Bram Stoker's Dracula 4K UHD (1992) (25th Anniversary Edition)

[oliviergregoire]

Is there burn-in subtitles for the romanian parts like the dvd or generated like the new blu?

[OutOfBoose]

Originally Posted by oliviergregoire

Is there burn-in subtitles for the romanian parts like the dvd or generated like the new blu?

Generated.

[HeavyHitter]

Watched this last night (first time on this set-up) and really enjoyed the presentation. I did some comparing with the remastered BD. There is just a tiny bit more high frequency detail on the UHD BD along with notably more film grain, of course. The BD almost looks slightly filtered on the BD by comparison (although not sure that's actually the case, but just saying). I definitely prefer the specular highlights on the UHD as on the BD they looked a bit too strong to me although not that they were bad - but they just looked more naturally rendered on the UHD BD and filmic. In addition, the color on the UHD looked just a small bit more nuanced in a more pleasing way. So, I think this disc is an upgrade, but if you are a film grain hater, you'll want to stick with the remastered BD.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Watched this last night (first time on this set-up) and really enjoyed the presentation. I did some comparing with the remastered BD. There is just a tiny bit more high frequency detail on the UHD BD along with notably more film grain, of course. The BD almost looks slightly filtered on the BD by comparison (although not sure that's actually the case, but just saying). I definitely prefer the specular highlights on the UHD as on the BD they looked a bit too strong to me although not that they were bad - but they just looked more naturally rendered on the UHD BD and filmic. In addition, the color on the UHD looked just a small bit more nuanced in a more pleasing way. So, I think this disc is an upgrade, but if you are a film grain hater, you'll want to stick with the remastered BD.

agree

[sockableclaw]

I have a question.

My dad noticed on his 4K version that, when using the "direct picture" mode in the TV mode (where it shows the entire image with no zoom-in at all), there is a bit of "data" I guess you could it at the very bottom of the screen in the black bar part going across the entire screen horizontally. Is that normal for this 4K release?

[notops]

Originally Posted by sockableclaw

I have a question.

My dad noticed on his 4K version that, when using the "direct picture" mode in the TV mode (where it shows the entire image with no zoom-in at all), there is a bit of "data" I guess you could it at the very bottom of the screen in the black bar part going across the entire screen horizontally. Is that normal for this 4K release?

What the "direct picture mode" actually does is disable the TV's overscan feature. Overscan slightly zooms the picture in. The black bars you were seeing are normal for UHDs, Blu-rays and DVDs presented in their original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Because a TV's aspect ratio is 1.77.1, overscan slightly zooms in so you cannot see the tiny black letterboxing bars at the top and bottom.. The "direct picture mode" is showing you the correct aspect ratio presentation. Stick with that setting

[sockableclaw]

Originally Posted by notops

What the "direct picture mode" actually does is disable the TV's overscan feature. Overscan slightly zooms the picture in. The black bars you were seeing are normal for UHDs, Blu-rays and DVDs presented in their original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Because a TV's aspect ratio is 1.77.1, overscan slightly zooms in so you cannot see the tiny black letterboxing bars at the top and bottom.. The "direct picture mode" is showing you the correct aspect ratio presentation. Stick with that setting

So the "direct picture" mode showing the weird jumbled data hugging the very bottom of the screen is normal for this particular Dracula 4K Blu-ray?

[bradnoyes]

I don't know anything about your dad's TV and its particular settings but you should not be seeing a line of jumbled data on this disc.

[notops]

Originally Posted by sockableclaw

So the "direct picture" mode showing the weird jumbled data hugging the very bottom of the screen is normal for this particular Dracula 4K Blu-ray?

Oops, my mistake. I misread and thought you were referring to the black bars as the data. Disregard my post. I have no idea what's going on with his TV. Never run into what you had described before

[Indiana Jonezzz...]

Does the UK 4K UHD edition of this include the remastered Blu-ray? Thanks

[infiniteCR]

Does the UHD have those lovely stylized lighting scenes where the moon washes everything in a blue light still?

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

Does the UK 4K UHD edition of this include the remastered Blu-ray? Thanks

Yes.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

Does the UK 4K UHD edition of this include the remastered Blu-ray? Thanks

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Yes.

I think our UK release drops the Atmos track that the Supreme Series release had. But it's the new master.

[sockableclaw]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

I don't know anything about your dad's TV and its particular settings but you should not be seeing a line of jumbled data on this disc.

Originally Posted by notops

Oops, my mistake. I misread and thought you were referring to the black bars as the data. Disregard my post. I have no idea what's going on with his TV. Never run into what you had described before

Hmmm, it seems to have gone away. Weird.

I have another question, ya'll.

Why is it the digital code it gave me only unlocked the Blu-ray version for me instead of the UHD version?

