Jeff’s reviews are usually on point, but I have to disown this review entirely. If any of you guys have seen the previous Blu-ray or love this movie... GET THIS 4K!!! I just watched it the other night and it’s the best it’s ever looked. It’s leaps and bounds above what it’s looked like before. It looks incredible, guys. Buy without hesitation.

@soulintake

3 жыл бұрын

So how does it compare to the Japanese 4k transfer since you are so into this movie

@TheKibbles2005

3 жыл бұрын

soulintake I haven’t seen the 4k transfer personally. But what I have seen is the standard Blu-ray release multiple times. And as soon as the 4k started, I could see distinctive differences. The image is much sharper and the colors look much deeper and defined. To someone like Jeff who has never seen the movie or who doesn’t watch a lot of old anime, it could be really easy to write this movie off as a letdown. But if you’re an anime fan or a Ghost in the Shell fan, this release is definitely for you. The 4k disc had me thinking it has been released in the last few years.

@RonStratton

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I grew up watching this on VHS so this was stunning coming from that. I was pleased with the 4K.

@JasonCryer

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. This is an exceptional and restrained 4K restoration... blows previous editions away. I think Jeff’s lack of familiarity is coloring his opinion here. His opinion seems based on artistic intent.

@Kenro200x

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

The 4K, I think we can all agree, has a WAY WAY WAY WAY better cover than the bland BluRay cover

@soulintake

3 жыл бұрын

Okay... But the actual product itself is fucking garbage so there's that

@mikek92

3 жыл бұрын

@@EternalReplicant too bad we can't do that to Cuties .....

@nothingsacred8684

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on which one though, the first blu ray steel book from Best Buy was pretty bland, but there was a really awesome 2nd cover that's been harder to find.

@AcevedoVideoStore

3 жыл бұрын

At least the Mondo steelbook has a good cover.

@32lilbruce

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, im watching mine on a 4k 65 inch LG oled and it looks soooooo damn good, there is a difference.

The grey, washed out hues were an artistic choice from the original film. It was supposed to emphasize a heavy urban environment of the near future.

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I figured as much. But it still makes for a pretty dull image

@TomlinsonHolman52583

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRauseo - Since when do you judge a 4K Blu-ray transfer by its source material? Never. This transfer adds much more detail than any Blu-ray of Ghost in the Shell and the HDR adds deeper blacks and brighter highlights than previously seen at home with this faithful-to-the-original transfer. This is a faithful transfer of the original for the first time in HD or UHD, if you want a juiced-up, inaccurate version grab Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Blu-ray.

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

Hammer it’s just not a good 4K disc in my opinion

@B.B.Digital_Forest

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRauseo I think it works, given the kind of urban future the director is depicting. A film where that kind of subdued colour scheme doesn't work for me is Snyder's Man of Steel. That p.o.s. film is still a drag to watch, and I saw parts of it on a 4K screen. I think the overcast scenes in "Sling Blade" would look better in 4K. Overcast Smallville in M.O.S. is puke.

@benpascall4297

3 жыл бұрын

@filmsathome Unless you want them to completely redo the colour palette as they did with Terminator 2, I don't get how you can say it's a bad disc. It's faithful to the source material and original look of the film. If you think the colour palette us subdued, that's fine, but your issue should be with the artistic choice of the production team not the 4k blu ray, which is merely recreating this vision.

PSA: The regular blu-ray they sell by itself for this movie is unfortunately NOT from the same master as the 4K version or the HD version that comes with the 4K. The earlier blu-ray is windowboxed (black border on all four sides of the screen) and has very inaccurate subtitles. If you want the best version of this movie on blu-ray you have to get the 4K one, even if you aren't gonna watch it in 4K.

@joewhitlow5799

3 жыл бұрын

that's crazy

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Like I said I don’t know much about the history of this movie on physical but if that’s the case then that certainly stinks! So you really only have this as an option.

@seangentry2943

3 жыл бұрын

Films At Home yeah this movie has had a really rocky history, and unfortunately it is really confusing because the old blu-ray was called the 25th anniversary edition, but it was the 25th anniversary of the original manga. So it’s incredibly easy to get that mixed up with the 4K one, which came out on the actual 25th anniversary of the movie

@thegrimyeaper

3 жыл бұрын

*letterboxed

@seangentry2943

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegrimyeaper Letterboxed means bars on top and bottom. The last GITS blu-ray had bars on the left and right too, which is called windowboxing.

I thought this was a nice upgrade over the previous Blu-ray, which looked muddy to me. The HDR doesn’t get used to alter the image with exceedingly bright highlights that alter the original aesthetic. Normally, I am skeptic of 2D 4K HDR releases, but I truly liked this presentation. The audio is not that immersive though. If you’re a fan I recommend it.

