https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Return-of-the-Living-Dead-4K-Blu-ray/321265/
The amount of classic Horror films coming to 4K in the upcoming months is insane.
Well I won't spend 4000 dollars on any movie, no matter how good!
shareThat's great news. I hope they don't charge an arm and a leg for it.
shareIt's a really fun film. I'll probably get it.
Other upcoming Horror 4Ks this year include;
- Childs Play 1-3
- Poltergeist
- The Lost Boys
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Event Horizon
- Videodrome
- The Funhouse
- Cat People (1982)
- Halloween 6, H20 & Resurrection
- Scream 2
- Evil Dead (2013)
- Army of Darkness
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
- The Fog (1980) - this already has a 4K but some people think it's a poor one, this is a new release from a different company
It's a bit ridiculous. I can't get them all but Poltergeist, The Lost Boys, Evil Dead, The Funhouse, Friday the 13th, Videodrome and TCM 2 are definites for me.
I for one would love for them to edge a bit forward and release early 00s Horror on 4K. So many of the big 80s hits are getting released, as well as new releases but the late 90s to early 10s is quite scarce at the moment. They came before 4K and don't seem to be getting the same love as the 70s and 80s films are. Part of me speculates that it's because the home media buyer is a bit older (most younger film fans are digital these days) so they prefer releasing 'classics' as they appeal to the buyers more.
I'm torn. Part of me thinks it's cool, and then the other part makes me wonder why I would want to watch these classics in 4K. I mean, none of them were filmed to be high definition.
shareOriginal film reels are higher quality than 4k. Most of these 4K discs are made from the original 35mm camera negatives. Some older films have gotten glorious glow ups.
One thing to remember is that almost all 4K discs utilize 'high dynamic range'. The brights are brighter, the darks are darker, the colors have more variance. It's a game changer. Some films benefit from this hugely whilst others it's a minimal difference. It also depends on the company who produces the discs, some are brilliant whilst others are hit-and-miss.
Scream (1996), The Howling (1981), Suspiria (1977), Zombie (1979), Halloween 1 - 5 (1978 - 1989), The Shining (1980), Phenomena (1985), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) all look so much better on 4K than blu-ray.
Other films such as Lifeforce (1985), The Thing (1982) and Tenebre (1982) do look better on 4K but it's not a big enough difference that I'd recommend people upgrade.
Yeah, movies have never looked so good than in 4K. They don't show original camera negatives in cinema, so the resolution of distribution copies are significantly lower than that.
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