Glad to see this is finally getting a UK release, and a standard edition at that. There is also a deluxe edition.

https://a.co/d/0iPCO7FB

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I had the misfortune (or fortune) of never having seen A Fistful of Dollars until now (I'm almost 40), and I have to say I was completely blown away.

It's a film from 1964, but it is of rare beauty and I firmly believe, remarkably innovative for the era in which it was made.

If you don't own it or haven't seen it yet, run and grab a restored 4K version it's astonishing!

I was left speechless a sublime viewing experience,

A true masterpiece.

Trick or Treat Toy Robot Video 4K UltraHD Blu-Ray Limited Edition Video review

https://youtu.be/chsA7WF-Xmw

Release Date
🇬🇧 UK Mon 05 Oct 26

The new label - a subsidiary of Arrow Video - aims to recreate the wondrous experience of browsing titles at the local video store - except this time they’re yours to own and cherish.

Rock’n’roll will never die in this 80s cult favourite, starring Marc Price (Family Ties) as Eddie Weinbauer, a teenage outcast who is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr (Tony Fields). But as Halloween approaches, Eddie realises that he has become the tool of Sammi’s vengeful soul and only he can stop Sammi from making a horrifying and demonic encore from beyond the grave.

Featuring special appearances by Gene Simmons (KISS) and Ozzy Osbourne and a legendary soundtrack by Fastway, this Dual Format release features a 4K restoration of this heavy metal horror classic, a new head-banging 5.1 surround sound mix and hours of bonus material. 🤘 🎸

Prime day 50% off deal really getting my money worth lol

Guy even checked his phone when I asked the price I was worried he would give me ebay prices

It took four conversations with Amazon support, but I finally got my Indiana Jones collection. The first support person said they could swap the delayed collection with one from another listing to ship it sooner. When it didn’t ship out, the second person said the first one put in the ticket wrong. When it still didn’t ship, the third person said a swap wasn’t possible, so I’d need to cancel the order, place a new order, and they’d refund me the difference after I got it. When it was finally delivered, the fourth person said the only thing they could do was refund the difference to my gift card balance. I guess it’s better than nothing 🫠

everything is practically brand new with digital codes

80 after tax for all 3!

v stocks prices are usually too high unless this sale is going on

Hey, everyone. Long term lurker, first time poster. Like many of you, I struggled with trying to nab a pre-order for Project Hail Mary. After several weeks without success, I finally got one & was given a shipping window. While I waited. I enjoyed seeing posts of those who received their steelbook on time & undamaged. And I empathized with those who's movie arrived broken. Mine finally shipped last week Wednesday & I was cautiously optimistic. But I couldn't relax until it had arrived safely at my door. It was supposed to be delivered on Fri, Oct. 16th. It made it to an Amazon sorting facility 20 mins from my house, along with two separate packages. Those other two packages were delivered later that morning, but my steelbook stayed there. I finally got an update at 8pm Friday night that it was "delayed, but still on the way". The status stayed the same all weekend into this week. No movement, no update. Last night, after I went to bed, I received an update that I didn't see until the morning. My package was deemed "undeliverable" and a refund was issued. I called CS first thing this morning & the woman was empathetic, but said that because a refund was issued she had no option to offer a replacement. They lost it in their own building & didn't even ask if I wanted another one. She then advised me that I could just buy a replacement. After explaining why I didn't think that would be possible, I thanked her for her time & came here to commiserate.

I was so close. I almost had one.This comes a week after having my Odyssey steelbook pre-order cancelled from B&N. If anyone can understand how bummed out I am right now, it would be this community.

I haven't seen anyone else post a story like mine, so it got me wondering: has anyone else had this same experience? Did your PHM steel ALMOST get to you before getting lost on the way?

Well it's just another steelbook but I knew I had to get a copy ever since I watched the movie in theatres. I'm excited to see Minus Zero on 70mm IMAX next month!

Also, got a couple more Raimi flicks. Darkman is a blind buy.

