Great stuff! "Tremors": "here are some bullets and swiss cheese." My favorite line. I worked in a video store, first two years in college, 87-89, and remember when "The Blob" was released; it's really gory and I have one of the Blu Ray releases; it's really something else. We used to get press kits from the studios on the new releases and kept a few of them...they were great, a time long gone now. The Godfather restorations have severe issues: too much DNR, fiddling with brightness and contrast levels.
Hey Fuzz! Glad to be supporting the Channel. I was wondering what are your thoughts on buying physical media in the secondary market? Since Sales reports only refer to the sale of new discs from companies, I wondered if purchasing used discs would be much less beneficial to the Physical Media Sector than buying a new disc. Thanks!
Personally, I don't have a problem with the secondary market. I sometimes will take to eBay myself if I can't find what I'm looking for from the major retail outlets like Amazon or Walmart. I don't think the secondary market really hurts anything, in terms of the physical media arena as a whole. When it comes to 4K especially, I personally prefer to buy titles new wherever possible. But sometimes I'll go to eBay if it's an out-of-print edition or a harder to find title. But for most major releases, I usually just buy new from Amazon. That said, this stuff isn't cheap. So I absolutely encourage people to take to the secondary market if they can save a little money on a used title and if they're looking to bulk up their collection without spending an arm and a leg. I tend to buy blu rays more from the secondary market than I do 4K discs, because 4K discs can be really sensitive and I get a little nervous about used copies (one of the reasons I buy so many 4Ks from Amazon is because of their easy, flexible return policy). But blu-rays aren't as sensitive and don't have as much info on the disc, so I have been known to buy used blu rays from eBay. But if you can find a good deal on a title on the secondary market, definitely take advantage of it. Nothing wrong with saving yourself a little money! Hey thanks so much again for your support. I appreciate you watching and chiming in!
WFFPM 🎉 WE FIGHT FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA 🎉🎉🎉 BOYCOTT BEST BUY completely if they don’t bring back physical media !! Hit them in their cash registers and they WILL react !!! Remember if you don’t stand for ANYTHING ,you WILL fall for ANYTHING !! Fight back 😡
AudiophileTommy, to me personally, the movie sections of the 2 Best Buy stores that are near our house, will definitely be missed. But over the past 3 years during the 1 to 2 times a month I visited the Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray sections of those stores, a disturbing reality became clearer & clearer to me, which was that I belonged to a very tiny minority of Americans (at least, of the Americans in NE Ohio) who still had any interest in shopping for movies on disc at Best Buy! Because whether I visited a BB movie section on a weekday evening, or on a Saturday afternoon, the sad aspect of my visit was that I was usually the only person looking at movies during the half hour I was there, or one other person, or occasionally a couple, or pair of friends might quickly take a look at a few movies before leaving that area of the store. And the few people I did see in BB movie sections during the last 3 years, were almost always seen leaving the movie area empty handed after their very brief period of browsing. Long story short, AudiophileTommy, I think that even if we, along with 100% of our fellow movie fans who enjoyed selecting & buying movies from BB's movie sections, ALL took part in a boycott of Best Buy stores, that company would barely notice the small fraction of 1% of Best Buy's monthly sales volume that such a boycott would cause. Because I have to admit that among all the people I know, there's not anyone (besides myself) who buys movies on disc anymore. That's why when a friend, or a family member, 1st visits our basement's theater room, he or she seems shocked (or just amazed) at catching sight of the room's right side wall, with its built in shelves holding 1,182 movies on Blu-ray & 4K Blu-ray, in 2 fully alphabetical sections, & a 3rd section of about 750 movies on DVD (also in alphabetical order). And all those movie discs are in their original cases that their manufacturers provided for them. Anyhow, people who weren't familiar with my personal addiction to fine movies, or to so many movies that are just downright entertaining or exciting, must often have thoughts like "He's sure poured many thousands of dollars into buying a lot of movies that he'll probably only watch once!" And that's actually true regarding a lot of movies I first saw on disc, but is NOT true about many favorites, such as The Bridge On The River Kwai (1 movie IMO that helps define what a Great film is) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Psycho, Tombstone, Schindler's List, Apocalypse Now, Papillon, Arthur, The Godfather & Godfather II, On The Waterfront, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, Casablanca, No Country For Old Men, Ace In The Hole, Airplane, The French Connection, Carlito's Way, Sunset Boulevard, Jaws, There's Something About Mary, The Haunting (1963 original), Scarface (1983 version) The Thing (1982 version), Spartacus, Where's Poppa, Lawrence of Arabia, Saving Private Ryan, Alien, Halloween, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name just a few.
Hey Fuzz. Another great selection of 4k videos. Very smart calling them Demo worthy. I plan on purchasing the Mission Impossible movies on 4k some time in the near future. Your review help decide that. Lol. Honestly I have never sat and watched any of them, but own the first 5 on DVD. I won't even waste my time with them and go straight to 4k. So many people give me a hard time for never watching them. Lol. I also plan on picking up Tremors. One of my all time favorite movies. I wasn't a big fan of the Hulk, but really enjoyed the Incredible Hulk and it looks very nice on 4k and also sounds great. Loved seeing Ambulance on this list. Maybe one day 6 Underground will get a 4k release. No doubt it would look amazing. I wanted to also mention a new band I just recently discovered thanks to TH-cam. I thought I would bring it up based on your new channel member from Australia. The Southern River Band. Have you heard of them? If you haven't you should definitely check them out.
Hi Dwayne! Thanks so much. I will definitely check out that Aussie band... appreciate the recommendation, since I'm a big music guy. I always enjoy discovering a great new band. As for movies, yes I think you'll really like the Mission Impossible movies. The first one was directed by Brian De Palma, and even that one is good, but they definitely get better and better as they progress through the series (at least up through Fallout). And they do look awesome on 4K! All that great stunt work just leaps off the screen. Also, I totally agree about The Incredible Hulk... in fact it's actually one of my favorite Marvel films. I think they screwed up getting rid of Edward Norton. He was awesome in the role! I'm working on a new video as we speak re: live-action superhero films, and that one is definitely on my list to mention. Oh and I also really want to see 6 Underground get a release. I thought that movie was a blast! Netflix in general needs to release more on 4k. They release very few titles. I'd like to see the Zack Snyder movies get released too. Thanks for weighing in, Dwayne - Great to see ya!
