What's new

UHD What titles would you purchase on UHD Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

Dave Moritz

Premium
Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jul 7, 2001
Messages
9,284
Location
California
Real Name
Dave Moritz
This is not meant to be a debate on if you feel UHD will tank or not. Or if you feel it is a waste of time or not, but what it is meant to be about is what movies would you like to see on the UHD Blu-ray format. I know that some could care less about the new format and some are excited about it. Let's keep about the titles that you would purchase and would like to see! A number of studios have already been doing full 4K restorations of many titles already and there must be a decent number of new titles ready to be released on the new upcoming uhd bluray format. We have aprox 5 months between now and Christmas and I can not wait to see the release list of what movies will be in the first wave of uhd titles!



What movies would you like to see and what movies would you purchase if they where released?


  • Star Wars Trilogy 4-6 (Original Theatrical Release)
  • My Fair Lady
  • The Seven Year Itch
  • The King And I
  • Dirty Harry
  • Alien
  • Star Trek (2009) & Star Trek: Into Darkness
  • Star Trek The Motion Picture
  • Mrs Doubtfire
  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014)
  • Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt1
  • The Hobbit Trilogy
  • Furious 7
  • Captain Phillips
  • Elysium
  • Gone With The Wind
  • The Avengers: Age Of Ultron
  • Jurassic World
  • Skyfall (Not filmed in 4K but maybe a good candidate for a 4K upconversion)
  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
  • The Innocents
  • Oklahoma
  • Open Range
  • Singing In The Rain
  • Rambo: First Blood
  • Gran Torino
  • Lawrence Of Arabia
  • The Good The Bad And The Ugly
  • High Noon
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
  • Sound Of Music
  • Jaws
  • Dracula (1931)
  • 12 Angry Men (1957)
  • The Shining
  • Poltergeist (1982)
  • The Silence Of The Lambs
  • The Terminator & Terminator 2:Judgement Day
  • Children Of Men
  • Back To The Future Trilogy
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • Swimming With The Sharks (1994)
  • The Godfather
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  • Tomorrowland
  • Jupiter Ascending
  • Selma
  • The Pursuit Of Happyness
  • Resident Evil
  • 12 Years A Slave
  • American Graffiti
  • Platoon
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Lethal Weapon Quadrilogy
  • V For Vendetta
  • The Abyss
  • The Shawshank Redmption
  • 42
  • Hang 'Em High
  • Finding Forrester
  • Crimson Tide
To many titles to list but I am sure that many here have there own personal list of movies they would like to see and would purchase on UHD Bluray. I am hoping that studios will hopefully release a list of movies by October and that equipment manufactures will have some news of what player models will be available along with msrp and availability dates.



So what movies will you want to buy? What movies do you want to see on UHD Blu-ray disc?
 

Dr Griffin

Senior HTF Member
Joined
May 30, 2012
Messages
2,426
Real Name
Zxpndk
I don't give a .... just kiddin' Dave - I guess all the large format films would look that much better, and the Super Technirama 70 films for instance. As long as they received at least 4K scans and masters. I wonder how much better The Sound of Music can look?
 

OliverK

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Feb 1, 2000
Messages
5,713
Dave,

many of the movies you listed will not look that much better on 4k Blu-ray simply because there wasn't that much detail to begin with.


Keith and Dr. Griffin are right that large format movies will be the catalog titles to look out for if you look for improved resolution - anything shot with 35mm 8perf and 65mm has the potential to look really good in 4k.


With a bit of luck we will see some of the bigger large format titles from the studios soon, something like Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus, 2001 or Hello, Dolly! - and of course The Sound of Music.


For me I will buy everything that I buy for the first time in the 4k format if available and of course IF it is the best version out there. Some other titles will be replaced if they are worthy candidates, but only when I get around to rewatch them, I will probably not stockpile them all without having the time to watch them. So I will basically do the same that I did with all the other new formats that came before UHD Blu-ray.
 

Josh Steinberg

Premium
Reviewer
Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2003
Messages
26,250
Real Name
Josh Steinberg
"2001: A Space Odyssey" would be my top candidate. I don't think the current Blu-ray (and DCP) is truly representative of any of the 70mm and 35mm prints I've seen over the years, including some brand new prints. I'm sure a new scan of the negative (and I think Robert Harris has mentioned before that the film could use some restoration work) could make for a better regular Blu-ray, but why not go the extra mile and do a UHD BD while they're at it?

