The Lion King (1994) 4K UHD 12 december in Australia

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

You are wrong. And you’ve been wrong the whole time

... ouch

[shinobipopcorn]

Very strange. I would have figured they'd want to use one of the Walt films as their springboard into 4K for traditional animation. That or something like Mary Poppins.

[BenjaminG]

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Very strange. I would have figured they'd want to use one of the Walt films as their springboard into 4K for traditional animation. That or something like Mary Poppins.

Yes. Snow White has for the last two generations been their big opening salvo. Guess not anymore

[RalphoR]

Animation in 4k has been a major disappointment so far for me so I'm not getting this until it's been confirmed to be a nice a/v upgrade over the blu-ray. I'm not holding my breath.

[Joce]

Originally Posted by RalphoR

Animation in 4k has been a major disappointment so far for me so I'm not getting this until it's been confirmed to be a nice a/v upgrade over the blu-ray. I'm not holding my breath.

Shouldn't be a "nice upgrade" over the blu-ray since the PQ is already excellent.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Very strange. I would have figured they'd want to use one of the Walt films as their springboard into 4K for traditional animation. That or something like Mary Poppins.

Honestly, they keep re-animating the older stuff, redoing the composite work and such, and this makes me uninterested in the whole thing. I just want the original movie, as-is

[starkrogersthor91]

Originally Posted by Colson

Honestly, they keep re-animating the older stuff, redoing the composite work and such, and this makes me uninterested in the whole thing. I just want the original movie, as-is

Think about it... the 4K market at the moment is mostly people who want big flashy blockbusters to watch on their expensive new panels.
The Lion King is probably the closest you’ll get to a ‘blockbuster’, and has a gorgeous color palette MADE for 4K.
It’s a smart move to release a big movie like Lion King got their first traditionally animated 4K release — especially with the remake coming out.
Really, in today’s market, what are you going to move more units on 4K for ... The Lion King or Snow White?

[pottyaboutpotter1]

Originally Posted by davlee1991

Think about it... the 4K market at the moment is mostly people who want big flashy blockbusters to watch on their panels.
The Lion King is probably the closest you’ll get to a ‘blockbuster’, and has a gorgeous color palette MADE for 4K.
It’s a smart move to release a big movie like Lion King got their first traditionally animated 4K release — especially with the remake coming out.
Really, in today’s market, what are you going to move more units on 4K for ... The Lion King or Snow White?

Exactly. The Lion King is their biggest traditionally animated film in terms of box office (the only movies from Walt Disney animation that are bigger are two of the 3D ones; Frozen and Zootopia). With Disney bringing their animated catalogue to 4K, I'd rather they start with the movies that are going to sell well to support making 4K releases of ones that might not sell as well.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by davlee1991

Think about it... the 4K market at the moment is mostly people who want big flashy blockbusters to watch on their panels.
The Lion King is probably the closest you’ll get to a ‘blockbuster’, and has a gorgeous color palette MADE for 4K.
It’s a smart move to release a big movie like Lion King got their first traditionally animated 4K release — especially with the remake coming out.
Really, in today’s market, what are you going to move more units on 4K for ... The Lion King or Snow White?

All I can hope for is the reinstatement of the original animation where it was replaced for the IMAX release that never happened, but I know I'm out of luck there.

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by Joce

Shouldn't be a "nice upgrade" over the blu-ray since the PQ is already excellent.

Hopefully the HDR pass will make a difference. Not counting on an uptick in clarity and detail.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

You are wrong. And you’ve been wrong the whole time

How, exactly have I been wrong? I find it very odd that Disney would release one of it's biggest animated movies of all time on UHD in Australia, but not do a release here in the states. The only pre-orders that have come up have been IN Australia. This may be coming out on UHD in December in Australia but from past experience of how Disney has handled their releases on home video, it seems very, very unlikely. However, I will freely admit that I am wrong if this does happen.

[OutOfBoose]

I think UHD can add crispness to lines and fuller colors. Granted, TLK looks great on BD, unlike Aladdin, for example. Which is good overall, but has scaling artifacts.

[filmbuffTX]

I would probably always watch the 3D version.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

I would probably always watch the 3D version.

the 3D conversion IS great, but the audio remix is not that hot.

[nick4Knight]

This is listing pre-order on JB hifi as of the last 24-48hrs

I can't recall a pre-order at that outlet which later cancelled. They are super reliable for their listings

[Pans]

Originally Posted by Colson

All I can hope for is the reinstatement of the original animation where it was replaced for the IMAX release that never happened, but I know I'm out of luck there.

Is there a link I can read up on this? Searching for 'remade animation' for Lion King just brings up results about the 2019 live action version.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by Pans

Is there a link I can read up on this? Searching for 'remade animation' for Lion King just brings up results about the 2019 live action version.

Here you go: http://lionking.wikia.com/wiki/The_L...elease_changes

[Dsneybuf]

Originally Posted by Colson

All I can hope for is the reinstatement of the original animation where it was replaced for the IMAX release [s]that never happened[/s], but I know I'm out of luck there.

My feeble hope involves the Disney logo regaining the original audio, especially after I learned the Lion King 1 1/2 Blu-Ray apparently does that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=derN...outu.be&t=2m4s

[Pans]

Originally Posted by Colson

Here you go: http://lionking.wikia.com/wiki/The_L...elease_changes

Last I watched the Lion King was the mid 90s VHS release, which afaik was still the original at that point.

And the revisions were used for all the home releases past 2002? This is a shame. I mean, I get that they felt some things could be 'updated' but at least an original theatrical cut could be available in HD+.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by Pans

Last I watched the Lion King was the mid 90s VHS release, which afaik was still the original at that point.

And the revisions were used for all the home releases past 2002? This is a shame. I mean, I get that they felt some things could be 'updated' but at least an original theatrical cut could be available in HD+.

Yeah, there's no way to watch the original version in HD, at least officially. Maybe someone has done a homebrew project for it, but I haven't seen it. Then again, this particular film, while fantastic, isn't one I follow too closely in the fan restoration scene, so maybe such a project exists.