Great video Fuzz, Its funny I bought the Star Trek 4ks on a prime day sale 2 years ago I think. I still havent watched them because like you I'm not a big trecky but I do want to review the disks and movies one daybed don't know if I have enough Star Trek knowledge to do them justice. Also I love those first 2 death wish movies!
Thanks John! Yeah that's exactly where I'm at with the Star Trek films... I think I've had them for like a year and a half now, and I still have only watched the first two LOL! I've been meaning to get to the others, but there's always something else I'm more interested in at the time. But I would like to eventually sit down and watch them all. I've heard the last film in the Shatner series is pretty good too. And yes, the Death wish movies rock! Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!
I am a huge Star Trek fan. 2, 3 and 4 are a trilogy and I highly recommend watching them together. 1 and 5 are the weakest of the six granted 1 is a visual treat. 😀
That's really good to know about 2, 3 and 4. I wasn't aware of that (well, I was aware of 2 and 3 being connect of course, but I've never seen 4. And it's been so long since I've seen 3 (probably not since theatrical release) that I don't really remember it. I'm gonna have to get to it on checking the rest of these out. I've had this set for a while LMAO! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sure is the golden era 70 s 80 s early 90 s 👌🏻🎥📺💿 I'm like you not the biggest trekkie but love original series and films i also have seen motion picture and wrath of khan in my boxset!👍🏻oooooooo yes flash Gordon is so awesome looks great on 4 k Blu-ray 👍🏻📺🎥💿 great video mate 👍🏻
Thanks so much Stuart! Yep, sounds like we're on similar ground with Trek. I've just always liked Star Wars a little more. But I do have some fond memories seeing the first two Star Trek films in the theater with my dad. And re: Flash Gordon, yes! I couldn't believe how good it looked. Definitely looks far better than it has any right to LMAO!
How funny. I just ordered 'Tremors' and 'An American Werewolf in London' from Arrow and they are on their way to me now. I already have 'The Godfather' on blu ray and haven't picked up the 4K release. Great video Fuzz! Edit: I still haven't received my copy of 'The Abyss' from Amazon. They did ship 'True Lies' and 'Aliens' which are fantastic.
Oh very cool! yeah I don't think you'll be disappointed in those choices. Great bonus features too. I forgot to mention it in the video, but if I remember right, there's this cool "history of the werewolf in film" type documentary included with American Werewolf where it traces the origins of the werewolf back to early Universal stuff, and ties it all into American Werewolf, etc. It's pretty cool, if you're into that kind of thing. But both those titles have great special features. I love Arrow... their restoration quality is pretty top-notch. Hope you get The Abyss soon! That was the best of the bunch for me. Thanks for watching and chiming in!
Another great video, my friend! I do have a slight disagreement with you on Michael Bay. The film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" is absolutely his best work since "The Rock." I need to see "Ambulance." Thanks for the recommendation!
Oh yeah I forgot about that one! I do have 13 Hours on blu ray, and I agree it is an excellent film. But I also consider it a completely different type of film for Michael Bay, given the more nonfiction, historical nature of the film. So it tends to slip my mind when I'm thinking about action films. But that's a good one! Thanks for watching my friend!
Ambulance is an awesome movie. Reminded me off Bad Boys the way he filmed it with all the cool camera angles. Haven't seen 13 Hours myself, but heard it's quite good and proves Michael Bay is more then just big explosions, fast cars and Megan Fox 😆😆
Yes it can be very addictive! Sometimes I have to reign myself in and take little breaks, just to catch up on all the new pickups I still haven't watched yet lol.
yeah that's what I've heard. I haven't seen the theatrical cut in many years, but it definitely didn't hold a candle to the first two films. I'm very curious to see what kind of changes Coppola made for Coda. I've heard the ending is a bit more ambiguous.
@jojosephJackson I hate to break it to you, but just because you can't see the difference, that doesn't mean the difference doesn't exist. I'm guessing you didn't watch the special features in your 4K set, which includes this little featurette gem that shows -- in side-by-side comparisons -- the significant difference between the old and new restoration: th-cam.com/video/yYsMXjrN1fg/w-d-xo.html
I saw "Dead reckoning" at the cinema, and I have a theory about part 2 . . . . . . . . . If you have ever read the short story "All the troubles of the world" by Isaac Asimov, you can probably guess what my theory is
31:38 I can definitely vouch for three movies when it comes to 4K restorations that being The fugitive, The godfathers, And the mission impossibles, All great ones. I still need to pick up face off, They live, And the blob, awesome video!.
Thanks Nick! Yeah I don't think you'll be disappointed with any of those three... Face/Off, Blob or They Live are all awesome on 4K. The Blob in particular was so much fun!
@@TheOriginalFuzz I love the Blob I remember my grandmother taking me to a Drive-in (remember those 😂) to see it and it was awesome. By the time the second movie started I was passed out sleeping 😂
@@movie_av_impulse Absolutely! That's what I loved about the Blob... it brought back all those old-school drive-in vibes. My folks used to take me to the drive-in all the time too when I was kid. Great memories!
Thanks for that and for watching! I wasn't sure if this list would seem a little "thin" compared to the others, in terms of the quality of titles. It was a little harder to put together this time, because I've already talked about a lot of the "big ones" in the previous videos. But it's great to see people are still digging it!
I am a Trekkie and you need motion picture directors edition. Undiscovered country is a great one as well. Mission impossible fallout is great. Flash Gordon the HDR is over the top and pops.
Yeah I have the director's edition of the Motion Picture in my box set. I meant to put more emphasis on that version, but it slipped my mind when I was making the video. But I agree, that's the only way to watch the first film. Love the director's edition. I've also heard other people say good things about Undiscovered Country, so I'm looking forward to watching that one. Thanks for watching and weighing in!
