4K Physical Media or Disney+? Star Wars Prequel Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Review

[@skylerlenhoff9341]

I believe attack of the clones is pg... revenge of the sith was the first pg13

[@therealshanelee]

You are correct!

[@kascnef]

@@therealshanelee yes.

[@AngryLittleGnome]

@@sleazypig Every Disney Star Wars is PG13.

[@AngryLittleGnome]

@@sleazypig Correctamundo. Annnd they deleted their comments 🙄

[@alexskywalker664]

And ”i Beliveve That whatever dosen’t make you stronger ,simply makes you stranger”

[@VulturePilot]

No one should be shocked that Disney isn’t putting out good quality 4K movies when they can’t even do it for their 2018-2019 releases. It is known. All the money in the world but no quality at all to show for it just like the awful sequel trilogy.

[@uncouthLIyouth]

Picture quality is actually outstanding in Rise of the Skywalker. The mcguffin's... well that's for another video.

[@stianthomassen6693]

Attack of the Clones was one of the first movies that was filmed entairally digitally. Unfortunately the technology was so new that the best quality that exited was 2k(which is basicly HD, but a litlle higher resolution).

[@peterm.4355]

It was shot in 8bit 3:1:1 which is laughable.

[@TheGameTunes]

And I don't think it was even shot in Full HD, the Sony camera used was capable of 1440 x 1080, not 1920 x 1080... yikes!

[@sethman75]

It's an obvious answer. 4k physical media will always be better than a compressed streaming video. All the more important now that Netflix, Prime, YT etc have forcefully lowered resolution on their services. So you are paying for a 4k plan but are not able to access it. Another major reason to own a physical copy that you actually own.

[@bladerunner1b]

As of this post i am still getting full resolution from all of those providers.

[@Nscape-dl2js]

what about physical hdr vs digital dolby vision ??

[@SavageAirCinema]

Revenge of the Sith looks amazing.

[@margaritaville32]

I was expecting a comparison of the image and audio quality between the Disney+ stream and the discs. Is it worth it buying the discs if we have Disney+?

[@jeretarvainen1522]

@Foto4Max You can skip those, you know...

[@Scar1920]

Foto4Max Physical media is 100% uncompressed video and audio. Streaming is heavily compressed on the other hand. When it comes to audio specifically, physical media will always beat streaming . 4K Blu-rays and 3D Blu-ray’s all day for me. By the way, only the 3D Blu-rays contain close to 30 minutes of IMAX footage for many of the Marvel movies. They look spectacular and can never watch those movies on Disney+.

[@duckangelfan]

Scar1920 physical media is also compressed sorry to break it to you

[@darthwarren4599]

The discs are night and day better than the disney plus. Atmos is alot more dynamic

[@coleschubert9868]

@@duckangelfan in comparison to digtal its less but yes there's a tiny bit of compression on the video more so on the audio. It's mostly how many objects in a single scene.

[@HawksJHawks]

"You're breaking my heart" placement 10/10

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

HawksJHawks “Liar! I am breaking your neck!”

[@itsRabbitSeasonYo]

@@Jackal_El_Lobo34 nah he should have broken her booty instead. I mean, DAMN! padme had back

[@djCaliKev]

I picked up 3-6. Absolutely loved the original trilogy transfer. As for episode 3, not a night and day difference, yes deeper black levels and some better color grading. Loved the Atmos track.

[@itsRabbitSeasonYo]

Does it have a cool thx intro? I miss those..

[@djCaliKev]

@@itsRabbitSeasonYo unfortunately not. At the ending of the blu ray versions they had a new THX effect. On these 4ks, I know there's no intro. Haven't seen it through the ending credits yet

[@MyFireVideos]

Episode I is my favorite prequel movie. I'm 35.

[@broken1394]

Same I'm 50.

[@MrZackavelli]

*Mic dropped*

[@clarku4]

Its awesome.

[@Motorheadache95]

I think Sith is the best movie of the three (still with many problems) but The Phantom Menace is the only one I feel nostalgic about, so I enjoy watching it sometimes even though I think it’s a bad movie (I’m 39).

