King Kong 4K UHD (2005) (Ultimate Edition)

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by LoSouL

Solved my problem with this disc.

K8500 playback TOOLS->Picture Mode->User, Contrast up to 10, everything else at 0

This you should have done from the get go. Although Color for me is set to +10 and everything else is 0 (I think, dont remember), I also set my Dynamic Contrast to Low from my TV set and the results are flawless.

[madacj]

I just wondered if anyone has had their disc freeze/skipping at roughly the 5 minute mark? The scene where they are outside the closed theatre and the old guy is telling Anne he is leaving and she should concentrate on herself and go for the new part.

It just freezes and skips ahead ever so slightly to the next scene. Where she is asking about the new part and the guy gives her the business card. I am using a Samsung K8500 player. The disc seems fine as far as I can tell physically. I have cleaned the disc anyway but it makes no difference. I have not tried the same point in the theatrical version so I don't know if it's the same on that one. I am currently continuing to watch the extended edition as I type this, and it's seems fine thus far. I think I have a dodgy disc? I I'm in the UK and have imported it from the US. I was wondering if there is an email I could use to contact universal about this?

Thanks

[JJ]

Putting it on now. Will report back with my thoughts.

[madacj]

Originally Posted by madacj

I just wondered if anyone has had their disc freeze/skipping at roughly the 5 minute mark? The scene where they are outside the closed theatre and the old guy is telling Anne he is leaving and she should concentrate on herself and go for the new part.

It just freezes and skips ahead ever so slightly to the next scene. Where she is asking about the new part and the guy gives her the business card. I am using a Samsung K8500 player. The disc seems fine as far as I can tell physically. I have cleaned the disc anyway but it makes no difference. I have not tried the same point in the theatrical version so I don't know if it's the same on that one. I am currently continuing to watch the extended edition as I type this, and it's seems fine thus far. I think I have a dodgy disc? I I'm in the UK and have imported it from the US. I was wondering if there is an email I could use to contact universal about this?

Thanks

Originally Posted by madacj, post: 25214927, member: 453657

I just wondered if anyone has had their disc freeze/skipping at roughly the 5 minute mark? The scene where they are outside the closed theatre and the old guy is telling Anne he is leaving and she should concentrate on herself and go for the new part.

It just freezes and skips ahead ever so slightly to the next scene. Where she is asking about the new part and the guy gives her the business card. I am using a Samsung K8500 player. The disc seems fine as far as I can tell physically. I have cleaned the disc anyway but it makes no difference. I have not tried the same point in the theatrical version so I don't know if it's the same on that one. I am currently continuing to watch the extended edition as I type this, and it's seems fine thus far. I think I have a dodgy disc? I I'm in the UK and have imported it from the US. I was wondering if there is an email I could use to contact universal about this?

Thanks

Ok so, this is weird the film played ok the rest of the way. Seemed all good so I went back to the start and let it run to the point where the issue was. Except this time it didn't freeze or skip whatsoever 🤔. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it seems to have fixed itself, but why did it happen in the first place? Could my UHD laser be on the way out? I hope not my player is only just over a year old

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by jh901

What is your take on grain management? Is the grain better resolved and perhaps simply finer or has life been sucked out of the film?

It didn't look DNR'd or sharpened to me when I watched it. Other than Naomi Watts' neck anyway, which is smoothed in almost every shot, as is her face here and there. I guess someone thought she had an old lady neck? I dunno. Anyway, the movie looked pretty clear and clean but I didn't see any tell tale signs of DNR. Unlike The Fifth Element I didn't see any obvious edge enhancement or halos. It mostly just looks like a very modern movie, for better or worse. It does NOT look as film-like as something like Jurassic World's jungle shots.

I should mention I'm not a super expert on this movie though, only watched it twice before this (BD and DVD one time each). I like the movie now much more than I did before.

[henry00x]

im watching the 4k disc now on my samsung ks8000 55inch, this looks absolutely stunning for a 2k upscale, the transfer feels like its a 4k DI

[carter71]

Originally Posted by henry00x

im watching the 4k disc now on my samsung ks8000 55inch, this looks absolutely stunning for a 2k upscale, the transfer feels like its a 4k DI

I have the same TV and I thought it looked amazing.

