Rocky I-VI 4K Collection (1976-2006)

[Ruined]

Kudos to Warner Brothers for perhaps having the first staggered steelbook release in history that was done correctly on all fronts (attached)

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by jpilla415

Hope you already redeemed that code in the photo... some lurker may try to snag it.

Yep, it's no good anymore.

[THS]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Kudos to Warner Brothers for perhaps having the first staggered steelbook release in history that was done correctly on all fronts (attached)

Universal has been consistent with all 10 of their Fast & Furious Steelbooks. But yeah, these are awesome together. Wish we'd get new matching Creed 4K Steelbooks. Hell, I'd even take matching spine magnets for my existing three Steelbooks, if only someone would make them

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Simple slip over a single case with flipping disc trays. Lots of gas you’ll need to wipe off on the trays, but discs look good afterwards.

Mined showed up, haven't scanned them yet. My disc trays and discs were hazed up as well. Cleaned up easily. Unfortunately my case was missing a piece. The small clip that holds the extra disc page, not the fat barrel connector, was totally missing, so one page was just hanging loose on one side. Luckily I keep the extra pieces of broken cases I've replaced. Had a spare clip, snapped it on, and good as new. A black sharpie on blue clip satisfied the slight OCD in me.

Cancelling the X-Files marathon for a Rocky run ...

[Filmmaker]

Didn’t see this posted before so sorry if I missed it but both cuts of ROCKY BALBOA are 1.85:1. No shift to 2.35:1 like ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Didn’t see this posted before so sorry if I missed it but both cuts of ROCKY BALBOA are 1.85:1. No shift to 2.35:1 like ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO.

Both are 1.85:1.

[darkness2918]

Never upgraded these to 4K even though I was tempted to get the 1-4 steelbooks. The inclusion of other cuts of the films though make this an easier buy for me when I can.

[balthazar_bee]

Here in Canada, it's cheaper to order an entire six film set than to order 5 and 6 individually.

[HuggyBear73]

Is Orbit getting this?

[dcx4610]

Got my copy in from Gruv today. The backlog continues to grow.

I don't think I'm going to watch the first 4 again since I already did with the others but I'll probably pop in Rocky II briefly just to see if the audio sounds fixed and then it's on to...Rocky V...

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Both are 1.85:1.

I wasn’t asking, I was telling, Sparky.

[movielib]

I received my Rocky six film 4K set today from Gruv. I never got a shipping notice or tracking number and my order still says "Queueing."

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Yeah, just a single fat case with flipping trays. Also, the bonus disc is for I-IV, just as with the previous set.

Thank you. Interesting. I feel like there are so few multi disc cases out there. It seems like studios won't pay for them when it comes to 4k. They'd rather release each movie in 2 disc cases.

[Ruined]

My Rocky 2 replacement disc has a fairly large scratch on it. Guess not much can be done in this case

[batman2000]

Any reviews of rocky v and rocky balboa’s transfers?

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by batman2000

Any reviews of rocky v and rocky balboa’s transfers?

Made a few brief comments a page back.

Basically, RV looks great, plenty of fine grain.
Balboa is fine, but oddly I didn’t think it looked quite as great as V.

I’d provide screens, but MakeMKV doesn’t have the decryption key for the new discs yet. Will upload them when able.

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

Made a few brief comments a page back.

Basically, RV looks great, plenty of fine grain.
Balboa is fine, but oddly I didn’t think it looked quite as great as V.

I’d provide screens, but MakeMKV doesn’t have the decryption key for the new discs yet. Will upload them when able.

Thanks for that. I am assuming Balboa's two cuts are not via seamless branching? If so you have two copies of the movie on one disc so the bitrate will go down. That could be one reason. Balboa I think may be off a DI so that is another as it would be a rather old one.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by singhcr

Thanks for that. I am assuming Balboa's two cuts are not via seamless branching? If so you have two copies of the movie on one disc so the bitrate will go down. That could be one reason. Balboa I think may be off a DI so that is another as it would be a rather old one.

I suspect they ARE seamless branching actually. No reason for them not to be. I didn’t have a chance to go through it thoroughly, but it seems like Sly just put back several of the deleted scenes. It doesn’t look like a total overhaul like Rocky IV was. But without being able to rip V or Balboa yet, there’s no way for me to be sure.

[Croweyes1121]

Scenes added back into the Balboa DC, very quick look, so this may not be comprehensive:

1. Shots establishing Paulie lives with Rocky at the beginning.
2. Rocky at the meat house asking Paulie to go visit old sites with him.
3. Rocky at gravesite saying sometimes he hates God.
4. The alternate intro to Marie.
5. Rocky and Steps talking about fathers.
6. Paulie’s remorse in the alley (strangely, none of the other scenes establishing his girlfriend and his moving out are here I don’t think, even though both situations are now mentioned in this scene - though maybe his moving in with his girlfriend is mentioned in the added meat house scene, I haven’t sat and watched it all yet).
7. The sparring session.

Side note: very nice seeing these scenes finally properly color-graded and with some music for effect.

[HDMan72]

Mine was delivered today so looks like I'll be watching Rocky tonight with proper OG mono mix.