I've seen the movie in theaters more than any other movie I've seen, and I genuinely prefer watching a scratched and beaten up 35mm or 70mm print over the DCP. I've seen the DCP several times and it always looks flat and lifeless to me compared to the film versions, and the thing is, I've seen DCPs of other classics that didn't look lifeless, so I don't think it's the digital technology in and of itself but that specific scan.

I've really enjoyed all the Marvel movies, but they've all been finished with 2K DIs so I don't think they'd show much improvement in UHD. On the other hand, Christopher Nolan finishes all of his movies on film so I think some new 4K scans of his titles (like the Dark Knight movies, Inception and Interstellar) would look really nice, especially the IMAX sequences in them.
 

Thomas T

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Sep 30, 2001
Messages
10,284
I'm not interested in buying things I already have (how many times am I supposed to double dip?), I'm only interested in titles that haven't seen the light of day on DVD or regular blu ray like:


7 Women (1966)

No Down Payment (1957)

Le Diable Par La Queue (1969)

Porgy And Bess (1959)

All The Way Home (1963)

Dramma Della Gelosia (1970)

The Deep Blue Sea (1955)

American Tragedy (1931)

The Happening (1967)

Bell' Antonio (1960)

Cat And Two Women (1956)

L'Amant De Cinq Jours (1961) ..... for starters.
 

Josh Steinberg

Premium
Reviewer
Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2003
Messages
26,250
Real Name
Josh Steinberg
Thomas T said:
I'm not interested in buying things I already have (how many times am I supposed to double dip?)
I'm feeling the same way for the majority of my titles. There will definitely be exceptions for me (like "2001: A Space Odyssey") but for most things I have on Blu, that's probably good enough. If there are compelling new bonus features, that's worth a double dip. Anything I had on DVD but never got on Blu, I'd definitely consider those. And for some of the titles that never got anamorphic DVD releases or Blu releases, like The Abyss and True Lies, I'd definitely buy. And any Blu-rays that have errors or poor mastering choices, like a lot of the classic Bond titles, I'd happily rebuy on UHD BD if they got them right this time. But I don't think I'd automatically replace every disc I have again.

However, for new titles, I'd definitely opt for UHD BD versions, I think that's where the bulk of my collecting would be. And if studios do combo packs the way they do with BD, where a UHD title also came with a regular BD version, I'd start buying those titles before I even got a player. I did the same thing with 3D combo packs where I had about a dozen titles before I got a 3D TV, so once I got the tv I didn't need to rebuy movies.
 

Dave Moritz

Premium
Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jul 7, 2001
Messages
9,284
Location
California
Real Name
Dave Moritz
I would buy certain titles over again and the rest that I will not repurchase I will be happy with the 1080p Blu-rays I have. I understand when someone has a huge library people get tired of buying the same film over and over again. My library of movies is not that big and there are still many films I do not yet own. I only have about 257 1080p Blu-ray titles and approximately 76 titles on HD-DVD. Movies that are on 480p DVD are candidates for upgrade to ether 1080p Blu-ray or 4K/UHD Blu-ray. Also there are a few titles that I have on laser disc that would be candidates for upgrading. I can not afford to go through my HD catalog and replace every single one and I am not sure I would want to replace every single one. Again there are alot of titles I do not have and I am especially lacking in the older classics which is something I want to change. For me 1080p Blu-ray will be the minimum standard for buying movies and as long as the transfer is done right. My goal is to have a 4K/UHD projector so having UHD movies is important. I could get away with 1080p and still get good results but having my favorite movies and those that I enjoy on 4K/UHD will IMHO give me the equivalent of having the DCP in my own home.


I have all the Star Wars movies but I would gladly purchase the original three if they came out with the original theatrical versions!
View attachment 12688

I would also consider replacing my Aliens Quadrilogy set with a UHD set!


IMG_6768.JPG




4K/UHD Purchases / Movies not currently owned on any format:
Plans to purchase 4K/UHD discs could change if there cost is way to expensive per title! Or I may just get limited titles depending on the average price of movies on 4K/UHD.