[wildphantom]

This was meant to be out in the U.K. today but can't see anywhere where it's in stock. Can anyone confirm if it's definitely out?

[mr young]

Originally Posted by wildphantom

This was meant to be out in the U.K. today but can't see anywhere where it's in stock. Can anyone confirm if it's definitely out?

I went into HMV Oxford Street in London and they did not have any.

[jono3000]

Originally Posted by wildphantom

This was meant to be out in the U.K. today but can't see anywhere where it's in stock. Can anyone confirm if it's definitely out?

It does seem odd. No listing at all on Amazon, HMV had it for pre-order but now out of stock, and Zoom have it listed but at full price ie £39.99.

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[wildphantom]

Originally Posted by jono3000

It does seem odd. No listing at all on Amazon, HMV had it for pre-order but now out of stock, and Zoom have it listed but at full price ie £39.99.

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I'm thinking it's been delayed and might arrive with Skull Island next week

[foxborough]

Just had a mail from HMV saying it's a stock supply issue from the supplier. No specific new date for dispatch given.

[gates70]

My disc froze at 2H 9M but when I rewound it was fine...glitch I guess ?

[bga84]

Originally Posted by foxborough

Just had a mail from HMV saying it's a stock supply issue from the supplier. No specific new date for dispatch given.

HMV have had the same issue with The Mummy trilogy UHD set. Still not available from them!

[gwsat]

Watched my King Kong (2005) UHD HDR DTS:X MA disk earlier and enjoyed it. It played perfectly from end to end on my Oppo UDP-203 player. I thought the UHD HDR treatment was particularly well done, especially in the Times Square and Empire State Building scenes later in the movie. My only disappointment, a quibble actually, is that I found the LFE lacking. The immersive effects were well done and the surround speakers were used effectively too, but the low frequencies were few and far between.

[madacj]

Originally Posted by gates70

My disc froze at 2H 9M but when I rewound it was fine...glitch I guess ?

Hi there,

I had the same kind of glitch yesterday, see my post above. My disc did go back to normal after rewinding mine was around the five minute mark on the extended edition. Out of interest which of your two players were you using? Your oppo or your Samsung? I was using my Samsung K8500. Hopefully it was just a Glitch and it won't happen again when we next watch it

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by bga84

HMV have had the same issue with The Mummy trilogy UHD set. Still not available from them!

They were looking £39.99 for it, it's not exactly missed.

[gates70]

Originally Posted by madacj

Hi there,

I had the same kind of glitch yesterday, see my post above. My disc did go back to normal after rewinding mine was around the five minute mark on the extended edition. Out of interest which of your two players were you using? Your oppo or your Samsung? I was using my Samsung K8500. Hopefully it was just a Glitch and it won't happen again when we next watch it

Hey there, It was the OPPO.

[LoSouL]

Gave this a full, late night rewatch since getting things sorted the other day, and I actually kinda like it as a movie in general now. Not bad at all.

Pretty enjoyable, mostly the blockbuster it should be, but it had some cool moments (I love when he's tearing through the theater balcony seats), themes and ideas with a unique, dusty color scheme and is a pretty nice looking UHD at times. Great costume work and HDR really enhances fabrics like this, with more color and texture (I think we need Gangs of New York on UHD). It's really flexing in some parts, especially the ending sunrise highlighting Ann's hair and face. That might almost too much, but it makes for a nice final showpiece.

Also, either you get used to it's lighting model and grain as the movie goes on, or it really does get better looking once they hit the boat, and keeps getting more visually interesting from there. It's like it goes from Once Upon a Time In America, to Titanic, to Mysterious Island, to Jurassic Park, back to Moulin Rogue, then finally... King Kong.

Never owned it before, so this is the first time I've ever really given my full attention to it. Wanted to give it that fair shake I said I would before I get Skull Island later today.

[Leonidas King]

Surprised Amazon has taken this long to PM Walmart's $19.96.