r/4kbluray

Thanks to OrbitDVD I was able to pick this up with any trouble. I had to wait a few extra weeks compared to the U.S. release but that was fine with me. Also great packaging as always.

The secret "everything" version.

Which edition of Star Wars Episode IV is most suitable for a kid watching the movie for the first time: the original 1977 edition (which will probably be available next year on the 50th-anniversary 4K UHD discs) or the 1997 Special Edition (currently available on 4K UHD)?

To be honest, many of the exterior shots during the Battle of Yavin in the original 1977 edition look VERY dated and crude today, and no amount of restoration or cleanup in next year's 50th-anniversary release will make them look more convincing or less dated. In the 1997 Special Edition, the exterior/dogfight shots look much, much better to me... more convincing and realistic, much more dynamic, etc.

I'm afraid that to a kid today who is used to great special effects in so many movies from the past couple of decades, those shots in the original 1977 version will look too crude and dated. This could negatively affect his enjoyment of the movie and his attitude toward it as a whole (dated, crude shots = dated movie).

The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to decide which 4K disc to buy - the current one with the Special Edition or next year's release with the original version, since whichever one I buy will be the version I use when showing Episode IV to a kid for the first time.

Bought Logan and received the entire security box! Now I got to figure out how to extract this fella.

I've purchased these all in the last week I’m having so much fun. The collection is growing fast.

I’m originally from India, where physical media is almost extinct now. Finding Blu-rays especially movies in native regional Indian languages is extremely difficult as all the movie production studios have moved to OTT and even English Blu-rays can be expensive.

I moved to Canada for work, and now that my time here is coming to an end, I thought I’d buy just a few English movies before heading back.

I’ve always had a childhood dream of building a proper home theater. Now that I’ve saved some money, I figured it was finally time to put some of it toward that dream.

I started watching YouTube videos and searching online for movies with amazing picture quality and immersive Atmos sound. That led to Dune Part 1 & 2, Dunkirk, Ford v Ferrari, Ready Player One and then things escalated quickly.

It’s been barely a month and I now have 60+ movie titles, most of them new and the rest used Blu-rays from a bookstore near my home.

I've already spent close to $800 CAD on the discs, and then realized I don't even have a 4K Blu-ray player back home just xbox series X. 🤦‍♂️

So, I bought two ,A Sony X700U ($CAD 438) and a Panasonic UB820 ($CAD 598) for the Dolby Vision & HDR10.

The internet says the UB820 is fantastic, especially because of the HDR Optimizer. But I want to see the difference myself. If I can genuinely see the improvement, I'll keep the Panasonic and return the Sony. If not, the UB820 goes back and I save some money.

Eventually I'm planning a Dolby Atmos home theater, and in my mind, building an Atmos system without giving it a proper source is like buying a Ferrari and putting cheap tires on it. 😂

The funny part is that I'm normally extremely careful with money. I'm the guy who keeps a phone for five years. So yes, there's definitely some buyer's remorse kicking around.

But I've started telling myself: what's the point of saving money forever if you never spend some of it on something that genuinely makes you happy?

That said, I seriously need to stop buying Blu-rays now. My collection is already ridiculous, but my brain is STILL browsing the marketplace looking for “just one more” movie. 😂

At this point, my next challenge isn't building the home theater. It's convincing airport security that 60+ Blu-rays are, in fact, a perfectly normal “personal collection” and not a small-scale movie distribution business. 😂

There are your standard "reference" 4K movies, and there is a movie like Sorcerer.

Yes, the image is vivid, rich, clear as day, and yes the sound is deep and immersive. Much like 2001, or Lawrence of Arabia, and so on.

And while those movies really shine in 4K, Sorcerer does more than that. It was made for 4K.

The tone of the movie itself is purely visceral. The drenching heat of the South American setting, the constant hiss of insects and the sweat-soaked clothing of the main characters; the perilous splintering of rotten wooden beams beneath the weight of truck tires; the blinding fireball of a torched oil field. It is a movie you are meant to feel. And yes, you would still feel it on streaming, or DVD, or a bootleg VHS for that matter--but on 4K, you feel it down to your bones, exactly the way you were meant to.

Sorcerer was the first blind buy for me. It felt like a frivolous and foolhardy thing to do at the time--spending upwards of $30 on a movie you might not even enjoy, one you could simply stream for just a tenth of the price. But now I see there is a true value and joy in it, and I liken it to this: Would you rather try your first martini at some neighborhood tavern down the street, or at the lobby bar of the Plaza Hotel in New York?

It's the same drink, either way. And both experiences would be memorable, for certain. But which of them would be truly unforgettable?

Seeing Sorcerer for the first time in 4K, I know it will be etched into my movie-loving brain forever, more so than if I had seen it in any other format. It's just a fact. That, I believe, is proof that the blind buy is not just a silly and over-the-top thing that we do. It is the opportunity to discover something exceptional in its purest, most fully realized form, and to experience it for the first time in a way that you will never forget.

I was browsing through different countries Amazon selections and the French version has a 2 for €24.99 deal on a few 4K Blu-Rays. Certainly better than some UK prices.

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Figured id put the word out there that these are 4$ each at treasures thrift store in longview, texas.

Edit: at this rate should i just give star wars a try? Lol. Fwiw i loved dune

$21 on Amazon. Set your auto-buys, people.

Always forget how amazing this film is, very enjoyable transfer though! Has my recommendation.