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- Robert Harris
I can't believe that anyone on the original creative side of Ghostbusters would have thought that three decades later, their film would be taking on a very different look, with ghostly audio being heard from more speakers than ever before.
I've spend several hours considering Ghostbusters in 4k, as to what it is, and the reality of the situation is that I don't believe, partially because of the stock on which it was shot, that there was true 4k information to be mined from the original elements.
Ghostbusters was shot on high speed film, and consequently, has a wonderful inherent original grain, and imagery that is never needle sharp, but rather more on the velvety side, with rich blacks.
Comparing the Blu-ray, projected at 4k, to the new 4k UHD release, you'll not pick up detail, as you will, for example in The Revenant, or more recent productions shot on film, especially large format,but you do get something very special, which should determine whether Ghostbusters in 4k is for you.
What you'll see on screen is an absolutely rock-solid, fully integrated image, with the perception that you're viewing on an original 35mm print, with zero loss in the image.
Effects are fully cohesive with the production photography, and with HDR, colors and densities take on new parameters.
While in a general sense, I'm against making changes to films with the addition of HDR, or heavily re-mixed audio, here it works, most importantly because the filmmakers can have their say.
The bottom line is that the Columbia's new 4k UHD of Ghostbusters isn't what your father saw back in the day when President Reagan was in the White House.
It's a full re-imagining of a highly popular, and entertaining effects film, for which HDR and Atmos play just as large a part as a 4k presentation.
The point is that where true 4k normally shines, which is our ability to see the delineations of an actors retina, or the petals of a flower, don't come into play here.
Ghostbusters in 4k is a totally different animal.
Once I was able to digest what I was seeing, I became a fan. As an additional check, I ran parts of the film with my main amp shut down, so that only Atmos channels were in play, and once again, it's obvious that Atmos places strategic sounds where they are meant to be, with zero bleed.
Ghostbusters in 4k is a solid offering.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
I've spend several hours considering Ghostbusters in 4k, as to what it is, and the reality of the situation is that I don't believe, partially because of the stock on which it was shot, that there was true 4k information to be mined from the original elements.
Ghostbusters was shot on high speed film, and consequently, has a wonderful inherent original grain, and imagery that is never needle sharp, but rather more on the velvety side, with rich blacks.
Comparing the Blu-ray, projected at 4k, to the new 4k UHD release, you'll not pick up detail, as you will, for example in The Revenant, or more recent productions shot on film, especially large format,but you do get something very special, which should determine whether Ghostbusters in 4k is for you.
What you'll see on screen is an absolutely rock-solid, fully integrated image, with the perception that you're viewing on an original 35mm print, with zero loss in the image.
Effects are fully cohesive with the production photography, and with HDR, colors and densities take on new parameters.
While in a general sense, I'm against making changes to films with the addition of HDR, or heavily re-mixed audio, here it works, most importantly because the filmmakers can have their say.
The bottom line is that the Columbia's new 4k UHD of Ghostbusters isn't what your father saw back in the day when President Reagan was in the White House.
It's a full re-imagining of a highly popular, and entertaining effects film, for which HDR and Atmos play just as large a part as a 4k presentation.
The point is that where true 4k normally shines, which is our ability to see the delineations of an actors retina, or the petals of a flower, don't come into play here.
Ghostbusters in 4k is a totally different animal.
Once I was able to digest what I was seeing, I became a fan. As an additional check, I ran parts of the film with my main amp shut down, so that only Atmos channels were in play, and once again, it's obvious that Atmos places strategic sounds where they are meant to be, with zero bleed.
Ghostbusters in 4k is a solid offering.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
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