The white glow is the “ghost” in the shell

@rainbowthrustars

3 жыл бұрын

So as he says this don't have to have a 4k release as the way it presented don't seem to do much for the format.

it is/was on sale for 7.99 on Amazon on Black Friday it might still be on sale definitely worth the price Edit: never mind usps lost my package and the deal is gone so I can’t get it

Hey Jeff! One question, if you have a 4K tv, how does a regular (non-4k) blu-ray look on it? My kids got me a 4K tv and I will be borrowing a blu-ray player from my son until I can get a 4k region free blu ray player and I am wondering how a standard blu-ray looks on a 4K television...thanks

I keep seeing comments that the previous blu ray release was window boxed, but I've got both blu ray steel books and this hasn't been my experience? Was the steel book different from the normal case release? Or maybe my Xbox One X automatically changed the screen ratio?

I preordered this from Right Stuff and it says sold out ? How do you sell out a preorder ? I'll just get it from Bestbuy....I have the DVD , 20th anniversary bluray (not the awful 2.0) and the 4k movie (it isn't that bad) .

Is the standard blu region free, saw the box say abc on blu-Ray.com but the specs say A locked

Thanks for all the great reviews, it is much appreciated! Do you still do the shipping of movies to the Navy? If so how can I get them to you?

Are the english subtitles in this 4k release correct?

I'm a huge fan of this, having first purchased this on VHS in 1996. Can anyone tell me if there are highly discernable differences between this release & the Japanese 4k? Thanks.

I would love to hear your opinion on the Japanese 4k master, I haven't seen the 1080p blu-ray but I've muxed the English dub into the Japanese 4k and the transfer seems fine to me.

Is this 4k version censored or altered in anyway compared to the original?

I would buy this just because the Japanese track is remastered in Dolby Atmos and the original Japanese on the prior blu-ray was only in 2.0 PCM which is a big difference. Also, I wasn't a fan of the transfer of the prior blu-ray because it was a windowboxed transfer.

@soulintake

3 жыл бұрын

Windowboxed? Lol. You mean letterboxed. That's funny though 😭

@fuzzymctiger

3 жыл бұрын

@@soulintake Windowboxed is definitely a thing. The original Akira blu-ray was also windowboxed. There's a small black bar on every edge of the image

@TheGamingBozz

3 жыл бұрын

@@soulintake no, he definitely means windowboxed. That means that it has black bars on all four sides of the image.

@rene.s.s

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to post this but glad it's already covered. The video isn't the huge upgrade but the Audio for original audio purists is a must have.

Master race VHS checking in to say I haven't watched my 4k copy yet :)

I agree not every movie, tv show, anime or anything needs a 4K release when the bluray does a really good job.

@EricMalette

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I watched Princess Mononoke the other day on my new OLED and even the upscale from 1080p was mind-blowing. As a new 4K enthusiast the last thing I expected was to get extra longevity out of my current collection of HD Blu Rays. It's incredible.

@joewhitlow5799

3 жыл бұрын

well if they don't put everything they got into a 4K release they shouldn't bother with it instead of putting out a lackluster disappointment

@EricMalette

3 жыл бұрын

@@joewhitlow5799 The 4K disc isn't that bad. It's more of a source material thing. Read the review on Blu-Ray.com

@joeelse8724

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricMalette 9

@FastEddie86

3 жыл бұрын

I think it looks great on HDR10 because it flickers on Dolby vision. The audio is even better. I can change the settings on my Panasonic 820 so the colour can be tuned to my taste so it’s not too bright. Don’t expect amazing results from anime or old black and white films in 4K and you’ll be happy. Great purchase.

Hey there, if you read this, some context.. my understanding is in this country the blu ray release has some issues (subtitle translation & audio) so an upgrade was highly anticipated. I have the blu ray & watched once awhile back. I also bought the 4k & have only watched a few min to see how it looked & yeah it wasn't super excellent but this looks like an upgrade over the mediocre blu ray even if it isn't a great 4k. My fav anime movie nonetheless tho I'm a novice in that genre.

@rayman17578

9 ай бұрын

So are the english subtitles just dubtitles in this 4k release?

I’m just not sure who to trust anymore. Review sites like Blu-ray.com and high-def said the opposite. Very strange. I know people will say it’s subjective but it shouldn’t be. Blu-ray is objectively better than DVD and DVD is better than VHS. Same should be true of 4k.

@CSJR

3 жыл бұрын

The leap between those others is not the same as the shift from Blu-ray to 4K, so the work that goes into the transfer is key.

