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This finally arrived from the US. It is good, but there are things about it that are a bit disappointing.

The biggest problem is the shoddy Lionsgate packaging with stacked discs. Why Lionsgate?? How many cents did you save? I’d have paid more for proper packing! Also mildly infuriating is the inability to determine which disc is which, having to infer the order by reading the sentence “I’m gonna kill Bill” in the right order.

Getting onto the actual film, I noticed there are a few parts which look shaky, juddery, and generally not smooth - some are deliberate stylistic choices I guess (like slomo moments - but even so, why was the frame rate not high enough to make a smooth slow motion shot?) but others just look unintentional and bad. It’s not all the way through, but it’s noticeable in the parts where it happens.

I suspect the judder could have been corrected had the film been remastered from the original film, but I believe this is just a 4k upscale from the 2k digital intermediate, as with previous Kill Bill Vol 1 and Vol 2 4k releases. Please correct me if I’m wrong on that. Again Lionsgate cheaped out rather than doing the job properly. Maybe someday a boutique label such as Arrow might do the job Lionsgate should have done.

If it’s just an upscale from 2k, I think what I would have preferred would be a straight 2k presentation, but on a 4k disc; that way we could have had the full film on one disc. That would have been great!

Anyway, I’m still glad I have it and glad I’ve seen it. It is better than the separate volumes and definitely the version to watch, especially with the uncut / unrated content reintegrated. I just think Lionsgate could have done it better.

One final note: the included “lost chapter” Yuki’s Revenge: skip it, it’s awful.

I saw this at the cinema and enjoyed it immensely. Sure it has one or two small problems, but nothing significant enough to spoil it for me.

I was worried it might be a diminished experience at home, which is almost inevitable really, but hoped it was close to the cinema experience. I was not disappointed. The sound is awesome! The Atmos mix sounds just perfect, and the picture is glorious too! I was more aware of aspect ratio changes than I had been in the cinema, but for me that’s a good thing, and it made me appreciate the fancier ones more, where he’s a bit delirious and the colours and light bleed into the black bars; it’s a small thing, but I liked it.

All in all, absolutely 100% worth the purchase! I’m just wondering now if I should have waited for the limited steelbook with its extras…

I wasn’t sure what I was going to make of this, I don’t remember it being shown at any cinemas near me and no one I know has made any mention of it, but a few mentions on social media piqued my interest. Turns out I really like it a lot. The twists aren’t much of a surprise, you can see them coming a mile away, and there may be some plot holes, which I’m still trying to piece together so they might not actually be holes. But I enjoyed it a lot nonetheless; suspend disbelief and go along for the ride!

I’ll also add that the Atmos mix is good and really adds to it in my opinion; I might not have enjoyed it as much without that.

Been waiting for this for what feels like an eternity since the pre-order, and today I finally have chance to watch it. Last time I saw it was on DVD… This is a big improvement! I’m very happy with it and glad to have watched it again 😊

Ok, I know I only posted a day ago, but this is a much better photo than the ones I managed to get yesterday, so wanted to share it!

After hankering after the GW-BX5600 for a while, I went off the rails a bit and bought a GMW-BZ5000RC, a watch I neither need nor can afford. But it’s just so pretty…

I like it a lot, but it is quite weighty and I know I’m gonna worry about scratching it. I do wonder if I should have just bought the BX5600 😂 … anyway for now no regrets and loving it!

After hankering after the GW-BX5600 for a while, I went off the rails a bit and bought a GMW-BZ5000RC, a watch I neither need nor can afford. But it’s just so pretty…

I like it a lot, but it is quite weighty and I know I’m gonna worry about scratching it. I do wonder if I should have just bought the BX5600 😂 … anyway for now no regrets and loving it!

The Back to the Future trilogy is one of my comfort watches. I’ve seen it countless times and owned it on various different formats. This is my first time watching in 4K, with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It’s wonderful! What a transfer!! And it sounds glorious too! I’m seeing and hearing things I never noticed before. Granted, some of that is probably stuff you don’t want to notice, like effects shots (chromakey, rotoscoping etc), makeup, prosthetics etc etc, but I’ll forgive it. I just love that one of my favourites that I’ve seen so many times is now like a whole new experience for me!

A new (to me) acquisition, which I’m quite excited about! 🤩🦇

These days I’m more inclined to buy Blu-rays than DVDs unless DVD is all that’s available. But I will make exceptions if the price is right! I could not pass these up at £2.45 for the whole box set, and three of them are even unopened, still in their cellophane! Bargain!

Excellent film which has never looked so good! Looks amazing in 4k with Dolby Vision! Another one Arrow has knocked out of the park!

Maybe an unpopular post in a sub which mostly features nice automatics, but this is what I needed.

I have many automatic Chinese watches: Octopus Kraken, Proxima, Seestern, Heimdallr, Pagani, etc etc. I also have many Casios: Lots of G-Shocks, some Edifice models, and the lesser AE1200 and AW168 models.

But even though the G-Shocks take a lot of punishment, I still see them as nice watches which I don’t want to destroy. Even an AW168 is too nice to destroy. So I decided I needed a true sacrificial work beater watch. As Casio homages go, Skmei seems to be quite well thought of, and I liked this retro look. Even better, it was less than £5. At that price, I bought four of them for less than £20 including postage! So now when one is damaged I can just rotate the next one in 😊

It compares pretty well with the Casio AW168 it’s copying. The module functions exactly the same. The light is different, but more than adequate. The case is actually better than the Casio case because it’s metal vs the Casio’s chrome painted plastic. The only let down is the strap which is pretty horrendous, but at less than £5 I don’t care.

I’m contemplating using one of the four I bought as a case donor and see if I can swap out the module from a Casio and see if it’s compatible 🤔

The restoration of this John Carpenter adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel is really good, it looks fantastic. I can’t help but wonder how good it would have looked on 4k, but anyway I’m still very happy with the regular 2k Blu-ray!

This looks beautiful… I knew I’d like it because I like The City of Lost Children by the same directing duo, and Amélie by one of them.

It’s quite enchanting, quite darkly funny, very French.

Always a great film to watch, this is my first time seeing it in 4k. It looks pretty good! Honestly at first I was a little disappointed, thinking it doesn’t look as sharp as I’d expect, but then I realised that’s just how it was shot; a restoration can’t fix something having been originally filmed with poor lens focus, something which probably didn’t matter much at the time. There are some closeups where it really is in sharp focus and looks great. It’s the best it’s ever looked at any rate. The 5.1 sound is good too. I’m not disappointed, it’s orders of magnitude better than the last time I saw it!