Titanic 4K UHD (1997)

[Fat Phil]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It’s day 1 for me, Phil. I love this movie so much that I gots to see the UHD for myself, no matter how good/bad it ends up.

"I hope you enjoy your time together!!"

[gnicks]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

(For what it’s worth, I quite enjoyed the Avatar UHD.)

I'd be very interested to know your thoughts on this one.

[Agent Kay]

For the people that like it, if uts based on the new DCP prepare for waxtown

[nick4Knight]

Originally Posted by dickdarlington

Lightstorm created a 4K master from the original elements back for the 2012 3D re-release. The existing Blu-ray is made from that master. The 2017 Dolby Cinema re-release came from that master

It's whichever the final, or last latest approved work is... Cameron is an artist who requires direct controls/permission over that. They're always waiting for him to fit in the 12+ hours across multiple days of sessions to do that. Releases from him are always delayed due to him wanting to supervise it in the current most year possible. Despite all the colorist and CGI work being done years already.

So I doubt what ends up on disc is one from 2017 (or it could have been out in 2022 for the anniversary?!) and especially no chance to be one from 2012. More likely is his latest approved version was supervised this year. Earlier this year before more Avatar movies consumed him.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It’s day 1 for me, Phil. I love this movie so much that I gots to see the UHD for myself, no matter how good/bad it ends up.

(For what it’s worth, I quite enjoyed the Avatar UHD.)

Mods,

Please investigate if Geoff's account has been hijacked by the average consumer.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

For the people that like it, if uts based on the new DCP prepare for waxtown

Even the Celine Dion remastered HD song on YouTube looks waxy. I truly hope Titanic doesn't get Terminated.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by captainjoe

Well the one good thing we can say if James Cameron DNR and AI enhances Titanic is that at least the man is consistent

Cameron is such a stickler for technology AND a master filmmaker - not a good combination really. He's always going to be tempted to play with high tech toys to "enhance" his films. The sad part is, they don't need enhancing. Has Cameron ever said or hinted he dislikes the "scope" aspect ratios? I ask because even though he's shot many of his films in 2.35:1, I've seen reports of him preferring open matte versions for home video, which would be oddball. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what I've read?

[bookcase]

This was one of my favorite 3D movies on home video. Since I no longer have a 3D TV, this is one of my most anticipated movies on UHD. If this date holds, it will be day 1.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by gnicks

I'd be very interested to know your thoughts on this one.

Maybe one day. Not right now.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by lgans316

Mods,

Please investigate if Geoff's account has been hijacked by the average consumer.

To put that into context, Avatar is so inherently unfilmlike in its appearance anyway that jacking it up with a load of AI upscaling bollox isn’t the worst thing ever (though some scenes do indeed look shockingly poor). But even though a 35mm show like Titanic could badly suffer for this AI shite I’ve still gots to see it on UHD. I will however say that the remastered 3D version looked fine in the cinema, but that’s likely a combo of a typically low-contrast/brightness multiplex 3D presentation and the usual softening of projektion.

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by Akijama

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by wasim h

I Just hope there’s no AI shit like Avatar or ill stick with the 2012 BD

Anyone who saw the rerelease earlier this year already knows what to expect.

Never letting go of my 2012 Limited 3D Edition.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

To put that into context, Avatar is so inherently unfilmlike in its appearance anyway that jacking it up with a load of AI upscaling bollox isn’t the worst thing ever (though some scenes do indeed look shockingly poor). But even though a 35mm show like Titanic could badly suffer for this AI shite I’ve still gots to see it on UHD. I will however say that the remastered 3D version looked fine in the cinema, but that’s likely a combo of a typically low-contrast/brightness multiplex 3D presentation and the usual softening of projektion.

I am worried Titanic might get #TerMenatedToo.

[Member-222782]

I'm keeping my VHS. At least the DNR was natural. 240 lines of resolution is good enough for me.

Joking, of course. Just poking a bit of fun at all the doomsayers already complaining. Can't wait for The Abyss announcement.

2004: Where the hell is The Abyss anamorphic DVD!?!
2006: Where the hell is The Abyss on Blu-ray!?!
2016: Where the hell is The Abyss on 4K!?!
2023: This will be a DNR disaster and will have crap encoding. Where the hell is my non-anamorphic DVD!?!

[IndyMLVC]

Temper expectations.

[Mierzwiak]

So...

US Paramount edition on BD100 with Dolby Vision, and international from Disney/20th Century on BD100 with HDR10?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Mierzwiak

So...

US Paramount edition on BD100 with Dolby Vision, and international from Disney/20th Century on BD100 with HDR10?

Sounds about right

[mastafishere]

Originally Posted by THF90

I still have never seen this film. You know how it ends, so I always figured, what’s the point? lol

The movie is actually about putting emotions into a story everyone is familiar with. Knowing what happens is built into it and the idea is that, by the end, you see it less as just some old story and more something that actually happened to real people.

[PonyoBellanote]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Temper expectations.

Yeah, I'm expected an AI filtered "enhanced" mess like Avatar. Specially because I'm sure the 4K master is the same as the 25th re-release.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by VikingTerror73

If the people on this site are worried about what the film will look like, you need to worry about more important things besides a friggin’ film. Just wait and see what reviews are saying, then make your judgment if you’re gonna buy it or not. Me personally, I think it’s one of the worst Cameron films ever made. He’s done crap films since “T2”.

I don't love the cheesy dialogue in the first half (the "I'm the king of the world" bit IMO has aged pretty badly - along with some very obviously '90s hairstyles), but iceberg onwards Titanic is an absolute masterclass in action/adventure filmmaking. And as someone who's been obsessed with the disaster since I was a little kid, the attention to detail is simply extraordinary.