@Thecatdrums3

3 жыл бұрын

4K is literally doubling the resolution of blu-Ray. It is inherently better. People just want to see more of a jump but going from SD, standard definition, to HD, high definition, is never going to be copied. That literally was the first time these films were being released with half the quality of the film stock. 4K is giving those films the full quality they have. Transfers can be bad because anything can be bad but 4k is inherently better than blu-Ray.

@randysalsman6992

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thecatdrums3 It isn't double it's 4x the resolution, 2 million pixels vs 8 million.

@Thecatdrums3

3 жыл бұрын

Randy Salsman 1080 to 2160 is double though 🤷🏻‍♀️

@0041Mavericks

3 жыл бұрын

Thecatdrums3 That’s just the vertical pixels though, you also have to consider that that horizontal pixels are doubled as well from 1920 to 3840. If you do the math you can clearly see it’s 4x. 1920x1080=2,073,600 and 3840x2160=8,294,400 which is exactly 4x more total pixels.

I'm getting the black flickering constantly on my 4k disc. If anyone has heard of a customer service line for Lions Gate I'd like to chat with them about a replacement. Maybe they need time but I want to see a plan to fix this.

@K1NGDANG3R

3 жыл бұрын

It may be your player, are you watching with Dolby Vision?

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

You likely have a Panasonic player and are watching it in Dolby Vision. This disc is known to do that with that player so you can just turn off Dolby Vision and watch it in HDR10 or see if they replace all the discs.

@DriveupLife22

3 жыл бұрын

Yep im watching on a UB820

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

@@DriveupLife22 that's why. there's an issue with this disc and the UB820. There might be a firmware update at some point for the blu-ray player but I wouldn't hold my breath. it's not likely that they'll fix the discs either.

I have the DV flickering too. I turned off DV on my Panasonic UB820 and it was all good. In fact the HDR optimizer with the HDR10 layer was excellent. DV continues to have issues and this is but one example.

I didn't have any extreme Dolby vision issues on my copy / equipment. Maybe try streaming it to see if you get the same issue to see if it is a bad disk.

Thanks for the review! I haven't seen this film in awhile, but I can see why you're disappointed with the HDR. This film just doesn't have many high dynamic range scenes. And I think you're right about the haze being an artistic choice. It creates an environment. It's an animation version of how light affects a camera lens. Imho, not every scene should have deep blacks or bright bright whites. It's not uncommon for movie scenes to have low contrast on purpose. If every 4k HDR release had full hdr scenes, we'd be getting something way different than the version the creator(s) intended. Funny side note. About that little kung fu movie clip you threw in. My friend's dad is the dude in the red shirt! Lol Looking forward to your next video. 👊

@haukionkannel

3 жыл бұрын

tom Yep... the original was like this! So it is just it should be!

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that clip cracked me up!

The steelbook that Best Buy released is beautiful but I definitely get what you are saying about the visuals. As someone who is also not familiar with the source or the background, I agree that it looked washed out in certain scenes. I'll concede that this is probably the best this has ever looked and I would still recommend based on that, but definitely get your point!

Hm, I've seen other reviews where they really liked this transfer and thought it looked great, so I'm going to have to watch it and decide for myself. Some of the complaints you mentioned sound more like things that you dislike about the *filmmaking* and not necessarily this *transfer* itself, which yeah of course everyone's preferences differ. What I can say, though, is that I *REALLY* hope we will get the 4K edition of Akira here in the U.S. as well!

@edbelocura7509

3 жыл бұрын

Sakura4anime25 Akira in 4K is being screened in several theaters throughout the US later this month! I think it’s only a matter of time at this point until we get this 4K Blu-ray

@SamLovesMovies25

3 жыл бұрын

@@edbelocura7509 Yay, that's great to hear! :D

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

US is getting a release soon. The Japanese release used heavy DNR though so don't expect anything better than the Japanese release.

As a long time GITS fan, I have to agree with you somewhat. What I feel is happening here is the law of diminishing returns. To me, the best way to describe this transfer is “true.” It’s true to the source material in all its pros and cons.

@username19237

3 жыл бұрын

I also agree with you totally on the audio side. I had to go make sure my subwoofer was turned on.

@Theomite

3 жыл бұрын

@username19237 So it's not that the transfer sucks it's that the source just doesn't pop because it wasn't meant to? Because then I can live with this because there's nothing to be done about it.

@username19237

3 жыл бұрын

Theomite yes in my opinion this is a good transfer and true to the source. This is not equal to a leap from VHS or DVD to blu-ray but it is a noticeable improvement and in my opinion worth the money (even to upgrade) if you’re a true fan of the movie.

