UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Dragonslayer -- in 4k UHD (1 Viewer)

[sbjork]

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.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Just received the steelbook version of the 4K....and no digital code was included. Anyone else running into this issue?

Yup. On the phone with Amazon right now.

Got mine. Contact Paramount or return your copy for an exchange.

Bought my copy at Bull Moose yesterday. I just checked, and the digital code isn't in it. Quite frankly, I never use them, so I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't asked.

I was surprised to discover that my wife has never seen this, so I'm waiting for a good time for the two of us to watch it together. But I did do a chapter-skip check and it looks terrific.

And while I'm not one to get all worked up about cover art, I'm really really happy that the sleeve that comes with the SteelBook has the painting by the late, great Jeff Jones.

You can contact Paramount by completing the form at this URL: Paramount Digital Copy Support

 

[jayembee]

I can contact Paramount, but I never use digital codes, so I don't need to.

I only said that my copy didn't have one as just another data point that suggests maybe it's missing from all copies.

 

[Tino]

You can contact Paramount by completing the form at this URL: Paramount Digital Copy Support

They sent me a code. Unfortunately it was for TOP GUN MAVERICK which I already own.

 

[SD_Brian]

Maybe the problem of missing digital copy codes was just on the steelbooks? Mine in the regular plastic case had a code inside.

 

[Todd Erwin]

They sent me a code. Unfortunately it was for TOP GUN MAVERICK which I already own.

At least we know someone is responding at that link.

 

[B-ROLL]

The best that Dragonslayer has ever looked until now was the 1981 novelization. I still have it (not my copy shown below).

For the younger set, a “novelization” was a rectangular construction with cleverly-positioned black glyphs appearing across multiple layers of a material that used to be a tree. It worked by generating imagery straight out of the spectacular motion picture (presumably still playing in your neighborhood) that appeared in your brain not by using animated pixels, but by stimulating the imagination. The wonder!

And all for $2.75…

Except the Star Wars (TM() (A New Hope Epispde IV -Han shot 1st edition) novelization includes a whole arc and character only briefly referred to in the fillum 9=) ...

 

[B-ROLL]

You can contact Paramount by completing the form at this URL: Paramount Digital Copy Support

I received my copy from Target today courtesy of the USPS today and it has not only a slipcover but a digital code that says Dragonslayer upon it ....

Perhaps they needs to put out a Dragonet

 

[Tino]

At least we know someone is responding at that link.

Yes. Unfortunately They subsequently sent another code which is invalid.

 

[Tino]

The new Dragonslayer 4K digital is available for $4.99 in this fanflix deal.

Dragons & Danger - 2 or more for $4.99 each​

fanflix.co

 

[Todd Erwin]

The new Dragonslayer 4K digital is available for $4.99 in this fanflix deal.

Dragons & Danger - 2 or more for $4.99 each​

fanflix.co

Vudu’s 4K is missing Dolby Atmos and any form of HDR.

 

[dpippel]

Vudu’s 4K is missing Dolby Atmos and any form of HDR.

That link also allows you to purchase it from iTunes.

 

[Todd Erwin]

That link also allows you to purchase it from iTunes.

Which is missing Dolby Atmos.

 

[dpippel]

Which is missing Dolby Atmos.

Yep, but at least it's Dolby Vision.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Both Vudu and Apple TV also lack any extras.

 

[Kent K H]

I think what has been done (and continues to be done) to the likes of the Star Wars Trilogy has led many to a very hard-and-fast zero-tolerance attitude on this issue, for fear of the slippery slope, that may very well have been more tolerant of technical fixes had GL been more conservative in the 90s.

I much prefer the type of release that Star Trek received. Yeah, I watched all of the episodes with the new, digital effects and in some cases they seemed to work better. But I was glad that the "imperfect" versions of all of them with opticals and reused effects from the '60s were right there concurrently and neatly stored on the same disc.

 

[schugh]

I also did not get the digital code in my steelbook in Canada.
I contacted paramount and they send me a code and it was for the correct movie and it worked.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Perhaps they needs to put out a Dragonet

I grew up with that.

"A four-twelve? WHAT'S A FOUR-TWELVE?!"

 

[Chewbabka]

I much prefer the type of release that Star Trek received. Yeah, I watched all of the episodes with the new, digital effects and in some cases they seemed to work better. But I was glad that the "imperfect" versions of all of them with opticals and reused effects from the '60s were right there concurrently and neatly stored on the same disc.

I was more saying had George simply digitally recomped all the old effects instead of redoing some of them in CGI and essentially recutting the movie, we wouldn’t care about the changes so much, and there wouldn’t be much clamoring for the “original” at all.

But yes, certainly if the originals were released alongside the SEs, I wouldn’t care about the SEs either.

 

[Wayne Klein]

Thank you for your review, although I'm one to disagree.
I personally think that every movie that is released in a certain format, should be released as is in that format, without any updating of effects (however small), for us to see the limitations of its era.

I think it’s fine if there are subtle tweaks done to a film to eliminate matte lines, etc. if they had been able to do a better job at the time, imsuspect they would have.

Just received the steelbook version of the 4K....and no digital code was included. Anyone else running into this issue?

You’re not alone there are lots of comments at the Blu-Ray.com forum.