Face/Off 4K UHD (1997) from Kino Dec 12

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by Christian Muth

Anamorphic lenses are not inherently super-soft or something. True, spherical lenses are typically "sharper" in direct comparison*, and anamorphic can have more distortion (particularly when you get into very wide-angle lenses), and sharpness can fall off at the sides, but anamorphic can look plenty sharp. Combined with the much larger negative area than 1.85:1 or Super-35 cropped to 'Scope, and movies properly shot in anamorphic actually tend to look very "sharp", thanks in large part to the finer grain thanks to that significantly larger negative area.

Chris

* Even so, many cinematographers will use filters and such to "soften" the images a bit when shooting spherical (for example, 12 MONKEYS was shot with black net diffusion filters over the lenses for the entire film), while anamorphic has a bit of "softening" built in, so it's probably a wash in many cases.

Yup that is a good point.

[Geoff D]

It's more that the older the glass the more distorted/soft it gets, as well as the resolving power of the stock itself.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Fox. Disney.

I know. Piss on them.😄

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Socko

Kino and 90s action:

Hard Target: check
Face/Off: almost check
The Rock: gimme
Con Air: gimme
Demolition Man: gimme
Daylight: gimme
True Lies: gimme
Point Break: gimme
The Last Boy Scout: gimme
The Long Kiss Goodnight: gimme
Broken Arrow: gimme

No DH 2 or 3? I'd hope the LW movies make it at some point.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I'd hope the LW movies make it at some point.

The Lethal Weapon movies are WB, so it's pretty much a guarantee they'll hit UHD at some point. They should have done it this year for the 35th anniversary of the original.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

No DH 2 or 3? I'd hope the LW movies make it at some point.

The Die Hards are with Disnee. Best of luck with that

[Blu-Curry]

YES IT'S FINALLY COMING!!! I've been waiting a long time for this one. I found out my Face/Off blu-ray stopped working sometime last year after only watching it 1-2 times since buying it day 1. Paramount were kind to help me with a free replacement. The first disc (USA) didn't work either, but the second (Canadian) ended up working. I was so thankful and said I would definitely buy the 4K UHD version if it ever came out because this film is one of my favourites. The only thing is that from the forum threads I've seen related to Kino published films is that they tend to have quality issues. Here's hoping no problems plague this release.

[Blu-Curry]

Originally Posted by Socko

Kino and 90s action:

Hard Target: check
Face/Off: almost check
The Rock: gimme
Con Air: gimme
Demolition Man: gimme
Daylight: gimme
True Lies: gimme
Point Break: gimme
The Last Boy Scout: gimme
The Long Kiss Goodnight: gimme
Broken Arrow: gimme

Given that Wall-E went to Criterion, I wonder if other Disney/Fox films will go to them as well. The Rock previously had a Criterion DVD release.

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

The Lethal Weapon movies are WB, so it's pretty much a guarantee they'll hit UHD at some point. They should have done it this year for the 35th anniversary of the original.

Yeah that's a shame, but sounds like Lethal Weapon 5 is set to begin filming in 2023, so 1-4 will probably come to UHD when it's nearing release.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

The Lethal Weapon movies are WB, so it's pretty much a guarantee they'll hit UHD at some point. They should have done it this year for the 35th anniversary of the original.

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The Die Hards are with Disnee. Best of luck with that

I know but he listed other titles that are with Disney and Warner. I think Long Kiss is with Warner?

[singhcr]

The WALL-E Criterion thing was a one-off at best, so don't expect a trend.

[mjvmovieman]

This news is triumphant. I just recently imported the Australian Disney disc too...

[Ryan1973]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I know but he listed other titles that are with Disney and Warner. I think Long Kiss is with Warner?

Ya Long Kiss is New Line so it would be released by Warner.

[Socko]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

No DH 2 or 3? I'd hope the LW movies make it at some point.

DH2 and 3 have a Disnee stream in 4k
It’s something I guess, but yeah I’d like those on disc as well.

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

Given that Wall-E went to Criterion, I wonder if other Disney/Fox films will go to them as well. The Rock previously had a Criterion DVD release.

Armageddon and The Rock both had Criterion DVDs. I owned them… good stuff

[notops]

Originally Posted by Ryan1973

Ya Long Kiss is New Line so it would be released by Warner.

In the right hands (which is usually the case with Warner) an Atmos remix of Long Kiss would be a houserocker.

[plissken99]

I’m shocked that this is coming out before Con Air or The Rock, pleasantly so though. Maybe 23 won’t completely suck donkey balls.

[nick4Knight]

I would definitely love The Rock and Armageddon to get another Criterion disc. It would make more sense on 4K UHD than it ever did on DVD that's for sure...

Given the more unlikely nature of it even releasing without a licensing.

Best to temper hope. Fully aware this is still a longshot thing to eventuate. But Wall-E makes the window far more open, no matter what pragmatism would suggest. 4K UHD is filled with unlikely turns and happy evolutions.

[Fellini912]

One of the best GIFs ever

[7Mile]

I just saw this a couple of weeks ago after 10-15 years, day 1 for sure.

This has great CGI, Travolta looks just like Cage, and vice versa.

[trustno1]

The only downside of this 4K is the stuntmen’s faces and safety wires will be even more noticeable. See the Quentin Tarantino lookalike that hits the fence at the end of the hangar shootout.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by 7Mile

I just saw this a couple of weeks ago after 10-15 years, day 1 for sure.

This has great CGI, Travolta looks just like Cage, and vice versa.