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HeavyHitter · 12-30-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Cougartiger

My theory? My Philips 7502 needed a "break in" period and now that it has some hours on it, it's "learned" to play through previous problem spots.

If these players were that smart, surely I could teach them to make my coffee in the morning.

The more likely theory? It can depend on the particular disc and the particular player disc reader. There often is a sense of randomness to these kind of issues. A certain disc can play at times while breaking up another time. If it's not the disc itself, there could also be something on it (smudge, speck, etc.). My 820 had issues with First Blood repeatedly and had nothing on it, so I am going to exchange it. Hopefully it's not an issue with the player and the disc compatibility as other UHD BDs are playing fine on it.

LMFAObros · 12-30-2018, 11:41 PM

Do we have any idea when john rambo will be released in 4k as i really want to upgrade my crummy 2008 sony disc that has a severly downgraded soundtrack

Guydowood · 12-30-2018, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LMFAObros

Do we have any idea when john rambo will be released in 4k as i really want to upgrade my crummy 2008 sony disc that has a severly downgraded soundtrack

Best guess will be a tie in release with Last Blood due sometime in 2019.....

StingingVelvet · 12-31-2018, 02:49 PM

It presumably has a DI so I'm kinda surprised Lionsgate didn't do one of their quickie jobs and throw it out there with the other three. Maybe they didn't have enough lead time to schedule it. Would not be surprised at all to see it with Last Blood, yeah.

tcripe · 12-31-2018, 04:40 PM

Finally got around to watching my copy of Rambo 3 last night and forgot how much I enjoyed that film. Much better than part 2.

Rambo Rankings.
1. First Blood
2. Rambo 4
3. Rambo 3
4. First Blood Part 2

Blu Ray McHone · 12-31-2018, 05:32 PM

First Blood
Rambo IV
Rambo III
Rambo II

I still love part II, because it was the first Rambo film I ever saw, just not as much as the others.

PuppetMasterBlu · 12-31-2018, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Guydowood

Best guess will be a tie in release with Last Blood due sometime in 2019.....

Ohh has to.

Markgway · 12-31-2018, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

It presumably has a DI so I'm kinda surprised Lionsgate didn't do one of their quickie jobs and throw it out there with the other three. Maybe they didn't have enough lead time to schedule it. Would not be surprised at all to see it with Last Blood, yeah.

According to the IMDb:
Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format)
Super 35 (source format)

Any UHD will be an upscale and not true 4K.

StingingVelvet · 01-01-2019, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

Any UHD will be an upscale and not true 4K.

Might as well toss some of my favorite UHDs in the trash I guess.

Markgway · 01-01-2019, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Might as well toss some of my favorite UHDs in the trash I guess.

Did I say that? No.

Did I say people shouldn't buy it? No.

I was just pointing out that it won't be true 4K.

It's called information.

ltb2.0 · 01-01-2019, 07:25 PM

Man these movies look awesome on 4K. I think Rambo III is one of my favorite 4K's.

StingingVelvet · 01-02-2019, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

It's called information.

Pointless and irrelevant information to try and disparage the idea of a release, but sure... "information."

Dailyan · 01-02-2019, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Might as well toss some of my favorite UHDs in the trash I guess.

I assume Mark meant that any “Rambo” UHD, whether it be released by Lionsgate, StudioCanal, Sony or whoever, will most likely be an upscale and not true native 4K. Mark didn’t mean all UHDs in general. Why LG didn’t release a 4K to cash in on the original trilogy releases is anyone’s guess.

StingingVelvet · 01-02-2019, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dailyan

I assume Mark meant that any “Rambo” UHD, whether it be released by Lionsgate, StudioCanal, Sony or whoever, will most likely be an upscale and not true native 4K. Mark didn’t mean all UHDs in general. Why LG didn’t release a 4K to cash in on the original trilogy releases is anyone’s guess.

Mark posted out of nowhere, in reply to nothing, that a potential release we were excited about would "not be true 4k." There is no purpose to that other than to disparage the idea of said release. I responded in a way that kind of comment and intention deserves.

Markgway · 01-02-2019, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Pointless and irrelevant information to try and disparage the idea of a release, but sure... "information."

Why is posting a fact pointless?

A lot of people may not know that the DI for RAMBO was 2K.

They may assume that it's native 4K like the first three films.

I'm sorry if you feel this belittles your right to buy in any way but the information is neither pointless nor irrelevant.

Only your grouchy, needlessly defensive posts are.

