Die Hard 4K UHD (1988) - Page 76 - Blu-ray Forum

jh901 · 05-15-2018, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

If you’re buying this as your first or second Die Hard purchase and you’re expecting 2018-level detail, then sure, it’s not going to provide that. But if you’ve owned this movie on every format from VHS to multiple laserdiscs, DVD’s, etc., etc., and bought reissue after reissue over the years, this disc is going to make you EXTREMELY happy.

This.

I haven't seen Die Hard in at least 20 years. I just screened Tulip Fever (2017) Blu-ray, for example, which approaches reference quality for Arri Alexa shot 1080P. Poor film, but amazing to see on a big screen in a light treated room. No rationale for expecting Die Hard to deliver the same eye candy.

rocknblues81 · 05-15-2018, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

I didn't mind reading that, actually. It's utterly pretentious for sure but it's making some good points nonetheless. Just because this is my favourite movie ever doesn't mean I can't appreciate another slant on it.

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Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

There are some valid points too. But that usual 2010s argument about "not enough stronk females"... Ugh. I swear these people would ***** about lack of females in Saving Private Ryan... Also, looking forward to all-female remake.

No doubt there are some things revolving around the ending that I'd like to change, but this shitty review is mainly the crying of a goof. Crying about violence in an action movie. Crying about the lack of female as bad guys or cops... Crying about an election 30 years ago. Crying about a so called "white Christ figure". The usual type of identity politics stuff I'd expect from a "movie critic" with certain political leanings.

FilmBufffff · 05-15-2018, 09:38 PM

Man, really vibing the dude-love between John and Al on this re-watch. Almost just cried listening to Al tell his story of what got him stuck behind the desk to John. Best. Movie. Ever.

ROSS.T.G. · 05-15-2018, 09:45 PM

Can we please refer to him as Carl Winslow?

Croweyes1121 · 05-15-2018, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Can we please refer to him as Carl Winslow?

“Anyway, I just couldn’t bring myself to draw my gun on anybody again. And then I met Steve...”

FilmBufffff · 05-15-2018, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Can we please refer to him as Carl Winslow?

He was Al before Carl so... no.

HeavyHitter · 05-15-2018, 10:50 PM

Just finished watching. A nice improvement over the BD which just looks worse now in comparison to the UHD BD. HDR felt very nice and tasteful. The highlights and brighter areas are so very blown out on the BD while naturally rendered on the UHD. Some scenes are just shocking by comparison. Given Die Hard is a darker movie (although I never found this disc looking too dark - but it will be easy to look too dark depending on one's display/projector tone mapping), everything looks more balanced compared to the brighter, yet blown out BD which had more of a "DVD look" in this regard. Colors are now more natural looking from skin tones, to lighting, to shadows. Film grain looks better rendered and detail seems a bit better but is very subtle - however - considering this is a 4K scan of the ON (according to Digital Bits anyway) I'm surprised the detail is not even better, but I have to assume this is practically everything that can be captured with the source. As others have said, if Predator can get this treatment I will be happy. Fox did a nice job.

y2jman · 05-15-2018, 10:54 PM

tell me something folks the cheapest to get this is Walmart other then target or best buy right?

maverick22 · 05-15-2018, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by y2jman

tell me something folks the cheapest to get this is Walmart other then target or best buy right?

Best Buy didn’t even get it in around my area.

Walmart $17.96
Target $19.99

LoSouL · 05-15-2018, 11:01 PM

I came home to watch it again haha. I love it.

Trying to describe everything I appreciate about the balance of shadow and light would just be a tl;dr mess of a run-on sentence. The explosions are just too awesome.

Vangeli · 05-15-2018, 11:04 PM

After this I'm yearning to see Alien and Aliens in UHD; they're similarly contrasty and with the same treatment would be perfect. Hell, the entire anthology.

More Fox UHD catalogue titles, please!

Pgcmoore · 05-15-2018, 11:07 PM

gorgeous!!!

ordered a replacement from amazon, but couldn't wait, played flawless (after a good wash) even with the scratches. bring on the matrix!
4.5

y2jman · 05-15-2018, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by maverick22

Best Buy didn’t even get it in around my area.

Walmart $17.96
Target $19.99

cheap Walmart to get ok then

kemba15 · 05-15-2018, 11:11 PM

Got mine from Amazon today. Love the way it looks. A nice upgrade from the standard blu release

LoSouL · 05-15-2018, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vangeli

More Fox UHD catalogue titles, please!

This.

Doctorossi · 05-15-2018, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LoSouL

This.

No need to stop at Fox.