Hey Jeff! Been a fan of your channel for a while, thank you for reviewing this film. I’m a huge anime fan and collect all the best anime films out there. I have a video collection on my channel if you ever need recommendations! Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorites, I enjoy all the films and tv series they’ve made. I love this transfer overall, it’s much better than any other Blu-ray release out there and finally feels almost as perfect as we can get. The English dub isn’t the best example, but there are some really good dubs out there for anime films in the past two decades. I hope you continue to review 4K anime, this is only the 2nd North American one that’s been released. Check out Space Adventure Cobra 4K if you can. It has AMAZING HDR despite the film itself just being average. Watch out for Weathering With You 4K collectors edition, along with Akira, which are coming out in November and December. One of those is a recent hit, while the other is a classic for the medium. Cheers, and hoping to see more anime reviews!

I think it looks great on HDR10 because it flickers on Dolby vision. The audio is even better. I can change the settings on my Panasonic 820 so the colour can be tuned to my taste so it’s not too bright. Don’t expect amazing results from anime or old black and white films in 4K and you’ll be happy. Great purchase.

Thank you for your honest review. This is very much appreciated. I have always been a fan of this franchise, and it's quite frustrating that, down through the years, we keep getting imperfect or incomplete versions of this release. If it's not audio issues or inaccurate subtitles or bizarre framing, then it's a weird glow/haze or flickering or even an alteration of the music. For such an influential and masterful classic of animation, this title gets treated pretty poorly.

Compared to the old blu-ray release, this was a nice upgrade for me. I don't have a 4k display or player but the remaster on the HD disk is much nicer than the one I've had for years now. You did a good job on the review IMHO.

Hope you test out the 4K version of Akira

Anyone know if the import 4K version is better or worse?

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

The colours on the original release are pretty muted and washed out in comparison to this release so even though it's the creator approved version it doesn't look as good as it should. Just my opinion though.

@DJ239

3 жыл бұрын

@@VIDEOgameDROME hmmm ok, was just curious if the Japanese import was better or worse. I just watched the US one last night, I was impressed! The sound was amazing too but picture was incredible.

I thought it looked fine. Didn't have any issues with sound or visuals and I mean it's still better than the bluray.

Hope akira gets a better release, did you like the story? Update: I saw my copy of ghost in the shell I didn't see the flicking in any of the scenes I have a Sony 4k player with doly vision and vizo tv with dolby vision.

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

it's only on panasonic players apparently

I got 3 edition of this. The special edition silver like metal digipack dvd us edition. The japanese 3 disc blue ray (which has the replacement 3D scenes) and the japanese edition 4k blue ray. With the blue rays it goes like this: The one with the replace scenes in 3d is the softess, the BD of the same pack better, the BD from the japanese 4k slight better and then the 4k even better. I am glad I bought the japanes editions of both ghost in the shell anime films and akira XD. Very expencive!

The Blu-ray that comes with this 4K disc is the best available domestic presentation. The previous Blu-ray transfer was slightly “windowboxed”.

Ok, so first of all thank you for your channel and the constant updates in content. On this review, I do think you’ve dropped the ball. The presentation is consistent with anime from the 80s/90s and anyone who watched Manga VHS titles in this time period would know that. The subdued colour palette is standard and is part of the look. Having watched this 4k disc today, I conclude that you’re way off with your criticism. It’s an accurate representation of the original look of the movie and very close to the way it would look if viewed in a cinema environment.

You are 100% correct about the brightness affecting both colour and detail on this release! It isn't true to it's original cinema presentation. The Japanese release is absolutely faithful and looks much better without the HDR overkill!

Can you make a video soon about good budget 4K players? It’s so hard for me to find a good player that will play my 4K movies

Great review. And as others have said you are not being negative you are being honest based on your experience. Its sad it has come out this way because the anime itself is great.

Thanks for the honest review and the pic demos were just what I was looking for

I'm scared for Akira now... Anyone has seen it in Imax yet ?

@username19237

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a few very positive reviews of the Japanese 4K on KZread.

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

4K is DNR'd like crazy. It looks a little worse than GITS. Soundtrack is awesome but only in 5.1... hopefully the US will get an Atmos track

@williamdono

3 жыл бұрын

@Brendan Milburn thanks for the info

The Japanese 4k version has marked improvements over the western transfer. If you want to give it a try, it might be worth it. It has the English VA if thats something you need to be able to enjoy the experiance.

Wish I had watched this review before buying the 4K. I just watched it and agree 100% with what you say. However, based on the comments below, it seems like it is still a better transfer than what was previously available. I think the film looked fantastic, I just agree that there was nothing "4K" about it. But if that's what it takes to preserve this film and give us a transfer that the film deserves, then i guess I'm happy I got the 4K.

There were a lot of video based effects that can't be enhanced beyond standard definitely without compromise. But I still think it's important to squeeze as much quality as possible out of the film anyway. At least this 4k is inexpensive.

