UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades

[tenia]

Lucky Luciano (Indicator) - caps

Sadly still fairly Ritrovata'd.

[nicolas]

Wild at Heart (Criterion) - caps. Ravishing upgrade and an excellent encode.

[perkizitore]

Isn't the BFI Aguirre a DNR disaster? Also, is the Criterion SDR Wages of Fear better than the BFI 4K?

[Finch]

Thank you for reminding me to take the BFI Aguirre out of the OP!

I personally think the Criterion SDR Wages of Fear looks nicer than the BFI's Dolby Vision grade (ditto Elephant Man SDR vs Studio Canal's DV presentation or CC Eyes Without A Face SDR vs BFI DV).

[perkizitore]

Some black and white films probably would look better in SDR, like Rocco and His brothers, but personally I prefer HDR when it is done properly. I usually buy the UK releases over Criterion because they are cheaper for me, unless there is something bad, for example The Trial SC disc.

[nitin]

what's wrong with the SC Trial disc?

[nicolas]

Accident (StudioCanal) - caps and comparison
La marge (Radiance) - caps
Planet of the Vampires (Radiance) - comparison
Survive Style 5+ (Third Window) - caps

The Odyssey (Universal) - comparison

[Finch]

Fargo (Arrow/Shout tie) caps

[rrenault]

Isn't the BFI Aguirre a DNR disaster? Also, is the Criterion SDR Wages of Fear better than the BFI 4K?

It would be interesting to see how Potemkine’s UHD release in France turns out, since they tend to be very much YMMV from release to release. Their Lost Highway UHD is great while their Kieslowski UHDs are dogs**t.

[The Curious Sofa]

Planet of the Vampires (Radiance) - comparison

There was talk on the Planet of the Vampires thread that Plaion didn't have access to a 4K file and their release was therefore inferior, but it looks identical to the Radiance release here.

[nitin]

realise it's a newer film and this isnt strictly the thread for it, but does anyone know how the French 4k of The Ice Tower (which apparenrly has English subs) compares with the BD in the Severin set?