Tremors was already great on HD-DVD, as far as I remember it. High amount of grain, what I really like. That's what I'm a bit afraid about with the new remasters on 4K, for instance of Aliens. Mostly all grain is gone. Removing grain reduces the data size of a stream. In my eyes they can do it for streaming users with filters and frame enhancing enabled (they don't care about the original look. it just has to pop). I like to have a "stuttering and grainy cinema look" in the highest possible quality.
The thing is, every film is different in terms of how it is restored and treated. So I'd advise against comparing one film restoration to another (especially when one of them is a Jameron restoration). The James Cameron films are a unique situation where they were restored with a relatively new, propriety deep learning software. And they look exactly the way Cameron wants them to look -- very clean with grain reduction, while still retaining the detail. But Arrow Video (who released Tremors on 4K) doesn't use that same process for their restorations. The 4K of Tremors looks incredible... and I have no doubt it absolutely blows away that old HD-DVD. You still see grain and the filmic look, but also an unprecedented level of detail, depth and pop. Now, I don't really pay much attention to streaming, because I think streaming is total crap and can never deliver the kind of results a comparable-resolution disc will. But I highly recommend the Tremors 4K disc. What I've noticed about 4K overall is that you tend to see more of the film's natural grain structure because of the increased resolution. Aliens is not like most 4K releases of older movies shot on film.
Big Time Trekkie here my brother…those Star Trek’s a must for any sci-fi fan really. I can also certainly attest to Death Wish 1 and 2 as well along with Temors. I have many of the films you mentioned here but have also heard a lot about the Micheal Bay “Ambulance.” I’ve heard it’s actually “reference quality” in regard to the Atmos track as well. So I’m going to pick that one up. Love your recommendations as always my brother! There is ALWAYS something I’m buying after watching one of your vids 😉👍🏼
Very cool man... yeah Ambulance is a lot of fun. Really feels like sort of a throwback to Bay's glory days. And yeah, the Atmos track probably is a reference audio track. It does sound really good... so I'm sure on a proper Atmos system, it sounds amazing. I think you'll enjoy it. As for Star Trek, that was my thinking exactly... that it's kind of a must for any sci-fi fan. And even though I'm not as into Star Trek as other sci-fi films, I am a huge sci-fi fan, so I just kind of felt like I had to have these in my collection. Plus, i did have some nostalgia for the first two films. I like the JJ Abrams movies too (the first two at least)... I thought he did a fairly decent job. As a big Trek fan, what did you think of them? Thanks for watching and weighing in my friend!
@@TheOriginalFuzz- I like the JJ rendition of the series. Right now I’m actually into “Strange New Worlds.” Really good new series that details Captain Pike (Before Kirk) so it’s cool to see that side of the saga. Liked “Picard” but really only the 3rd season. All of the Strange New Worlds episodes seems fairly good and perfect for any true Trek Fan.
Oh man that blows. Well, it looks like you can buy it right now from Diabolik DVD (solid business - trustworthy) if you act very quickly. But I would jump on it though before it sells out... there's only 2 left! $25 diabolikdvd.com/product/abyss-4k-uhd-blu-ray-preorder/
I did pick up the Blob 4k since the the transfer was done by Sony and once the licensing runs out they will most likely release it again with Dobby Vision.
Yeah Sony does great work! I've always been impressed with their transfers. I didn't know they provided the restoration for The Blob, but that makes sense. I know that sometimes Scream Factory just releases the transfers they've been provided (though it looks like the SF 4K is Dolby Vision compatible). Such a fun film! Thanks for commenting!
@@TheOriginalFuzz It is a mistake on the case and slip. The actual 4k is only HDR10. I have a Sony 4k player that makes you manually turn on Dolby Vision every time and when I turned it on for The Blob (because it said it was Dolby Vision on the back and thats what I have to use to find out if something is Dolby Vision) it showed up that the source was only HDR10 and wasn't Dolby Vision. I also found it weird since all Scream Factory 4ks have had Dolby Vision usually. But yh The blob 4k from SF doesn't have Dolby Vision.
@@tjdw5251 Oh ok gotcha! Yeah I just verified that myself. Only HDR10 is included (I don't have Dolby Vision on my Samsung TV, so that's not something I would've caught). That said, even the HDR10 looks pretty damn good. It's hard for me to imagine this film looking much better. But I agree it's possible Sony could eventually put out a steelbook of their own with DV. That seems to be their MO.
I wanted to know your opinion. I'm planning to make an order on Gruv with their 3 for $45 with 20% off first order. These are some I'm for sure getting but the last few um I'm uncertain if I should get or just wait. Blade runner Mad max fury road Jaws Dr. Sleep 2001 space odyssey These are the one I'm not sure Batman collection 80-90 Inception Poltergeist Enter the dragon What is your opinion? Or should I wait and see if they go cheaper?
I think $15 per 4K disc (with a 20 percent discount on top of that) is a pretty damn good deal as far as 4Ks go, especially in this economy with inflation and everything. That's like $12 per title. They don't usually get too much lower than that (aside from a few occasional $10 discs). So yeah, you may want to take advantage of it. Of the ones you're not sure about, the only one I have is Poltergeist, and it is really good on 4K. Great-looking image. It's got that wonderful Spielberg suburban America feel, combined with Hooper's quirkiness. And it all translates really well to 4K. That Batman collection, is that an animated set? I'm not familiar with it. Also, since I noticed you're getting Dr. Sleep, I assume you already have The Shining on 4K? If not, that is definitely one I'd recommend picking up. Excellent 4K (although Dr. Sleep is no slouch either). Great choices otherwise (on the ones you know you're getting).
@@TheOriginalFuzz the batman collection is batman 89 batman returns batman forever and batman and robin. I already have the shining. Are there any that u think I should wait on. I'm was trying to cut back on afew of the titles so I wouldn't be spending so much money
@@tdubpinoy13 Oh ok - Gotcha! In that case, I do have the two Michael Keaton movies on 4K as stand-alone releases, and they are also excellent on the format. Great transfers. If I remember right, I think it's Batman Returns that looks especially good on 4K. I haven't seen the other two.