This movie is constantly releasing subpar versions. Even with all of these flaws it might still be the best version of the movie release in the US.

I did notice your lack of anime in your reviews overall.

I watched it with HDR 10 and I didn’t really have any issues but who knows. I love this movie and I heard that the boy ray had really bad sub translations and I am only interested in the sub so I picked this is up. The steelbook is immaculate.

I'm confused, i'm watching this 4k release on a 65 inch OLED C9 and it looks incredible!! Dolby vision and that OLED is giving me a noticeable difference. Black levels, contrast and colors are terrific. You might need a better 4k TV or tweak your settings but im loving what im seeing.

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

3 жыл бұрын

I think he mentioned watching it on a Hisense tv, thus he's not getting actual 4K, which is a big detriment, I've read, regarding budget tvs...!

@32lilbruce

3 жыл бұрын

@@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan holy shit well I think we've found our problem then lol. Those tvs are terrible. I guess it just truly depends on the TV you have then. Fortunately for me I was pleased with the transfer on my OLED but I think it's safe to assume that it's going to be different for everyone depending on the TV.

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

3 жыл бұрын

@@32lilbruce Yeah, he mentions the tv here... 6:34 His tv was flickering, he claims. When he ejected the disc and put it back in, it worked correctly. I think his main problem is he did no research regarding this title. His claims are likely far off base. I haven't seen the movie, so I don't know anything about it. But it's obvious he doesn't do a lot of ground work, hence some of these videos are lackluster. If you want to do a true review of a transfer, you don't simply just take into account the 4K without also doing a thorough watch of past releases. I've read/heard these budget tvs don't have proper HDR, nor whatever other perk a 4K UHD HDTV comes with. He also mentions upscaling, which is what these tvs do instead of showing actual UHD...! I've always had a problem with this channel with his lack of knowledge. I know absolutely nothing, yet I seem to understand more than he does. I'm still subscribed, though. I guess it amuses me... :(

@32lilbruce

3 жыл бұрын

@@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan oh wow never knew that about those tvs, that's a serious deal breaker right there! Good to know. But yeah research is key here especially with past iterations and formats for the same movie. I think we are both subscribed for those same reasons lol. He's a good cool guy though and hopefully he gets better at it

@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

3 жыл бұрын

@@32lilbruce I'm not certain he will. He's had run ins with subscribers and has almost told them to go to another channel. I just read this regarding someone's disagreement with him with regards to his throwing shade towards Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket 4K. The person complained he didn't do any research and gave a 4/5 review of a 4K with supposedly lackluster HDR, when the original intent wasn't to give the movie a great color scheme, but to be gritty. Films at Home another another subscriber gave the poster flack, telling them they didn't know the director's intent, yet it has been made public. I don't think my tv has actual compatible HDR, or UHD, because it's an IPS display, which has the dreaded IPS glow from the corners during darker scenes, thus you can't truly get the great looking images from it. LG, bottom lit. I did a little research before I bought it a couple years ago, and now I wish I'd had put in just a bit more, because it's been a hassle. I haven't actually watched a 4K UHD on it yet, so I could be missing out, and it might look better than I think currently because of the flaws of the tv. One day I'll give it a go, but I'm procrastinating. Much like my subbing to this channel, maybe I'm procrastinating unsubbing...? That's kinda a joke, but not 100%.

Could you do review the 4k release of the animated Lion King please. Also I left a comment on your review of A New Hope: Wondering if your individual purchase includes the 'infamous mcklunky' like my box set purchase does

hey Jeff did you put the wrong disc in? on my copy the colours and the line art were more beautiful than I have ever seen them. So glad I got a copy. I will say my TV does not support Dolby Atmos (it's an LG) and the box art is completely different (it's the one in Matrix green and black style artwork).

I think that any film shot on 35mm or higher quality film stock should be released on 4k. Releasing those films on blu-ray is waisting the quality that the films inherently have.

@cursedfakenewscfn967

3 жыл бұрын

I wish Criterion would get on board with this

@Thecatdrums3

3 жыл бұрын

132shredder it is dumb how criterion won’t release 4k UHd. The company started as a laserdisc manufacturer. They are really just causing such a list of profit by doing this. Their crash release is basically a bonus special features disc for anyone that doesn’t already have the laserdisc they released

@cursedfakenewscfn967

3 жыл бұрын

And i think the all digital versions will be far more widely adopted. Not thatbit matters much since most xbox ones have a 4k player

@Thecatdrums3

3 жыл бұрын

CursedFakeNews CFN as soon as they start playing with them and the lag is killer it will get forgotten. We are not in a world that is wifi or 5G friendly. People don’t understand we don’t have the network for these to work just as good as the discs

