Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[DR Herbert West]

We should know by this summer.

[lgans316]

https://www.hdnumerique.com/dossiers...ween-1978.html

Experts,

What's your opinion?

[JPLeon]

Originally Posted by lgans316

https://www.hdnumerique.com/dossiers...ween-1978.html

Experts,

What's your opinion?

Nothing too special, just the same transfer as the 35th Anniversary bluray and 2018 USA 4k release. Pretty much in every release between 2013 and last year. The new 2021 Shout! Factory release is the better transfer, just with compression issues that seem a bit less noticeable with Dolby Vision on.

[Funcha]

Originally Posted by JPLeon

Nothing too special, just the same transfer as the 35th Anniversary bluray and 2018 USA 4k release. Pretty much in every release between 2013 and last year. The new 2021 Shout! Factory release is the better transfer, just with compression issues that seem a bit less noticeable with Dolby Vision on.

Was just meaning to ask about the compression issues. Besides the "boobage pixellation" scandal for 2, I honestly didn't notice any issues in HDR-10 for the first or second film. Granted I only have a 51-inch screen at the moment (yes, I know, the horror), but my eyes didn't pick up on any artifacting. For those that have seen the Dolby Vision version, how much better would you say it is than the HDR-10?

[The80s]

Originally Posted by bigrob

Just a thought

With Scream (a Dimension produced production) now being handled by Paramount and Shout being licensed some Paramount films (King Kong and Event Horizon)

What are the chances that Halloween 6 (both theatrical and producers cuts), H20 and Resurrection getting the 4K UHD treatment by Shout?

All but confirmed. I’m certain the rest will follow. Very likely this year.

I just hope that both cuts of H6 get the 4K treatment. I’m gonna be mighty bummed if only one of them gets it.

[mad_max2000]

Originally Posted by The80s

All but confirmed. I’m certain the rest will follow. Very likely this year.

I don't know if I'd go that far. Obviously Scream would love to license them (and I would love to purchase them from Scream) but just because Paramount is licensing out Miramax/Dimension titles, doesn't mean it's a guarantee we'll get the Halloween films, much less in 4K.

Remember that Paramount has yet to license out a title to Shout/Scream for an actual 4K release. 4K scans are OK, but so far the Shout/Paramount releases have only been standard BD. For example, see Scream's release of Escape from LA; sourced from a 4K scan for Scream's standard BD release but the actual 4K disc is coming from Paramount. And with Halloween being a pretty big property with the new films, Paramount may want to re-release H6-8 themselves. Not that that's something people want but since when do studio executives care what we think?

Again, I'd love for this to change and that we do get full-fledged 4K releases of these films, but presently nothing is guaranteed.

[The80s]

Originally Posted by mad_max2000

I don't know if I'd go that far. Obviously Scream would love to license them (and I would love to purchase them from Scream) but just because Paramount is licensing out Miramax/Dimension titles, doesn't mean it's a guarantee we'll get the Halloween films, much less in 4K.

Remember that Paramount has yet to license out a title to Shout/Scream for an actual 4K release. 4K scans are OK, but so far the Shout/Paramount releases have only been standard BD. For example, see Scream's release of Escape from LA; sourced from a 4K scan for Scream's standard BD release but the actual 4K disc is coming from Paramount. And with Halloween being a pretty big property with the new films, Paramount may want to re-release H6-8 themselves. Not that that's something people want but since when do studio executives care what we think?

Again, I'd love for this to change and that we do get full-fledged 4K releases of these films, but presently nothing is guaranteed.

Cliff from Shout all but confirmed it. When asked why all 10 films weren’t being released he said it’s because doing all 10 films in 4K at once would be impossible and that “they had to split it up somehow”. That’s pretty much saying it without actually saying it.

[mad_max2000]

Originally Posted by The80s

Cliff from Shout all but confirmed it. When asked why all 10 films weren’t being released he said it’s because doing all 10 films in 4K at once would be impossible and that “they had to split it up somehow”. That’s pretty much saying it without actually saying it.

