2022-2024 Blu-ray, 4K Projects? (16 Viewers)

[Robert Crawford]

Who is putting out The Exorcist?

I suspect it's going to be Warner Home Video for their 100th Anniversary promotion in 2023. There might be a Steelbook exclusive with some retailer, but I'm willing to bet there will be a regular 4K release for all the retailers.

 

[mBen989]

I just hope Friedkin learned his home video lesson from Cruising.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I just hope Friedkin learned his home video lesson from Cruising.

I thought it was the "The French Connection" that he messed with the color?

 

[Alex...]

Will this be both versions, or just original?

 

[Worth]

I thought it was the "The French Connection" that he messed with the color?

While not as extreme as the original French Connection, the blu-ray transfer of Cruising has also been criticized for revisionism.

 

[Alex...]

 

[Alex...]

 

[JamesSmith]

Perhaps in 2023's fourth quarter, there might be a blu ray release of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Cheers, The Munsters, and a few other series. Think tv tie in film releases. What else can Time Life put out? Bonanza still hasn't finished its DVD run. There's two and a half seasons left.

--jthree

 

[Alex...]

 

[Konstantinos]

I wonder if this is for certain, or if it is assumed due to the French release coming soon.
Anyway, I love the film and hope it's true. It could look marvelous!

 

[jayembee]

It would be nice if it included both cuts, even if the extended cut is only in HD.

 

[Alex...]

Will this be a new transfer or the same old?

 

[Konstantinos]

Will this be a new transfer or the same old?

Do you really think Cameron would greenlight a new version with grain?
I don't think we would be that lucky!

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Do you really think Cameron would greenlight a new version with grain?
I don't think we would be that lucky!

One might hope for a little less scrubbed version I guess... I mean (the BD of) Aliens wasn't quite as scrubbed afterall... and they have made some tweaks in between BD releases of T2 before IIRC...

_Man_

 

[Jeffrey D]

Not only a de-scrubbed disc, but hopefully the extended version in UHD (the extended on the BluRay that came with the UHD is unwatchable- a red/pink tint in the added scenes ).

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

In truth, there's probably really absolutely zero reason to bother w/ a 4K disc of this unless they go back and redo the whole thing w/out nearly so much scrubbing. And even then, there may simply be not much to gain in 4K, except for better encoding and bitrates to deal w/ the grain, if Cameron even allows any grain to return. I suspect there's simply not nearly enough real extra details above 2K on the source elements, but the 4K disc format could possibly yield better results nonetheless. But none of that likely matters one iota unless Cameron allows more grain to return (and less whatever other weirdly revisionist tweaks)...

I'd much rather finally see a reasonably good BD release of True Lies myself -- and of course, most also seeming dying for The Abyss... though I remain mixed on that film mainly because of the overly abrupt, ham-fisted treatment of the ending that just about ruins the whole thing for me...

Given what one can likely expect from releases of Cameron's older films, 4K disc release is likely not necessary at all...

_Man_

 

[Alex...]

More confirmation

 

[Ronald Epstein]

More confirmation

Yeah, it was a no-brainer. Warner was going to tie it in with not only the film's 50th anniversary but the upcoming 2023 film.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Yeah, it was a no-brainer. Warner was going to tie it in with not only the film's 50th anniversary but the upcoming 2023 film.

As well as Warner's 100th Anniversary since this was a Warner film production and it is considered an iconic film.

 

[Alex...]