Hotel Artemis 4K UHD (2018)

[BerryTheMusicMan]

Even without HDR it still looks great .

[bookcase]

I rented the BD at Redbox -- I think HDR would've helped what is a dark picture, but I still thought it looked good. The film itself was a trifle, but fun for an evening. I thought Jodie Foster was terrific, and I loved her relationship with Dave Bautista. Worth a watch, but a one-and-done for me.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by bookcase

I rented the BD at Redbox -- I think HDR would've helped what is a dark picture, but I still thought it looked good. The film itself was a trifle, but fun for an evening. I thought Jodie Foster was terrific, and I loved her relationship with Dave Bautista. Worth a watch, but a one-and-done for me.

Yeah - I rented it on blu-ray and it was entertaining but I have to say it could have been longer/more fleshed out. One and done is a good way to put it. Solid flick. I actually feel a longer cut of the film would make it better.

Foster was terrific and yes, the relationship with Bautista was excellent.

[tcripe]

Watched this last night and surprisingly enjoyed the film a lot more than I though I was going to. With that being said, the transfer is kind of disappointing. Some shots are drowned out with grain and the lack of HDR is a bummer. While watching this I couldn’t help but to notice certain shots that would of looked great in HDR. I wonder what makes studios put out 4K transfers without HDR on disk? Seems like a rarity, but it seems to happen every once in a while.

[Early Memphis]

No Digital Copy, No HDR - WTF!?

[KazzPetrelli]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

No Digital Copy, No HDR - WTF!?

And no slipcover

[Pieter V]

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: Hotel.Artemis.2018.2160p.BluRay.HEVC.HDR.DTS-HD.MA.5.1-PRECELL
Disc Size: 50,841,321,232 bytes
Protection: AACS2
BD-Java: No
Extras: Ultra HD
BDInfo: 0.5.8.7 (compatible layout created by DVDFab 11.0.0.7)

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00002.MPLS
Length: 1:34:30.665 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 45,252,820,992 bytes
Total Bitrate: 63.84 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
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MPEG-H HEVC Video 56469 kbps 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 Profile 5.1 High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / HDR / BT.2020 /

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
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Dolby Digital Audio German 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
DTS-HD Master Audio German 1852 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1852 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1830 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1830 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics German 38.722 kbps
Presentation Graphics German 0.754 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 0.163 kbps

German disc does have a HDR grade.

[wafi]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

German disc does have a HDR grade.

Yup, just compared scenes from the SDR and the HDR on my TV, the HDR version is def the one to keep.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

No Digital Copy, No HDR - WTF!?

The 4k version on iTunes is also 4k SDR.

[AD7]

I ordered the US version the other day as seemed the UK release with HDR has been pulled from all websites. Have I made a mistake on this one?

[wafi]

Originally Posted by AD7

I ordered the US version the other day as seemed the UK release with HDR has been pulled from all websites. Have I made a mistake on this one?

You should get the German 4K UHD if you can, it has HDR.

[andreasy969]

Yes, the German release has HDR, but it also gives you this:



(Thx @freake@movieside - had to "borrow" the photo, since it's not public ...)

I for one would pick 4K/SDR over this in 4K/HDR. (Still completely undecided on the movie anyway ...)

[Patsfan123]

Originally Posted by andreasy969

Yes, the German release has HDR, but it also gives you this:



(Thx @freake@movieside - had to "borrow" the photo, since it's not public ...)

I for one would pick 4K/SDR over this in 4K/HDR. (Still completely undecided on the movie anyway ...)

You would pick up a SDR version over HDR because one date is in German?

[JoeDeM]

DISC INFO:
VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
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MPEG-H HEVC Video 68341 kbps 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 Profile 5.1 High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / SDR / BT.709 /

Originally Posted by Pieter V

No HDR.

I wonder why the player still throws up an HDR flag when I play it (US version).

[andreasy969]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

You would pick up a SDR version over HDR because one date is in German?

No. I'd pick a good, properly localized 4K SDR version over a poorly localized Concorde 4K HDR version. I did not ask, but I'm also sure it isn't just this one localized German date with silly English subtitles "on top" of it.

Point being: For some the Concorde release may not be an alternative. I'm also not really happy with Concorde's Howard's End release for the same reason and avoid them whenever I can.

[ScarredLungs]

I wanted to catch this in theaters. I'll be picking this up at some point.

[JFS]

I'm shocked that this movie has been out on disc for so long. It's a new release up here in Canada, and we only got a DVD copy, no blu-ray. I ordered the 4K from Amazon.com just for the hell of it.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by JFS

we only got a DVD copy

[reaperztoll]

Down to 14.99 at best buy now if anyone is still interested. Grabbed a few other titles as well.

[brainofj72]

Just watched the German UHD disc from Concorde. It looks really beautiful. This is definitely the one to get if you're interested, because, IMO, HDR is definitely the most important part of this visual presentation. The movie takes place almost entirely at night and is generally pretty dark, and the HDR brings everything to life. The LA cityscape shots, the fire, the explosions, the screens, the gadgets - it all has a terrific, vivid "pop" and I can't imagine the SDR US release even comes close.

Originally Posted by andreasy969

Yes, the German release has HDR, but it also gives you this:



(Thx @freake@movieside - had to "borrow" the photo, since it's not public ...)

I for one would pick 4K/SDR over this in 4K/HDR. (Still completely undecided on the movie anyway ...)

This is literally the only time this "issue" ever comes up during the movie. There are no other title screens. Also, on the handful of occasions when there is French language in the movie, it is subtitled in English. As far I'm concerned, that counts as there being no localization issues whatsoever.

As for the movie, YMMV obviously, but I loved it. It has the kind of world-building and character development I feel like I almost never see anymore. No text scrolls, no VO exposition dumps - events just naturally roll and relationships and histories reveal themselves organically. Drew Pearce does a great job with the pacing and simmering tension; you definitely feel it all boiling up throughout.

The casting is inspired and I thought everyone excelled in their roles. Great to see Jodie Foster doing something out there like this; she really throws herself into the character.

My only complaint is that the ending felt a little abrupt and a couple of the climactic action scenes seemed...not rushed, but just not as extended and satisfying as I would have liked. I would have been totally fine with another 10-15 minutes at the end. But leaving me wanting more isn't exactly a bad thing!

If you're interested in seeing the movie, I'd highly recommend skipping the US release and importing this one. I'm very glad I did.