Blazing Saddles 4K UHD (1974)

[ko8ebryant24]

Originally Posted by maverick22

After looking again, I guess you're right. I could have sworn more people were speaking negatively about it (the actual disc).

Maybe if I go further back in the thread people were disappointed in the caps or something.

Originally Posted by ko8ebryant24

I don’t know why. Seeing it on a proper HDR display, it looks mighty purdy.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by ko8ebryant24

About to check it out for myself (just a few minutes)

Only 5 minutes in, and this is already one of the most offensive movies I have seen in years! Hahaha

Hollywood couldn’t come close to making this today!

[Disciple of Vedder]

Originally Posted by Maxwell Everett

My Target preorder arrived without a slipcover. Has anyone else who bought from Target.com experienced this?

My copy from Target also arrived slip-less. Other WB titles Terminator, Beetlejuice 2 and North By Northwest were all in the same package and all had slips.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by maverick22

About to check it out for myself (just a few minutes)

Only 5 minutes in, and this is already one of the most offensive movies I have seen in years! Hahaha

Hollywood couldn’t come close to making this today!

Just loop the bean scene for an hour or two anytime you want to see what hollywood has been up to since Kubrick and Kurosawa left in 98 and 99.

[gto35830]

Originally Posted by Disciple of Vedder

My copy from Target also arrived slip-less. Other WB titles Terminator, Beetlejuice 2 and North By Northwest were all in the same package and all had slips.

I too received my copy of BS without a slip. I know it shows not having one, so was just wondering about others not getting a slip. I had gotten "Signs" and "Sixth Sence" without slip covers and returned as missing items,and did receive replacements with slips.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by morris_schaffer

If I find naked gun and airplane hilarious, is it a given i'll find this equally funny ?

Just finished BS (first time ever seeing it). I didn’t know they made movies this funny in the 70s haha!

I may be in the minority here, but I caught myself laughing out loud much more with BS than I did with Airplane or Naked Gun.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by maverick22

Hollywood couldn’t come close to making this today!

They did (re)make it today… as an animated “family” film.

[Vertizontal]

Originally Posted by maverick22

I may be in the minority here, but I caught myself laughing out loud much more with BS than I did with Airplane or Naked Gun.

That sounds about right actually!

[rroeder]

Originally Posted by maverick22

Just finished BS (first time ever seeing it). I didn’t know they made movies this funny in the 70s haha!

I may be in the minority here, but I caught myself laughing out loud much more with BS than I did with Airplane or Naked Gun.

Checkout Young Frankenstein if you haven't, love that movie too. Gonna watch my copy this wkd been awhile looking forward to it!

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by rroeder

Checkout Young Frankenstein if you haven't, love that movie too. Gonna watch my copy this wkd been awhile looking forward to it!

After finishing BS, I quickly searched for Brooks’ best movies. A lot of people said YF. Hopefully that will come to 4k!

I watched the trailer and can see myself enjoying it.

[rroeder]

Yeah surprised we didn't get YF this year in 4K

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

Just loop the bean scene for an hour or two anytime you want to see what hollywood has been up to since Kubrick and Kurosawa left in 98 and 99.

Noted Hollywood director Akira Kurosawa.

[chewbabka]

Originally Posted by rroeder

Yeah surprised we didn't get YF this year in 4K

From Buena Vista? Why so surprised?

[rroeder]

Yeah wasn't even paying attn to which studio had the rights, Sony maybe soon?

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by rroeder

Yeah surprised we didn't get YF this year in 4K

IKR these fans like all this western trash! I NEED HORRROR COMEDYYYY!

[asacmurr]

Young Frankenstein is Disney - the 4K DCP looks great though. Hopefully it gets a disc

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by RageATL

You pretty much nailed my thoughts on the disc when I skipped around it last night. It's easily the best I've ever seen it and while I wasn't expecting a huge revelation, I was expecting more than what I saw in my spin (which is pretty spot-on with what you posted). I'll still be keeping the disc, but I was somewhat underwhelmed by what I viewed. By the way, the site review gave the video 4.5/5 stars.

See, and then I see this post and I wonder if I'm being too critical of it.

Welp, I'm back to eat some crow, folks. I originally skipped around the disc on my living room set (65" Vizio PQ65 from a few years back) which still produces a very nice picture, but was calibrated by me (and I'm not a professional) and based my impressions above on that experience. Last night, I popped it on my professionally calibrated LG C1 OLED in the basement and I must say my impression improved. At the risk of repetition, I won't go into all the minutiae, but suffice to say the experience was far more in line with what notops said below. I'll do better next time and do my viewing on that set before I provide my two cents.

Originally Posted by notops

I've seen it in the best possible theatrical presentation possible (IB Technicolor 35mm print) a few times over the last few years and I think the UHD is pretty much bang on. Its faithful to the color scheme, getting rid of the sickly, somewhat greenish tint to the Blu-ray. It also better represents the naturally softer texture of the anamorphic photography, eliminating the mild sharpening presumably used to dazzle buyers with that newfangled disc format back in 2006.

[LosAngelesKings30]

I Pre Ordered Blazing Saddles 50TH Anniversary Steelbook,
This Version Has Some Scenes Edited Out, That Were Previously Restored
To Home Video…
Old Lady Yelling: Sheriff Is A Ni [Loud Noise]
Von Schtupp: It’s Twue It’s Twue, That Line Is Their, However
Sheriff: I’d Hate To Disappoint You, But You’re Sucking On My Arm
Was Removed After Being Restored To Home Video

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesKings30

Von Schtupp: It’s Twue It’s Twue, That Line Is Their, However
Sheriff: I’d Hate To Disappoint You, But You’re Sucking On My Arm
Was Removed After Being Restored To Home Video

According to an interview with Mel Brooks (which is on the Blu-ray in the featurette "Back in the Saddle"), Bart's line was scripted, but refused by Warner Brothers. This line wasn't filmed.

[Law212]

I picked this up today. Ive never seen this movie before and I plan to watch it for the first time tonight once the kid is asleep.