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Paramount Scares, as nicely boxed set of horror/thrillers is a nice idea, and hopefully the studio will create further volumes.
Packaging is first class, with all five features, each within their own new attractive slipcase (with different art than the front jacket) in turn within a hard-shelled box with inserts holding the individually wrapped features in place.
The three earlier of the five are film-based, and the two newer are digitally created.
Starting from the earliest, Roman Polanski's 1968 Rosemary's Baby, I fear that there is not only no 4k data here, but it appears to be an older transfer, with digital anomalies, ie. stagnant grain behind the main titles. After that the new 4k looks every bit as good as a nice Blu-ray with the exception that the problematic titles might not be quite as obvious in 2k.
Audio is Dolby TrueHD monaural.
The original 1989 Pet Sematary is nicely done, with good grain, rich blacks, good colors and a clean image. Now Mr. King's fans can have both in 4k. It's a repackaged, re-release from 2019.
Number three in the line-up, ???????????????'s ???? ?????????????? is gorgeous, and appears to be a new, if not recent image harvest, with beautiful shadow detail, rich blacks and accurate representations of color.
Coming up next, the 2019 Crawl. Shot digitally in 3.4k, and completed in 4k is another beautiful 4k UHD presentation, looking much akin to the earlier Blu-ray, but more highly resolved.
And finally, Smile, from 2022. Absolute gorgeous from a Arri Alexa 65 source, captured in 6.5k, and completed in 4k.
Overall, a nice boxed set, for a bit more than $22 per film.
I only wish that the absolute classic of the bunch had been handled as a new image harvest and updated.
The three earlier films all come with Blu-rays.
The scores:
Rosemary's Baby
Image – 2 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby TrueHD Monaural)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - nothing special
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 2
Worth your attention - 2
Upgrade from Blu-ray - No
Slipcover rating - 3
Pet Sematary
Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 8
Worth your attention - 6
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
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Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 9
Slipcover rating - 3
Highly Recommended
Crawl
Image – 5 (HDR)
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 7.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 7
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
Smile
Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 7
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
RAH
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Packaging is first class, with all five features, each within their own new attractive slipcase (with different art than the front jacket) in turn within a hard-shelled box with inserts holding the individually wrapped features in place.
The three earlier of the five are film-based, and the two newer are digitally created.
Starting from the earliest, Roman Polanski's 1968 Rosemary's Baby, I fear that there is not only no 4k data here, but it appears to be an older transfer, with digital anomalies, ie. stagnant grain behind the main titles. After that the new 4k looks every bit as good as a nice Blu-ray with the exception that the problematic titles might not be quite as obvious in 2k.
Audio is Dolby TrueHD monaural.
The original 1989 Pet Sematary is nicely done, with good grain, rich blacks, good colors and a clean image. Now Mr. King's fans can have both in 4k. It's a repackaged, re-release from 2019.
Number three in the line-up, ???????????????'s ???? ?????????????? is gorgeous, and appears to be a new, if not recent image harvest, with beautiful shadow detail, rich blacks and accurate representations of color.
Coming up next, the 2019 Crawl. Shot digitally in 3.4k, and completed in 4k is another beautiful 4k UHD presentation, looking much akin to the earlier Blu-ray, but more highly resolved.
And finally, Smile, from 2022. Absolute gorgeous from a Arri Alexa 65 source, captured in 6.5k, and completed in 4k.
Overall, a nice boxed set, for a bit more than $22 per film.
I only wish that the absolute classic of the bunch had been handled as a new image harvest and updated.
The three earlier films all come with Blu-rays.
The scores:
Rosemary's Baby
Image – 2 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby TrueHD Monaural)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - nothing special
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 2
Worth your attention - 2
Upgrade from Blu-ray - No
Slipcover rating - 3
Pet Sematary
Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 8
Worth your attention - 6
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
????????????????????
Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 9
Slipcover rating - 3
Highly Recommended
Crawl
Image – 5 (HDR)
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 7.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 7
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
Smile
Image – 5 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 10
Worth your attention - 7
Slipcover rating - 3
Recommended
RAH
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