[@bensmith5288]

So not revenge of the sith? Are you insane

[@Steve30x]

I've tried watching the movies on Disney+ but the HDR on everything on Disney+ makes the picture much darker on my TV.

[@Adralen8]

episode 3 is easily my favorite, empire strikes back is my second favorite

[@ruairitoale6124]

Wise man.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

revenge of sith is the best of this trilogy movies but loved seeing the phantom menace in cinemas as a 10 year old kid with my father and glad I have these in 4K and would love to see them projected and great review as always Shane

[@gerRule]

I’ve noticed the Disney+ sound is pretty low, I need to put the volume on the C9 to 50 compared to 30 on Netflix for the same effect

[@rinzlur-k6m]

That’s Disney movies in general (at least for me).

[@BornT0Ace]

Bought all Star Wars movies on 4K today for may the 4th and don’t regret it at all, got them for the better audio and video and just in case Disney plus is deleted or something my kids can watch the movies I used to watch

[@ccateni28]

None were real 4k, so I'm not surprised with the lacklaster Disney release.

[@sleazypig]

Actually the reason is George Lucas. He filmed attack of the clones and revenge of the sith with early digital movie cameras. These cameras whre not as sharp as 35 mm so you have to do these in 2k even that is a it of an upconvert job. Also he used alot of digital smoothing in the phantom menace for the digital effects so it's more of a issue of the prequels being products of a time when technology was in transition.

[@ccateni28]

@@sleazypig those are 1080p for episode 2 and 3...

[@sleazypig]

@@ccateni28 Yeah I said they where upconvering those to 2k the point is just keep your old copies lol. If anything get the original trilogy those potentially could look great.

[@TheHipisterDeer]

What do you expect? It's the fact that it has been shit digitally.

[@ccateni28]

@@TheHipisterDeer You think they would have improved? We waited 9 years for another release and people expected better for waiting that long and ended up disappointed...

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Episode 2 was my favorite. Audiences loved it despite the awkward scenes.

[@Alienadin]

They definitely didn't have to remove the grain because of the CGI in TPM, but for the 3D release. Unfortunately, we probably won't get to see a pre DNR transfer of this wonderful film, and experience it in all its filmic glory. Such a shame. I'll mostly likely upgrade ROTS and R1 only. I don't consider the Disney trilkogy SW, so I couldn't care less about those. My favourite episode is a tie between AOTC and ROTS, but if I had to choose, probably ATOC, because it's romantic, the detective noir story with Obi Wan, the setpieces, visuals, music, and because it's foreboding, but not as heartbreaking as ROTS, which is so incredibly emotional every single time I watch it, which also is what makes it extremely awesome. Well, screw it: AOTC and ROTS are my favourites, oh and TESB, ANH, TPM and ROTJ.

[@88detour]

The prequel transfers were dead on arrival, they could never be true UHD. That being said these are the best these film will ever look. I do think "The Phantom Menace" should have been the best looking if a total restoration was done.

[@headlibrarian1996]

They would have looked better without the heavy DNR.

[@dantasticmania8728]

Adding the DNR only helped into making TPM look worst. I can't stand it when they remove film grain over a so called cleaner image! Damn you Disney!

[@88detour]

@@dantasticmania8728 Well, this was before Disney got their hands on this transfer. When "Menace" was released back in 1999 High Def wasn't a thing. Applying DNR to live action was necessary to blend in with the digital effects. As a result detail is often scrubbed away. A restoration process should have been done for "TPM". They should have used the original film negative and maybe re-shot some of the effects with today's technology. That way they wouldn't have to add much noise reduction. The result would have been a more pleasing presentation.

[@alcarbo8613]

They could have gotten true UHD if they spent a year restorating the films, but Disney with all their billons of dollars just couldn’t do it

[@purefoldnz3070]

Only the Phantom Menace can be in 4K as it was made on film. Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were not and were upsampled from 2K. Thus only one film is true 4K. There is no real 4K DI for Clones or Revenge

[@chrisd6736]

It’s really unfortunate the prequels were shot digitally in 1080. Some of the scenes in episode 1 were shot on film and the difference is night and day. Anyways anyone who loves Star Wars should prob pick this set up as the original trilogy looks way better than any blu ray to this point.