@cursedfakenewscfn967

3 жыл бұрын

Thecatdrums3 you just download the game bro its no arcadia

Hi Jeff, in life there will always be a good and bad, it’s the yin and yang. Movies are one persons imagination and ideas which are brought to life on the screen. Not everyone will like it, personal preferences aside it can be well made and recorded but a poor subject and doesn’t do justice to the written book in translation. I, we, like your honest opinions and I personally trust your judgements on movies even if it’s a movie genre I wouldn’t necessarily buy or even watch. But so far I’ve taken your opinions and sprung for several titles based just on your reviews. I haven’t got a clunker yet.😁 Keep doing what you do best, Thanks for all you do for physical media collectors.👍

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

The movie itself is decent! Not my cup of tea, but it’s okay. But it’s just a disappointing 4K

Yes! I have the panasonic 820. I had the flickering. I checked it out on Vudu and it didn't flicker? The atmos track was the reason I bought the 4k. It was ok. Again. I agree the blue ray is all you need.

Have you seen the Ghost in the Shell 2.0, which was a high definition redo of the original?

@MentalDeviant

3 жыл бұрын

I have that but I still need to watch it.

@Ryan072004

3 жыл бұрын

@@MentalDeviant let me know which you think is better. I was curious that there was a 4k release when 2.0 was already a high definition redo of the first.

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

2.0 sucked imo

Love your form Jeff. Always true to your views - love your sincerity and authenticity.

Would love to hear your thoughts on the UHD release of Herman Yau's "Shock Wave". Came out in Hong Kong a couple of years ago. We only got standard Blu-ray in North America. It's a movie about a bomb disposal unit in the Hong Kong police department so you can expect a ton of explosions on your speakers.

The box alone is the reason for me to buy. And I've seen it before on a couple different formats, gonna judge the picture for myself.

People are saying you have a Hisense TV. Have you upgraded your setup? Watching it on a better TV such as an OLED may be all you need.

Hi Jeff I´m Ricardo and i´m writing from the ass of the world...jaja. I live in Chile, so sorry in advance for my english mistakes. I´m becoming sort of a fan of your reviews. I like how you speak clear (very important) and using everyday terms. In this review I think is strange how different are opinions between you and other viewers in terms of the image. Some people say is better or great, some say is normal and some say is an improvement. To be honest I want to buy this but I feel a little bit confuse in terms of image quality for this 4k release. Any 4k movie here it costs around 35 to 60 USD or even higher if it is some special edicion or something like that, so we have to think very carefully where we will spend some money. Thanks and keep posting! Take care.

I really like the 4k steelbook they released for this film. Might check it out when it goes on sale. Sucks the Dolby vision didn’t work for you. Might be a pressing error for getting these discs out during the pandemic. It’s also the first time it’s on 4K so that could be why the QC was bad.

Loved what they did with the colours on this one. If you wanna see washed out, watch the $100+ Japanese 4K release. The Atmos track was disappointing though, hardly any use of the heights and in some cases dialogue would be mixed up in the heights for no reason and then it would be in the front... like they made an error in mixing it. There's also lines of dialogue missing in one scene. So yeah, this release is kind of a mess... but it's the best it's looked so whatever.

Used a Panasonic UB 420 for playback of this disk and it was ok, no glitches from beginning to end and sound with orginal language track was ok. Had a step up model Panasonic player and when playing some 4k discs noticed some discs had glitches switched to this player and all discs played back flawlessly.😄

Strange cause blu ray.com gives it a all star rating on the visuals and the audio

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

I love them as a resource, but honestly, look at their reviews. I rarely ever see them give less than a 4.5 on visuals. They don’t have a real “scale” - everything is a 4.5 or a 5.

@MentalDeviant

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRauseo that's true bluray .com is more to let you know if it's really bad. Sometimes you can find out more in the actual review

Anime is an entirely different beast when it comes to mastering quality. The genre conforms to purists who want exactly what they saw on original broadcast, just in higher res. So dynamic effects or remastering color pallets is out of the question if it is to be taken seriously. This is only when they do it right, though. There are many examples of anime releases where the remastering is just horrendous because some one had a "vision" for what it should look like. Funimation being a huge offender with their Dragonball Z releases never fully offering what the community actually wants.

@wodensthrone5215

2 жыл бұрын

Dolby Vision is better than HDR10+ the fact that the Dolby vision is busted is shit, especially when you pay two grand or more for a high end OLED tv. You shouldn't put Dolby Vision in if it does nothing to enhance colors, blacks and highlights, thats why you buy a 4k uhd and play it on a high end UHD player. The Dolby Atmos being weak is no excuse, this version of the release is basically false advertising, do not advertise Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos when you fail to provide both.