That's not really saying or hinting at anything. I've seen the stream you're talking about from this past summer on the jibber jabber podcast youtube channel. When asked why Scream wasn't doing the other 3 pre-Rob Zombie films, Cliff MacMillan's response about breaking up the releases doesn't guarantee anything. It could be that he was just trying to dodge the question a bit by not giving the interviewer a straight answer.

You're making an assumption from that one statement that Scream choose to spent the money to license 3 other films only to sit on those rights for a year, which makes no sense from a business perspective, rather than the more likely explanation that Scream simply chose not to pursue the rights for any more Halloween films at that time because they were already busy enough putting out 1-5.

And as I said in my last past, presently Paramount isn't licensing out for 4K releases, only Blu Ray. Unless something changes, the best we can expect is that H6-8 would come out from Scream as Blu Ray only. If in the coming months Scream announces another Miramax/Dimension title for release on 4K, than I might be inclined to think differently, but until then there's nothing to support what you're saying except this one, very vague comment.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by The80s

Cliff from Shout all but confirmed it. When asked why all 10 films weren’t being released he said it’s because doing all 10 films in 4K at once would be impossible and that “they had to split it up somehow”. That’s pretty much saying it without actually saying it.

I agree. I remember hearing that mentioned also. Would be a strange response if they weren't in the pipeline.

[DaylightsEnd]

Nothing in life is certain. But I can almost TASTE that H20 4k uhd disc.......

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by DaylightsEnd

Nothing in life is certain. But I can almost TASTE that H20 4k uhd disc.......

What a horrible taste it must be.

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Zombie Dude

What a horrible taste it must be.

Not as bad a taste as 5,6 or RZs part 2.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Not as bad a taste as 5,6 or RZs part 2.

But still bad.

[KubrickKurasawa]

Originally Posted by Zombie Dude

What a horrible taste it must be.

A lot of people got introduced to the Halloween franchise seeing H20. It's Nostalgia for them nowadays. Anyway...

[IMG]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Not as bad a taste as 5,6 or RZs part 2.

[/IMG]

I like 5 as a campy low budget supernatural film. That's how I saw it first so 1,2,3, and 4 didn't exist in my mind then. I also liked TMNT The Movie 1990 but yeah Turtle's that fight like Bruce Lee that's whack or something, but it's actually really funny and that's what gets me to sit down to an ancient movie the absurdity of it is fun too when you look back. Thumb kills are 1 of Michaels best prove me wrong I just thought of him as a supernatural whacko, and that's more fun than a lot of Halloween movies. It also introduced me to the final girl trope. Sorry Laurie

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

A lot of people got introduced to the Halloween franchise seeing H20. It's Nostalgia for them nowadays. Anyway...

I remember even when I was young I didn't really like the film either. Never clicked with me.

[The80s]

Originally Posted by Zombie Dude

I remember even when I was young I didn't really like the film either. Never clicked with me.

Me either. It’s too simple, bland, and tame. Especially coming after the incredibly badass H4-H6. Michael in H20 was a gigantic puss. Super weak. Likely the weakest Michael of them all. He got embarrassingly owned by Laurie. The whole movie felt neutered. Overall it was a cool idea but the execution was pretty poor.

That said, it’s not a total loss. I would still take it over everything that came after, most especially these last two embarrassments.

[Jay Mammoth]

H20 was a breathe of fresh air after the trash that was 5 and 6 despite its terrible masks. Not as awesome as the new films though, Micheals back to being pure evil No more Uncle Boogey man crying, no more lame cults, no more Antman stopping Micheal by placing stones on the ground, and of course no more Micheal committing incest/rape lol Glad the new films prove Halloween can be successful at the box office after that thorn crap almost killed the franchise.

[wlmh65]

Shout!'s 4K shows us at last the full reality of late twentysomethings in California.

[The80s]

Has this been posted yet? It's not official but it's still badass. If the real one is anywhere close to this it'll be sweet.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by The80s

Has this been posted yet? It's not official but it's still badass. If the real one is anywhere close to this it'll be sweet.

[Show spoiler]

It should be lenticular with all of the different masks from H20.