When the 4K Destroys the Blu Ray - Movies I Had to Buy Twice

Well, let me confirm some good news. We just completed North by Northwest in 4K from a new 6.5K scan. Looks fantastic! We also did The Matrix, Edge of Tomorrow, and The Fugitive from your list. I also agree very much about Michael Bay!! I also want Speed Racer and keep campaigning around here for it, along with Troy and Last Samurai.

For me, 4k really makes sense for older movies, that's why many restorations look absolutely gorgeous. Many of them shot on 35 mm film stock, with a native resolution of at least 6.5k. It's still uncertain which is the maximum resolution of a 35 mm film stock. When it comes to those Hitchcock restorations, Vertigo is still my favorite. Shot in VistaVision, it's just a jaw dropping 4k transfer. As for the newer movies shot on digital cameras, 4k is just hit or miss. Ironically, there are still a lot of modern movies which are upscales from 2k. The pristine, digital look of these movies cope well enough with the basic blu-ray format, I just don't see much improvement in their 4k counterparts.

Great video! Been sitting on the Matrix triolgy waiting for a good sale. Some movies I'm hoping we get on 4k are The Last Samurai, The Count of Monte Cristo, Last of the Mohicans, and the Hateful 8, among others!

Fugitive on 4K looks absolutely amazing, got mine a few weeks ago. WB have done a brilliant job with this disc

Can you believe that no one was in the IMAX screening with me for Edge of Tomorrow on opening night? No one. I was the only lucky guy in the theater.

I'm at a weird place where I don't have 4k equipment but know I will some day so the best option for me is a 4k bluray combo. Ps Truman Show is a true classic from it's era.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a huge jump to 4k. The 4k is reference. The bluray was very poor and the jump is massive.

Predator would be my pick. The excessive DNR of the Blu-ray is gone and looks far better on 4K.

We need con air too on 4k

I bought The Fugitive 4k Steelbook! So glad I did. I hope Best Buy resumes selling physical copies.

Holy that was straight to the point! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more straight to the point video 😅

2001 is the best restoration I have ever seen. Then there are other great restorations such as Blade Runner and Alien, or more « recent » movies such as Green Book or the Greatest Shownman are gorgeous, or also at least from reviews long awaited restoration of The Abyss. You’re taking a giant slap in the face with those 4K discs, both picture and audio wise.

I'm pretty sure I've heard North by Northwest has just been announced for a 4k release coming later this year.

Awesome description on different formats! Keep it up!! Have to say tho, I think I learned one of two things.. either one, you’re just NOT a “bass head” or 2. We need to get you some bass shakers or a reallly hood infrasonic subwoofer 2x18” or 21-24”! The RBH single 21” behind your seat comes to mind (and they’re located in Layton!) ;) although it’s a bit expensive, just imagine one of those SI 24”s in your HT room! 🎉 haha

I also like EoT. I saw it in the cinema back then. You can watch it again and again, just like Groundhog Day or the Star Trek TNG episode Deja Vu. Just a good topic. And yes, Truman show in 4k is amazing! Regards from Germany!

The 4K of Alien is absolutely incredible. Blu-ray destroyed.

Would love a most underwhelming atmosphere tracks. Or the most muffled speech 4K releases

I couldn't wait until Edge of Tomorrow was released on 4K. Before it was even announced, it was a film I was really hoping would hit the format. A film that got destroyed at the box office due to awful advertising that deserved to be seen a lot more than it was. Agree about The Fugitive. It's one of the best "upgrades" in a while, and a great example of the benefits of moving up to UHD. Although it's not exactly a fair comparison since the Blu-ray looked so bad in the first place, and sometimes you can still get an Atmos track even on the older format. Agree about The Matrix as well. It's easily in my top ten favorite films of all time. I purchased it on DVD (and at the time its 5.1 mix was demo material for a home theater), then again on Blu-ray, then again on UHD, where yet again it was a demo disc for sound. Funny you should mention The Rock. I was just thinking last night (while watching Face/Off and The Untouchables) how it would be nice to get that film in 4K. Two other films I really want in 4K are Dark City (The Crow just released, so there's hope) and Tron Legacy. Supposedly Disney is working on a 4K version, but whether or not that's true, or if it will get a physical release is anyone's guess. It already looks and sounds great on the Blu-ray, but can you imagine it with Dolby Vision and Atmos? 🤯 Also, I don't know if you've heard, but Sony is now going to be doing the physical releases for Disney, so it doesn't seem like Disney is actually ducking out of the physical media space. Sony will be the new distributor and also have a hand in helping Disney decide what to release. Not sure about the actual transfers, but we can only hope Sony will be in charge of that as well since theirs always blow away Disney's anyway.

WB Shop UK has a pre-order link up for North By Northwest 4K. I myself am tempted to order, just want to see what we will get here in the US.

YES! "THE ROCK" in 4K would be something I would definitely buy. Bought it in DVD and then bought it again in Blu-ray and would definitely buy it in 4K. (I've only done this with certain movies including the original Top Gun and Star Wars, the original trilogy: IV, V & VI, from laserdisc to dvd to blu-ray.) Yes Disney is no longer going to produce physical media but they've given Sony the rights to produce the physical media of any new movies and catalog titles least for the USA and Canada market... so hopefully Sony will bring out The Rock. "Hunt for Red October" is another Sean Connery movie already in 4K that I bought already having it in Blu-ray and DVD. It's not the best movie to show off 4K as much of the movie is darker and within the confines of a submarine but a great movie.