Rocky 4K UHD Boxed set - 2/28/23

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Ouch. So how bad is the new cut of IV?

Loved the new cut of IV.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by ShellBeacher

"We're back in the right forum, Adrian!!!"

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Give it a day before the tug-of-war continues.

I feel like it's two mods that are screwing with one another. When one goes to sleep, the other moves it.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

As for the IV recut -- didn't work for me. The widescreen cropping stinks, the stuff removed from the theatrical version I mostly miss. Yes there are some nice additions, but much like the overhyped and similarly disappointing Donner Cut of Superman II, there's no reason to bypass the original version for it.

What Stallone should have done instead of picking away at the film he’d already made was just give us an *extended* cut, adding back in a lot of the new material. By jacking around with what worked in the first place, he basically made an “alternate universe” cut that largely doesn’t work despite some very cool new moments.

[Markgway]

All he really needed to do was cut the robot.

[Jay Mammoth]

Nah that robot crap was dumb, the funeral speech scene however is great.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Jack Priest

If true, I'll be very happy, as its what ive been hoping for. I've always wanted an alternate cut of V, there's so much better footage out there than what we got in the theatrical cut. Where is this info coming from?

The Stallone Twitter account posted BTS stuff and mentioned finding "tidbits" for the Rocky films . In one of those tweets during promotion of the Creed movies, Sly himself said MGM "found never before seen footage" for Rocky V and was setting the motions on doing a recut after completing the IV DC.

[batman2000]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

The Stallone Twitter account posted BTS stuff and mentioned finding "tidbits" for the Rocky films . In one of those tweets during promotion of the Creed movies, Sly himself said MGM "found never before seen footage" for Rocky V and was setting the motions on doing a recut after completing the IV DC.

Where is this info?

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by batman2000

Where is this info?

I'm not on septic media, but someone in one other thread posted screens from @officialslystallone Twitter page.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

I'm not on septic media, but someone in one other thread posted screens from @officialslystallone Twitter page.

First I've heard of this. What other thread?

[ShellBeacher]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

I'm not on septic media, but someone in one other thread posted screens from @officialslystallone Twitter page.

Septic media? Is there a whole new trend of air-pocket media-driven communication I have to catch up on???

[kenkraly2004]

Very excited for the Rocky films (well the 1st 5 films at least) coming to 4K UHD Blu-Ray Disc. I owned the 1st 5 on DVD back in the early 2000s sadly though never picked out the Blu-Rays in the 2010s. Hope the transfers are good to great in HDR 10 and the sound is great.

[bradnoyes]

Originally Posted by ShellBeacher

Septic media? Is there a whole new trend of air-pocket media-driven communication I have to catch up on???

It’s called AM talk radio.

[Rayjg]

Every time I read “Rocky” in this thread I hear Tim Curry saying it

[JoelGoodsen]

I would prefer them all released together. Hate when they just release some of a series.

Personally love all of the Rocky flicks. Looking forward to hopefully picking them all up in 4K.

[TylerDurden389]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

And then there’s Stallone’s inexplicable decision to crop the film to 2.39:1, making a truly seamless edit impossible.

Time consuming, but not impossible. I know from experience (not me personally, but from what editors have shown me).

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden389

Time consuming, but not impossible. I know from experience (not me personally, but from what editors have shown me).

I’m an editor myself. It’s not that it’s particularly time-consuming, but it’s impossible to do *unless* you do one of two things:
1. Further crop, and then scale up all DC footage to 1.85:1.
2. Crop all TC footage to 2.39:1.

Either option is horrible. That’s what I mean when I said it’s impossible. Yes, it COULD be done. But unless he releases the DC in 1.85:1, it can never truly be done properly. It’ll be a bad compromise whichever way it’s done, and it’s a problem that Stallone didn’t have to create.

[batman2000]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

I’m an editor myself. It’s not that it’s particularly time-consuming, but it’s impossible to do *unless* you do one of two things:
1. Further crop, and then scale up all DC footage to 1.85:1.
2. Crop all TC footage to 2.39:1.

Either option is horrible. That’s what I mean when I said it’s impossible. Yes, it COULD be done. But unless he releases the DC in 1.85:1, it can never truly be done properly. It’ll be a bad compromise whichever way it’s done, and it’s a problem that Stallone didn’t have to create.

Let’s hope Stallone fixes his mistake and releases his directors cut the way it was meant to be.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

First I've heard of this. What other thread?

Someone had posted twatter screengrabs in different thread for the Rocky films in the 4k wishlist section. Not sure if that thread is still around or got merged, but I clearly remember seeing those screengrabs.

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

MGM not releasing V and BALBOA with the rest is as dumb a decision as when Fox opted to give us only the original ALIEN and DIE HARD movies on UHD -- and not their respective whole series (like they did with PREDATOR) -- when they had the chance. The way things are going you have no idea if there's going to be a revisit or another go-around, making a I-IV release very disappointing. For now anyway.

As for the IV recut -- didn't work for me. The widescreen cropping stinks, the stuff removed from the theatrical version I mostly miss. Yes there are some nice additions, but much like the overhyped and similarly disappointing Donner Cut of Superman II, there's no reason to bypass the original version for it.

Don’t start on The Donner cut of Supes 2,how dare you! .

I really liked it, I just look past all the obvious differences (audition footage, bad special effects, re-used ending etc) and enjoy the intended narrative for what it should have been. As for Rocky IV I’ve got the recut, bought it off Apple TV (as it’s the only to see it as it never received a physical release ) but haven’t watched it yet. Haven’t fancied watching it yet!

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

MGM not releasing V and BALBOA with the rest is as dumb a decision as when Fox opted to give us only the original ALIEN and DIE HARD movies on UHD -- and not their respective whole series (like they did with PREDATOR) -- when they had the chance.

As much as I hate to give Disney any allowances, their hands are kinda tied as far as Alien is concerned. 4K masters require directorial approval and Cameron and Fincher are perpetually busy.

That said, the possibility that we might maybe possibly potentially get The Abyss gives me a teeny bit of hope that Aliens will find its way to UHD.