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  1. Colin Jacobson

    UHD Review Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ War of the Worlds -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray & When Worlds Collide -- in Blu-ray

    Mars looked blue when I watched the 4K weeks ago. As I think I mentioned earlier, I actually thought it was supposed to be Earth since the narration discusses Earth in that shot!
  2. Colin Jacobson

    UHD Review Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ War of the Worlds -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray & When Worlds Collide -- in Blu-ray

    Paramount doesn't send us "early screeners". They send final retail product, so what we watch is the same as what you watch - unless there's a major goof that they catch between the discs they send to us and the actual release date. But we got final retail product.
  3. Colin Jacobson

    UHD Review Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ War of the Worlds -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray & When Worlds Collide -- in Blu-ray

    Of course they did. But that doesn't mean they used one as reference. We've seen much sloppier work in "big movies" than what I mentioned.
  4. Colin Jacobson

    UHD Review Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ War of the Worlds -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray & When Worlds Collide -- in Blu-ray

    The dialogue does discuss how the Martians had their eye on Earth, so it seems plausible that the story would've then showed our planet. Yes, the continental structure isn't quite right for Earth, but c'mon - it's a sci-fi movie from 1953. No one expects perfection. I admit that when I...
  5. Colin Jacobson

    UHD Review Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ War of the Worlds -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray & When Worlds Collide -- in Blu-ray

    I flipped back and forth between the Criterion BD and the Paramount 4K of "War"... and thought they looked really, really similar. Outside of the early shot of Mars, I didn't notice any differences in colors.; The 4K looks darker - or the BD looks brighter, if you prefer - but in a massive...
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