Pre-Order The Haunting (1999) (4k UHD) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

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[darkrock17]

Paramount just released this in 2020 as part of their current Paramount Presents line

 

[Kaskade1309]

^^^Indeed; I didn't think a 4K release would be this fast to follow...

I'm still sticking with my original DTS DVD edition, which continues to kick ass to this day.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

I'd much rather have a 4K of the original.

 

[Kaskade1309]

A complete restoration of the black and white original, complete with proper HDR grading, would be something, I'd reckon.

 

[DarkVader]

What is it about this film that seems to have Paramount's undying attention. It was a truly horrible remake. Oh, it made 180.2 million against an 80 million dollar budget. "Money Talks, B.S. Walks" as we used to say "back-in-the-day."

 

[Robert Harris]

A complete restoration of the black and white original, complete with proper HDR grading, would be something, I'd reckon.

What is “proper HDR grading?” The film was never HDR graded.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

What is “proper HDR grading?” The film was never HDR graded.

I think he's trying to say "a steady hand at the tiller", meaning that HDR should be applied [if at all] delicately.

 

[Kaskade1309]

What is “proper HDR grading?” The film was never HDR graded.

Of course it was never HDR graded; I just meant that, when the print would get prepared for its 2160 transfer, the engineers and color graders would hopefully apply the pass delicately and with proper care, being that we're talking about a black and white horror/terror classic (as seen on releases like Psycho).

 

[Kaskade1309]

It was a truly horrible remake.

I disagree wholeheartedly, but it's all subjective in this area.

There's a laundry list of truly horrible remakes I'd read off of before I defecated all over The Haunting, including The Amityville Horror, House of Wax, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hitcher.

That being said, I agree that it's a bit strange that this particular title seems to have Paramount execs in a panty twist in terms of getting this out on all formats now; there are plenty of titles that never even made it to Blu-ray let alone UHD, and yet we see 4K releases of stuff like The Haunting.