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Certainly. EON has never explained why, but many have surmised it's likely because of stuff like Maibaum calling Fleming a "snob" for example. Cubby wasn't very happy about that.
Interesting. I haven’t listened to those commentaries, I’ve been meaning to for a while but I’ve never gotten around to it. It’s nice to know that Cubby defended Fleming like that however, I’ve always felt Cubby greatly respected Fleming, even making it a mandate to have his name above every Bond film.
I apologize for my evil tendencies :)) :))
Thank you. :)
Ironically, despite DAD being very much around the bottom of the rung for me, it is the only film I own twice on DVD. Because of the different bonus features I keep a copy of the Special edition disc in my Ultimate edition collection.
I did notice a bit of a “darkened” (if that’s the right term) to the quality of the picture however. This film was always beautiful, but I’m really impressed by the recent transfers.
4K is OK .... :)>-
Unfortunately they are early discs for the format and suffer many issues. Worst of all is that everything is crammed onto single discs which cuts bitrates dramatically. Despite the numerous issues with the Lowry process and transfers across the Ultimate Edition line of DVDs the best aspect is that they are 2 disc affairs that move the extras to separate discs and add all new features. While the Blu-rays carry most everything over the presentation isn't quite as good as the DVD for the extras. A few of the making of docus were redone in HD but I prefer them as they were.
The DAD original DVD was a 2 disc set that had exclusive extras on the Madonna video and a very insightful making of docu on the film which shows more of the pre-production process than seen in most other places. It's essential to have. The other differences: older transfer with edge enhancement and the like but it does have audio tracks with the Dolby EX and DTS ES information flagged whereas the UE DVD and BD merely has 5.1 with the center surround extra content matrixed in.
The Criteiron CAV laserdiscs had a typical Criterion supplemental section of text slides, stills, vintage materials in addition to the commentaries. The commentaries themselves are not bad at all in terms of what is said but I get the idea the backlash was more of: "They did WHAT?" because commentaries were a new thing and Criterion had only started the whole idea a few years prior with Citizen Kane and King Kong.
These tracks are blunt and matter of fact throughout in conversational tones.
I have to struggle to find anything possibly objectionable and these two instances aren't meant to be at all. The only two things I think people could find very slightly objectionable are Young describing his first eventful meeting with Pedro Amendariz (where his wife's shampoo had mistakenly turned his hair red which after trying to fix at a barbers had turned green) and having to assure Pedro that he wasn't of a certain persuasion.
The other is Peter Hunt in the GF track talking about Sean's charisma again and simply throwing up his hands saying at that point Sean probably "could've walked into a room and ****ed anybody" with a great degree of impishness and wonder.
These tracks are so beautifully off the cuff and it's as if you're in the room with them. Every time I listen again it's like the dream meetings with heroes you never got to have. Maibaum sounds incredible too and sadly he passed away literally just after they were recorded.
You also get great insights in between comments from the usual Criterion LD commentator Bruce Eder (one of the best commentators ever) on DN and GF and Steven Jay Rubin on FRWL (one of the foremost Bond historians for many decades.)
Only trouble is that these were made before Criterion figured out to put all the extras at the end of the film. On DN and GF some of the extras are at the end of sides. So the movie's going along-BOND BREAD COMMERCIAL-Side Change. FRWL and the CLV movie only reissues play fine but of course the CLVs have no extras or commentaries.
The official DN-LTK commentaries are essential as well but are compiled from many interviews and honestly go into far more detail then the documentaries. It's a shame more people haven't listened to these. GE onwards it's post production in terms of tracks and they're a mixed bag. The GE one is a blast with Campbell and MGW simply riffing off one another.
My favorite bit is the Brosnan led secondary DAD track because it starts with a sharp intake of breath and Brozzer: Ok here we go...Die Another Day..
Yes great film even better in 4K
It was beautiful to watch in 4K, but I’d be lying if I said I noticed the differences between the Blu Ray, and the 4K.
Maybe my eyes just suck.
So far the 4K versions appear to be an advancement on all fronts-particularly being an improvement in color timing and skin tones over the BD releases. It remains to be seen what HDR gradings would look like on a UHD disc release and what a properly done 1080p version for bundled in BD discs could be.
I'm pretty sure the one BD that did use newer materials was Spy which was finally a new master and was head and shoulders above the rest.