HeavyHitter · 05-15-2018, 11:13 PM

I used my Galaxy phone just to do a quick snapshot, so these are not perfect. These are not identical frames, but close enough to show how the BD cannot resolve the oncoming police vehicle making it look like something out of Close Encounters where as the vehicle is rather evident on the UHD BD. Note the pavement as well. lol

SDR.jpg

HDR.jpg

rocknblues81 · 05-16-2018, 12:19 AM

Well, I just screwed up. I just bought the UHD code, I entered it into VUDU and they only gave me the HD version. I bought it to see if I thought the 4k release would be worth the upgrade and if I did I would have sold the UHD code that came with the 4k disc that I would have bought. Now, I wasted 6 bucks on buying the code, and now I still got to buy the disc. lol

HeavyHitter · 05-16-2018, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Well, I just screwed up. I just bought the UHD code, I entered it into VUDU and they only gave me the HD version. I bought it to see if I thought the 4k release would be worth the upgrade and if I did I would have sold the UHD code that came with the 4k disc that I would have bought. Now, I wasted 6 bucks on buying the code, and now I still got to buy the disc. lol

I think it's complete BS to put it nicely that Fox isn't redeeming this in 4K. Every 4K movie/UHD BD code should have a 4K redemption. People should be berating them on Fox social media.

rocknblues81 · 05-16-2018, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I think it's complete BS to put it nicely that Fox isn't redeeming this in 4K. Every 4K movie/UHD BD code should have a 4K redemption. People should be berating them on Fox social media.

So this is a widespread problem?

05-15-2018, 10:50 PM	#1507
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	Just finished watching. A nice improvement over the BD which just looks worse now in comparison to the UHD BD. HDR felt very nice and tasteful. The highlights and brighter areas are so very blown out on the BD while naturally rendered on the UHD. Some scenes are just shocking by comparison. Given Die Hard is a darker movie (although I never found this disc looking too dark - but it will be easy to look too dark depending on one's display/projector tone mapping), everything looks more balanced compared to the brighter, yet blown out BD which had more of a "DVD look" in this regard. Colors are now more natural looking from skin tones, to lighting, to shadows. Film grain looks better rendered and detail seems a bit better but is very subtle - however - considering this is a 4K scan of the ON (according to Digital Bits anyway) I'm surprised the detail is not even better, but I have to assume this is practically everything that can be captured with the source. As others have said, if Predator can get this treatment I will be happy. Fox did a nice job. Last edited by HeavyHitter; 05-15-2018 at 10:58 PM.

05-15-2018, 11:07 PM	#1512
Pgcmoore Expert Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Tampa	gorgeous!!! ordered a replacement from amazon, but couldn't wait, played flawless (after a good wash) even with the scratches. bring on the matrix! 4.5 Last edited by Pgcmoore; 05-15-2018 at 11:14 PM.

05-15-2018, 09:38 PM	#1503
FilmBufffff Power Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:U.S.A. Blu-ray collection:115 Trading Score:8	Man, really vibing the dude-love between John and Al on this re-watch. Almost just cried listening to Al tell his story of what got him stuck behind the desk to John. Best. Movie. Ever.

05-15-2018, 09:45 PM	#1504
ROSS.T.G. Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:1549 Blu-ray reviews:16	Can we please refer to him as Carl Winslow?

05-15-2018, 10:54 PM	#1508
y2jman Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2014 Location:tennessee 4K collection:716 Blu-ray collection:1694 DVD collection:1025 Trading Score:59	tell me something folks the cheapest to get this is Walmart other then target or best buy right?

05-15-2018, 11:01 PM	#1510
LoSouL Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2017 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:37 Trading Score:82	I came home to watch it again haha. I love it. Trying to describe everything I appreciate about the balance of shadow and light would just be a tl;dr mess of a run-on sentence. The explosions are just too awesome.

05-15-2018, 11:04 PM	#1511
Vangeli Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2017 Location:Maine, US Trading Score:3	After this I'm yearning to see Alien and Aliens in UHD; they're similarly contrasty and with the same treatment would be perfect. Hell, the entire anthology. More Fox UHD catalogue titles, please!

05-15-2018, 11:11 PM	#1514
kemba15 Active Member Member since:May 2013 4K collection:173 Blu-ray collection:429 Trading Score:3	Got mine from Amazon today. Love the way it looks. A nice upgrade from the standard blu release

05-15-2018, 11:13 PM	#1517
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	I used my Galaxy phone just to do a quick snapshot, so these are not perfect. These are not identical frames, but close enough to show how the BD cannot resolve the oncoming police vehicle making it look like something out of Close Encounters where as the vehicle is rather evident on the UHD BD. Note the pavement as well. lol SDR.jpg HDR.jpg

05-16-2018, 12:19 AM	#1518
rocknblues81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Shithole USA 4K collection:399 Blu-ray collection:2586 DVD collection:521 Digital collection:474 Trading Score:47	Well, I just screwed up. I just bought the UHD code, I entered it into VUDU and they only gave me the HD version. I bought it to see if I thought the 4k release would be worth the upgrade and if I did I would have sold the UHD code that came with the 4k disc that I would have bought. Now, I wasted 6 bucks on buying the code, and now I still got to buy the disc. lol

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