4k Wish List 2022 (1 Viewer)

[harync]

I know Disney is generally done with 4K disc releases, but I was under the impression from the Bits that certain perennial bestsellers (like Heat) and titles by a select few filmmakers like Spielberg and Cameron will still be considered for disc releases.

Considering Cameron is tied to Disney via Fox, I hope he'll be able to force the issue. Bill Hunt (via space.com) posted some comments from Cameron saying that he finally finished the HD transfer of "The Abyss." Fingers crossed that it's the 3-hour version (or both versions) and that it will see a 4K disc release.

 

[GWTWTOO]

VERY definitely "Gone With the Wind"
Around the World in 80 Days

 

[Aaron Silverman]

The lack of the Amadeus theatrical cut on anything other than an old flipper DVD still blows my mind. You can't even buy or stream it digitally.

Same goes for Velvet Goldmine, although it at least got a BD release that appears to have gone OOP fairly quickly, and the DVD is reasonably priced on the secondary market.

 

[SeanSKA]

Paramount-

Chinatown
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2
Catch 22 (I know,,,it hasn't even made it to Blu-ray yet....the visuals would be spectacular in 4K)
Gangs of New York

Universal

Cape Fear (1991)
Imitation of Life
The Man Who Knew Too Much

Warners

The Exorcist
Barry Lyndon
The Wild Bunch
Bonnie & Clyde
The Dirty Dozen
Eyes Wide Shut
The Searchers
Deliverance
Cabaret
Strangers on a Train
Blow-Up
Dr. Zhivago
Ryan's Daughter (Again, another one that still hasn't even made it to regular Blu-ray...would be SPECTACULAR !)

Columbia

The Last Picture Show
On the Waterfront
In Cold Blood
The Professionals
Bye Bye Birdie


WHOEVER is holding the rights

West Side Story (1961)
The Defiant Ones
Carnal Knowledge

 

[YANG]

on military themed titles:
the Clint Eastwood trio-
Flag of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
American Sniper

from Fox or Criterion:
the Thin Red Line
Tora Tora Tora
the Longest Day
Patton
the Enemy Below

from Kino Lorber if they get the rights from MGM:
the Bridge too Far
Battle of Britain
Windtakers DC

from Paramount:
12 o'clock high
We Were Soldiers
Rules of Engagement

from Columbia:
Casualties of War Extended Edition

from Universal/KL:
Green Zone
MIDWAY- which may take some effort to recreate the “Sen Surround” experience...

 

[PaulRossen]

Paramount-

Chinatown
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2
Catch 22 (I know,,,it hasn't even made it to Blu-ray yet....the visuals would be spectacular in 4K)
Gangs of New York

Universal

Cape Fear (1991)
Imitation of Life
The Man Who Knew Too Much

Warners

The Exorcist
Barry Lyndon
The Wild Bunch
Bonnie & Clyde
The Dirty Dozen
Eyes Wide Shut
The Searchers
Deliverance
Cabaret
Strangers on a Train
Blow-Up
Dr. Zhivago
Ryan's Daughter (Again, another one that still hasn't even made it to regular Blu-ray...would be SPECTACULAR !)

Columbia

The Last Picture Show
On the Waterfront
In Cold Blood
The Professionals
Bye Bye Birdie


WHOEVER is holding the rights

West Side Story (1961)
The Defiant Ones
Carnal Knowledge

Great list. No love for Ben-Hur 1959? My number one want.

 

[Alan Tully]

Great list. No love for Ben-Hur 1959? My number one want.

Out of all the films on these lists, I reckon that one will come first.

 

[Dick]

I heard that when Coppola was doing part 3 restoration at paramount they went ahead and restored the other 2 pictures and are simply waiting to release around the anniversary for 4k.

It boggles my mind how many times Coppola and Paramount have led us (in)to the well of GODFATHER re-issues. I would have a full week's paycheck if all the money I've spend and am likely to spend on this trilogy were to be refunded to me.

 

[Dick]

There are certainly films from the above lists that I concur with, although I am not sure 4K would necessarily be a big visual boost on my 65" OLED. I'll go by reviews here and elsewhere. I will not wish to "upgrade" any of my 3D Blu-ray's, however. I would not want to view them in any flat format, whether it be 4K, 8K or 100K. That could change, of course, if my 3D, 4K display craps out on me (it's 5 years old and gets a lot of use).

 

[KevinJ]

After seeing The Last Waltz in 4K i'd next like to see The Concert For Bangladesh in 4K.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Just as I was debating another overpriced ten-year-old disc on eBay, along comes a new restoration of Velvet Goldmine, and it even has its very own Criterion Collection rumor!