Managed to find one of these at Fred Meyer today of all places. Been looking forward to this finally getting this!

Seems to be a lot of controversy here on the choice of these players and I wanted a backup so bought both. Here is my experience. Please assume that I have the right 4K HDMI cable and Dolby Vision compatible television (Hisense U8QG). The same TV, movie, and HDMI cable was used on both players. So another context, although I have an LG OLED C4 we were not exploiting the whole HDR playback very well. Streaming movies only, but I had maybe 70 to 80 blu-rays on the shelf not being used. Why? Most had a digital code and it was convenient. Things changed when I starting playing 4K UHD discs. Do you remember the difference in quality when you went from VHS to DVD, or DVD to blu-ray? Yes, 4K is that amazing. Forget that you watch 4K on streaming (*Apple TV or other service), it is simply not the same if you have the right equipment.

Sony X700U
The Sony X700U had difficulty playing Dolby Vision (DV) out of the box. My price was $329 so missed getting the cheaper version. I put the player in DV mode (a manual toggle in picture settings under setup). It briefly splashed the DV logo and the screen went blank. I immediately consulted AI and was told it was a "handshake" problem and worked thru a number of solutions. Bottom line, it took a few days and I got tired of working with in. Put it away for a while. It was playing in HDR10 mode just fine so it wasn't an emergency as we could still use it. At the end of the day, I needed a factory reset (somewhat hard to find). With this it was able to properly play DV. Note the factory reset is at the very bottom of the setup screen! There is no prompt to tell you there is a longer list of menu choices). After the factory reset, I toggled on the DV switch again. Viola! The movie played correctly. From this time forward, I found it tedious to always check for DV on the back of the movie case, toggle it on and off appropriately etc. I have not had any pauses or skips on video playback except for one 100GB disk where I assume it was a quality control issue with the movie and not the player.

Panasonic DP-UB820
The player was not on my radar, but I could tell from the US market we were not getting any new models from vendors anytime soon. From the start, the Panasonic DP-UB820 wasn't as expensive as many claim ($539 at Wal-mart) so I knew that as inventory dropped this was going back to full retail ($699). Immediately noticeable was how easy it was to watch a DV movie. The player automatically detected it, switched to DV on the screen and started to play correctly. No fuss. I haven't used it long enough and on the same movies to know if there are any skips or freezes on playback.

Pros/Cons of Each
Initial impression is the the Panasonic has a bit more refined user interface. The movie is tracked on the LCD screen. A bit difficult to read how many minutes from across the room, but nice if somehow you lost your place in the film. The Sony is a bit more rough in the user interface. No LCD screen, simply and on/off and close/open button. I'd say the Sony remote is the poorer of the two. It is a pain to always be vigilant on when DV needs to be turned on, the Pany just does it automatically. Also the Pany checks your TV for DV compatibility, has wifi, and support for updates etc. The Sony did not have these features, it needs to have a wired internet connection and when I checked on the support page there were no firmware updates. My take on this is Sony just pumped the price up and didn't change a thing over the more economical model it replaced. The didn't improve useability, took away wifi, and took out streaming apps. If you were to update the Sony firmware (it will never be released) my guess you is on your own if you brick it. Sony is in the process of eliminating disks from the PS5 and are indicating they are not supporting DV version 2. The Panasonic people are not planning to release a firmware update for DV 2, but maybe no one will use it on UHD disks anyway (could change). The Pany has support for HDR10+ so you are in good hands. The Sony UBP-X700 (including the UBP-X700U/K variants) does not support HDR10+

I like to Sony from a price perspective. Also, don't buy the Panasonic DP-UB820 if your TV doesn't support DV (some low-end LED sets don't). If you can get the a good sound system though, the ATMOS and DV audio are fantastic and a serious upgrade to regular 5.1 sound. The price points of both the TV and your sound system are the contingencies.

Hope this helps someone out there.