@@tdubpinoy13 Me personally, Poltergeist... but that's just my tastes. I have the other movies on blu ray, but I've not really felt the need to upgrade them. Plus Poltergeist just looks awesome on the format. And there's even an epilepsy/seizure warning on the Poltergeist 4K due to all the rapid bright flashes of light. But it looks really cool once it gets going.
Well considering the primary focus of this channel is centered around action, horror and sci-fi films on physical media, yeah... high-body-count movies are going to be a pretty frequent occurrence here.
I say this with much respect; you need to expand your soundfield to one that supports Dolby Atmos. You owe it to yourself to do this. I won't elaborate any further. You have a great channel. Atmos is a MUST in my opinion.
I think I kind of have an idea of how good it can sound... We do have a slick Dolby Cinema theater not too far away that has Atmos, and it does sound pretty awesome, especially when paired with the big screen. I don't get out to movies in the theater much, but when I do, I always try to see the movie in that particular room. Recently saw Dune 2 there and it was killer! Eventually I probably will invest in an Atmos set-up. It's not very practical for the space we're in right now, so it will likely be a few years before the next audio upgrade happens. But I have noticed the Atmos mixes always sound great on my 5.1 system (when I'm able to watch movies with it). At the same time, I can recognize the limitations of the 5.1 setup. I'm gradually starting to pine for a few more speakers, just to fill things out a bit more. LMAO!😆😉 Thanks for weighing in and watching!
Fallout is worth to be own , but the new dead reckoning is only wasting money , it only make us disapointed 😡😡😡😡😡😡 and broken hearts 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 , Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust character that we loved and admired for many years is being killed off like a chicken and becoming a corpse on the Venice bridge in that new film
Well I haven't seen the film yet, so I can't comment on it. But I will say I'm not really all that attached to Ferguson's character anyway, so who knows... maybe I'll have a better experience than you did.🙂
Yeah I completely understand. While I think they're great films, even I have to be in the mood to watch the Godfather films. They're not the kind of movies that I can just pop on anytime or rewatch frequently.
Well that's up to you. I can only speak for myself. But the 4k is not region locked (4K is largely a region-free format), and presumably that's what you would be buying the title for primarily. You would only need to access the locked blu-ray to view special features (which, there aren't very many of). That said, personally I invested in a multi-region player for blu-rays because I didn't like being limited by region (there's too much good stuff out there to limit myself to only the U.S.). But the only time that's really a factor for me is in watching special features, because something like 98-99 percent of all 4Ks are region free.
Because the UK has no 4k release. The UK blu-ray looks awful. The UK blu-ray also has NO special features. The 4k is region free, and although the special features are on the region locked blu-ray, because the UK blu-ray already has no special features it means that you are gaining a far superior transfer of the film and losing nothing.
Yeah I wasn't really expecting it to be as good as the previous few films... the last few set a pretty high bar. And from what I've heard, it doesn't seem like people have been as excited about Dead Reckoning as previous films. Even I waited until just now to pick it up. i figured I'd get around to watching it at some point lol. Hopefully the next movie will be better.
To each their own but "worst" as a descriptor seems a little heavy handed. Not my favorite either but this franchise as a whole is one of the best ever. Like Fuzz said, the bar is high, not all can share the same tier. IMHO 😁
Hi Enjoying the video. As for " Star Trek" that are generally great Fiona and especially the three new " kelvin timeline " get great pictures and sound quality reviews ".. As for the six og box set , there are Two horrible and super slow badly written ones and four great." The motion picture IMHO was slow and overblown, you only have to see that over spent with £46 million and hardly made a profit,YET they made Wrath of Karn and Search for Spock for Only $28 million for Both and still had half the money for voyage home. So 2 1/2 films for the cost of the original. Can't believe that most people's favourite " wrath of Khan " cost only 12 million, I think they learnt a lesson from blowing $46 million on ST 1. Cinema is subjective but IMHO I hate motion picture and " final Frontier " very slow and poorly written especially final frontier... In an Empire magazine voyage home came out on top. Seems people love time travel and the comedy elements of the crew back in the 80 s. Anyway I enjoy your channel,may not always agree but that's what makes a love of film great. Personally I love science fiction from 2001 to Annihilation and Deus machina. Don't own even one James Cameron film Die Hard or Arnie film lol. I know a major sin but Just prefer a cerebral ???? Film to a pop corn film. But what ever floats your boat. I have about 500 UHD film and 300 blu ray. I don't automatically buy 4K as some 4K films don't improve on the blu ray. Thanks 🙏 👍✌️✌️
Love these videos thanks man 👍🏻
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it.
Thank you Fuzz.
Great stuff! "Tremors": "here are some bullets and swiss cheese." My favorite line. I worked in a video store, first two years in college, 87-89, and remember when "The Blob" was released; it's really gory and I have one of the Blu Ray releases; it's really something else. We used to get press kits from the studios on the new releases and kept a few of them...they were great, a time long gone now. The Godfather restorations have severe issues: too much DNR, fiddling with brightness and contrast levels.
Hey Fuzz! Glad to be supporting the Channel.
I was wondering what are your thoughts on buying physical media in the secondary market? Since Sales reports only refer to the sale of new discs from companies, I wondered if purchasing used discs would be much less beneficial to the Physical Media Sector than buying a new disc. Thanks!
Personally, I don't have a problem with the secondary market. I sometimes will take to eBay myself if I can't find what I'm looking for from the major retail outlets like Amazon or Walmart. I don't think the secondary market really hurts anything, in terms of the physical media arena as a whole. When it comes to 4K especially, I personally prefer to buy titles new wherever possible. But sometimes I'll go to eBay if it's an out-of-print edition or a harder to find title. But for most major releases, I usually just buy new from Amazon.
That said, this stuff isn't cheap. So I absolutely encourage people to take to the secondary market if they can save a little money on a used title and if they're looking to bulk up their collection without spending an arm and a leg. I tend to buy blu rays more from the secondary market than I do 4K discs, because 4K discs can be really sensitive and I get a little nervous about used copies (one of the reasons I buy so many 4Ks from Amazon is because of their easy, flexible return policy). But blu-rays aren't as sensitive and don't have as much info on the disc, so I have been known to buy used blu rays from eBay.
