Anthropophagous (1980) 88 Films

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

The stuff in daylight always looked overly bright in every video incarnation I've watched. If this is correctable then count me in for a 4K upgrade, otherwise I fear needing sunglasses to watch this in HDR

It's always been a bit overbright and slightly blown/clipped on all prior masters. As is typical of most 4k uhd's, we should see a slightly darker, warmer, more composed presentation that settles things down nicely and looks more like a proper print.....and then we'll have folks whining that it's too dark LOL.

The thing that has me slightly worried is the thankfully minor but still distracting print damage visible on the most recent 2k transfers, in the form of color instability and some occasional yellowing/staining, especially during the first 20 minutes. Some of it likely can't be repaired, but perhaps minimized on a 4k resto. Either way, it should be a big step up from the prior 2k efforts. And for folks worrying that a 16mm source has limited detail to garner gains from, the gains won't just be all about "fine detail". Some of my favorite new 4k uhd masters have been from 16mm film sources. Grainfield, colors, black levels, contrast and depth should look truly great here.