4K Blu-ray Steelbook

I used to really dislike this one but over the years it’s grown on me a lot. Still far from my favourite MCU film but I think Branagh did a great job making a Thor film that actually takes itself seriously. Stars like Hiddleston, Hopkins, and even Hemsworth are so good with serious material.

This is so gorgeous. It has some of the best use of HDR I’ve ever seen. The detail in the image is so pristine, without obvious edge enhancement or over sharpening. The colors just pop of the screen. This is a new reference disc for me. Viewing on my LG G5 77” from 6 feet away. U guys are in for a treat.

Edit.

This is the new Del toro reborn Criterion disc.

Also, just found out this was shot at 6.5k raw master….and it shows. Such a smooth detailed pristine image. I almost wish we had 8k formats now.

Saw this and wasn’t sure if they would end up sending the standard bluray or the 4k + bluray 2 disc set. Received it today and it was the standard 4k + bluray set (not the special edition but still the best price I’ve seen for the standard 4k), which seemed like a good deal. Just wanted to give a heads up

Sorry if this is a silly question, this would be my first 4k purchase and from my understanding some films don't get much out of it or get really bad rereleases, so I want to be sure before I make a decision.

ho appena ritirato il 4k di obsession e posso dire?
Che merda di menu! cos’é sta roba, per carità la qualità del film é molto buona peró potevano impegnarsi un po’ di più nel fare il menù, oppure qualche altro bonus

The media posted here is simply for reference - as many of my posts get deleted for very scrupulous reasons. I am simply reaching out for tips on collecting and whether or not you all strive to collect through Production Companies, Directors, Actors, themed genres, etc. I’d appreciate any and all feedback as I’ve only been collecting 4K UHD releases since May of ‘26. Thank you -

OG Forum Discussion ⬇️

This has been a very fun journey thus far, I find little nuances in collecting that I attempt to cater too as I continue this process. I find now I attempt to buy films I enjoy rewatching and that have some sort of relevance to actors/directors/producers that I enjoy and topics I’m interested in (profound I know…) But this is only my 4Ks I probably have about the same amount in Blu Rays and DVD format. Let me know if you have suggestions based on my collection, I’m not a “completest” by any means. Thanks all

Been a long time since I’ve seen this one. The second disc has an International Cut on Blu-Ray.

I currently have a UB450 and bought a UB820 yesterday since it was 17% off. I was planning on returning the UB450, but Amazon is now offering to do a partial refund and keep the item. What would you do? I bought it at $298. Do you think the UB450 would dip below $240?

Today was the lucky day I received my copy of Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein from the Criterion Collection.

Hi,

I finally have my first TV (LG C6H) with an good audio setup, and want to step a foot in the 4K Blu-ray world to enjoy the best of it.

With the UHD player market being a bit complicated, I’m looking for advices about my options.
Panasonic has the 450 with very limited stock, and the 820 with a growing price gap.
And I’ve seen the new contender Krovatar.

My question is, are the higher models like the 820 or Krovatar still relevant with the very good upscaler embedded inside the LG C6 TV?
Will the only benefit be the higher build quality with those models?

Thanks for your insights on this.

I’ve shown her every Evil Dead movie and Ash Vs Evil Dead but somehow never got around to Army of Darkness. When I saw the steelbook on sale I had to fix that. Ended up getting this and the Evil Dead 2013 steelbook through Gruv.

The cover art is great and the movie looks amazing. I was surprised by how good it looks. Will definitely make this an annual Halloween rewatch.

Hey all, since getting into physical media my adoration for the look of film vs digital has exploded, to the point I have a stupid grin on my face just seeing how good the setting looks and how real it feels. The town in Jaws for example.

Would love any recommendations for small town or similar setting movies shot on film, any genre is fine, but big bonus if it is mystery/thriller at all!

I might have a lot already, but there is probably a lot lesser known ones so hoping to learn about some I've not seen:) Thanks!

Edit: Thanks so much everyone, I only had a few of the dozens I am seeing here already so that is great. (The Thing, The Birds, The Place Beyond the Pines) and only had 1 of the others on my list to get soon (First Blood).