Mummelmann said:
I'm waiting for a release of Arcane season 1 and 2 in the same box, if we'll ever see it. I've also been looking for Lawrence of Arabia on 4K blu-ray for a long time, I heard it's a gorgeous movie.
I bought the Panasonic dp-ub820 in November, and a bunch more 4K movies along with it. I had some trouble with the player itself, it doesn't want to use Dolby Atmos sound at all, and I've had to manually adjust the sound delay on regular surround and Dolby 5.1 settings (there was significant audio delay on dialogue on all movies).
The first movies I bought in 4K format were epics and old favorites, like Gladiator, Braveheart, Norseman, etc. To my surprise, neither Troy nor Kingdom of Heaven seem to have 4K releases, which is very surprising.
Watched Dune 1 and 2 with my nephew a couple of weeks ago; he was blown away. Villeneuve's cinematography and overall style, paired with the new player, the Harman Kardon Citation 1100 system and an 85" Bravia 9, made for an epic viewing experience. In the past few years, my sensibilities have really changed regarding movies and TV, I no longer merely watch them; I experience them. Good times! |
Lawrence of Arabia is already stunning on blu-ray. Great conversion from the 65mm source.
Lawrence of Arabia was shot on 65mm Eastman 50T 5250 and shown in Super Panavision 70 with an aspect ratio of 2.20:1. It's easily one of the sharpest and clearest movies ever produced, its image the very personification of filmic beauty. This is one to own on 4K, as it perfectly shows the undeniable power of 65mm film.
I would love to see it on 4K HDR (although Panavision didn't have HDR so not sure what HDR would add...) but it's CAD 115 for the box ugh. Waiting for a 'paperback' version.
The 4K HDR 'movie' that blew me away the most was Blue Planet II. Water never looked that real on TV.
