Hitchcock in 4K UHD (1 Viewer)

[PMF]

Reviews factor in, but currently Volume 2 has my support.

Meanwhile, what’s up with a 4K/UHD of North by Northwest? This title was amongst the large, medium and bite-sized Hitchcock Essentials collections when first out on BD. Is NxNW slated as a stand-alone or now under newer licensing?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Reviews factor in, but currently Volume 2 has my support.

Meanwhile, what’s up with a 4K/UHD of North by Northwest? This title was amongst the large, medium and bite-sized Hitchcock Essentials collections when first out on BD. Is NxNW slated as a stand-alone or now under newer licensing?

North by Northwest is a Warner title!

 

[PMF]

North by Northwest is a Warner title!

Ah-ha !!! This explains why Volume One of the 4K/UHD set only had 4 out of the 5 from the Alfred Hitchcock: The Essential Collection on BD.

Huh, I wonder how North by Northwest managed to get in there from the fore?

Lucky for us, I guess.

Calling Warner’s.
Calling 4K/UHD.
Calling North by Northwest.

 

[Osato]

There was rumor that north by northwest was mastered in 4k and that a release could happen soon.

I haven’t heard anything further though.

 

[PMF]

There was rumor that north by northwest was mastered in 4k and that a release could happen soon.

I haven’t heard anything further though.

I saw a revelatory DCP of North by Northwest in 2018 and if any future 4K/UHD comes anywhere close to matching that perfect presentation then, rest assured, we will be a band of ultra happy campers.

 

[Osato]

I saw a revelatory DCP of North by Northwest in 2018 and if any future 4K/UHD comes anywhere close to matching that perfect presentation then, rest assured, we will be a band of ultra happy campers.

I hope it’s this year. 1959 was the release year so I don’t believe we are close to a anniversary tie in year. 5 or 10. 2024 is too far away.

 

[PMF]

I hope it’s this year. 1959 was the release year so I don’t believe we are close to a anniversary tie in year. 5 or 10. 2024 is too far away.

And besides, those anniversary tie-ins have become a drag, a bore and a tiresome trap. If the film is ready, then get the damned product out there and get on with it.

NOTE: I’m also done with any classical radio station that tells its audience that today would’ve been the 297th birthday of the such and such composer who’s symphony we are about to hear. Ple-e-e-e-zzz, Mr. DJ, just play the record.

 

[Osato]

And besides, those anniversary tie-ins have become a drag, a bore and a tiresome trap. If the film is ready, then get the damned product out there and get on with it.

NOTE: I’m also done with any classical radio station that tells its audience that today would’ve been the 297th birthday of the such and such composer who’s symphony we are about to hear. Ple-e-e-e-zzz, Mr. DJ, just play the record.

100% agreed

 

[Nelson Au]

I saw a revelatory DCP of North by Northwest in 2018 and if any future 4K/UHD comes anywhere close to matching that perfect presentation then, rest assured, we will be a band of ultra happy campers.

I hope to see a 4K/UHD of North By Northwest! I thought the crane shot out in the cornfield when Roger gets out of the bus was an amazing looking shot on the Blu ray. i’ll be curious if that shot looks even better in 4K!

I’m going to do an A-B comparison of the earlier blu rays to the new 4K’s of Rear Window and The Birds and Vertigo.

 

[benbess]

Yesterday I started watching Vertigo for the first time with the new 4k disc, and it does look wonderful. Sometimes it has an almost eerie way of putting you up close to the players, seeing details of their clothing, eye color, and so on. It deepens the experience the movie, and I'm noticing little things I didn't see before.

 

[jayembee]

Huh, I wonder how North by Northwest managed to get in there from the fore?

There was a time when some studios managed to license titles from another for inclusion in sets. For example, Warner licensed Mad Max from MGM to include in a set with the Warner-owned titles, and licensed some of the Kubrick films from MGM to include in a Kubrick set (along with the Sony-owned Doctor Strangelove), and Universal licensed North by Northwest from Warner to include in the large Hitchcock sets).

I imagine that at some point Warner will get around to releasing NxNW on UHD their own selves.

 

[AlexNH]

The period between Notorious and Strangers on A Train is certainly a valley.
The Paradine Case
Rope
Under Capricorn
Stage Fright

Though I like Stage Fright and will get the Warner Archive release.

Not a big fan of I Confess or Dial M for Murder, which came after Strangers On A Train.

I love Rope. Great film. I also like Dial M for Murder.

 

[Osato]

I love Rope. Great film. I also like Dial M for Murder.

Great call on Dial M. Time for another watch on that one.

 

[Garysb]

Its all subjective. Everyone has an opinion . The ranking of Hitchcock films will vary. There are certain films that are more popular than others. The less popular films are grouped as a valley. It doesn't mean they don't have their fans or that they are not enjoyable.

 

[Lord Dalek]

...licensed some of the Kubrick films from MGM to include in a Kubrick set (along with the Sony-owned Doctor Strangelove)...

Dr. Strangelove was the only non Warner owned Kubrick in that set.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Its all subjective. Everyone has an opinion . The ranking of Hitchcock films will vary. There are certain films that are more popular than others. The less popular films are grouped as a valley. It doesn't mean they don't have their fans or that they are not enjoyable.

If there are fans for Jamaica Inn and The Paradine Case, I'd love to meet them.

 

[Robert Crawford]

If there are fans for Jamaica Inn and The Paradine Case, I'd love to meet them.

How do you do!

 

[Lord Dalek]

How do you do!

 

[Matt Hough]

How do you do!

I'm in line right behind you. Now, if we're talking Under Capricorn, then I'll take a seat.

 

[PMF]

My ranking of the Hitchcock films has been simplified by just taking it by way of going chronologically.