[@Jjhelios40]

The original Star Wars Trilogy look awesome in 4k. I have 4k LG OLED. High recommend episode 4,5 and 6.

[@zanfear]

What about the "frozen grain"?

[@Jjhelios40]

@@zanfear some is there but better then episode 1, 2 and 3

[@spursdynasty7378]

Oled tvs make these movies pop ! A good surround sound takes it to another level 😂

[@Nick-4K]

Man I wish they let George rehit all these films like they did with the new lord of the rings 4ks

[@garybarham3992]

Thanks Shane you have saved me some money for now. I keep my 1080p for now and just watch the D+ and wait if the 4Ks go on offer.

[@schwartzy65]

Whatvis the reason streaming gets dolby vision and disc hdr 10? Not big diffrence but still, you pay the most and nowdays dont even get all the extras :(

[@darthqui-gon5986]

The PT are UNDERRATED MASTERPIECES! And look amazing on 4k!!!! But they cheaped out on the special features!!!

[@tiredoflife778]

Agree i love them

[@furynotes]

I mean. What do you expect from those HD Sony camera's. Which were new at the time these movies were made. I'd say part of it. Is a limitation of the sony HD cameras back then. Compared to Red or Arri digital camera's in the latter half of the 2000's. The Red One was the only camera that can shoot 4k. back in 2007. Those Sony HDW-F900's are relegated to sitcom shows now.

[@javiern4278]

Are you sure this are 4K DI and not 2k DI?

[@wesfishcare]

All 3 were essentially finished at 1080p, a filmout of that DI was made and those were scanned at 4K. So they're not truly 4k

[@headlibrarian1996]

Wesley Knox What was the point of that? They added 2 analog conversion steps and all the signal degradation that entails.

[@wesfishcare]

@@headlibrarian1996 I have no clue. I read it in the Digital Bits reviews of the prequels.

[@Svante]

It’s the same old 2K DI used on the old blu-rays, just with HDR added to them.

[@JWickyJr13]

I popped in a new hope the other day and damn did it look good on 4K. The atmos was fantastic too.

[@crw31399]

Sold all my Blurays to whole star wars and bought the best buy 9 movie collection. Overall happy with it.wish had better way to remove discs

[@BenjiGator23]

Can't wait till you're reviews of the next 6 films. That will help me decide whether any audio/video improvements over the D+ digital versions are worth it in getting the 4k box set

[@dj.excess]

Good review yet again Shane. Don’t have 4k tv yet so I’ll pass on these since I have on blue ray 🤷‍♂️ I did see them in Disney + in atmos so at least I heard the atmos tracks on them

[@anthonyzinna4936]

Just one observation. The last Jedis original 4K Blu-ray features Dolby Vision and HDR10. The re release is HDR10 Only.

[@Motorheadache95]

In addition to the OT, fan preservations are still the way to go for Episodes I and II. A film scan of Phantom Menace is being worked on now, and the HDTV 1080p master for Attack of the Clones is way superior to the remaster, with superior brightness, colors, and much less DNR. Revenge of the Sith is the only good UHD release of Lucas’ 6 movies without any problems.

[@zanfear]

And these fan projects are free to download?

[@xNightHawk32]

I have these movies on Blu-ray, do you recommend upgrading to the 4K versions?

[@stephensdygert7600]

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@shae1547]

Disney honestly doesn't care about star wars, as long as it reels them in money they don't need to try.

[@samuraivader3814]

Weren’t episode 2 and 3 shot on 1080p cameras? What’s the point of upscaling it to 4K?

[@davidsidney7457]

I think I'll just stick with the Disney+ versions, thanks for the review.

[@ducko5404]

So are the DVD:s still a better choice compared to blu-ray & 4K discs? I hate the waxy look

[@therealshanelee]

DVD should be discontinued and buried.

[@ducko5404]

@@therealshanelee but… muh puppet yoda

[@DNADanL]

QUESTION: can u stream rent and buy movies from apple tv app on PC in 4K HDR dolby atmos dolby vision? Without owning the apple tv device of course? Or is all those features available only with apple products?

