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The Good the Bad and the Ugly...
It's all here, wrapped up in Kino's new 4k UHD release of Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers - about a classic horror/sci-fi film that one can find.
The film is offered in both the 2:1 Superscope ratio as well as 1.85, which seems to work better. I'd prefer to see it in 1.37, but I won't go there, as I don't know what elements survive.
I didn't have the heart to compare the two ratios, as both are presumably dupes. And this raises the age-old query...
I ordered my new 4k release of... and I can't get it delivered.
Here's your answer. A film that has absolutely no need to be released in 4k, because the image doesn't hold 2k information.
As to the good, it still looks quite decent, with a nice gray scale. Grain is obvious.
And so is our old friend, Mr. Magnetic Field. He's all over the mid-tones and backgrounds, which leads me to believe that this a transfer that's being doing some shelf-sitting. This is not the recent quality of work coming from the studio.
Regardless - wonderful film, great extras. I just wish it was a new image harvest. Audio is fine.
Image - (Dolby Vision)
Forensic - 3
NSD - 7.5
Audio – 9 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 2
Upgrade from Blu-ray - No
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - 1
Very Highly Recommended - for content
RAH
It's all here, wrapped up in Kino's new 4k UHD release of Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers - about a classic horror/sci-fi film that one can find.
The film is offered in both the 2:1 Superscope ratio as well as 1.85, which seems to work better. I'd prefer to see it in 1.37, but I won't go there, as I don't know what elements survive.
I didn't have the heart to compare the two ratios, as both are presumably dupes. And this raises the age-old query...
I ordered my new 4k release of... and I can't get it delivered.
Here's your answer. A film that has absolutely no need to be released in 4k, because the image doesn't hold 2k information.
As to the good, it still looks quite decent, with a nice gray scale. Grain is obvious.
And so is our old friend, Mr. Magnetic Field. He's all over the mid-tones and backgrounds, which leads me to believe that this a transfer that's being doing some shelf-sitting. This is not the recent quality of work coming from the studio.
Regardless - wonderful film, great extras. I just wish it was a new image harvest. Audio is fine.
Image - (Dolby Vision)
Forensic - 3
NSD - 7.5
Audio – 9 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 2
Upgrade from Blu-ray - No
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - 1
Very Highly Recommended - for content
RAH