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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    That's the most common speculation regarding why they have compressed dynamics and rolled-off bass, and while there isn't necessarily any proof of that fact, it does indeed make sense.
  2. sbjork

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    Be careful what you wish for. That's one reason why Disney's mixes on UHD and Blu-ray have been crippled -- they're balanced for the lowest common denominator of streaming.
  3. sbjork

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    There isn't one single original mix. Dragonslayer had both matrixed optical Dolby Stereo and discreet 4-track optical Vistasonic prints, but the 70mm prints did have 6-track mag mix with split surrounds and a baby boom track. In a perfect world, it would have been nice to get discreet 4.0 and...
  4. sbjork

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    I finally got around to watching it, and while there are some minor alterations that may or may not be a bridge too far, depending on your perspective, it's mostly a matter of cleaning up the ugly matte lines and digitally massaging the original composites to try to help them blend better with...
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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    I did just get my copy from Amazon yesterday, Steelbook, and yes, it's missing the code. I wasn't going to jump through the hoops for their replacement program, but since I already happened to have posted a picture of the packaging elsewhere, I did end up filling out the form. I give my codes...
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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    On the one hand, I'm mildly sympathetic to the complaints about no digital code inside people's sets. On the other hand, considering that I haven't even gotten a shipping notification for mine despite having pre-ordered it months ago, I'm not exactly dripping with sympathy, either.
  7. sbjork

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD

    My money is on the former, not the latter, but I don't have the disc in hand yet. I would also assume that Paramount wouldn't fess up one way or the other, so all anyone can do is guess anyway.
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