Sony "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray Titles May 14 and July 16

[L'armée des ombres]

I'm pretty sure that A Few Good Men & The Patriot will be in the next wave.
Both these titles have extremly low price on amazon now
Perhaps Lawrence of Arabia as well (it's out in Japan)

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I'm seeing it in mainstream publications, actual websites, etc. People have forgotten how to properly spell it and insist on adding another "o" for some reason. It must be a conspiracy.



Spell checker won't pick it up because "loose" is supposed to be the opposite of "tight".

Never rely on a spell checker. Lots of people do though

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by L'armée des ombres

I'm pretty sure that A Few Good Men & The Patriot will be in the next wave.
Both these titles have extremly low price on amazon now
Perhaps Lawrence of Arabia as well

I wonder if Gattaca might get one? Id snap that up in an instance. The current one doesnt look bad by any means but I suspect it could look better.

[jblank]

Originally Posted by L'armée des ombres

I'm pretty sure that A Few Good Men & The Patriot will be in the next wave.
Both these titles have extremly low price on amazon now
Perhaps Lawrence of Arabia as well (it's out in Japan)

I thought the Lawrence of Arabia we got was Mi4K already.

EDIT - It was. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Lawre.../52492/#Review

To be sure, no rose-colored glasses are required to see the greatness in the look back at Lawrence of Arabia, and now through the high scrutiny lens of Blu-ray comes an image that today requires only the gift of sight to see in all of its filmic glory. Sony's meticulous 4K restoration is not just a treat, it's a revelation and perhaps the definitive Blu-ray catalogue release, if not the format's finest presentation.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jblank

I thought the Lawrence of Arabia we got was Mi4K already.

EDIT - It was. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Lawre.../52492/#Review

It wasn't released ubder the Mi4K line here though.

[jblank]

Right, but it's still Mi4K, so does it really matter? Slapping a label on it won't make it look any more incredible than it already does.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jblank

Right, but it's still Mi4K, so does it really matter? Slapping a label on it won't make it look any more incredible than it already does.

Taxi Driver was already 4K too, but the Mastered in 4K release is slightly better. The differences will be marginal at best however.

edit: According to McCrutchy, the Mi4K version is now split over 2 discs, and he said he's more pleased than he thought he'd be. The bitrate appears to be double that of the US disc

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...02&postcount=6

[L'armée des ombres]

That's right MifuneFan, two disc version.
That should make some difference

[HeavyHitter]

A four hour movie really should be split over two discs anyway - interested if/when the Mi4K version of Lawrence appears here in U.S.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

A four hour movie really should be split over two discs anyway - interested if/when the Mi4K version of Lawrence appears here in U.S.

It would have helped with Gods & Generals and Gettysburg for sure as both have some compression issues pop up from time to time.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by jblank

Right, but it's still Mi4K, so does it really matter? Slapping a label on it won't make it look any more incredible than it already does.

I think you're misunderstanding what Sony's 'Mastered in 4K' branding is all about. Yes, a film must have an underlying 4K master, but the point of this specific series of discs is that the Blu-rays themselves are mastered with expanded colour and some voodoo bullshit to make them look better on Sony's 4K TVs (supposedly, because I can't see a difference).

That's why the current version of Lawrence or the first Amazing Spider-Man movie don't count as Mi4K branded titles. They were mastered in 4K (or higher), but they weren't Mastered in 4K™ for the purposes of this Blu-ray range. Geddit?

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

I wonder if Gattaca might get one? Id snap that up in an instance. The current one doesnt look bad by any means but I suspect it could look better.

Gattaca is currently licensed to Image Ent, so I kind of doubt it.

[jblank]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Taxi Driver was already 4K too, but the Mastered in 4K release is slightly better. The differences will be marginal at best however.

edit: According to McCrutchy, the Mi4K version is now split over 2 discs, and he said he's more pleased than he thought he'd be. The bitrate appears to be double that of the US disc

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...02&postcount=6

AH, see, now that is new information. Yeah, ok, gonna have to double dip for this.

[jblank]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I think you're misunderstanding what Sony's 'Mastered in 4K' branding is all about. Yes, a film must have an underlying 4K master, but the point of this specific series of discs is that the Blu-rays themselves are mastered with expanded colour and some voodoo bullshit to make them look better on Sony's 4K TVs (supposedly, because I can't see a difference).

That's why the current version of Lawrence or the first Amazing Spider-Man movie don't count as Mi4K branded titles. They were mastered in 4K (or higher), but they weren't Mastered in 4K™ for the purposes of this Blu-ray range. Geddit?

No, I disagree, I'm not misunderstanding them, I'm just making the point that with some films, there just isn't much of a difference, and I say that as an owner of a few Mi4K titles. I'm a big supporter of the Mi4K line, I like the added overhead the movie gets, without having to save space for worthless fluff, but even then, sometimes the difference is near imperceptible.

[reanimator]

I'm kind of torn on this issue. I have several of the Mi4K discs, and am very happy with them. But my sense now is that we're maybe only 12-18 months away from a true 4K bluray -- and these titles will almost certainly be offered in the 4KBD format.

As much as I'd like to double-dip on THE PATRIOT or LAWRENCE, my wallet is telling me to hold out...

[GenPion]

I too hope Lawrence of Arabia MI4K get's a two disc release in the US. I would definitely order that.

[Yojimbo68]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I think you're misunderstanding what Sony's 'Mastered in 4K' branding is all about. Yes, a film must have an underlying 4K master, but the point of this specific series of discs is that the Blu-rays themselves are mastered with expanded colour and some voodoo bullshit to make them look better on Sony's 4K TVs (supposedly, because I can't see a difference).

Voodoo bullshit! Good one!

I have not picked up any of these "Mastered in 4K" editions yet. It kind of irks me that the reissued the Raimi Spider-Man movies as one set and did not include the 4K editions. Once a better transfer is struck, the old one should be retired. Can't you just get a set with the best transfer and all the extras?

[AUS1969]

This is a marketing ploy, unworthy of attention unless they're remastering these titles and the new editions are a significant improvement over the old - wait for the reviews. Summer is coming, so put on your HD sunglasses and relax.

[tama]

Picked up Ghostbusters, Glory, and the first 2 Raimi Spider-Man Films. Outside of those films which were improvements I have seen no reason to pick up the rest.

[HD Goofnut]

I have purchased the 4K editions of Men in Black, Glory, and Ghostbusters. All three are definite improvements in PQ. I just made combo packs with the original discs to keep all of the extras.