Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[crowe-t]

The screenshot of the opening credits actually shows the pumpkin as orange. On the 2018 UHD the pumpkin in the opening credits looks almost gray. It was very desaturated and disappointing.

[sancho]

This release sounds great! Looking forward to reviews for Parts 2 & 4.

[kamphausd1]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Yeah I also really don't mind the covers on these. They're a nice change from the floating heads we often get, plus yeah, they actually got the masks correct for each film. I'm definitely gonna flip the artwork on the inside cases but the covers on the outer slip box ain't bad at all.

~Matt

Speaking of which, somebody please post images of the reverse covers when possible.

[GeoffOliver]

This looks like a nice little upgrade, although I never had any major issues with the 2013 transfer. It's definitely nice to hear that the original mono is actually the default, and sounds better than the 2014 boxset disc. Honestly though, I still kinda prefer the color timing in the daytime scenes on the 2007 Blu-ray, just because it looks the most like a sunny fall day, while the other discs look more like an April overcast day (this disc clearly has the best look for the night scenes though).

[KubrickKurasawa]

At least it's better than the Lionsgate 4K Combo.

I might still prefer the new 1080p disc w/Mono over the new 2160p disc w/Mono/Atmos on this film.

I never liked the 4K overly saturated darkness.

[Hellboy]

Just received a “delayed item” notification from Best Buy on Halloween 1 & 2. This is becoming a pattern with them.

[Evil Vegan]

Originally Posted by Hellboy

Just received a “delayed item” notification from Best Buy on Halloween 1 & 2. This is becoming a pattern with them.

Same issue for me with this one and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers through Amazon. I don't mind as sometimes Amazon's delivery date changes back to near what is expected.

Halloween now says October 11th. Halloween 5 is October 27th. Not the end of the world for me as I know they will arrive at some point.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Matt89

LOL.

The 2003 Anchor Bay DiviMax DVD says hi.

[Show spoiler]

This is the worst looking version of Halloween. Everyone hated the way this DVD looked. Completely drained of colour.

~Matt

Yep, terrible.

[Member-496152]

Originally Posted by Hellboy

Just received a “delayed item” notification from Best Buy on Halloween 1 & 2. This is becoming a pattern with them.

I got this as well but I think it's because they never changed the street date on their site after Shout Factory pushed the release date back a week.

[Hellboy]

Originally Posted by MidnightMovies

I got this as well but I think it's because they never changed the street date on their site after Shout Factory pushed the release date back a week.

I hope you’re right.

[Rusty100]

Did anyone really look at those caps
Is this the blu-ray that comes with it? Or is this the 4k?
If it's the 1080p blu-ray I'd be really worried about this highlight crush
2021

2013


If it's the 4K, then yeah I'm assuming they just didn't take screenshots correctly and it's not properly tonemapped from HDR > SDR so I wouldn't worry about it

But if it is the 4K, then I worry about how they got these screenshots when the disc wouldn't be decrypted yet, meaning they may have only gotten screencaps of the raw video without any tonemapping and then edited it after the fact to get it to 'look right'.

I don't trust these guys at all.

[Hellboy]

Originally Posted by Evil Vegan

Halloween now says October 11th. Halloween 5 is October 27th. Not the end of the world for me as I know they will arrive at some point.

Normally I don’t mind either but I was really hoping to marathon the series in 4K this Halloween season as that’s when I traditionally watch at least parts I and II.

[monstermidget]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

The 1999 THX disc was fine and looked great and wasn’t too far off from a 35mm print. It’s the previous UHD which had a completely revisionist colour grade and looked horrible and nothing like film. If Shout! gives us something closer to 1999, it will be a reference disc.

Nonsense. Adam Adams used digital tools not previously available to create a look that the film never had before ( spot colouring specifics elements; turning trees orange etc). You may like the look of the 99 disc; but it is complete revisionism.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by monstermidget

Nonsense. Adam Adams used digital tools not previously available to create a look that the film never had before ( spot colouring specifics elements; turning trees orange etc). You may like the look of the 99 disc; but it is complete revisionism.

THANK YOU.

People are so hung up on the 1999 DVD's colour timing, yet the "fall" colours on that release don't match any previous version or any version since. It is arguably the most revisionist version of Halloween that exists.

Back when the 2013 blu-ray came out and people were up in arms about its "revisionist" colour timing, it was compared to a ton of prior releases on this very forum (Criterion LD, Media VHS, previous DVDs, etc) and it was eventually revealed that the 2013 disc was actually a lot closer to the colour timing of the Criterion LD and earlier VHS copies. Mind you, the level of green in the opening scenes in Haddonfield (that were spot coloured yellow and orange on the 1999 disc) varies slightly from one version to the next, but the 2013 master has a lot more in common with those earlier releases than the 1999 DVD ever did.

~Matt

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

This looks like a nice little upgrade, although I never had any major issues with the 2013 transfer. It's definitely nice to hear that the original mono is actually the default, and sounds better than the 2014 boxset disc.

Aside from the High-Def Digest review saying that this new mono sounds better than the previous one, the fact that it’s the default is a very good sign I think. I also like that it’s the default simply because it should be, damnit! The 7.1 is the alternate mix, not the other way around.

[monstermidget]

Originally Posted by Matt89

THANK YOU.

People are so hung up on the 1999 DVD's colour timing, yet the "fall" colours on that release don't match any previous version or any version since. It is arguably the most revisionist version of Halloween that exists.

Back when the 2013 blu-ray came out and people were up in arms about its "revisionist" colour timing, it was compared to a ton of prior releases on this very forum (Criterion LD, Media VHS, previous DVDs, etc) and it was eventually revealed that the 2013 disc was actually a lot closer to the colour timing of the Criterion LD and earlier VHS copies. Mind you, the level of green in the opening scenes in Haddonfield (that were spot coloured yellow and orange on the 1999 disc) varies slightly from one version to the next, but the 2013 master has a lot more in common with those earlier releases than the 1999 DVD ever did.

~Matt

Aye, if the 2013 transfer wasn't quite as desaturated it would probably be reasonable close to how the film originally looked. As you say, when you weigh them up, a lot of the home video releases are roughly in the same ballpark, except for a few outliers.

[cuzzin]

Best Buy appears to allow for in-store or curbside pickup today for H1. Tempting, even though I have a pre-order shipping out anytime now.

[HDMan72]

Like how the Scream disc has better skin tone color. I never minded the Lionsgate 4K UHD but yes, this looks like a very nice upgrade.

[Nailwraps]

Seeing the comparison, Scream wins. Transfer looks pretty good with rich colors with a great compromise of what Cundey photographed to what work well in some shots the Divimax transfer, all with his approval.

The result; the perfect transfer.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by Conan The Barbarian

Now my paranoia is starting. Will I get my disks from Amazon on time? Will part 2 be delayed? **** anxiety.


Ona. Positive note, 1978 dropped in price lol

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