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The New York Times has an article this morning about Raiders' 40th Anniversary: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/movies/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-anniversary.html I'm a subscriber, it may be behind a paywall for those that aren't subscribers. Tip: Not that I would condone such actions but...

What Colin said above. Mark

As I feared, Walmart went ahead and shipped my order for the standard 4K box set. This, despite canceling the order before they had product and a telephone call to customers service to make sure it stayed cancelled (I was assured it would be taken care of). Now I'll have to go inside a Walmart...

I revisited the early part of the 4K version of Raiders of the Lost Ark today and compared it to the 2012 Blu-ray. The time stamp is both sides of the 5 minute mark. Watch from when Indy and his assistant have entered the cavern and are just about to walk through the first big curtain of...

We watched ‘Crystal Skull’ today. Looks and sounds fabulous. What a fun romp through the jungle. Popcorn flick all the way. This 4K box set is a grand slam. The bases were loaded and Paramount belted it out of the park. Thank you, Paramount. Mark

Yet, that's exactly what Paramount did with Raiders for the 4K release. Mark

Neither do I. However, Paramount *did* digitally correct focus issues at the beginning of Raiders. So, my "unfortunately" about Last Crusade was related to to the fact that one movie was corrected but not another. Mark

We watched Last Crusade today. So much fun. The 4K is gorgeous. Unfortunately, Paramount didn’t cure the brief moments of focus issues when our four main characters are riding in the open car. i think these fleeting moments of focus issues were intentionally inserted to give OCD types the...

I noticed the brief blurriness during the shot with the seaplane. But it looked to me like camera shake due to how it was filmed. In other words, I think that blurriness has been there since day one. I think we only notice it now because everything else is so clean. We watched Temple of Doom...

Walmart still hasn't fully cancelled my pre-order. It shows "cancellation request pending". No biggie, if they end up shipping it I'll just return it (unopened) to a local store. Then go home and take a shower... going inside a Wally World makes me feel dirty. Mark

Thanks. I really don't care if the steelbook cases get scratched. I only bought the steelbook set because that's all that was available on release date. Mark

In-N-Out used to be limited to Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties. My wife and I used to drive 80 miles to get to the closest In-N-Out. We did it about once every 45-60 days or so. I still remember the day that In-N-Out opened its very first location in San Diego. That was in...

Here are some screen cap comparisons of the 4K release and old Blu-ray release: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=15953&d2=15954&c=6060 And the beauty of the 4K release comes across even more powerfully with HDR. Mark

In the early part of Raiders, when Indy and his guide/assistant are working their way to the golden idol, I recall that previous transfers were plagued with some periods of what appeared to be out of focus shots. Particularly during the tarantulas on back scene. I remember noticing that on the...

We are watching Raiders right now (paused for comfort break). The 4K looks FABULOUS! Sounds amazing too! This is a VERY nice step up from the standard Blu. Mark

The slipcase for the Best Buy Steelbook set has a poorly designed cardboard insert. The insert is designed so that the Steelbooks don't rub against each other. Problem is, when I tried to tip the slipcase to tilt out one title, all of the titles AND the cardboard insert slid out of the...

Ron, Forgive me? :) We thought of you with every amazingly delicious bite! Wish you were here too! Mark & Cathy

Turns out there's a Steelbook version in stock at my local Best Buy. I had $75 in Best Buy gift cards (Christmas gifts that I never got around to using) so I figured, what the hell. I'll be picking up the Steelbook version when we go out to get lunch today. There's an In-N-Out Burger just...

I expect to get a delayed notice from Walmart. It perplexes me why internet retailers wait until actual release date before notifying their customers of delays. In the meantime, effective today, all four titles in the set have been updated to 4K Dolby Vision Dolby ATMOS on iTunes. And the...

Now that release date has arrived, Amazon is showing the title as temporarily out of stock. Mark

For those that ordered from Deep Discount, FYI, this was posted today on a different forum: ----- Hope everyone who ordered from DeepDiscount has their Pitchforks of Patience ready; just received this email from them: "We're sorry to inform you that the item(s) are temporarily out of stock...

My order from Walmart.com is "preparing to ship". Walmart estimates it will arrive on or before July 15. Mark

I stopped feeling comfortable ordering from Deep Discount a long time ago. But more power to those of you that are happy with that choice! Mark

Amazon's initial price was $79.99. Now it's $86.99. That's the price I ended up preordering at Walmart.com too. I don't think we'll see it drop below $80 until after it has been released for a few weeks. Mark

Ron, Sorry to report that I cancelled my Amazon order. I was recently given $125 in Walmart gift cards. Since I prefer to avoid going into a Walmart, the best option was to redeem them online. The Indiana Jones set seemed a logical way to eat up the majority of that $125 in one fell swoop...

To help whet your appetite for the release, maybe consider watching Mythbusters season 17, episode 2. 'The Busters of the Lost Myths' features Adam & Jamie attempting to flesh out Indiana's use of his "magical" bullwhip and also whether Indy could have made it out of the temple with the idol...

The first 4K TVs went on sale in the U.S. in 2012. It is now 2021. That's a lot of waiting. And please read my message again. I said I don't give a rat's butt about the standard Blu-rays, meaning, for THIS SET. I would NEVER use them. I did NOT say that I don't give a rat's butt about...

The 4K scans might be from 2012 but the press release states that they have been meticulously remastered for the 4K release. I am confident they will look and sound fabulous. I don't give a rat's butt about the standard Blu-rays. But then, I'm not one of the people holding onto their outdated...

In 1979, a crappy NTSC copy of 'Saturday Night Fever' on VHS retailed for $80. For that same $80 (actually, WAY less than what $80 was worth in 1979), I can soon own splendid 4K Ultra HD versions of FOUR amazing films, complete with digital copy codes. In today's dollars, that $80 VHS would...

Pre-order placed via the above link! Mark