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No need to further discuss In the Heat of the Night as a film.
The interest here is Kino's new 4k of the film, derived from the same master used by Criterion for their Blu-ray, and the "surprise inside."
Remember those kids' cereals with a prize at the bottom of the package?
That's what you get here, albeit not in quite the quality one may like.
Purchase Kino's new 4k of ItHotN (1967), and receive - absolutely free! - the two sequels, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971).
The only caveat here, and it only really matters if you're seeking top quality versions of the films, is that they're relegated to a singe disc, which also contains all the extras.
This lowers the bit rate to the mid-20s, nothing terrible, especially as they derived from dupes, but nothing great either, as they're 214 minutes total, plus the extras.
They both better than okay, but I'd have much preferred that there was one more disc, with the extras split across the two Blu-rays. Both were released by Kino in 2015, so best to check. You may already have them.
How does In the Heat of the Night look in 4k?
Terrific, and very similar to the Criterion Blu-ray, with rich blacks, here possibly a tad heavier, but without a single problem.
Big question is this.
If you already have the extra-ladden Criterion disc, do you need the Kino, aside from the extras?
Grain structure is clearly better resolved, and obvious when stepping up to the screen.
But sit ten feet away, and I'm not certain that there's anything to be gained, as lovely as the 4k is.
If you don't have Heat of the Night in Blu-ray, and are also missing the two sequels, this is a slam dunk at $27.
You'll also find some of the same extras on the two different releases.
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 5
Upgrade from Blu-ray - probably not, unless you desire the sequels
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
The interest here is Kino's new 4k of the film, derived from the same master used by Criterion for their Blu-ray, and the "surprise inside."
Remember those kids' cereals with a prize at the bottom of the package?
That's what you get here, albeit not in quite the quality one may like.
Purchase Kino's new 4k of ItHotN (1967), and receive - absolutely free! - the two sequels, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971).
The only caveat here, and it only really matters if you're seeking top quality versions of the films, is that they're relegated to a singe disc, which also contains all the extras.
This lowers the bit rate to the mid-20s, nothing terrible, especially as they derived from dupes, but nothing great either, as they're 214 minutes total, plus the extras.
They both better than okay, but I'd have much preferred that there was one more disc, with the extras split across the two Blu-rays. Both were released by Kino in 2015, so best to check. You may already have them.
How does In the Heat of the Night look in 4k?
Terrific, and very similar to the Criterion Blu-ray, with rich blacks, here possibly a tad heavier, but without a single problem.
Big question is this.
If you already have the extra-ladden Criterion disc, do you need the Kino, aside from the extras?
Grain structure is clearly better resolved, and obvious when stepping up to the screen.
But sit ten feet away, and I'm not certain that there's anything to be gained, as lovely as the 4k is.
If you don't have Heat of the Night in Blu-ray, and are also missing the two sequels, this is a slam dunk at $27.
You'll also find some of the same extras on the two different releases.
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 5
Upgrade from Blu-ray - probably not, unless you desire the sequels
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
