Press Release USHE Press Release: Universal Classic Monsters Icons of Horror Collection (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Robert Crawford]

Some of you know where my stance with 4K is, but for these B&W classics form the 30’s and 40’s how is 4K going to improve the image quality? can’t you only improve something only so far?

What is your stance with 4K discs?

 

[darkrock17]

What is your stance with 4K discs?

Are you really asking me that?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Are you really asking me that?

Yes, I'm actually asking you that?

 

[Douglas R]

I can barely see the difference between Blu-ray and 4K on many more recent films, so I'm sure I won't see any difference on these.

 

[Garysb]

Based on limited examples, I am guessing Universal considers 4 films in 4K box set to be the way to go as both this set and the Hitchcock set were both 4 film sets while they are only a few of the possible films that could have been included ie 30 for Universal Horror and 14 for the Universal controlled Hitchcock.

By the way how many copies of a 4K version of "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein " will be included in a future box set if Universal releases individual monster box sets and then a big box set with all the individual monster box sets as they did for both DVD and blu ray.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

By the way how many copies of a 4K version of "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein " will be included in a future box set if Universal releases individual monster box sets and then a big box set with all the individual monster box sets as they did for both DVD and blu ray.

And what if the 4K set includes both 4K and BD discs?

 

[Clayking38]

Old wine in new bottles.

 

[Johnny Angell]

The iTunes 4K DRACULA is spectacularly better than the blu ray!

I bought that 4K Dracula and the difference is not spectacular for me. I admit this is very subjective.

 

[JPCinema]

The sound has improved in comparison the my blu ray.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The sound has improved in comparison the my blu ray.

The video presentation has too which I noticed right away, but confirmed by sampling comparisons between the 4K digital and Blu-ray.

 

[Alan Tully]

Out of those four, I'd only be interested in Frankenstein, in fact (confession time) I prefer the sequels (with a glass or two of wine). Maybe in a few years time we'll have the lot in 4K, I'd be interested in that box set.

 

[RolandL]

Same extras as on my Monsters The Essential Collection Blu-ray set.

 

[darkrock17]

Same extras as on my Monsters The Essential Collection Blu-ray set.

Universal hardly adds anything new to these cash grab collections.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Universal hardly adds anything new to these cash grab collections.

Upgrading them to 4K is more than a cash grab.

 

[dpippel]

I think my Blu-ray set will be just fine until Universal releases ALL of these films together in a complete 4K box.

 

[TravisR]

I think my Blu-ray set will be just fine until Universal releases ALL of these films together in a complete 4K box.

I'd be surprised if they do physical 4K releases beyond the flagship titles for the Universal Monster movies. A UHD of The Mummy's Curse? I'd love that but tragically, I'm in a minority. However, I would have said the same thing about Blu-rays of the monster sequels back in 2011 and I would have been very wrong.

Personally, the best I'm hoping for is that this sells well enough that next year, they do a box set with the other four titles that were in the Blu-ray set.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I'd be surprised if they do physical 4K releases beyond the flagship titles for the Universal Monster movies. A UHD of The Mummy's Curse? I'd love that but tragically, I'm in a minority. However, I would have said the same thing about Blu-rays of those movies back in 2011 and I would have been very wrong.

Personally, the best I'm hoping for is that this sells well enough that next year, they do a box set with the other four titles that were in the Blu-ray set.

My prediction is that at the very least, we’ll eventually get all the titles in 4K digitally since they did master them in 4K and there’s no reason not to try to monetize those assets.

I agree completely that more titles on physical depends on how these sell.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I agree completely that more titles on physical depends on how these sell

And I’m noticing quite a bit of non-excitement for these titles and that includes me. I’m surprising myself.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

And I’m noticing quite a bit of non-excitement for these titles and that includes me. I’m surprising myself.

Same. The last monsters set on BD came out in what, 2018? 2019? I feel like I just finished collecting the last round and it’s harder to summon the enthusiasm to continue. I haven’t fully upgraded to 4K in my home yet either. I’m not against it by any means but with limited time and limited budget, these days “enjoying the collection I’ve built” is winning out over “rebuilding collection in new format”. I’m glad these upgrades are happening but it’s not really feasible for me join in on the party right now.

 

[Rob W]

I have been very lucky in my decades of collecting - I have never once had a studio grab my cash. I’ve always voluntarily given it to them if a reissue offered some sort of upgrade I felt was worthwhile .
These will be hard to resist so I will likely buy them, because if even 35% of the potential 4K buyers decide to wait for a bigger box, we won’t see it. Let’s face it - the 4K market is not the dominant share of physical media.