Can’t wait for that Akira In 4k

@cursedfakenewscfn967

3 жыл бұрын

whens that coming

@MoldiverHK

3 жыл бұрын

I got the Japanese 4k set that released recently, didn't review great but it's not terrible.

@SamBueno

3 жыл бұрын

CursedFakeNews CFN Not sure. It was in April and now moved to December but who knows

@SamBueno

3 жыл бұрын

Don Damn really?

@MoldiverHK

3 жыл бұрын

Sam, The Savage I really enjoyed it and thought the colours really popped! If it’s not the crazy price I paid I’d definitely recommend it 😂

Hey, I got the steelbook edition. I don't care what you say about the quality. It looked great to me, and English subtitles and English audio are much, MUCH better. The steelbook design was what sold me. The cover and transparent sleeve that overlays the steelbook is absolutely stunning. I love it.

Sorry but I’ve got to disagree with this review. I just watched this the other day and I thought it looked amazing, it’s one of the best Anime 4K titles that’s out there right now. I just think you were way over your head and were expecting to much out of this one. Anime is a completely different beast in terms of how it’s going to look in terms of video quality; it all boils down to how the transfer was done and this one was done masterfully. There wasn’t a second where I thought the video quality to be mediocre or awful. And the title is way to much on the click bait side, there are 4ks out there that are way worse and this isn’t one of them Just my 2 cents

Watched this film for the first time today in 4K, started watching it with the Japanese language and English subs because i wanted to watch with more authenticity, but had to change to the English dub because I found on the Japanese version, the subs moved so freaking fast it was frustrating

Hi Totally disagree with you. Recently received ghost in the shell 4k. Thought it looked and sounded awesome in dolby vision/atmos. Infact, one of the best I've seen.

I love this channel. I have many 4k movies and most of them I think the same that this reviews. And if this review is honest.. that's ok. That's was I do expect. An honest review. I did bought this movie, but it hasn't arrive yet. I'm a BIG fan of Ghost in the shell. I have the mandas, the dvd, th 2.0. BUt this channel is for reviews. That's it. Is the product good? I dont know, but the fans will probably buy it anyway. Shame ther's no 2.0 audio. Keep going with this channel, it's pretty good.

@VIDEOgameDROME

3 жыл бұрын

There is a 2.0 stereo Japanese track.

Where's the 4k review for Hocus-Pocus and Home Alone?

I literally just bought this an hour ago to pick up tomorrow at Best buy FML. I was looking to see if you had done a review but I didn't see one.

@30minorlessshortfilms4

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t listen to him, I thought it was the best that this has looked. The Dolby vision had no problems for me. It’s not the sharpest movie ever but it looks pretty good.

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

You’ll be okay! It still looks fine, it’s just a really disappointing 4K release compared to others in its category.

The atmos track is literally just the music coming from all speakers and the effects are the original 2 channel, no panning at all. The 2.0 blu ray was my reference for surround sound, even though it was only 6.1 audio long after atmos movies came out because of the precise effect panning. If the camera angle changed so did the channels the effecta came out of and the effects in the tank scene wete perfect positionally based on what was on screen. Now we gave 2 channel effecta that sound like mud and an atmos music track. This disk...this 4k atmos disk is a huge downgrade from the 2.0 blu ray from like 8 years ago. Fuck.

I expected this to look better than it did with the 4k remaster. I felt it could have been better.

@soulintake

3 жыл бұрын

This is a 4k remaster. You gotta mention the region the transfer you are referring to came from dude

I like the cover. I use a 350nit HDR 27inch monitor. The monitor I have is mean't color accurate rec 709 video editing and srgb graphics editing. Occasional parts where it does get somewhat bright. This isn't a Dobly Vision HDR TV. I can see the solid criticism. It seams like there was a batch that wasn't authored right during the printing process. I had a Zack Snyder Movie. Sucker Punch that wasn't authored correctly. I had get a replacement.

Love the honesty, calling it how you see it as always. Keep it up!

It's a good thing I just bought it for the cool looking steel book 😂. I wish they would do a restoration of original version

one of the worst blu rays ive gotten was avatar full set. it literally just looked like 480p. idk if that was just me, but it did not look like 1080p blu ray at all.