But if you can find a good deal on a title on the secondary market, definitely take advantage of it. Nothing wrong with saving yourself a little money!
Hey thanks so much again for your support. I appreciate you watching and chiming in!
As a fellow Gen Xer, I like the way you roll! Keep up the good work
Right on man! Thanks so much for watching! Really appreciate it. GenXers Unite! Lol
WFFPM 🎉 WE FIGHT FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA 🎉🎉🎉 BOYCOTT BEST BUY completely if they don’t bring back physical media !! Hit them in their cash registers and they WILL react !!! Remember if you don’t stand for ANYTHING ,you WILL fall for ANYTHING !! Fight back 😡
AudiophileTommy, to me personally, the movie sections of the 2 Best Buy stores that are near our house, will definitely be missed. But over the past 3 years during the 1 to 2 times a month I visited the Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray sections of those stores, a disturbing reality became clearer & clearer to me, which was that I belonged to a very tiny minority of Americans (at least, of the Americans in NE Ohio) who still had any interest in shopping for movies on disc at Best Buy! Because whether I visited a BB movie section on a weekday evening, or on a Saturday afternoon, the sad aspect of my visit was that I was usually the only person looking at movies
during the half hour I was there, or one other person, or occasionally a couple, or pair of friends might quickly take a look at a few movies before leaving that area of the store. And the few people I did see in BB movie sections during the last 3 years, were almost always seen leaving the movie area empty handed after their
very brief period of browsing.
Long story short, AudiophileTommy, I think that even if we, along with 100% of our fellow movie fans who enjoyed selecting & buying movies from BB's movie sections, ALL took part in a boycott of Best Buy stores, that company would barely notice the small fraction of 1% of Best Buy's monthly sales volume that such a boycott would cause. Because I have to admit that among all the people
I know, there's not anyone (besides myself) who buys movies on disc anymore.
That's why when a friend, or a family member, 1st visits our basement's theater room, he or she seems shocked (or just amazed) at catching sight of the room's right side wall, with its built in shelves holding 1,182 movies on Blu-ray & 4K Blu-ray, in 2 fully alphabetical sections, & a 3rd section of about 750 movies on DVD (also in alphabetical order). And all those movie discs are in their original cases that their manufacturers provided for them.
Anyhow, people who weren't familiar with my personal addiction to fine movies,
or to so many movies that are just downright entertaining or exciting, must often have thoughts like "He's sure poured many thousands of dollars into buying a lot of movies that he'll probably only watch once!" And that's actually true regarding
a lot of movies I first saw on disc, but is NOT true about many favorites, such as
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1 movie IMO that helps define what a Great film is) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Psycho, Tombstone, Schindler's List, Apocalypse Now, Papillon, Arthur, The Godfather & Godfather II, On The Waterfront, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, Casablanca, No Country For Old Men, Ace In The Hole, Airplane, The French Connection, Carlito's Way, Sunset Boulevard, Jaws, There's Something About Mary, The Haunting (1963 original), Scarface (1983 version) The Thing (1982 version), Spartacus, Where's Poppa, Lawrence of Arabia, Saving Private Ryan, Alien, Halloween, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name just a few.
Your Series of Top 4K's Tests Positive for Awesome, Keep up the Great content, its much Appreciated, Regards from London UK
Well thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words and appreciate you watching!
Hey Fuzz. Another great selection of 4k videos. Very smart calling them Demo worthy. I plan on purchasing the Mission Impossible movies on 4k some time in the near future. Your review help decide that. Lol. Honestly I have never sat and watched any of them, but own the first 5 on DVD. I won't even waste my time with them and go straight to 4k. So many people give me a hard time for never watching them. Lol. I also plan on picking up Tremors. One of my all time favorite movies. I wasn't a big fan of the Hulk, but really enjoyed the Incredible Hulk and it looks very nice on 4k and also sounds great. Loved seeing Ambulance on this list. Maybe one day 6 Underground will get a 4k release. No doubt it would look amazing. I wanted to also mention a new band I just recently discovered thanks to TH-cam. I thought I would bring it up based on your new channel member from Australia. The Southern River Band. Have you heard of them? If you haven't you should definitely check them out.
Hi Dwayne! Thanks so much. I will definitely check out that Aussie band... appreciate the recommendation, since I'm a big music guy. I always enjoy discovering a great new band. As for movies, yes I think you'll really like the Mission Impossible movies. The first one was directed by Brian De Palma, and even that one is good, but they definitely get better and better as they progress through the series (at least up through Fallout). And they do look awesome on 4K! All that great stunt work just leaps off the screen. Also, I totally agree about The Incredible Hulk... in fact it's actually one of my favorite Marvel films. I think they screwed up getting rid of Edward Norton. He was awesome in the role! I'm working on a new video as we speak re: live-action superhero films, and that one is definitely on my list to mention. Oh and I also really want to see 6 Underground get a release. I thought that movie was a blast! Netflix in general needs to release more on 4k. They release very few titles. I'd like to see the Zack Snyder movies get released too.
Thanks for weighing in, Dwayne - Great to see ya!
@@TheOriginalFuzz well I have my top 3 picks already for your next video. Hint....Christopher Nolan. 🦇 Can't wait to see your list. 🤘
@@dwaynesager1864 Yep, there will definitely be some Nolan on my list 😉(I'll keep the placement a surprise lol!). Love his films!🤘
The first HULK movie was actually GREAT! Good choice!
I haven't seen "Wrath of Khan" but I enjoyed "The voyage home" and "The undiscovered country" the most
Great video Fuzz, Its funny I bought the Star Trek 4ks on a prime day sale 2 years ago I think. I still havent watched them because like you I'm not a big trecky but I do want to review the disks and movies one daybed don't know if I have enough Star Trek knowledge to do them justice. Also I love those first 2 death wish movies!
Thanks John! Yeah that's exactly where I'm at with the Star Trek films... I think I've had them for like a year and a half now, and I still have only watched the first two LOL! I've been meaning to get to the others, but there's always something else I'm more interested in at the time. But I would like to eventually sit down and watch them all. I've heard the last film in the Shatner series is pretty good too. And yes, the Death wish movies rock! Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!
