UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly-- in 4k UHD Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[Scott Merryfield]

I received an email from Kino Lorber this morning stating that my order has been approved for packing. So, they must have received more stock.

 

[Reed Grele]

Listen to this on a good audio video setup. They nailed it!

 

[RickardL]

Listen to this on a good audio video setup. They nailed it!

Agree! I even bought the blu-ray with the concert!

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Agree! I even bought the blu-ray with the concert!

I just ordered it. Looks like a great concert.

 

[Reed Grele]

I just ordered it. Looks like a great concert.

Likewise.

An Amazon link won't hurt.

 

[jayembee]

I wonder how much they paid the woman who sang the occasional "wah-wah".

 

[Reed Grele]

I wonder how much they paid the woman who sang the occasional "wah-wah".

Or the fellow with the 2 boards that he'd clap together occasionally!

I always wondered how the original score was produced. I guess this orchestra did their research.

 

[Osato]

How does the Kino 4k disc compare with the ITunes 4k transfer? Is there a good comparison site for those 2 versions?

Much appreciated!

 

[cda1143]

I doubt there are any valid screencaps. As they are the only two 4K versions, I strongly suspect they’re the same transfer. I’ll try to take a peek.

 

[Osato]

I doubt there are any valid screencaps. As they are the only two 4K versions, I strongly suspect they’re the same transfer. I’ll try to take a peek.

I looked last night. The MGM 4k version is the older yellow tinted version of the film.

I’ll get the Kino 4k disc version.

DVD beaver didn’t have caps of the 4k streaming version but did speak to it.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4K UHD - Clint Eastwood

 

[cda1143]

I looked last night. The MGM 4k version is the older yellow tinted version of the film.

I’ll get the Kino 4k disc version.

DVD beaver didn’t have caps of the 4k streaming version but did speak to it.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4K UHD - Clint Eastwood

Thank you!! I just checked and you are absolutely correct. As iTunes is the only other 4k version, and as it became available more or less the same time as the Kino 4K, I assumed this was the same transfer, but it is not. The iTunes is the old MGM, just in 4K instead of HD.

There are several Kino 4K versions which have upgraded on iTunes to 4K. Many people in the iTunes upgrade thread have naturally assumed that these are the new Kino transfers, but perhaps they are not. You should post your discovery over there. Can't go with that assumption anymore, and each similar film should be checked. This is quite an important find. Well done!

 

[Osato]

Thank you!! I just checked and you are absolutely correct. As iTunes is the only other 4k version, and as it became available more or less the same time as the Kino 4K, I assumed this was the same transfer, but it is not. The iTunes is the old MGM, just in 4K instead of HD.

There are several Kino 4K versions which have upgraded on iTunes to 4K. Many people in the iTunes upgrade thread have naturally assumed that these are the new Kino transfers, but perhaps they are not. You should post your discovery over there. Can't go with that assumption anymore, and each similar film should be checked. This is quite an important find. Well done!

Agreed. Digital is the Wild West in that regard. Some transfers are the same and others are older versions.

Fistful of dollars and for a few dollars more iTunes hd transfers are embarrassing imo. They have dirt, scratches, etc. maybe original dvd prints in hd?

Rule of thumb may be that kino and warner archive transfers are exclusive to the disc versions. Not sure if that’s 100%.

 

[Sultanofcinema]

I stated this in an earlier thread about the look and feel of the 4K The Good The Bad And The Ugly. As I have access to a friend's 35mm Tech print and have seen the film since its 67 release more than 100 times theatrically, the closest the film originally looked like is the older MGM/UA DVD. The Italian Medusa Blu-ray,out of print the day it was released in Italian only also represents what the film should look like. The newest Kino looks good but is still "cold" and muddy." The best looking Leone 4K is For A Few Dollars More, spot on.

 

[cda1143]

Agreed. Digital is the Wild West in that regard. Some transfers are the same and others are older versions.

Fistful of dollars and for a few dollars more iTunes hd transfers are embarrassing imo. They have dirt, scratches, etc. maybe original dvd prints in hd?

Rule of thumb may be that kino and warner archive transfers are exclusive to the disc versions. Not sure if that’s 100%.

I just checked my iTunes Fistfull and Few Dollars. They both appear to be indistinguishable from the MGM Man With No Name trilogy BDs

 

[Worth]

Thank you!! I just checked and you are absolutely correct. As iTunes is the only other 4k version, and as it became available more or less the same time as the Kino 4K, I assumed this was the same transfer, but it is not.

I think they’re all sourced from the same scan and transfer, but Kino did some additional colour correction for the disc.

 

[cda1143]

I think they’re all sourced from the same scan and transfer, but Kino did some additional colour correction for the disc.

Quite possible, but whatever they did, the two look very different. I much prefer the Kino.

 

[Osato]

I just checked my iTunes Fistfull and Few Dollars. They both appear to be indistinguishable from the MGM Man With No Name trilogy BDs

Could be. I don’t have those versions anymore.

The Kino discs for the first 2 films looked a lot better than the iTunes hd versions that I purchased.

I’m watching the itunes hd fistful of dollars right now. There is specks and marks throughout the print.

Just compared the iTunes versions to the Kino 4k versions. As I recalled the iTunes versions have specs and marks throughout. Kino 4k discs have grain but no marks and specks.

Repeated this comparison with For. A Few Dollars More as well. Same result.

 

[RICK BOND]

Could be. I don’t have those versions anymore.

The Kino discs for the first 2 films looked a lot better than the iTunes hd versions that I purchased.

I’m watching the itunes hd fistful of dollars right now. There is specks and marks throughout the print.

Just compared the iTunes versions to the Kino 4k versions. As I recalled the iTunes versions have specs and marks throughout. Kino 4k discs have grain but no marks and specks.

Repeated this comparison with For. A Few Dollars More as well. Same result.

I have the KL 4K Dollars Trilogy with the slipcases. They look Great ! I also have the Trilogy Digital in 4K on VUDU. Fistful and For a Few are the same as the KL 4K discs. TGTB&TUgly is the Yellow version. ...... iTunes has the Old HD versions of the first 2 films and the Yellow GB&U IN 4K.

 

[Osato]

I have the KL 4K Dollars Trilogy with the slipcases. They look Great ! I also have the Trilogy Digital in 4K on VUDU. Fistful and For a Few are the same as the KL 4K discs. TGTB&TUgly is the Yellow version. ...... iTunes has the Old HD versions of the first 2 films and the Yellow GB&U IN 4K.

Interesting that Vudu has different transfers than iTunes for the first two films!!!!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Interesting that Vudu has different transfers than iTunes for the first two films!!!!

It happens all the time.