A few words about…™ Field of Dreams — in 4k UHD Blu-ray

4 Stars

Moving more into the ethos of baseball is Field of Dreams, Phil Alden Robinson’s 1989 visit to Iowan corn country.

Generally, I love the look of this release, although at times I wonder if HDR has been over-applied a bit. I can’t say, as I’m not familiar with the negative, or the way that it was printed.

DTS-X has given a upgrade to the audio.

A film that I’ve always loved, and which has many fans.

Image – 5 (HDR10)

Audio – 5 (DTS-X)

Pass / Fail – Pass

Upgrade from Blu-ray – Yes

Highly Recommended

RAH

Robert has been known in the film industry for his unmatched skill and passion in film preservation. Growing up around photography, his first home theater experience began at age ten with 16mm. Years later he was running 35 and 70mm at home.

His restoration projects have breathed new life into classic films like Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, My Fair Lady, Spartacus, and The Godfather series. Beyond his restoration work, he has also shared his expertise through publications, contributing to the academic discourse on film restoration. The Academy Film Archive houses the Robert A. Harris Collection, a testament to his significant contributions to film preservation.

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Cranston37+

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Moving more into the ethos of baseball is Field of Dreams, Phil Alden Robinson's 1989 visit to Idaho corn country.

Living in the state just to their north (the home of Moonlight Graham), I can tell you that if you don't correct that, an Iowan is likely to send cow pies to the Harris house ;)
 
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We're showing 'Field of Dreams' 4K in the Garage Theater this weekend. We don't have a 4K projector in there (yet) so the UB9000 will be downsampling the 4K to 1080p. Since the included Blu-ray wasn't remastered, gotta use the 4K disc.

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I finally got around to picking up this disc and watched it last night. It's stunning. The color timing does seem a bit warm, but I haven't watched the movie in ages (probably on laserdisc the last time) so I can't judge it compared to older versions. But it does seem appropriate for the tone and style of the movie.

Yet another case of Universal knocking catalogue UHD releases out of the park. It's unbelievable how much that they have turned around since the days of dumping tired old overprocessed masters on to home video.
 
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