George.P

Wowhd.ca has them $44cad shipped (and no taxes and no bilingual packaging). Not as good as Best Buy Canada, but that was a smoking deal ( that I missed as well).

Thanks for the heads up , just ordered from WOW.
More $$ than BB sold out price but GOTTA HAVE.

[2112rushfan]

Originally Posted by scififan73

Well, graininess in a film from the 1960’s is as normal as desert heat, in others words it’s WAD.
Regarding the vertical distortion, it is a known issue with this film. I believe David Lean himself said that the intense heat of the location filming did actual damage to the negative of this film. So, also nothing to worry about, this is as good as it gets without altering the film digitally, which is a big no-no.

OK, thanks for the info scififan, I would not want this film "digitalized" so-to-speak.
I confess, this was the first time watching LOA on our 55" LG OLED which is probably why I noticed the graininess and the vertical distortion.

I'm very happy I picked this up on release day. worth every penny

And IMHO it was an absolute travesty that Peter O'Toole lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck.

[Christian Muth]

The "vertical distortion" is actually covered in the restoration featurette that was on the Blu-ray release, and I presume is carried over here (I don't have the UHD yet). It was indeed film damage that occurred during the original filming due to the high desert heat affecting the negatives. Very interesting information and well worth watching.

Chris

[Mandalorian]

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[PonyoBellanote]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

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Somehow, I was able to get it!

Let me be the one (for once) to tell you thank you very much.

[50strat54]

Originally Posted by 2112rushfan

And IMHO it was an absolute travesty that Peter O'Toole lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck.

Not sure about that but the performances that year were all incredible.

[SGFfilmfan]

Originally Posted by 2112rushfan

And IMHO it was an absolute travesty that Peter O'Toole lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck.

100% agree!!!!

Politics (current Civil Rights movement) and giving it to a Hollywood guy (i.e. the same reason Lee Marvin won a few years later), was the difference.

Hollywood can be very reverse-snobbish about stage actors who do films on the side or at least give that impression.

[BladeRunner2007]

Oscars don't mean squat.

[Mark Malmstrøm]

Originally Posted by BerryTheMusicMan

After finishing it last night I must add this is one of the finest mastering of a classic I have seen and love the Dolby Atmos as well .
One of the most filmic PQ 4K's I've seen , well worth owning .
I still think the deluxe edition box set BD still looks great but I'll never watch it again because of the 4K version .
A+ 10 OUT OF 10 for me .

How does the film handle the split in 2 disck - are there an intermission and entracte ?

[BerryTheMusicMan]

Originally Posted by Mark Malmstrøm

How does the film handle the split in 2 disck - are there an intermission and entracte ?

Has the intermission music like it had in the theater and change disc

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by 2112rushfan

And IMHO it was an absolute travesty that Peter O'Toole lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck.

Gregory Peck beating anyone is a travesty. Never understood his appeal. Absolutely boring actor who pretty much acted the same in every movie.

[BluBonnet]

[IPreferPi]

Just got my Best Buy order in. Don't really want to risk seeing this go OOS even further at most retailers.

[50strat54]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Gregory Peck beating anyone is a travesty. Never understood his appeal. Absolutely boring actor who pretty much acted the same in every movie.

Nope and Peck put in the performance of a lifetime, ANY actor's lifetime.

To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the greatest films of all time and Gregory Peck delivered on ALL counts. Completely deserved.

That's not to say Peter O'Toole also didn't deserve the Oscar but unlike the Hepburn/Streisand tie, it wasn't to be in this year but should have been.

But that's the way the ol' Oscar bounces.

The post that Oscars don't mean squat is also correct as Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck and Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar except Honorary and same with Peter O'Toole.

[Tibor Lugosi]

Ordered it from BestBuy and now I'm sweating 'cause the other day I received a CD in a cardboard box and the case was just smashed - luckily the disc was intact. So now I'm worried the steelbook's gonna be all bent and dinged ...