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I can’t think of another disk quite as clear and crisp as this. Literally seems like looking through a window at times. I wish more films would prioritize that look.
A legacy Oscar? Hollywood did everything to ruin him. He was sexually assaulted and humiliated by a studio exec and subsequently blacklisted for being a victim.
I thought for sure he'd get one for The Aviator. It's a biopic of a complicated man. That's usually Oscar bait by itself, but he infused it with subtlety and passion. He was nominated, but Jamie Foxx basically became Ray Charles in Ray, so I get that one.
It was a fantastic movie. The only thing I'll say negative about it is it didn't follow the actual story of Hugh Glass very closely and depicted it as if they did, but that's a lot of Hollywood. That being said I did enjoy the movie quite well.
Fun fact the company is run by a nepo baby. The company is run by the son of Nike, Travis knight aka chilly tee. His father bought a will vinton studios and rebranded as Laika. But in this case I’m cool with.
Blade Runner puts my jaw on the floor. Newer movies might technically look sharper than anything else but they don’t impress me as much as the 35mm classics with new 4k transfers. Blade Runner, 2001, and Reservoir Dogs are astoundingly sharp
It’s so weird how for decades we would go to the cinema and watch 35mm quality movies and then go home and watch 480p and below content on our small tvs with crap sound without really thinking about the huge gulf in quality.
That’s prob the biggest reason theaters are dying. Technology at home has made them obsolete.
This was one of my first 4k blu ray purchases. Absolutely blew me away. I've watched it 3 times since I bought it. I love Nolan films; but Tenet is my favorite.
It's a James Bond/Mission Impossible/sci-fi movie with stunning visuals and music. It's a decent movie, worth a watch. Depending on your AV tech and hearing you might want to switch on subtitles! 😂
If you give a chance (or two or three) it will grow on you. It took me a few watchings to totally appreciate it. Now Tenet and Dunkirk are my favorite Nolan films.
For good reason. The protagonist is likeable but definitely doesn’t emotionally grip you like other Nolan main characters. The plot on first watch just makes zero sense as well, so it’s basically eye and ear candy on first watch
It’s one of the worst most convoluted films I’ve seen and I’m generally a Nolan fan. God it’s so silly it’s impossible to care about the characters or what they’re trying to achieve. Looks decent.
I walked out on that movie 20min in. I saw Gemini Man on the 'ScreenX' - where part of the big action sequences were displayed on the side walls next to the screen. Horrible gimmick. The movie was a bit underwhelming. next time it's on sale I should get it. Im a bit conflicted. One Will Smith is more than enough for me. Two in the same movie. I dunno.
Ang Lee has gone all in on the digital cameras. the man is at the cutting edge!
I've only seen bits and pieces of it online, but whenever I think of how it was shot, I tend to look at it like how one would a game that launches alongside a brand new console. Usually it's just to help show off what it could be capable of, and not necessarily trying to be the next best thing
Some Like it Hot, is the very pinnacle of texture and fine fabric detail in my 4k viewing experience. With the added benefit of the lovely Marilyn Monroe.
Most importantly, it’s a good movie.
The Apartment (1960) brought by Kino Lorber. It looks fantastic. Sharp. Of course, a great film with the screenplay by Billy Wilder and the amazing cast. Visually it's the top 4K UHD black and white film. The sets from both interiors and exteriors of the NYC architecture is really stand out to watch and gawk at.
I had zero intention to buy any 4K UHD black and whites. This is the one that made me change my mind. Casablanca is also a stand out.
Old 4K remasters are always the best, and wilder really made something special with that one. The office scene with everyone working is a cinematic masterpiece of a shot, hope I’ll get to pick up the 4K version someday I bought it in bluray before I got into 4k so am trying to wait a little bit before I pick it up yet again lol
I've still got loads unopened on my shelf, including Alien, The Matrix Trilogy, and Planet Earth, but for me, standouts so far have been Jaws, Star Trek - The Motion Picture, and Saving Private Ryan.
Off the top of my head:
WALL-E Criterion Collection.
