The Wizard of Oz 4K UHD 80th Anniversary (1 Viewer)

[PMF]

Yeah, I know. When I bought The Ultimate Oz laserdisc set, I figured THAT would be the last one I'd ever buy, but Warners keeps finding new ways to separate me from my money.

Separating us from our money, yes; but always, always bringing us closer to Oz.

 

[dpippel]

I'll buy it, if for no better reason than to support the continued release of classic films and catalog titles in 4K.

 

[Matt Hough]

I'll buy it, if for no better reason than to support the continued release of classic films and catalog titles in 4K.

That would be the one GOOD reason to get it.

 

[darkrock17]

I don't have an UHD player or TV, so I won't be buying, just like I passed on the 3D release. 3D doesn't work for me with my eye sight.

 

[Ross Gowland]

A 3D Wizard of Oz is like a colourised Casablanca. No matter how well it’s done, it’s a gimmick too far.

 

[Robert Crawford]

A 3D Wizard of Oz is like a colourised Casablanca. No matter how well it’s done, it’s a gimmick too far.

It's only a gimmick too far if the 2-D format was never made available to view again. Nobody is forcing you to watch it in 3-D.

 

[deepscan]

A 3D Wizard of Oz is like a colourised Casablanca. No matter how well it’s done, it’s a gimmick too far.

It is by far no colorized CASABLANCA. It just adds more dimension to Emerald City. Although I do have the 3D version, a 4K would be nice to add to it as well as my 70th Anniversary box set, which I treasure and still have.

 

[Powell&Pressburger]

The SHOCKWAVES Podcast Epsiode # 138 March 29th available on iTunes

Featured Michael L Fink who was visual effects supervisor for many great films

He was also in charge of the Wizard of Oz 3D conversion and he discussed it! And it is a great episode! Great trivia of Blade Runner and much more. The OZ 3D info was awesome and he even hated some 3D theatrical presentations! Hear the interview to find out more.

 

[Garysb]

Why not just do a 4K version of this release. This time there would be no coasters.

 

[darkrock17]

Why not just do a 4K version of this release. This time there would be no coasters.

Because ONLY Oz and Scarlett are cash cows for WB, while rest will now come from Warner Archive.

 

[titch]

It will be very interesting to see what additional detail (if any) can be gleaned from a 1939 Technicolor film in UHD 4K. At least the colors in HDR should be very nice.

I expect someone to post a YouTube video or screen caps before its release, showing how the picture is teal-looking.

 

[MatthewA]

50th - 1989 THE BIG ONE
55th - 1994 Nothing
60th - 1999 Nothing in the US, did have a limited run in the UK though.
65th - 2004 Nothing
70th - 2009 First time on Blu
75th - 2014 IMAX 3D release
80th - 2019 UHD

The closest thing to a 55th anniversary edition was the Ultimate Oz CAV laserdisc box set. That actually was from MGM/UA and is still something I own. Many of the extras that carried over to future disc releases originated here.

 

[darkrock17]

The closest thing to a 55th anniversary edition was the Ultimate Oz CAV laserdisc box set. That actually was from MGM/UA and is still something I own. Many of the extras that carried over to future disc releases originated here.

The Ultimate Oz came out in 1993 and I wanted it, but like the 50th it was very expensive. Until the 1998 Special Edition, my only VHS copy was the one that my grandmother ordered from Avon along with Journey Back To Oz (1972/1974). My first DVD just happen to be the 1998 SE. From then on I got every new edition right up to the 70th Anniversary which was one of my very first Blu-rays.

 

[SAhmed]

Not quite on topic (count me in for the UHD release!), I just wanted to say that I really liked the distinctive artwork that Criterion had for its laserdisc releases. The one for Oz as posted earlier is particular favorite alongside likes of Blade Runner and The Third Man!

Can’t explain but thanks for posting it folks. Back to the topic on hand

Regards

 

[titch]

Not quite on topic (count me in for the UHD release!), I just wanted to say that I really liked the distinctive artwork that Criterion had for its laserdisc releases. The one for Oz as posted earlier is particular favorite alongside likes of Blade Runner and The Third Man!
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Can’t explain but thanks for posting it folks. Back to the topic on hand

Regards

Have to say I have a fond spot for Criterion's art design, although I thought many of their laserdisc jackets weren't all that super. The Wizard Of Oz laserdisc jacket I've always liked though. The master used 30 years ago on their Wizard Of Oz laserdisc was terrible, compared to the high standards we now expect. The 8K master used for the previous 2013 blu-ray release is so pristine, it reveals all the wires and make-up! I expect we'll get an 8K release for the 100th anniversary. By which time I'll have lost both my sight and hearing and will probably be completely gaga!

 

[moviebuff75]

And the audio will probably still be botched: part of one of Judy's lines deleted, sound effects drowning out dialogue in the opening scene, and several scenes out of sync. Ned Price of WB promised that the changes would only be for the 1998 theatrical release, but we've been stuck with them ever since. Judy's line is in the script and was in the film from the premiere-1998. It was read with tremendous grief...now, she is simply whimpering.

 

[TJPC]

The 3D conversion of Wizard is masterful. I’ll never watch it flat again. You honestly feel as if you are on the soundstage. It made me addicted to the movie again. I had grown tired of it having seen it
at least once a year since it premiered on TV since 1956.

 

[KPmusmag]

The 3D conversion of Wizard is masterful. I’ll never watch it flat again. You honestly feel as if you are on the soundstage. It made me addicted to the movie again. I had grown tired of it having seen it
at least once a year since it premiered on TV since 1956.

My parents in fact saw it in 1939 (they were 7) and had also become a bit weary of the film over the years, but they were enchanted by the 3D version and said they felt like they saw it again for the first time.

 

[Vegas 1]

Why not just do a 4K version of this release. This time there would be no coasters.

I have this also no coasters in this set for me, two of them were DVD upgrades.

 

[Matt Hough]

Yes, since I got the 3D version, I have watched the movie three or four times and always now in 3D. The only reason I put to 2D into the player is to access some bonus material.