Yes I do have seasons and series of Star Trek and Star Wars to animation and movies
I am a huge Star Trek fan.
2, 3 and 4 are a trilogy and I highly recommend watching them together.
1 and 5 are the weakest of the six granted 1 is a visual treat. 😀
That's really good to know about 2, 3 and 4. I wasn't aware of that (well, I was aware of 2 and 3 being connect of course, but I've never seen 4. And it's been so long since I've seen 3 (probably not since theatrical release) that I don't really remember it. I'm gonna have to get to it on checking the rest of these out. I've had this set for a while LMAO! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sure is the golden era 70 s 80 s early 90 s 👌🏻🎥📺💿 I'm like you not the biggest trekkie but love original series and films i also have seen motion picture and wrath of khan in my boxset!👍🏻oooooooo yes flash Gordon is so awesome looks great on 4 k Blu-ray 👍🏻📺🎥💿 great video mate 👍🏻
Thanks so much Stuart! Yep, sounds like we're on similar ground with Trek. I've just always liked Star Wars a little more. But I do have some fond memories seeing the first two Star Trek films in the theater with my dad. And re: Flash Gordon, yes! I couldn't believe how good it looked. Definitely looks far better than it has any right to LMAO!
90s was the last good era before it all went down hill
@@TheOriginalFuzz I adore the film 📽️👌🏻 Gordon's alive 😝
How funny. I just ordered 'Tremors' and 'An American Werewolf in London' from Arrow and they are on their way to me now. I already have 'The Godfather' on blu ray and haven't picked up the 4K release. Great video Fuzz! Edit: I still haven't received my copy of 'The Abyss' from Amazon. They did ship 'True Lies' and 'Aliens' which are fantastic.
Oh very cool! yeah I don't think you'll be disappointed in those choices. Great bonus features too. I forgot to mention it in the video, but if I remember right, there's this cool "history of the werewolf in film" type documentary included with American Werewolf where it traces the origins of the werewolf back to early Universal stuff, and ties it all into American Werewolf, etc. It's pretty cool, if you're into that kind of thing. But both those titles have great special features. I love Arrow... their restoration quality is pretty top-notch. Hope you get The Abyss soon! That was the best of the bunch for me. Thanks for watching and chiming in!
I'm a Gen X too, I am not a horror fan, but I do enjoy most other genres
DVD with tremors and 6 pack tremors physical
Another great video, my friend! I do have a slight disagreement with you on Michael Bay. The film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" is absolutely his best work since "The Rock." I need to see "Ambulance." Thanks for the recommendation!
Oh yeah I forgot about that one! I do have 13 Hours on blu ray, and I agree it is an excellent film. But I also consider it a completely different type of film for Michael Bay, given the more nonfiction, historical nature of the film. So it tends to slip my mind when I'm thinking about action films. But that's a good one! Thanks for watching my friend!
Ambulance is an awesome movie. Reminded me off Bad Boys the way he filmed it with all the cool camera angles. Haven't seen 13 Hours myself, but heard it's quite good and proves Michael Bay is more then just big explosions, fast cars and Megan Fox 😆😆
Yes 4k movies I do have some I have 4k player so I’m going crazy picking up 4ks
Yes it can be very addictive! Sometimes I have to reign myself in and take little breaks, just to catch up on all the new pickups I still haven't watched yet lol.
I have American psycho and hunger games red dawn expendables glow in the dark blu ray marvel 4k Best Buy Godzilla vs Kong
The new Godfather 3 cut is so much better. Still not 1 or 2 level…but awesome!
yeah that's what I've heard. I haven't seen the theatrical cut in many years, but it definitely didn't hold a candle to the first two films. I'm very curious to see what kind of changes Coppola made for Coda. I've heard the ending is a bit more ambiguous.
@jojosephJackson I hate to break it to you, but just because you can't see the difference, that doesn't mean the difference doesn't exist. I'm guessing you didn't watch the special features in your 4K set, which includes this little featurette gem that shows -- in side-by-side comparisons -- the significant difference between the old and new restoration: th-cam.com/video/yYsMXjrN1fg/w-d-xo.html
I saw "Dead reckoning" at the cinema, and I have a theory about part 2
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31:38 I can definitely vouch for three movies when it comes to 4K restorations that being The fugitive, The godfathers, And the mission impossibles, All great ones. I still need to pick up face off, They live, And the blob, awesome video!.
Thanks Nick! Yeah I don't think you'll be disappointed with any of those three... Face/Off, Blob or They Live are all awesome on 4K. The Blob in particular was so much fun!
@@TheOriginalFuzz I love the Blob I remember my grandmother taking me to a Drive-in (remember those 😂) to see it and it was awesome. By the time the second movie started I was passed out sleeping 😂
@@movie_av_impulse Absolutely! That's what I loved about the Blob... it brought back all those old-school drive-in vibes. My folks used to take me to the drive-in all the time too when I was kid. Great memories!
@@TheOriginalFuzz absolutely
I'm not known for my nostalgia BUT " The fugitive" is one that they did a good job on.
Great and now beautiful film with improved sound track 👍✌️
Amazing list. Look forward to part 4 already. ❤
Thanks for that and for watching! I wasn't sure if this list would seem a little "thin" compared to the others, in terms of the quality of titles. It was a little harder to put together this time, because I've already talked about a lot of the "big ones" in the previous videos. But it's great to see people are still digging it!
Great video. I appreciate your extra insight and video presentation along with the recommendations.
Thanks so much for watching and chiming in!
I am a Trekkie and you need motion picture directors edition. Undiscovered country is a great one as well. Mission impossible fallout is great. Flash Gordon the HDR is over the top and pops.
Yeah I have the director's edition of the Motion Picture in my box set. I meant to put more emphasis on that version, but it slipped my mind when I was making the video. But I agree, that's the only way to watch the first film. Love the director's edition. I've also heard other people say good things about Undiscovered Country, so I'm looking forward to watching that one. Thanks for watching and weighing in!
@@TheOriginalFuzz is this the only atmos trek movie?
