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Thanks RAH for that link to the reviews of the WotW’s DVD and blu ray releases. Interesting theory that the blue-ish Mars could be due to a 3D test print used erroneously for the 2D version.

Nick, that’s really cool shot of Mars. I gather that’s not the actor Andrew McCarthy? I’ve thought about trying astrophotography and getting one of those types of telescopes.

Hi Joe. Thanks for your post and comments. Artificial sharpening makes a lot of sense!

One more thing I forgot to mention. We spend so much scrutinizing these new transfers and discs, I forgot to mention something about the movie. I’ve seen this film uncounted dozens and dozens of times. But during the final shot as Randall and Joyce look out onto the new world is a panoramic...

Guys, I watched the When Worlds Collide blu ray in this set last night. I imagine it will frustrate some people, perhaps those who own the Imprint version. Overall, the Paramount blu ray of When Worlds Collide looks good. There is a new color grading, or perhaps it’s better described that the...

Hi Robert, oh yes, I didn’t have a 4K display at the time the digital came out. So I never tried to watch that and I forgot about it. When this disc made news, I was focused on getting that to see the 4K. :)

I’ll be interested in hearing your thoughts of the 4K War of the Worlds after you see it!

Hi Robert, thanks for that! I needed it. I’m beginning to wonder if people are actually seeing this disc themselves or if the reviews showing a blue Mars has put people off buying the disc or seeing it with their own eyes. ( spoken like James Earl Jones. :) ) edit: This gives me hope that a...

Ok then! What the reviewers are seeing is made from the same source we the consumers are seeing. in terms of screen and projectors being calibrated, I’m watching on a Sony OLED that’s calibrated. Its a good set. If the calibration is off for others, that’s a huge color change from what I am...

Thanks for the likes guys and thanks Jeff F. for chiming in with your impressions of the 4K blu ray. Glad to read you see a Mars that is red too. I agree, there are some large land masses that are grey as well. Mars does not look blue like the screen shots that Bill Hunt posted. After sleeping...

Guys, I just watched the 4K Paramount Presents War of the Worlds. My impression is this disc surprised me. The image is sharper and colors are good. Without knowing the actual colors audiences saw theatrically in 1953, I’m inclined to think this looks correct! Of course I don’t know, I did do a...

Ha, ha! I’m showing two versions of War of the Worlds on DVD in that photo. But for some reason, I am pretty sure I have a third copy in a flipper case. In doing a quick search, Paramount has released this title many times on the various formats. I found copies on eBay on laser disc with a...

Ha, ha! Spell check got me there! Should be glutton for punishment.

I am a gluten for punishment. I am not showing the laserdisc editions I have too. I’ll be interested in what this new 4K looks like in addition to When Worlds Collide.

Thanks for that link Todd. Maybe Paramount have color blind people in the restoration department?

I had never considered the possibility that a technician whose never seen this movie before would think that the planet seen at the beginning of the movie would think it’s Earth. So he/she made it blue! That seems like a possible explanation. Of course all that tech would need to do is review...