  • My Fair Lady
  • The Seven Year Itch
  • Mrs Doubtfire
  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014)
  • Hunger Games
  • Furious 7
  • Captain Philips
  • Elysium
  • The Avengers: Age Of Ultron
  • Jurassic World
  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
  • The Innocents
  • Oklahoma
  • Open Range
  • Lawrence Of Arabia
  • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  • High Noon
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Jaws
  • The Shining
  • Poltergeist (1982)
  • Silence Of The Lambs
  • Children Of Men
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • The Godfather
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  • Jupiter Ascending
  • Selma
  • 12 Years A Slave
  • American Graffiti
  • Platoon
  • V For Vendetta
  • The Abyss
  • The Shawshank Redemtion
  • 42
  • Hang 'Em High
  • Finding Forrester
  • Crimson Tide
  • Broadcast News
  • K-19 Widowmaker
  • A Fistful Of Dollars
  • Iron Man Trilogy
  • Thor & Thor 2: Dark World
  • Captain America: Winter Soldier
  • Mad Max
  • Falling Down
  • Earthquake
  • Black Hawk Down
  • Run Silent Run Deep
  • Up Pariscope
  • A Nightmare On Elm Street
  • Mr & Mrs Smith
  • Driving Mrs Daisy
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • Vertigo
  • North By North West
  • Citizen Kane
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The French Connection
  • Fiddler On The Roof
  • To Kill A Mockingbird
  • Django Unchained
  • Next Stop Greenwich Village
I would love to have Alien and Aliens on UHD even though I have the Aliens Quadrilogy on 1080p Blu-ray!


I would also repurchase Lethal Weapon 1 and 2 because I would be willing to get the entire set on UHD since I do not yet have 3 and 4 in HD. I do have all Lethal Weapons on 480p DVD.


My Leathal Weapon Set 1_08.jpg
 

Josh Steinberg

Premium
Reviewer
Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2003
Messages
26,250
Real Name
Josh Steinberg
Dave, that's a great list and I love a lot of those movies, but many of them were finished with a 2K DI that I don't know if it's technically feasible to do it on UHD - or if they put them on there, if it would actually look any different. That's not at all meant to be a criticism of you or anything negative - I'm very curious myself to see how it plays out. I'm very curious to see if a 2K film benefits from UHD's wider color gamut or if it ends up being about the same. And I also wonder if 4K/UHD slowly becoming the new standard at home will push more filmmakers and studios to insist on 4K DIs. I wish I could borrow a UHD projector and player and put them up side by side with my 1080p projector and BD player and see how they looked side by side!
 

Kyrsten Brad

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Feb 9, 2014
Messages
2,322
Location
Merritt Island, Florida
Real Name
Brad
  • April Love (1957)
  • Blame It On Rio (1984)
  • Back To The Future, The Complete Series.
  • Big Bad Mama (1974)
  • Big Bad Mama II (1987
  • Big Clock, The (1948)
  • Black Hole, The (1979)
  • Casablanca (1942)
  • Maltese Falcon (1941)
  • Marilyn Monroe, The Premier Collection
  • ET (1982)
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
  • Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
  • Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
  • Night Of The Comet (1984)
  • Lady In Red, The (1979)
  • Skatetown USA (1979): Fat chance of this making it to UHD Blu-ray but threw it in there for laughs.
  • Star Wars, The Entire Library (including the unaltered original versions).
  • Star Trek, The Entire Library (even the horrid Star Trek V).
  • Superman Motion Picture Anthology (to include Supergirl (1984))
  • Timerider (1982, time-travel predecessor to BTTF).
  • Parent Trap, The (1961 and 1998 versions)
  • Six Days, Seven Nights (1998, worth it for the breathtaking scenery)
  • South Pacific (1958)
  • Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
  • Three Men and A Lady (1987)
  • Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
 

AnthonyClarke

Senior HTF Member
Deceased Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2010
Messages
2,767
Location
Woodend Victoria Australia
Real Name
Anthony
I'd buy

TOM JONES

Oklahoma!

Carousel

South Pacific

Casablanca

The Major and the Minor

Bugsy Malone

For Me and my Gal

Wizard of Oz


Does there seem to be a preponderance of musicals? And I've opted for Tom Jones as I've given up on expecting it on Blu!
 

CraigF

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Nov 20, 2002
Messages
3,117
Location
Toronto area, Canada
Real Name
Craig
Very very few titles, and mostly only of movies where I know the increased resolution can be practically harvested, and also seen. I will judge by what they have harvested for 1080p versions, unless I hear of proper restorations and such. You can take what was used for 1080p and present it at 100000000p, if you want. (They do such nonsense with music all the time.) I will be especially picky for the first 2-3 years, as if I haven't learned to be from the last few media formats. I like to think I'm at least getting less stupid each time, if not more wise, in what I "upgrade".
 

