The Last Wave 4K UHD (1977)

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I assume Criterion in the US may pick up the 4K rights to this film but because of their annoying history of taking too long, fans may want to splurge on this set instead. Looks far nicer than anything Criterion would come up with so that's an added incentive.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

I assume Criterion in the US may pick up the 4K rights to this film but because of their annoying history of taking too long, fans may want to splurge on this set instead. Looks far nicer than anything Criterion would come up with so that's an added incentive.

Yep, I wouldn't assume Criterion intends to make this any sort of priority.

The restoration has been out for 3 years on BD in Australia and Criterion hasn't touched it.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

Yep, I wouldn't assume Criterion intends to make this any sort of priority.

The restoration has been out for 3 years on BD in Australia and Criterion hasn't touched it.

Umbrella did their own restoration of it, so that's likely why. Criterion rarely licenses other labels' restorations, mainly just getting restrorations done or funded by the studio (and their own in-house ones).

When Umbrella first announced/released the Blu-ray with the restoration, member SpaceBlackKnight had said Criterion were working on a 4K restoration before COVID. He thought the Umbrella one might be it, but it was confirmed to be done by Umbrella themselves. Whether what he said was accuate however remains to be seen.