I believe OHMSS and TSWLM were both restored a few years later than most of the other Bond films and by different people at Lowry, which accounts for them looking better* compared to the other Blu-ray releases.
*albeit with a slight magenta tint.
It’ll be WB handling discs this time instead of Fox, so who knows.
The 4K disc: No expense has been spared bringing this 4K restoration to us, with Verhoeven himself supervising the transfer.Presented in native 4K, and with Dolby Vision HDR enhancement, Total Recall is a joy to watch. The picture is sharp and detailed, with even the then primitive computer effects having made the transition well. While there’s an ever-present field of film grain, it goes about its business without distracting you from the main event.
Hopefully HDR on the bond films too.
I’m just going to wait until a ps5 becomes available. It serves as a 4K player and is something I would buy anyway. However it is quite expensive so may not be in your price range yet.
The PS5 is lacking both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. You can get a much better and cheaper 4K player at that price.
I play all my games on PC. I do have the previous XBOX that I got for $150 or less, but I hardly ever used it. I might pick up a PS5 way down the road if it gets a massive discount.
Thanks for the input.
I have a LG UBK90. Simple, excellent buildquality, loading is very fast and the player is cheap(150 euros) Plus, it supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and Atmos.
Why does everything look more lifeless and washed out than it did on 1080? I have a Samsung 4K tv and recently used my newly purchased 4K player to compare my 1080p copy of Blade Runner 2049 with the 4K version. The colors are far more washed out and grainy in the latter. Can’t seem to find any solution online. Anyone have the same issue?
I noticed that on my 4K player with certain films before I got rid of it (switched to the PS5). Both CR and QoS on 4K looked so bland and lifeless compared to my blurays.
Weird thing is the same thing persists with streaming 4K movies on YouTube (Apple TV on the other hand looks totally fine). Everything looks extremely dim and washed out. Just tried playing Tenet in 4K - same thing.
Updating my TV didn’t work either. What’s annoying is that there doesn’t seem to be any solution and is probably a hardware issue with Samsung.
4k Telly. I've been impressed with all the 4k discs, especially Skyfall and Spectre.
The detail in scenes is amazing and the HDR gives deeper colours and stops
highlights being too bright. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves movies. A
good sound system also helps the experience.
Watched the new Studio Canal 4K UHD of Escape From New York last night, the detail was astounding, the film has never looked this good, the fact the blacks are so black makes the detail in a film set predominately at night stand out like I have never seen before.
I did have my LG Player with just an LG 4K UHD 42" TV but when up graded to my OLED 55" Panasonic, the difference was noticeable.
I bought the DC 4K set, no the films don't look night and day to the Blu-ray but I was happy with the picture and didn't think they looked washed out at all. Also watched OHMSS on Christmas day from my Box set and that looked the best home presentation of the film I'd ever seen.
Not sure I'll go with another box set when the 4K UHD one eventually arrives but I will likely get standalone discs of certain films, OHMSS for definite.
I also watched SC's new restoration of Don't Look Now, WOW, a gorgeous sight to behold.
I got Casino for Christmas on 4K UHD, only had a peak but that wipes the floor with the current Blu-ray and Bridge On The River Kwai has the similar effect. As does Gremlins, the best that has ever looked, not scrubbed and very film like as do the other 2.
What I love about 4K UHD is when these are done properly, they present the films as close to the original theatrical presentation, I can't wait to see what happens with Godfather Part 1 & 2, the Blu-ray was very impressive but I think the 4K will take it to another level.
I have the new Apocalypse Now UHD and that is astounding.
Jaws was a revelation in the format and with the current Blu-ray night and day.
I do know that the new LOTR & Hobbit set is controversial and Jackson's making all 6 films look the same has had mixed results.
I'll stick with the Blu-ray I think, not sure I'd want LOTR to look like those awful Hobbit films anyway.
I do have Back To The Future & The new Hitchcock set on my wish list though.
I don't intend to upgrade everything as some Blu-ray presentations are very impressive, I do look more forward to catalogue releases on 4K UHD because when they are done properly, the effect is magnificent.
I think it may be your Samsung. I had the same issue with my Sony TV. Not only did it look washed out, but the blacks were all grayed up due to the increase in luminescence.
I eventually bought a different TV years later by looking into picture quality ratings and am now happier with a Vizio TV that gives me true blacks, strong colors and a higher range of brightness/contrast. Sad to say, when doing my own little research on TV picture quality Samsung wasn't exactly rated all that high.