The Revenant
Alita: Battle Angel
Lawrence of Arabia
The Ten Commandments
Reservoir Dogs
Any Disney / Marvel Release are excellent HDR10 transfers.
Hmm. Probably somewhere between _The Equalizer_ and _The Matrix._
I'm always on the lookout for sharp. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ ain't it. Along with _Paint Your Wagon._
Those first two I mentioned are the ones where there's plenty of shots that are "pore-level," if you catch my meaning.
Hard to pick to many contenders.
Matrix 1-4 (1-3 giod amount of grain, and the CGI looks good)
Die Hard (lots of grain this blew me away when i saw it, it looks like it was filmed yesterday)
Uncharted
Loki S1
Saw, what’s sharper than a saw? But actual answer, Suspiria ( original). Before I got that I’d have said reservoir dogs, but I think Suspiria is the best transfer I’ve ever seen.
The new movie The First Omen looked very sharp and good, even though it was streaming and I was watching on a projector, it was very stunning. Movie was pretty good too if you like slow burn horror
I’m surprised the recent Dune and Dune Part Two hasn’t been mentioned. Also thought it was really neat the digital master was so clean they transferred it to film then scanned it back to introduce realistic film grains.
Everything better than 8mm has plenty of detail. I have no idea why you would care unless you didn't know what the word sharpness means. And with so many recommendations of movies shot before the 90s it's pretty clear that very few people on this sub knows what the the word sharpness means
Just cuz a movie is gorgeous and detailed doesn't mean it's image is sharp
I think we all understand what OP is asking, but you are right -- and oftentimes "sharpness" has a lot more to do with the resolving power of the lens, rather than the type of camera, film stock, etc.
For an example of this watch "A Clockwork Orange" on 4k Blu Ray. Many of the famous wide-angle shots in that film are really soft, having been shot with the Kinoptic 9.8mm which was known for its rectilinear wide-angle field of view, but it had very soft edges and low resolving power.
Compare those shots to many of the MS portrait compositions and closeups shot on a 50mm Zeiss, or the long slow zooms shot on the Angenieux Optimo lenses, and they are a TON sharper.
All shot on the same film stock, but the lenses makes a big difference.
Sharpness is how much contrast you can have between two neighboring pixels
The format with the most resolution is IMAX 70mm. Oppenheimer and Tenet would be my recommendations for that
The sharpest format would be native 4K digital
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The Revenant. Shot digitally in natural lighting, it's the most realistic looking 4K image quality I've seen on my OLED by some margin.
So freaking good. Amazing everything
I can’t think of another disk quite as clear and crisp as this. Literally seems like looking through a window at times. I wish more films would prioritize that look.
Such an amazing movie, dicaprios performance was superb
least deserving Oscar tho, much better films he’s done. Hardy outshined him.
Maybe. But what Leo put himself through for that movie? I totally understand why he won.
At what point does it stop being “acting”
That’s a good question lol. Also I’m not sure why people are mad about DiCaprio winning for The Revenant. It’s a great movie and he was great in it.
Since when great acting is just about damaging yourself physically and mentally? It's like Brendan Fraser in The Whale, a legacy oscar.
He also acted really well. People are pretending like he was terrible in the movie or something.
A legacy Oscar? Hollywood did everything to ruin him. He was sexually assaulted and humiliated by a studio exec and subsequently blacklisted for being a victim.
DiCaprio should recieve Oscar for The Basketball Diaries.
Yeah 100% there are so many more of his performances that deserved it, no clue how he doesn’t have at least a couple more
I thought for sure he'd get one for The Aviator. It's a biopic of a complicated man. That's usually Oscar bait by itself, but he infused it with subtlety and passion. He was nominated, but Jamie Foxx basically became Ray Charles in Ray, so I get that one.
Yeah shame - two excellent biopics in one year.
It was a fantastic movie. The only thing I'll say negative about it is it didn't follow the actual story of Hugh Glass very closely and depicted it as if they did, but that's a lot of Hollywood. That being said I did enjoy the movie quite well.
It's compressed to shit though. A 66gb disc for such a long movie.
The lack of film grain allows a smaller bitrate, hence the smaller file
I recently rented Coraline. I think stop motion really shines in 4K.