LexInHD · 01-02-2019, 02:44 PM

The VFX for Rambo is pretty much constrained to the digital gore effects and some muzzle flash, so it's possible - however, very unlikely - that we could get a fresh 4K scan and rebuild of it.

HeavyHitter · 01-02-2019, 04:14 PM

I watched II last night. All in all, "decent" presentation with the detail being stronger than I excepted and the colors were bold (in a good way). The compression issues and lack of grain rather noticeable although not super bothersome to me for the most part. There were a couple of scenes where the weirdness did stand out to me more than usual. Still, unfortunate Studio Canal couldn't have had these issues in order. The remastered BD looked good - similar to First Blood - although I only looked at a few clips as the compression was not perfect on it either. Overall, it's been fun watching these on my set-up as I can eat up some of these 80s action flicks having grown up with them. Will get to III soon.

SpaceBlackKnight · 01-02-2019, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LexInHD

The VFX for Rambo is pretty much constrained to the digital gore effects and some muzzle flash, so it's possible - however, very unlikely - that we could get a fresh 4K scan and rebuild of it.

Depends on the sales of these and how eager Lionsgate is with their UHD output.

brainofj72 · 01-03-2019, 12:32 AM

If any studio is gonna do a from-scratch 4K rebuild of a movie with a finished DI, let's just say I have extreme doubts it's gonna be Lionsgate.

Geoff D · 01-03-2019, 12:56 PM

Yeah, I mean I don't have the innate dislike for Lionsgate as some of y'all do (not on UHD anyway, I think their BDs are poo though) but of all the studios that would take such a major leap as rebuilding a 2K DI in 4K, it ain't gonna be them.

01-02-2019, 04:14 PM	#1517
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	I watched II last night. All in all, "decent" presentation with the detail being stronger than I excepted and the colors were bold (in a good way). The compression issues and lack of grain rather noticeable although not super bothersome to me for the most part. There were a couple of scenes where the weirdness did stand out to me more than usual. Still, unfortunate Studio Canal couldn't have had these issues in order. The remastered BD looked good - similar to First Blood - although I only looked at a few clips as the compression was not perfect on it either. Overall, it's been fun watching these on my set-up as I can eat up some of these 80s action flicks having grown up with them. Will get to III soon. Last edited by HeavyHitter; 01-02-2019 at 04:18 PM.

12-30-2018, 11:41 PM	#1502
LMFAObros Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2016 Location:Melbourne, Australia 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:73 Trading Score:10	Do we have any idea when john rambo will be released in 4k as i really want to upgrade my crummy 2008 sony disc that has a severly downgraded soundtrack

12-31-2018, 02:49 PM	#1504
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	It presumably has a DI so I'm kinda surprised Lionsgate didn't do one of their quickie jobs and throw it out there with the other three. Maybe they didn't have enough lead time to schedule it. Would not be surprised at all to see it with Last Blood, yeah.

12-31-2018, 04:40 PM	#1505
tcripe Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2018 Location:Seattle	Finally got around to watching my copy of Rambo 3 last night and forgot how much I enjoyed that film. Much better than part 2. Rambo Rankings. 1. First Blood 2. Rambo 4 3. Rambo 3 4. First Blood Part 2

12-31-2018, 05:32 PM	#1506
Blu Ray McHone Expert Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Ohio Blu-ray reviews: 2	First Blood Rambo IV Rambo III Rambo II I still love part II, because it was the first Rambo film I ever saw, just not as much as the others.

01-01-2019, 07:25 PM	#1511
ltb2.0 Banned Member since:Oct 2017 4K collection:230 Blu-ray collection:2481 DVD collection:252 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:2 Trading Score:2	Man these movies look awesome on 4K. I think Rambo III is one of my favorite 4K's.

01-02-2019, 02:44 PM	#1516
LexInHD Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:226	The VFX for Rambo is pretty much constrained to the digital gore effects and some muzzle flash, so it's possible - however, very unlikely - that we could get a fresh 4K scan and rebuild of it.

01-03-2019, 12:32 AM	#1519
brainofj72 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:USA 4K collection:1036 Blu-ray collection:3611 DVD collection:817 Digital collection:150 iTunes collection:140 Trading Score:152	If any studio is gonna do a from-scratch 4K rebuild of a movie with a finished DI, let's just say I have extreme doubts it's gonna be Lionsgate.

01-03-2019, 12:56 PM	#1520
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Yeah, I mean I don't have the innate dislike for Lionsgate as some of y'all do (not on UHD anyway, I think their BDs are poo though) but of all the studios that would take such a major leap as rebuilding a 2K DI in 4K, it ain't gonna be them.

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