Press Release WHV Press Release: Poltergeist (1982) (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Kaskade1309]

Back on topic: if the HDR grade on this is as good as I'm hearing, it shall be mine.

Stephen,

Where did you hear about the HDR grade or anything else about the transfer? Was it somewhere earlier in the thread and I just missed it, or did you read about it somewhere else?

I didn't see any pre-release reviews online the last I checked, but perhaps they're out there now...

EDIT: Just did some Googling and found some reviews; things seem promising upon first glance....

 

[jayembee]

Never mind.

 

[Chris Brunner]

So, has anyone watched this new 4K disk and can comment on the new transfer?

 

[dpippel]

So, has anyone watched this new 4K disk and can comment on the new transfer?

Here, let me Google that for ya :

4k Movie, Streaming, Blu-Ray Disc, and Home Theater Product Reviews & News | High Def Digest

Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital 4K)

Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray Release Date September 20, 2022. Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.

www.blu-ray.com

Poltergeist (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray review for Poltergeist. Available 9/20/2022.

whysoblu.com

 

[Robert Crawford]

Here, let me Google that for ya :

4k Movie, Streaming, Blu-Ray Disc, and Home Theater Product Reviews & News | High Def Digest

Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital 4K)

Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray Release Date September 20, 2022. Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.

www.blu-ray.com

Poltergeist (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray review for Poltergeist. Available 9/20/2022.

whysoblu.com

Right, most non-reviewers are still waiting to receive these September 20th releases.

 

[tsodcollector]

Poltergeist,is on my dvd shopping list.it's a classic.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Right, most non-reviewers are still waiting to receive these September 20th releases.

I’m reasonably sure that we’ll hear something from RAH before street date.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I’m reasonably sure that we’ll hear something from RAH before street date.

He already posted his thoughts.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

He already posted his thoughts.

I saw that. I was late by about an hour.

 

[Walter P. Thatcher]

Poltergeist is fun and scary. It's a story that would feel right at home in a vintage issue of EC's Tales From The Crypt or Vault Of Horror.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

So, has anyone watched this new 4K disk and can comment on the new transfer?

Yup. Looks very good.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Good to hear Poltergeist looks good inspite of being shot in *ugh* J-D-C.

 

[Kaskade1309]

My copy shipped; looking forward to comparing it to the old DVD I have suffered with.

 

[Tino]

My copy shipped; looking forward to comparing it to the old DVD I have suffered with.

Safe to assume it will be better.

 

[Kaskade1309]

Safe to assume it will be better.

Hey....you never know!

We had that debacle where Disney completely f---ed up the 4K transfer of Pirates of the Caribbean (imagine that?) and folks immediately recommended sticking to the 1080p Blu-ray for "superiority."

I realize that's a 1080 vs. 2160 comparison, not of a DVD, but...

But what I essentially meant was that I'm looking forward to seeing just how much better the image pops, if some of the issues like the horrid-looking opening titles were fixed, etc.

Couldn't watch it last night because we had to rush our dog to the vet for an overnight visit.

 

[Kaskade1309]

Watched it last night, and don't really understand the need for the warnings all over the packaging regarding the light effects that may cause issues in certain people with vision/balance/dizziness impairments and such; the HDR pass was bright in certain places, yes, but not anything I'd call excessive compared to some other transfers with light cannon numbers (Aquaman, Gemini Man, et al). Also coming into play here may have been the fact that my Panasonic Blu-ray player's "HDR Optimizer" was active for this HDR10 grading, and this could have rendered any explosive, over-the-top highlights a bit tamer to correspond to my LCD's peak performance abilities.

The print itself starts off looking a little rough during the opening "E-Boz snoops around the house" sequence -- it looked like DVD-to-BD quality to my eyes during this scene. Once the action shifts outdoors and some otherworldly events begin occurring, things brighten up and 4K-like detail rises significantly. This still isn't a jaw-dropping reference transfer, and it doesn't seem like Warner put in as much effort for this catalog title compared to, say, The Shining on 4K Blu-ray, but it trumps the original DVD I've been living with for years, especially in the opening title sequence, which was RIDDLED with nasty artifacts, noise and more on the DVD. That's all gone on this new disc.

To my ears, when it comes to the audio, the DVD's Dolby Digital remix seemed louder and more aggressive than the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track we get on the UHD Blu -- the track is super quiet in the beginning of the film, rendering dialogue a bit stuffy and difficult to discern. Once the film picks up, though, you can make out the benefits the lossless mix brings to the proceedings -- less harsh effects stingers, slightly punchier LFE, cleaner panning around the soundstage and more. Towards the end, when all hell is breaking loose at the house, the mix roars to life without any volume issues.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Good to hear Poltergeist looks good inspite of being shot in *ugh* J-D-C.

J-D-C?

EDIT: Never mind. Did the obligatory Google search.

 

[Lord Dalek]

J-D-C?

EDIT: Never mind. Did the obligatory Google search.

I figured I'd chastised the mushy look of J-D-C Scope and its converted spherical lenses here enough that I wouldn't need to explain why.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Poltergeist (1982) UHD Review

"Poltergeist" has never looked or sounded better than it does on Warner’s new 4K UHD Blu-ray release.

www.hometheaterforum.com

 

[Clinton McClure]

Watched it last night, and don't really understand the need for the warnings all over the packaging regarding the light effects that may cause issues in certain people with vision/balance/dizziness impairments and such

The warnings are for people with epilepsy. The tv flicker during the opening scene is enough to induce and epileptic seizure.