[@LaaLaaLeevi]

Blu-ray.com gave almost a perfect score for Episode 3 :-)

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

How is the sound on the disc compared to Disney plus?

[@rosstee]

I’m sure it’s better, no streaming audio has matched the bitrate from a disc yet.

[@jessegarrett388]

What’s the lowest score you’ve ever given a 4K and what film was it?

[@shawntoronto7967]

Why would they release this on disc WITHOUT Dolby vision? 🙄

[@TravisHouze]

Disney in general doesn't do Dolby Vision and the Dolby encode isn't the most accessible for studios

[@TSLstudio2010]

Psysical >>>>> streaming always! streaming services got way too low bitrate (and audio better on 4k-bluray)

[@douglasdewindt8675]

Awesome review! I wasn't getting my hopes up for great pictures, but I think I've gotta cave and grab 'em just for the sweet atmos. Btw, I hear the last jedi actually got a new 4K disc with the new set that's reference quality!

[@kunonabi]

I was letdown by attack of clones. There was bigger uptick in detail than people are giving it credit for but the picture is so incredibly dark it's basically unwatchable. Naboo, Tatooine, and Geonosis are basically devoid of sunlight and Tatooine's color palette is almost completely grey. The included Blu-ray and the digital copy dont have the issue which makes it all the more puzzling.

[@Lucrei.]

Don't ask me because l don't have a HDR setup, but it sounds like you don't either or it isn't working.

[@IamBrassTax]

ohhhh yeeeeeaaaaaah

[@johnnytopgun6414]

Will you start uploading to youtube in HDR?

[@cavalierdecoupe]

What s with the color desaturation?. They almost look bronze.

[@jamescampbell8482]

You shouldn’t expect episode two or three to look very good. They were shot digitally at 1080 P so that’s all they will ever be.

[@TwerpXNation]

As always, you post just the video I'm looking for. Thanks

[@wesfishcare]

You should clarify that phantom menace was scanned and finished at 2K. The filmout of that was then scanned at 4K. Attack of the clones and revenge of the sith were shot digitally at 1080p, a filmout was created, and that was scanned at 4K. Therefore, none are them are a true 4K di

[@MarCuseus]

but, that would require fact checking....

[@therealshanelee]

How about learn what the benefits of a larger data pool can give you. Fact check that.

[@4kmoviesdownload2]

I loved this movie as a kid. I still love it at age 21. Sure, it can be a bit sloppy at times, and it switches from plot a to plot b constantly.The stereotypes can be jarring at times. But you know what, it is still brilliant. The characters are likable. Even jar jar is not that bad. The acting is OK. Not great, but OK. The hate seems to stem from old trilogy fans, not knowing that this film was merely trying to be something different. Yes, if you want a film that feels like the old trilogy, this is not for you. But if you are looking for a fast-paced, lighthearted sci-fi action movie with one or two smart scenes, good scenery, and interesting alien designs, then this is for you. 4kmovies co

[@stephensdygert7600]

Revenge of the Sith looked 3D masterpiece 4k transfer. Especially if your own a Oppo. Return of the Jedi was a "tour de' force. The first time its looked perfect. No grain!!! Revenge of the Sith is a 9.5. Return of the Jedi is a 10

[@christopherbrown5023]

ROTJ having no grain is anything, but perfect. Grain is inherently crucial, to the organic look of film. When natural film grain is digitally wiped out, the image's natural details are also erased, unfortunately.

[@stephensdygert7600]

@@christopherbrown5023 Not really. Thats a matter of opion. Return of the Jedi, Gladiator, Private Ryan were unwatchable in bluray. In 4k their beautiful.

[@luisd7636]

I was disappointed with quality of 4k/dolby vision on disney plus. Audio is not amazing also from Plus. I hope 4k bluray gets it right.

[@Scar1920]

Physical media is 100% uncompressed audio and video. Streaming on the other hand is heavily compressed. It’s a night and day difference.

[@tommy.32221]

Wow, dang bro. All my go to’s for physical media reviews on new releases are all over the place in these new SW 4K releases. Now I’m confused. Good video though man. Thanks.