Tremors was already great on HD-DVD, as far as I remember it. High amount of grain, what I really like. That's what I'm a bit afraid about with the new remasters on 4K, for instance of Aliens. Mostly all grain is gone. Removing grain reduces the data size of a stream. In my eyes they can do it for streaming users with filters and frame enhancing enabled (they don't care about the original look. it just has to pop). I like to have a "stuttering and grainy cinema look" in the highest possible quality.
The thing is, every film is different in terms of how it is restored and treated. So I'd advise against comparing one film restoration to another (especially when one of them is a Jameron restoration). The James Cameron films are a unique situation where they were restored with a relatively new, propriety deep learning software. And they look exactly the way Cameron wants them to look -- very clean with grain reduction, while still retaining the detail. But Arrow Video (who released Tremors on 4K) doesn't use that same process for their restorations. The 4K of Tremors looks incredible... and I have no doubt it absolutely blows away that old HD-DVD. You still see grain and the filmic look, but also an unprecedented level of detail, depth and pop. Now, I don't really pay much attention to streaming, because I think streaming is total crap and can never deliver the kind of results a comparable-resolution disc will. But I highly recommend the Tremors 4K disc. What I've noticed about 4K overall is that you tend to see more of the film's natural grain structure because of the increased resolution. Aliens is not like most 4K releases of older movies shot on film.
Big Time Trekkie here my brother…those Star Trek’s a must for any sci-fi fan really. I can also certainly attest to Death Wish 1 and 2 as well along with Temors. I have many of the films you mentioned here but have also heard a lot about the Micheal Bay “Ambulance.” I’ve heard it’s actually “reference quality” in regard to the Atmos track as well.
So I’m going to pick that one up.
Love your recommendations as always my brother! There is ALWAYS something I’m buying after watching one of your vids 😉👍🏼
Very cool man... yeah Ambulance is a lot of fun. Really feels like sort of a throwback to Bay's glory days. And yeah, the Atmos track probably is a reference audio track. It does sound really good... so I'm sure on a proper Atmos system, it sounds amazing. I think you'll enjoy it. As for Star Trek, that was my thinking exactly... that it's kind of a must for any sci-fi fan. And even though I'm not as into Star Trek as other sci-fi films, I am a huge sci-fi fan, so I just kind of felt like I had to have these in my collection. Plus, i did have some nostalgia for the first two films. I like the JJ Abrams movies too (the first two at least)... I thought he did a fairly decent job. As a big Trek fan, what did you think of them?
Thanks for watching and weighing in my friend!
@@TheOriginalFuzz- I like the JJ rendition of the series. Right now I’m actually into “Strange New Worlds.” Really good new series that details Captain Pike (Before Kirk) so it’s cool to see that side of the saga. Liked “Picard” but really only the 3rd season. All of the Strange New Worlds episodes seems fairly good and perfect for any true Trek Fan.
You won't be disappointed with Ambulance.
Would be lovely to get my pre-order of abyss, but no delivery date in sight and cheapest on ebay is $60. Crazy
Oh man that blows. Well, it looks like you can buy it right now from Diabolik DVD (solid business - trustworthy) if you act very quickly. But I would jump on it though before it sells out... there's only 2 left! $25 diabolikdvd.com/product/abyss-4k-uhd-blu-ray-preorder/
I do the. Same movies like that I’m fan. Yes I do new releases that recommend them saying nice things about the movie
I did pick up the Blob 4k since the the transfer was done by Sony and once the licensing runs out they will most likely release it again with Dobby Vision.
Yeah Sony does great work! I've always been impressed with their transfers. I didn't know they provided the restoration for The Blob, but that makes sense. I know that sometimes Scream Factory just releases the transfers they've been provided (though it looks like the SF 4K is Dolby Vision compatible). Such a fun film! Thanks for commenting!
@@TheOriginalFuzz It is a mistake on the case and slip. The actual 4k is only HDR10. I have a Sony 4k player that makes you manually turn on Dolby Vision every time and when I turned it on for The Blob (because it said it was Dolby Vision on the back and thats what I have to use to find out if something is Dolby Vision) it showed up that the source was only HDR10 and wasn't Dolby Vision. I also found it weird since all Scream Factory 4ks have had Dolby Vision usually. But yh The blob 4k from SF doesn't have Dolby Vision.
@@tjdw5251 Oh ok gotcha! Yeah I just verified that myself. Only HDR10 is included (I don't have Dolby Vision on my Samsung TV, so that's not something I would've caught). That said, even the HDR10 looks pretty damn good. It's hard for me to imagine this film looking much better. But I agree it's possible Sony could eventually put out a steelbook of their own with DV. That seems to be their MO.
👍 I definitely support you and your channel
Thanks Sara! Really appreciate that.
@@TheOriginalFuzzof course movies I know so much about you may look forward check out my movies
@@TheOriginalFuzzfeel free see movies I have
@@TheOriginalFuzz you’re welcome
Man, you have more disclaimers than a Mt. Everest expedition!
Kino Lorber I have few titles not tons I do have some
Hey Fuzz what up
I wanted to know your opinion. I'm planning to make an order on Gruv with their 3 for $45 with 20% off first order. These are some I'm for sure getting but the last few um I'm uncertain if I should get or just wait.
Blade runner
Mad max fury road
Jaws
Dr. Sleep
2001 space odyssey
These are the one I'm not sure
Batman collection 80-90
Inception
Poltergeist
Enter the dragon
What is your opinion? Or should I wait and see if they go cheaper?
I think $15 per 4K disc (with a 20 percent discount on top of that) is a pretty damn good deal as far as 4Ks go, especially in this economy with inflation and everything. That's like $12 per title. They don't usually get too much lower than that (aside from a few occasional $10 discs). So yeah, you may want to take advantage of it. Of the ones you're not sure about, the only one I have is Poltergeist, and it is really good on 4K. Great-looking image. It's got that wonderful Spielberg suburban America feel, combined with Hooper's quirkiness. And it all translates really well to 4K.
That Batman collection, is that an animated set? I'm not familiar with it. Also, since I noticed you're getting Dr. Sleep, I assume you already have The Shining on 4K? If not, that is definitely one I'd recommend picking up. Excellent 4K (although Dr. Sleep is no slouch either). Great choices otherwise (on the ones you know you're getting).
