The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 4K UHD (1966)

[Ray Jackson]

Will the yellow popcorn butter be removed from the color timing?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Will the yellow popcorn butter be removed from the color timing?

Hopefully.

(Over 30 Hours of Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading)

[Pagey123]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Will the yellow popcorn butter be removed from the color timing?

I heard they are borrowing The Green Tint (TM) from the Fellowship EE BD, lulz.

[fvg627]

I wonder if the film just happened to never go into HDR? Like a blade runner 2049 situation? I highly doubt it though.

[Azores26]

I'm not an expert, but I guess that if the color grading was done right this time around, the 4K would be a big improvement over the previous BDs even without HDR. Right?

[Pi905]

Even with this new information, I'll still be buying this on day one. For me, who owns the 2014 remastered release inside of the Man With No Name set, the extras, multiple cuts (even though I'm used to the Extended anyways), and the resolution bump make this all well worth it for me, HDR or not. There's a lot more information in Kino's Mad Max 4K thanks to the increased resolution and better compression. I'm excited to see how The Good, The Bad and the Ugly looks!

[Purploros]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Which fan restoration do you recommend?

Unfortunately, the one I settled on, a reconstruction of the Italian cut with English audio, was only briefly available; I’d just happened to have stumbled upon it at the right time

Originally Posted by Azores26

Right?

It depends on whether one prefers the extended cut, which is the film’s equivalent of the Star Wars special editions.

[dusk]

no hdr what a disappointment i guess ill stick with the blu ray

[UnbelievableMontages]

There's already a 4K for this on iTunes, is it going to be the same transfer?

[GenPion]

Two things:

1) I suggested to Kino that a standalone release of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in 4K would make a nice compromise.

2) I just purchased the Kino special edition Blu-ray of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly a week or two ago.

You're all welcome.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Azores26

I'm not an expert, but I guess that if the color grading was done right this time around, the 4K would be a big improvement over the previous BDs even without HDR. Right?

I imagine so. Are you planning on projecting it?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by tama

not tweeks on top of an incorrect color grading then I'm passing.

If you have a competent colorist then it's not that hard to work with a botched master:
https://screenshotcomparison.com/com...9315/picture:0

Originally Posted by WorkShed

I am happy at least to get the bonus features in proper frame-rate. I do wish the gamma was improved on for the US Theatrical Cut. Not sure if that was an authoring error or a part of the color correction they did in 2017.

Kino use to master their discs at a low gamma. Thankfully, they appeared to of stopped doing this practice not long after their "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" disc.

Originally Posted by Azores26

I'm not an expert, but I guess that if the color grading was done right this time around, the 4K would be a big improvement over the previous BDs even without HDR. Right?

A stronger encode could help. The Kino disc (both cuts) are complete arse and the MGM is decent but it could be "tighter".

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

If you have a competent colorist then it's not that hard to work with a botched master:
https://screenshotcomparison.com/com...9315/picture:0

I've re-graded the entire MGM disc shot by shot, and even so, there are some that are so damaged by blown highlights that original detail couldn't be pulled back in. The final shot of the film is one huge instance. And if blacks crush out detail completely, then you can't get that back. So it IS hard to work with a botched master in some cases.

[Moonlight Shadow]

No theatrical cut, no HDR, no sale.
I don't want to watch the terrible extended cut ever again.

[gates70]

Day 1 for me.

[Christian Muth]

Originally Posted by tama

what about REC709? same?

Yes, but 10-bit encoding on the UHD vs. 8-bit for Blu-ray, so the color is still improved a bit.

Lots of European UHDs also lack HDR. Another U.S. title that lacks HDR is Terrence Malick's SONG TO SONG.

Chris

[Bourne1886]

Day one, I’m not missing out on this release.

[Azores26]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

I imagine so. Are you planning on projecting it?

Unfortunately I don't have a projector yet, so I would watch it on my good old 65" 4K TV set LOL

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by Christian Muth

Yes, but 10-bit encoding on the UHD vs. 8-bit for Blu-ray, so the color is still improved a bit.

Lots of European UHDs also lack HDR. Another U.S. title that lacks HDR is Terrence Malick's SONG TO SONG.

Chris

Dog Soldiers hasn’t got HDR either but that is miles better than the included Blu-ray.

[Mr. Chaverria]

Ugh. I hated the last BD w/ the shit colors. Hopefully that is fixed.