[@rounakmahato67866]

You play background music of the movies throughout your entire video for your every review. Yet you don't get any copyright claims. How do you do that? what's the secret? asking for a friend who is also an youtuber & struggling with the copyright claim things forever

[@alecfigueroa5769]

Rounak Mahato usually the music Shane plays is some type of cover or remix of a song from the soundtrack, something that doesn’t actually have a hard copyright. So that helps with the copyright issues. When it comes to using music in videos, I’d advise your friend to stick to copyright free music. Using music in the background of a video does not qualify fair use

[@jad7306]

Will they all come out on 4k Steelbooks?

[@SoapNugget]

You made a mistake Ep. 1 is 4k Di cause it was shot on film Ep.2 and 3 were shot on digital so it was upscaled 4k from a 2k DI

[@MarCuseus]

*1080p

[@SoapNugget]

@@MarCuseus my mistake thank you

[@paulcadman3562]

stick with streams already got standard blu ray

[@MoviesRemastered]

Nice review man. I'm looking to re-edit all 3 prequals so what versions would you say were best to use as a source? Just subbed. Thanks

[@JayTor2112]

Streaming isn't even an option for me, of course the UHD is better than a compressed video stream. I was just comparing the UHD screen caps to the old Blu-ray screen caps on caps-a-holic for Ep.1, and sadly they are almost identical except the UHD is a tad brighter and slightly cropped vertically. They used the same mediocre master for this as the Blu-ray. It seems Ep1 and the original trilogy are a bust in UHD, but the other 5 are worth getting. The original trilogy, which should have benefited the most on UHD since it was shot on film, was botched with processing that destroyed the film look of the movies, and made them look like digital or TV.

[@LukeBensonx]

Gosh the Prequels were awful in physical 4k.. thank god the original was shot on 35mm film!

[@NoahWilson98]

Good to hear they have Atmos mix!

[@wesfishcare]

They're reference mixes too

[@peterm.4355]

They all got 2K DI, not 4K.

[@arkhamwarden1205]

From what I remember, Attack of the Clones has always looked like that with Natalie Portman and Hayden Christianson. They applied WAY too much make up to both of them

[@papa_sloth_gaming547]

Great review. Thank you for your honesty. I own the Standard collection and I'm happy enough with them. I've been looking for a 4K collection for a while now but keep putting it off. Dolby Atmos isn't enough for me to triple dip again. If the picture quality was a major improvement then I might of considered it. Thank you for saving me some money. I'm hoping LOTR collection will have a major improvement too otherwise I'll just stick to my Extended collection. Any opinions on 4K collection of Harry Potter anyone?

[@TheHipisterDeer]

Basically on the first prequel has any actual improvements dispite the outdated CGI, and 3 looks best.

[@christianroth812]

I found your video informative! I like Star Wars Episode 3 the absolute best & Episode 2 I found better than Episode 1. When I get a4K player I will purchase all of these.

[@riftshredder5438]

Up no, Attack of the Clones was also rated PG, unless Disney chanced the standards, I mean come on, sand isn't that scary

[@porkboy86]

Are you going to do the original trilogy done 4K

[@HawksJHawks]

The gift set looks gorgeous, but I'm not dropping $250 to have anything that includes the sequel trilogy. Hopefully they'll release each trilogy individually, then I'll scoop up the original trilogy, and MAYBE even the prequel trilogy.

[@leonardchang286]

I get Dolby Vision for the Star wars saga on Disney Plus on my LG OLED TV.

[@Spawn005]

Nice reviews, thought with all the bad things about the video you would have score it low. But a good Atmos mix from Disney, instant buy!

[@WillShrop]

Only bought the original and sequel trilogy. Will keep these on regular Blu-ray

[@MegaMetallicaMASTER]

Thank you very much.. I've purchased Revenge Of the sith.. leaving the other two , have the blurays and happy with them

[@mercinary110]

Damn. Still gonna get it. Kinda disappointed the picture wasnt a big difference. Glad the audio is thankfully. Cant wait to hear about 4-6

[@ccateni28]

That's why Disney wasn't going to be trusted with a 4k release on releases that aren't remastered properly.