@raidenjaful

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I heard someone else say that when the Blu-ray steelbook edition came out. They said it was because the master copy of it was never in 1080p therefore it was never going to look better than the DVD copies. Which apparently is true bout most animation from that time. Idk how true that information is but in my collection I have not noticed much of a clarity/color difference from Blu-rays/DVDs of animation from the early 2000s. Which is why I've settled for just getting the DVDs if there's a huge price difference. However the superior durability of the blurays is significantly noticeable

@zuffin1864

3 жыл бұрын

@@raidenjaful I think late 2000s movies and some shows could be worth it, but you'll know from the time frame and publisher whether or not you should go for it. I think 2008 and 09 is when the standard across most media started to shift from lower res to HD noticeably

@Scafl

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the original DVDs for Avatar were terrible; horribly compressed, interlaced, full of ghosting etc. They were so bad that for a long time fans opted for TV rips instead. Even as an uspcale from the 480p masters, the Blu-ray is a major upgrade over previous releases by a wide margin

@zuffin1864

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scafl yea when comparing it to that, then it is an upgrade. I guess I like holding the industry to a standard. at the end of the day if that's the best they could do because it was a tv show on a kids channel and their budget could only permit so much, then i will gladly take it. oh well.

Glad I kept the receipt. How the fuck do they keep fucking up the transfers for this film?

Watched it before seeing this review as I wanted to have a fresh opinion on it and well, imo, you are not wrong.

HaHa TOO LATE! I already spent $20 last week on the beautiful Best Buy Steelbook, so you saved me nothing. Lol. So I REALLY want to hear opinions on the Japanese 4K. I enjoyed this film, but I am not a huge fan or anything. I know other editions I have seen seemed problematic so whatever issues this release may have seems kind of par-for-the-course. Really appreciate honest opinion. 👍👍👍👍👍

i think the songs are probably a copyright issue between dubs.

Older anime just isn't that clean. Tbh, the entire medium right now probably would not benefit being higher than 1080p. It's perfectly fine.

Just wanted to say Hamilton books is great, they have an Anchorman ultimate edition with a tshirt and extras for 6.95. Great prices😋

I can’t imagine you don’t buy the beautiful steelbook for 17.99 dollars , just for 3 or 4 dollars ?

Man there were a lot of cuts lol. I watch your channel for your opinion and honesty. You will never please everybody 100% of the time, don't apologize for it. Keep up the interesting content!

Please do a review of the new Home Alone 4k!

I was just about to buy this, cool cover but thanks for warning me lol

First, when you say that you do not think "the source allowed for it," I hope that you understand 4k would be a downgrade if the master was preserved. High Definition 4K is an upgrade from broadcast Television, not Film. (Web Spec: 35mm film has a resolution of approximately 5.6K - equivalent to an image of about 5,600 × 3,620 pixels. Another: Based on converted measures, a 35mm frame has 3 to 12 million pixels. Whichever of those you feel is more accurate, 4K digital cinema image has a resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 pixels.) I liked the comment that there was a "Dolby Vision" flicker issue. However, I thought Dolby Vision was a transfer to make blacks darker, colors pop... but there is a Dolby Vison "Mode?" I do not understand. It appears to me like fluorescent lighting where there is a claim the "glow" is distracting. I would like to know what songs were changed. Would these be different from other American NTSC releases, or just the Japanese version? I was most interested in the Dolby Atmos upgrade. Did it work well and seem natural? You say you did not hear bass? I heard another review say the helicopter scenes utilized Atmos. (sounds above you) Some scenes did not seem natural. Can you elaborate on this or are you not wired for Dolby Atmos? Are you calibrated for THX picture and sound? Thank you for the review.

Say it how you see it - for anime, maybe try some Studi Ghibli like Laputa, Kiki's Delivery Service, or Porco Rosso, or if they're too sweet try Cowboy BeBop

@JeffRauseo

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Ghibli stuff. They deserve 4K

@AcevedoVideoStore

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRauseo I'm thinking sooner or later. They will most likely will release it on 4K in a box set. Either a Volume set or just a box set. Or maybe just make a new Blu-Ray box set. But the films are remastered in 4k.

Dude keep rating these masterpieces bad so I can get them for such good prices. I love Ghost in the Shell and I'm not much an anime fan but its honestly one of my favorite films of all time next to princess mononoke

I tried out the iTunes version, it looks and sounds ok. The Blu Ray version is still the best.

Ghost in the Shell constantly gets screwed over quality wise in the West. I haven't seen a single good DVD or Blu Ray that does the animation justice. I recommend fans just buy the Japanese version. Japanese Blu-rays, not DVDs though, can play in U.S. Blu-ray players as they use the same region.

I didn't want to believe it, but you were right. The 4K image looks terrible. The Blu-ray on this edition looks so much better.

Sounds like a mediocre release, but also sounds like you really didn’t like the stylized look of the film. Fair enough. It’s not for everyone.

Great movie. You’re fine with the streaming version probably. I really bought it just for the steel book.

Good review thanks for your honesty i’m really disappointed to hear that this 4K version is crap.I’ve been a long time fan of go to the Shell so I’ll just keep my Previous Blu-ray steel book addition and not bother to upgrade because I personally own I think the 20th anniversary of ghost in shell.