[McCrutchy]

Coming this Tuesday:

[Show spoiler]

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA: LIMITED EDITION (3-CD SET)
LLLCD 1469
Music by Wojciech Kilar
Limited Edition of 3000 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $34.98

La-La Land Records, Sony Pictures, Sony Music and American Zoetrope proudly present a three-disc remastered and expanded re-issue of acclaimed composer Wojciech Kilar’s (THE PIANIST, THE NINTH GATE) original score to the renowned 1992 feature film BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Composer Kilar’s score is a notable and breathtaking work – a lush, masterful orchestral swirl of dread, beauty, suspense and sensuality… The perfect complement to Coppola’s surreal gothic masterwork. Disc One and Two of this deluxe re-issue presents the premiere of Kilar’s “composed score,” his music as originally written for the film. Disc Two also features a bounty of alternate bonus cues from this material. Disc Three showcases the acclaimed original 1992 album assembly, remastered, with additional bonus tracks. Produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by James Nelson, this special limited edition re-issue contains exclusive, in-depth liner notes from writer Tim Greiving and sumptuous, blood-thirsty art design by Goldwasser. This release is limited to 3000 units.

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1
COMPOSED SCORE PRESENTATION

1. Dracula – The Beginning (original extended version) 8:53
2. The Journey (original extended version) 3:28
3. The Castle 1:34
4. The Legacy 1:45
5. Spilled Ink 1:34
6. Lucy’s Party (original version) 2:10
7. The Book (original version) 1:32
8. To the Brides (original version) 1:53
9. The Brides (original version) 2:01
10. The Storm (original version) 4:38
11. The Letter I 1:13
12. Love Remembered 1:08
13. Lucy’s Neck (original version) 0:14
14. The Cinema (original version) 2:18
15. Lucy’s Window (original version) 1:58
16. Rules Café Waltz 1:12
17. Rules Café (original version) 4:23
18. Lucy Squirms 1:12
19. The Letter II 2:52
20. The Hunt Builds (original version) 3:28
21. Dracula Revealed 1:03
22. Lucy’s Lullaby (vocal) 0:41
23. The Stake 0:32
24. Vampire Hunters (original version) 1:40
25. The Hunter’s Prelude 1:30
26. The Green Mist (original version) 1:30
27.Mina/Dracula (original extended version) 4:50

DISC 1 TOTAL TIME 62:06

DISC 2
COMPOSED SCORE PRESENTATION (CONTINUED)

1. The Fire 1:48
2. So Cold (original version) 2:23
3. Mina Possessed 0:59
4. Ring of Fire (original version) 0:48
5. Race Against the Sunset 3:58
6. Love Remembered/Love Eternal (original finale) 3:33
7. The End (original version) 1:30
8. End Credits (original version) 3:23

BONUS TRACKS

9. Dracula – The Beginning (alternate) 4:28
10. The Journey (alternate) 2:33
11. The Book (alternate) 1:32
12. To the Brides (alternate) 1:52
13. The Storm (extended no choir) 4:54
14. Love Remembered (alternate) 1:11
15. Lucy Squirms (alternate) 1:00
16. The Letter II (alternate) 1:19
17. The Stake (alternate) 0:51
18. The Green Mist (alternate no mutes) 1:30
19. The Fire (alternate introduction) 1:52
20. So Cold (alternate) 2:16
21. Race Against the Sunset (no brass) 3:58
22. Race Against the Sunset (alternate) 1:05
23. Dracula Toolbox D18A 0:50
24. Dracula Toolbox D18B 0:49
25. Dracula Toolbox D18C 0:48
26. Dracula Toolbox: Lucy’s Lullaby (harp) 0:36
27. Dracula Toolbox: Tears to Diamonds (music box) 1:23
28. Whispered Drac (choir) 0:24

DISC 2 TOTAL TIME 54:32

DISC 3
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

1. Dracula – The Beginning 6:41
2. Vampire Hunters 3:06
3. Mina’s Photo 1:25
4. Lucy’s Party 2:57
5. The Brides 4:56
6. The Storm 5:05
7. Love Remembered 4:10
8. The Hunt Builds 3:26
9. The Hunters Prelude 1:30
10. The Green Mist 0:55
11. Mina/Dracula 4:47
12. The Ring of Fire 1:52
13. Love Eternal 2:24
14. Ascension 0:51
15. End Credits 6:43
16. Love Song for a Vampire (From Bram Stoker’s Dracula) 4:20
Performed and Written by Annie Lennox

BONUS ALBUM TRACKS

17. Mina/Dracula (extended suite) 5:13
18. Rules Café (extended album version) 3:13
19. The Hunt Builds (extended album version) 3:17
20. Mina/Jonathan (unused album suite) 2:35
21. Dracula Toolbox D21 (unused album suite) 3:35

DISC 3 TOTAL TIME 73:46
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 195:57

[patfuentes]

Have been looking for a slipcover for this seemingly forever. Anyone know of a place or way to get one? It’s silly, I know. But when one of your favorite movies is the only one on the shelf without one, the irritating OCD part of my brain takes over.

[bradnoyes]

Just throw away the slips for all your other movies and you’re golden.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by patfuentes

Have been looking for a slipcover for this seemingly forever. Anyone know of a place or way to get one? It’s silly, I know. But when one of your favorite movies is the only one on the shelf without one, the irritating OCD part of my brain takes over.

I have one I don't want.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

Just throw away the slips for all your other movies and you’re golden.

This. I kept a few that were extra unusual/cool looking, but with most I’ve either sold them or thrown them away. It helps me avoid all of the OCD BS that I see others go through.

[Clark Kent]

I was hoping this would show up on sale for Black Friday.