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And yet other releases on disc with the variable aspect ratio look awesome, including Mission Impossible Fallout. And I don't think they are just visual ambiance for Part 1. The two worm scenes were better framed in the with the expanded aspect ratios, with the best in 1.43. That being said...

I don't think it is clear yet if it was a 4k scan or not. It was finished in 2k and upscaled for the 4k release, but it may have originally been from a 4k scan. Needless to say the technology has improved since then so a new scan would have been better. It's apparently that Cameron doesn't want...

I mean it is true, especially things like director's cuts. I can't say what happens in the future, but for now I think if you are releasing something and you don't make (crucially) an original version available, you are doing a disservice to film preservation. Maybe the original cuts of star...

The fundamental difference is one of unique vs not unique. A specific rendition of a classical piece is unique, the underlying sheet music used is the same between them. A specific meal is unique, but can be replicated and altered at will. A non authentic version of some meal doesn't remove the...

There is a technical difference, but I consider both "changing the film." And both make me not want to watch that version. I could see myself watching films with minor changes of the first type. Even if I don't agree with it, I could get over it. The second type affects the entire film and makes...

But it's so arbitrary and extra simply baggage when reading a review. Now you can't take it at face value but you also have to think "is it a high rating because it is a movie for 'entertainment' or because it looks a transfer for a 'prestigious' film?" I really ask, what's the difference? A...

Vehemently disagree. Either all films are art, or they aren't. One person's trash is another person's treasure. I already alluded this by saying that I prefer Aliens to My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady is arguably as much popcorn entertainment as Aliens. It was made in a time where Hollywood competed...

Well we have other 4k releases from films made around the same time, so we can use those as a comparison. We know roughly what True Lies could have looked like. Just because it doesn't look like what it did in theaters doesn't mean it feels inauthentic. If it's what's on the OCN then that's what...

Again, just because he won't change doesn't mean it should get good reviews. Honestly this is trying to have a cake and eat it too. Either the changes are accepted uncondontionally or they don't gey perfect scores. It can't be both.

But there is a third way, which largely shows what the camera captured even if it couldn't be displayed at the time, that looks good, that hundreds of other 4k releases have used, and that would please the vast majority.

I know I was being sarcastic, sorry. My point is he's done the same things to various extents to now 6 of his films, including Avatar which couldn't degrade. Clearly it's his process.

I also don't agree with the food analogy. Every meal is its own thing, and someone can make infinite versions of any recipe, including replicating it or mot. A film is unique and can't really be replicated. So changing a film would be like changing a meal forever and the previous version is gone...

Amazing how unlucky Cameron is that multiple of his extremely popular films had negatives that degraded so badly (even stocks from the 90s that are fairly stable), and his digitally shot film Avatar that also "degraded," so that he had to apply the same techniques on all of them.

Yeah but it sounds like the reviewer had gripes about some of what was done and would prefet a more authentic look. By definition if something would be preferred it's not perfect. A preference means you think it could be better, if it could be better it is not perfect. I get 10/10 doesn't...

I can get if studios don't care about reviews anymore, but surely buyers do? Otherwise there would be no point in reviews. And when you affect buyers you affect sales, which affects the studio bottom line. So even then the 10/10 doesn't make sense when there are so many glaring issues.

Well I'm not saying fans are always right, but it's not really debatable that what is being applied to these films changes them drastically compared to normal UHD releases. Such heavy usage of AI, DNR, EE etc. not by necessity but by a desire for the films to look differently to how they should...

Whether or not you notice it when watching... it is clearly worse. They've sharpened edges so much it appears like skin is pealing. If you can't notice a change, the change should still be an improvement and not a downgrade. And if you can't notice it, why are you buying this in the first...

The bootleg Blu Ray exists (and looks better) and the Blu Ray of Aliens exists (and looks better) so, no, there is no way I am buying this crap. It's pretty simple really. Also, disc buying is an ethusiast market at this point. Catering to the masses is pointless since they don't buy discs. Even...

Anyone who claims this is anything other than an upscale of the Lowry 2K master is deluding themselves. I do not consider edge enhancement "extra detail": there is none.

And they are right. At most we should accept multiple versions being made available like directors cuts, but completely burying the original is a big no-no. There is zero valid argument for this. Doesn't matter what kind of film it is either. I would take Aliens over My Fair Lady any day. It is...

It's preposterous to compare scanning an OCN with the travesties of the Cameron 4ks. They are not the same. Yes, the experience wasn't the same as when it was presented, but neither was watching it on 4k screens to begin with, or on any screens for that matter. It is entirely reasonable to...

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But this is way more true now than it was in the past. Yes they always wanted the business to be viable but they producers also wanted to make good art. Now I no longer think this is the case. Do you really think David Zaslav, Bob Iger, etc care about film as an art form? Pfft.

I would love to believe this, but nothing about the box office generally indicates it's true. Consistently you see franchise films at the top. Whenever the studios do try to create new things they are rewarded with subpar box office receipts. Now there are some signs that lazy franchise films...

Which is complete BS of course. I don't know why anyone accepts having to replace their phone so frequently. What I do on my phone now is the same thing I did 10 years ago. My computer can last 10 years, and a phone should too. I'm not sure if that is true anymore. It was a few years ago, but...