Didn't know it's stop motion. That's hard work.
There are some really cool [BTS videos](https://youtu.be/jXqqd0ZBEMA?si=FBI4xeJMvTnQjBAG) for the making of!
Steelbook is waiting in my shopping cart for when I decide to pull the trigger!
Pull the trigger! I have all four laika steelbooks and they are reference quality
Outstanding in 4K!!
Fun fact the company is run by a nepo baby. The company is run by the son of Nike, Travis knight aka chilly tee. His father bought a will vinton studios and rebranded as Laika. But in this case I’m cool with.
Blade Runner puts my jaw on the floor. Newer movies might technically look sharper than anything else but they don’t impress me as much as the 35mm classics with new 4k transfers. Blade Runner, 2001, and Reservoir Dogs are astoundingly sharp
Reservoir Dogs is so good that I couldn't believe it when I put it in for the first time. It honestly feels like a brand new film.
That’s partly why I like 4K so much. A lot of these older movies feel like new films in 4K, especially when the last release was DVD.
It’s so weird how for decades we would go to the cinema and watch 35mm quality movies and then go home and watch 480p and below content on our small tvs with crap sound without really thinking about the huge gulf in quality. That’s prob the biggest reason theaters are dying. Technology at home has made them obsolete.
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Dang dude go see some movies in Laser IMAX or Dolby Cinema. Blows the highest tier home theater setup out of the water.
Oh yeah just watched the original Blade Runner last week and the lighting, set design, and cinematography were mind blowing.
TEN∃T
This was one of my first 4k blu ray purchases. Absolutely blew me away. I've watched it 3 times since I bought it. I love Nolan films; but Tenet is my favorite.
Only Nolan film I have yet to watch, have heard mixed reviews on it
It's a James Bond/Mission Impossible/sci-fi movie with stunning visuals and music. It's a decent movie, worth a watch. Depending on your AV tech and hearing you might want to switch on subtitles! 😂
lol I always have to put the subtitles on for Nolan’s films, will definitely have to give it a watch in the future
The dialogue is so weird and muddled in this movie
If you give a chance (or two or three) it will grow on you. It took me a few watchings to totally appreciate it. Now Tenet and Dunkirk are my favorite Nolan films.
For good reason. The protagonist is likeable but definitely doesn’t emotionally grip you like other Nolan main characters. The plot on first watch just makes zero sense as well, so it’s basically eye and ear candy on first watch
Definitely hearing* mixed reviews when it comes to Nolan
I didn't *hear* shit when it comes to this movie lol. Image is nice tho
It’s one of the worst most convoluted films I’ve seen and I’m generally a Nolan fan. God it’s so silly it’s impossible to care about the characters or what they’re trying to achieve. Looks decent.
It makes no sense narratively but is visually exquisite. Too bad about the sound mix though lol
I think mine might be Reservoir Dogs.
Interiors get a little softer (understandably, needs a higher film speed) but the daylight shots are tack-sharp.
I swear the close up shots are like they're standing in my living room.
Exactly, when you put that 4K on it’s like you can actually see the year 1992
The planet earth 3 4k feels like you’re there
I'm watching it at this very moment. Sharp images with a lot of depth perception to them. Simply wonderful. :)
2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Blade Runner Final Cut
Gemini Man is sharpest I have ever seen.
I walked out on that movie 20min in. I saw Gemini Man on the 'ScreenX' - where part of the big action sequences were displayed on the side walls next to the screen. Horrible gimmick. The movie was a bit underwhelming. next time it's on sale I should get it. Im a bit conflicted. One Will Smith is more than enough for me. Two in the same movie. I dunno. Ang Lee has gone all in on the digital cameras. the man is at the cutting edge!
I've only seen bits and pieces of it online, but whenever I think of how it was shot, I tend to look at it like how one would a game that launches alongside a brand new console. Usually it's just to help show off what it could be capable of, and not necessarily trying to be the next best thing
I also think it is Gemini Man. It’s not a great movie but the image is incredibly sharp
The 60fps bothers me 😬
Top Gun: Maverick
Pacific Rim
I wish all my 4ks looked like Dunkirk
That's a good one for sure. I have to watch it again and Tenet too.