@@TheOriginalFuzz the batman collection is batman 89 batman returns batman forever and batman and robin. I already have the shining. Are there any that u think I should wait on. I'm was trying to cut back on afew of the titles so I wouldn't be spending so much money
@@tdubpinoy13 Oh ok - Gotcha! In that case, I do have the two Michael Keaton movies on 4K as stand-alone releases, and they are also excellent on the format. Great transfers. If I remember right, I think it's Batman Returns that looks especially good on 4K. I haven't seen the other two.
@@TheOriginalFuzz between inception, enter the dragon, or Poltergeist what would u go with? I have all these on blu ray already
@@tdubpinoy13 Me personally, Poltergeist... but that's just my tastes. I have the other movies on blu ray, but I've not really felt the need to upgrade them. Plus Poltergeist just looks awesome on the format. And there's even an epilepsy/seizure warning on the Poltergeist 4K due to all the rapid bright flashes of light. But it looks really cool once it gets going.
Is there a 4K movie you have ever watched that doesn't compete for the highest body-count to hold your attention?
Well considering the primary focus of this channel is centered around action, horror and sci-fi films on physical media, yeah... high-body-count movies are going to be a pretty frequent occurrence here.
I say this with much respect; you need to expand your soundfield to one that supports Dolby Atmos. You owe it to yourself to do this. I won't elaborate any further. You have a great channel. Atmos is a MUST in my opinion.
I think I kind of have an idea of how good it can sound... We do have a slick Dolby Cinema theater not too far away that has Atmos, and it does sound pretty awesome, especially when paired with the big screen. I don't get out to movies in the theater much, but when I do, I always try to see the movie in that particular room. Recently saw Dune 2 there and it was killer!
Eventually I probably will invest in an Atmos set-up. It's not very practical for the space we're in right now, so it will likely be a few years before the next audio upgrade happens. But I have noticed the Atmos mixes always sound great on my 5.1 system (when I'm able to watch movies with it). At the same time, I can recognize the limitations of the 5.1 setup. I'm gradually starting to pine for a few more speakers, just to fill things out a bit more. LMAO!😆😉 Thanks for weighing in and watching!
Will there be a part 4 of these demo-worthy 4K titles?
Eventually I will do a part 4, but I'll probably give it a few months before I put together the next one. Thanks for watching!
Love the T shirt.
The only disc that you will need to impress people is Pacific Rim. The rest is not worth mentioning.
Fallout is worth to be own , but the new dead reckoning is only wasting money , it only make us disapointed 😡😡😡😡😡😡 and broken hearts 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 , Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust character that we loved and admired for many years is being killed off like a chicken and becoming a corpse on the Venice bridge in that new film
Well I haven't seen the film yet, so I can't comment on it. But I will say I'm not really all that attached to Ferguson's character anyway, so who knows... maybe I'll have a better experience than you did.🙂
Own ALL but The Godfather. Just can't get into them. They are a bit too slow for me.
Yeah I completely understand. While I think they're great films, even I have to be in the mood to watch the Godfather films. They're not the kind of movies that I can just pop on anytime or rewatch frequently.
Face/Off 4k , Why should us in the uk buy this when the blu-ray is Region Locked .
Well that's up to you. I can only speak for myself. But the 4k is not region locked (4K is largely a region-free format), and presumably that's what you would be buying the title for primarily. You would only need to access the locked blu-ray to view special features (which, there aren't very many of). That said, personally I invested in a multi-region player for blu-rays because I didn't like being limited by region (there's too much good stuff out there to limit myself to only the U.S.). But the only time that's really a factor for me is in watching special features, because something like 98-99 percent of all 4Ks are region free.
Because the UK has no 4k release. The UK blu-ray looks awful. The UK blu-ray also has NO special features. The 4k is region free, and although the special features are on the region locked blu-ray, because the UK blu-ray already has no special features it means that you are gaining a far superior transfer of the film and losing nothing.
Dead reckoning is the worst of all the films lmho
Yeah I wasn't really expecting it to be as good as the previous few films... the last few set a pretty high bar. And from what I've heard, it doesn't seem like people have been as excited about Dead Reckoning as previous films. Even I waited until just now to pick it up. i figured I'd get around to watching it at some point lol. Hopefully the next movie will be better.
To each their own but "worst" as a descriptor seems a little heavy handed. Not my favorite either but this franchise as a whole is one of the best ever. Like Fuzz said, the bar is high, not all can share the same tier. IMHO 😁
tbh I can't rank these movies in my head, they're just entertainment and for that, dead reckoning absolutely did the job for me - i had a good time.
Totally agree.
Worst since MI: 2. MI: 2 is a lot worse but Dead Reckoning is the most average film out of the lot for sure. imo
Sorry never seen the Godfather nor want to, would absolutley bore me
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Enjoying the video.
As for " Star Trek" that are generally great Fiona and especially the three new " kelvin timeline " get great pictures and sound quality reviews "..
As for the six og box set , there are Two horrible and super slow badly written ones and four great."
The motion picture IMHO was slow and overblown, you only have to see that over spent with £46 million and hardly made a profit,YET they made Wrath of Karn and Search for Spock for Only $28 million for Both and still had half the money for voyage home.
So 2 1/2 films for the cost of the original.
Can't believe that most people's favourite " wrath of Khan " cost only 12 million, I think they learnt a lesson from blowing $46 million on ST 1.
Cinema is subjective but IMHO I hate motion picture and " final Frontier " very slow and poorly written especially final frontier...
In an Empire magazine voyage home came out on top.
Seems people love time travel and the comedy elements of the crew back in the 80 s.
Anyway I enjoy your channel,may not always agree but that's what makes a love of film great.
Personally I love science fiction from 2001 to Annihilation and Deus machina.
Don't own even one James Cameron film Die Hard or Arnie film lol.
I know a major sin but Just prefer a cerebral ???? Film to a pop corn film.
But what ever floats your boat.
I have about 500 UHD film and 300 blu ray.
I don't automatically buy 4K as some 4K films don't improve on the blu ray.
Thanks 🙏 👍✌️✌️