Dave H

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2000
Messages
6,143
I will repurchase every title I own in UHD BD if possible.


People always forget resolution is only part of UHD BD; improved/wider color gamut P3, 10 bit and greater dynamic range, and H.265 compression will be worthwhile.
 

CraigF

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Nov 20, 2002
Messages
3,117
Location
Toronto area, Canada
Real Name
Craig
^ I do not forget those other matters. We have not even come close to using many of the features that BD is capable of. I am very picky and fussy, but spared you my thoughts of those other details. :) I doubt I will ever go back to using a PJ since I don't need the size and prefer the quality of pixels not being essentially "magnified".


Remember: what is the quality of the source used for the UHD? Did you get my point that you can present anything in a "higer resolution" on UHD? Doesn't mean it'll be any better if the source doesn't support anything "better". I have seen that with numerous unrestored and not newly scanned titles going from DVD to BD. I can upscale myself, don't need to buy something where somebody basically just did it for me. They expanded the bits and color gamut, but there's actually nothing more there, because there was nothing more there in the scan they transferred. i.e. they made the BD from a "hi-rez" scan they did for the DVD. You can be 100% certain that very very many of the first UHDs will be from the same sources they used for the BDs. So you are only buying resolution in those cases, and it may be at the ultimate limit of the 2K scan (I'm not impressed by some studios doing new scans of only 2k now).


There is a big diff between DVD->BD and BD->UHD. For practical limits of human vision and typical living space size (i.e. viewing distance), 1080p is the sweet spot. For larger rooms and screens, yeah, you need UHD. I found BD unsatisfactory with a PJ, I guess you can tell.
 

Dave H

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2000
Messages
6,143
CraigF said:
^ I do not forget those other matters. We have not even come close to using many of the features that BD is capable of. I am very picky and fussy, but spared you my thoughts of those other details. :) I doubt I will ever go back to using a PJ since I don't need the size and prefer the quality of pixels not being essentially "magnified".


Remember: what is the quality of the source used for the UHD? Did you get my point that you can present anything in a "higer resolution" on UHD? Doesn't mean it'll be any better if the source doesn't support anything "better". I have seen that with numerous unrestored and not newly scanned titles going from DVD to BD. I can upscale myself, don't need to buy something where somebody basically just did it for me. They expanded the bits and color gamut, but there's actually nothing more there, because there was nothing more there in the scan they transferred. i.e. they made the BD from a "hi-rez" scan they did for the DVD. You can be 100% certain that very very many of the first UHDs will be from the same sources they used for the BDs. So you are only buying resolution in those cases, and it may be at the ultimate limit of the 2K scan (I'm not impressed by some studios doing new scans of only 2k now).


There is a big diff between DVD->BD and BD->UHD. For practical limits of human vision and typical living space size (i.e. viewing distance), 1080p is the sweet spot. For larger rooms and screens, yeah, you need UHD. I found BD unsatisfactory with a PJ, I guess you can tell.

It's true a lot of new movies are limited to 2K DIs and it will be curious how they will be handled. They will have to be upscaled, but at least you get the other benefits I mentioned.


If we're talking a 4K scan from an IP for analog film, that will yield worthwhile results with resolution in most cases assuming proper care has taken place.


I think the initial Blu-rays are going to have to be very impressive if the studios are serious about UHD BD succeeding. 4K sourced, HDR, eye candy, etc. These will stand out from any 4K we've seen up to this point in time and can look rather nice on UHD displays at Magnolia, Best Buy, etc.
 

Worth

Senior HTF Member
Joined
Jul 17, 2009
Messages
5,213
Real Name
Nick Dobbs
Dave H said:
It's true a lot of new movies are limited to 2K DIs and it will be curious how they will be handled. They will have to be upscaled, but at least you get the other benefits I mentioned.


If we're talking a 4K scan from an IP for analog film, that will yield worthwhile results with resolution in most cases assuming proper care has taken place.

35mm film is generally thought to have somewhere between 3-4K of real detail in the original camera negative. An interpositive is going to have significantly less than that.
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Latest Articles

Forum statistics

Threads
356,712
Messages
5,121,150
Members
144,147
Latest member
cennetkaralowa
Recent bookmarks
0
Top