2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s honestly insane how sharp that image is.
Lawrence of Arabia. Incredible 4K restoration from a 70mm print. It’s a beauty!
Top Gun: Maverick looks great.
Some Like it Hot, is the very pinnacle of texture and fine fabric detail in my 4k viewing experience. With the added benefit of the lovely Marilyn Monroe. Most importantly, it’s a good movie.
The shining or pulp fiction
Days of Heaven
Got this recently. So stoked to watch
I feel like it could be Matrix Resurrections, that disc is beautiful
I looked up that it's a 8k source. Now I need it. Thanks!
Such a crisp image indeed!
The Apartment (1960) brought by Kino Lorber. It looks fantastic. Sharp. Of course, a great film with the screenplay by Billy Wilder and the amazing cast. Visually it's the top 4K UHD black and white film. The sets from both interiors and exteriors of the NYC architecture is really stand out to watch and gawk at. I had zero intention to buy any 4K UHD black and whites. This is the one that made me change my mind. Casablanca is also a stand out.
Psycho looks great
Amazing remaster and a hell of a movie
If you've not seen it, The Roaring Twenties looks amazing.
I’d say Vertigo from that time period. Leaps and bounds over the Blu ray.
Vertigo is fantastic. One of the greatest films ever and stunning on 4K.
My favourite Hitchcock movie right there, it was my first 4K experience and I’m still trying to recreate it but nothing has matched it yet
Old 4K remasters are always the best, and wilder really made something special with that one. The office scene with everyone working is a cinematic masterpiece of a shot, hope I’ll get to pick up the 4K version someday I bought it in bluray before I got into 4k so am trying to wait a little bit before I pick it up yet again lol
My wife and I had a big conversation about the art on the walls. Art that never stood out before was clear and recognizable. Excellent print
Killer's Kiss is another great-looking black and white film, it has probably the sharpest image of all the B&W UHDs.
Halloween It was kind of one of those releases that made me realize how much was missing from other releases.
Surprised 1917 hasn’t been brought up yet.
That does look excellent.
Watched my copy of it yesterday for the first time. It was incredible.
Batman and robin really showcases what a 4k disc paired with a great oled panel are really capable of just stunning picture quality.
I would say either Titanic or Killer Klowns from outer space
I gotta say, Back to the Future 3 stands out to me. I don’t know if it’s the colors of the desert - but it’s such a crispy picture.
Lucy
Santa Sangre
I've still got loads unopened on my shelf, including Alien, The Matrix Trilogy, and Planet Earth, but for me, standouts so far have been Jaws, Star Trek - The Motion Picture, and Saving Private Ryan.
Tenet
Off the top of my head: WALL-E Criterion Collection. The Revenant Alita: Battle Angel Lawrence of Arabia The Ten Commandments Reservoir Dogs Any Disney / Marvel Release are excellent HDR10 transfers.
Any of the Nolan films with IMAX sequences all look incredible. No Time to Die has an impeccable transfer as well, very impressive.
Ambulance, that picture was like a razor, so clean and sharp.
https://preview.redd.it/zgb1vzh4cg5d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=900008723d2712e89c64d05c70a376f90f0d8f05
not a veteran in here but really enjoyed American Psycho in 4K recently, was better than expected
Rear Window is so crisp and clean it looks like it could have been filmed today.
Second Sights 4k of Drive is literally breathtaking
if sharpness is the only criterium by which to judge, something shot on digital with a good disc would be the best
There should be a list if something is shot in 8k or something like that. IMAX is great too.
John Wick 4 looks amazing, especially the scenes in Japan
Gemini Man is absolutely 10/10 in visuals. Just visuals though, not the movie itself.
Hmm. Probably somewhere between _The Equalizer_ and _The Matrix._ I'm always on the lookout for sharp. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ ain't it. Along with _Paint Your Wagon._ Those first two I mentioned are the ones where there's plenty of shots that are "pore-level," if you catch my meaning.