[@oliversmith797]

I was always under the impression Attack of Clones and Revenge of the Sith were shot at 2k, not 1080p

[@purefoldnz3070]

correct they were only up sampled to 4K

[@ultraxfo5664]

I’m disappointed they didn’t do a great job with these transfers

[@joshuachannell3759]

I think I'll pick up Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones on Blu-ray, but I might grab Revenge of the Sith on 4K Blu-ray.

[@LILGHETTI]

Phantom Menace and attack of the clones are the worst 4k discs, there is so much DNR and edge enhancement!

[@Voltis-5]

$250 gift set 😬😬😬 will wait for price drop 😅

[@LILGHETTI]

Yea hopefully they drop in price!

[@808physicalmedia9]

Horrible, Tight Disc Sleeves!

[@VulturePilot]

Overpriced cardboard

[@VulturePilot]

Vincent Smith eh to each their own but I find the new covers to be absolutely horrendous. They look like bad photoshop jobs by an unpaid intern that doesn’t care. The characters are arbitrarily placed, the flavor text in the back doesn’t even make sense given the movie it’s supposed to describe for most, and it pales in comparison to the original poster work seen in the back of the 2015 steelbooks or hell even the 2004 dvd releases or 1997 vhs boxes.

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

Pity about Ep I & II but I have all the others on 4K and being OCD I;ll pick them up anyway :(

[@SimonAckerman]

I’m glad they take out the film grain, there is nothing worse than watching a movie through a sandpaper texture. It just looks like bad quality cinematography.

[@Robin_Glader]

The're not all 4K DI's. 4K DI's can even exist for Clones and Sith since they were shot in 1080p. As for Phantom Meance I've heard conflicting reports abut that this transfer was scourced from but either way the film had some scenes shot in 1080p digital and the scenes requiering visual effects were scanned in 2K when they made the film so it can at most only be partly true 4K.

[@hiair]

NO. If you are a TRUE fan of anything you must demand the best of the best of that thing you are fan of, and not pick up($) anything just because it has the name of the thing attached to it. A fan is not a blind consuming machine as these companies thing they are.

[@dustindixon4000]

Attack of the Clones is PG. Otherwise great video(s).

[@kikecolunge2704]

Did they remove the Fox fanfarre????

[@therealshanelee]

No

[@tatsumaru12345]

The atmos height channels were neat on the prequels. But I had to turn it up a good bit compared to the bluray. All 10s here. Enough not to trust this video Visually, I prefer the regular blurays. The colors just look slightly off with hdr. Plus anything overly put together: dnr, fake film grain, modern overly smooth cgi, looks bad in 4k. Bluray hides some of it

[@somenerdthx]

Bought sith and return of the Jedi. By the way do you have a Omega seamster? I do

[@therealshanelee]

Indeed I do.

[@MisterReginald141]

got them just to have them lol. but got all the steelbook versions

[@neoasura]

No better in 1080p for the dismal CGI in them. Trust me, you don't want to see that CGI in 4k. It will look terrible. Now the original trilogy would look better in 4k thanks to the practical effects used.

[@porkboy86]

Attack of the clones was not rated PG-13 it was rated PG just telling you

[@adrianbaldwin8832]

Underwater has great sound shame not atmos but still very good

[@therealshanelee]

Yes it does

[@raychow5419]

Very disappointed with the whole box set transfers. Sure some are better than others but all are too soft and very inconsistent. Seems like Sony is the only studio that knows what they are doing with 4K.

[@dalechalfont112]

My star wars dream died with the new movies. I bought the original trilogy on 4k and also rogue one. I also already owned solo which was ok I guess, if I stick to those it's like the prequels and the sequels never existed and it is much better that way.

[@fernandoroman6475]

Thankfully they do exist

[@rosstee]

I agree, Rogue One and the original trilogy are by far the best. Not that interested in owning the others.

[@alcarbo8613]

Actually episode II is also rated PG

[@rivariz9125]

Favorite Ep. 3 2 only the scene of Camino

[@remibourdeu1771]

It is 2k actually

[@MarCuseus]

*1080p

[@CKYHALO]

I get Dolby vision on my Sony player