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I wish I knew. But sorry, not a clue. I had sync problems, as well as handshake problems with this disc. “There are more things in heaven and earth…”

What would be the rationale of a 4k UHD release of a film shot so soft and without focus, that multiplying the visual information by 4, or 24, would not add high frequency detail?

As previously noted, this is not a favorite of mine, and I've never researched anything about it. From everything that I'm seeing, and with a bit of it's history, my feeling is that the framing is probably correct, and that it was the Blu-ray that had to be re-formatted, possibly moving RA...

I believe original prints were dye transfer, and would presumably have been derived by creating the optically produced printing matrices directly from what is called the "RA" or regular area of the frame, as opposed to "FA," or full area. Because they were already optically produced could have...

While the 4k corrected the exposure of the left side issue, it seems to have introduced new ones. And we're not referencing opticals. To be clear, and I have no direct knowledge, there are probably shots exposed without image in the track area (a different camera), necessitating whomever...

All else aside, most viewers seem to love this release.

No contest. It’s lovely.

And more from the same review. It would be impossible to create these images without constantly repositioning the extraction.

Very well thought out review over at high def disc news. While I don’t generally trust frame grabs, if these are correct, the film has been re-framed, potentially correcting an earlier problem of exposing too much of the left side of the frame, which would have been covered by the track. But...

There is something in the image that appears more akin to noise, than grain. More like modern data noise or 65mm grain. The film looks incorrect for an early 1970s production shot on 5254. Might it have been shot on a foreign produced stock, with an oat base emulsion? Doubtful. Grain reduced...

The LotR series looks precisely as the filmmakers wish them to look at this time.

Not quite that simple. While there IS grain, and it doesn’t seem to present problems, imagery almost appears too sharp for the era. There's something going on that doesn't make complete sense. Possibly it's the Quaker Oats look.

The overriding question with some releases is whether the filmmaker is going for a “filmic transfer” or something more modern and updated.

Not certain re DNR. Need to take another look.

Paramount logus intactus.

Updated 6-27-21 The deeper I dive into this disc, the less I like it, especially for authenticity. Score downgraded. Mel Stuart's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a film with many fans. Somehow, I'm not one of them, as I was never able to warm up to it. Possibly too homogenized for my...