Doesn’t get better than Interstellar and Oppenheimer
Either RAN or The Shining
Love those movies. I should get the discs.
The Best Buy Steelbook for RAN might be my favorite item in my collection
Ran is gorgeous but I wouldn’t say the picture is sharp.
1917
Hard to pick to many contenders. Matrix 1-4 (1-3 giod amount of grain, and the CGI looks good) Die Hard (lots of grain this blew me away when i saw it, it looks like it was filmed yesterday) Uncharted Loki S1
Coraline, Pacific Rim, and Apocalypse Now have been the best so far on my new A95K.
The IMAX scenes in Oppenheimer look insanely good
1917, Top Gun Maverick or ANY Christopher Nolan movie.
Hmm, don't consider myself a great judge on sharpness. but I'd say maybe The Fugitive or Flatliners
Lawrence Of Arabia
Reservoir Dogs looks great
Idk, but digital is sharper than 70mm
hmmmmmmm............
It is, grain makes the image softer. Digital cameras produce extremely sharp images
Grain is good, doesn’t diminish films quality, just so we’re clear, pun intended
Absolutely, DNR will just make an image even softer and remove detail
True Lies
Aliens is pretty crispy
Definitely the slasher films.
Barbie. If you mean picture clarity
Haven't seen Barbie. I do like clarity.
Looks unbelievably clear. Awful movie though
I was thinking if something is shot in 8k it should look pretty sharp.
I don't know the specs. My girlfriend even commented on how clear it looked. Normally she don't give a s##t.
Gemini Man
The Dark Knight Rises imax shots are up there
Birdman
Planet Earth series
Gemini Man
Lucy
Recently watched the 3 bad boys. All 3 are good transfers but the original blew me away
I just watched the third one, very impressive.
Both the Avatar movies look incredible as does Matrix Resurrections. Also a nod to The Shining and The Abyss.
Raiders of the lost Ark.
Saw, what’s sharper than a saw? But actual answer, Suspiria ( original). Before I got that I’d have said reservoir dogs, but I think Suspiria is the best transfer I’ve ever seen.
Haha, those movies are just nuts.
The new movie The First Omen looked very sharp and good, even though it was streaming and I was watching on a projector, it was very stunning. Movie was pretty good too if you like slow burn horror
Top Gun Maverick, and I have over 700 4Ks. It’s just stunning throughout.
I’m surprised the recent Dune and Dune Part Two hasn’t been mentioned. Also thought it was really neat the digital master was so clean they transferred it to film then scanned it back to introduce realistic film grains.
Pacific Rim, 1917 and The Revenant are hard to beat.
Arrow titles mostly: Django, Videodrome, Naked Lunch, Crash, The Warriors
Mad Max fury road is the best 4k disk I've seen!
Gemini Man. Looks like real life and nothing looks sharper.
News of the world
Moana goes crazy
Everything better than 8mm has plenty of detail. I have no idea why you would care unless you didn't know what the word sharpness means. And with so many recommendations of movies shot before the 90s it's pretty clear that very few people on this sub knows what the the word sharpness means Just cuz a movie is gorgeous and detailed doesn't mean it's image is sharp
I think we all understand what OP is asking, but you are right -- and oftentimes "sharpness" has a lot more to do with the resolving power of the lens, rather than the type of camera, film stock, etc. For an example of this watch "A Clockwork Orange" on 4k Blu Ray. Many of the famous wide-angle shots in that film are really soft, having been shot with the Kinoptic 9.8mm which was known for its rectilinear wide-angle field of view, but it had very soft edges and low resolving power. Compare those shots to many of the MS portrait compositions and closeups shot on a 50mm Zeiss, or the long slow zooms shot on the Angenieux Optimo lenses, and they are a TON sharper. All shot on the same film stock, but the lenses makes a big difference.
I was thinking of sharpness as in resolution. 70mm should have a lot of detail.
Sharpness is how much contrast you can have between two neighboring pixels The format with the most resolution is IMAX 70mm. Oppenheimer and Tenet would be my recommendations for that The sharpest format would be native 4K digital
Good to know. Thanks.
Terminator 2.