Chinatown (1974) 4K UHD Review | Paramount Presents | Forget It Jake, It’s 4K!!

[@djdepression]

Queue movie trailer voice: "In a world where a man had seen Corky Romano multiple times, but hadn't seen Chinatown. His mind was about to be blown."

[@midlevelmedia]

@@djdepression 😂😂

[@Kthomasritchie]

Quite simply, one of the greatest films ever made.

[@midlevelmedia]

@@Kthomasritchie I loved it

[@walkwithcrowdsjh9364]

You are absolutely right about the ending. When John Huston grabs his granddaughter from the car and puts his hand over her face, to stop her screaming, it gave me chills.

[@garyharper2943]

Totally agree, got mine yesterday from Amazon ,I’m old I saw it in the theater when it came out. Also got the poster!

[@FatherJoe--NLO]

Chinatown is in my all-time Top 5, and one of the greatest musical scores ever. I've been waiting to see if the 4K looks better than the (horrible) 4K transfer on Apple TV.

[@Theomite]

First word on it isn't good. Audio equalization issues too.

[@LeeTheVet]

Yes, this is a classic one of the '70s and it just has that great look for the time era of Los Angeles. Faye Dunaway is one of my favorite actresses. She was in Bonnie and Clyde with Warren Beatty. First one I saw her in, for me. In 1981, she played Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest. Get her movies and Jack's! 1975, Jack was in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and then later The Shining. Outstanding edition here, Ken!

[@johnradovich8809]

Can’t think of an actress that’s been in as many great films. Don’t forget Network and Little Big Man.

[@brentmadison4477]

As I am watching this I get a shipping notification from Bull Moose this sold out so fast it’s nuts !! Sold out everywhere. I didn’t think I would get this honestly. Great review Ken for a great film. What a cool release never seen Two Jake’s before.

[@aaronlanglois8638]

I have my copy, too. Love the movie, and saw it in the theater when it first came out. Have yet to watch the 4K.

[@charlessmallwood4473]

Glad you enjoyed it. Kinda jealous this is your first timje, lol. But I get waiting to see it in the best format possible. This is certainly going into the collection.

[@Steve_Zilla]

Chinatown is one of my top 4 films on Letterboxd. I can't wait to see it in 4k; I have been waiting for years. I have to wait for them to restock it unfortunately

[@michelle_pgh]

So glad you liked it! This is one of my favorite films and I've been waiting for the 4k forever it seems. I've watched it twice already this week.

[@mataiguana5]

Pre-ordered, should arrive this weekend. It is a very good film .

[@TheHumorSmith]

Just watched the 4K and it is amazing! It hasn’t looked this sharp since first release. Powerful film, Nicholson the best he’s ever been and what a punch to the gut ending!

[@JasonSmith-vo1yf]

Can’t wait to see it now. Great review.

[@midlevelmedia]

@@JasonSmith-vo1yf I think you’ll love it

[@andyseed2487]

I've got the Paramount 'Chinatown' box set - doesn't come with 'The Two Jakes' , already got that, but does come with a whole load of extras and 'Chinatown' on blu ray too. Absolutely agree - stunning restoration of what has always been one of my favourite movies :)

[@shawnmartin7500]

@ Ken - make sure you watch Jack in "Five Easy Pieces".

[@garyharper2943]

Or Easy Rider!

[@ungraduatedmedia]

You’re getting me all excited for this - still waiting for mine but can’t wait to get it. Will be a first time watch for me too.

[@thegrimyeaper]

"I got a soundbar" Oh man.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

Chinatown is an awesome neo noir film. Love it. Can't wait to re-watch in 4k and have ordered mine and now patiently waiting for it to make it's way here to Australia. It's pretty cool they included The Two Jake's as I've never seen that before and have always wanted to so will be cool to finally get to watch that also.

[@tylerwagner1978]

Funny enough, i watched The Godfather and this back to back and noticed Chinatown had Burt Young and Godfather had Talia Shire lol.

[@ryanhuerta1024]

Hovering around my top 10 most definitely. John Huston is so great in this film... and a younger Burt Young

[@TommyLellan]

Okay so I’m confused… Chinatown has been in 4K on iTunes for well over 2 years now. I know this is about the physical media copy, but am I going crazy??

[@aerpx]

disc always looks better

[@fredhuybens2783]

My favorite movie of all time.

[@terrydavis9628]

I have just purchased Chinatown wow what a great 4k. By the way why isn’t there a 4K for Tombstone ?

[@williamjackson6705]

Amazon has already sold out of this edition. And don't forget John Houston who also gives a timeless performance.

[@williamjackson6705]

OOPS! It's back up. So you can still order.

[@philipcurtis9983]

Missed out on this one unfortunately. Hopefully they restock at some point.

[@christophermorecroft]

First time watching on your recommendation,fantastic film.. brilliant ending but shocking many thanks for the content

[@midlevelmedia]

That’s awesome man! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@810Metalheart]

I’ve never seen it either, waiting for restock to order it. 🤞

[@midlevelmedia]

@@810Metalheart I Believe a restock will definitely happen. Be patient

[@810Metalheart]

@@midlevelmediayeah, I checked Amazon on Saturday morning and was able to order it. They say should arrive between July 12- July 26. Have to wait, but that’s not too bad. Will be looking forward to seeing it!

[@TheHumorSmith]

Guess evidently@midnight watched a different release. The 4K puts the brilliant Blu-ray from 2012 in the shade.

[@LinouGertz]

Great unboxing and review! And I also prefer to have a additional film (that I actually havn't seen) than the same film on blu-ray. I buy it for the best picture and presentation possible so don't need an extra blu-ray anyway! Would love if studios would stop including blu-rays all together actually.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

I'm of two minds on this one...yes there are parts that look amazing...but this is a tad older scan, there is a ton of static grain and haloing in some scenes. Otherwise I'd say it's passable

[@ferntin4479]

It's selling new for $100 on Ebay already. Hopefully it gets stocked again missed out sold out on every retailer.

[@Harris963]

I don't care if I have to start charging on the side to do baptisms, im getting this and treating the good old Reverend!

[@LaughMuBai]

Was going to get this release as think the Paramount Presents packaging is pretty cool, plus the sequel to boot. There seems to be some conflicting comparative reviews, so had a look at mymoonization and wasn't impressed with the 4K, finding the blu-ray better in many places. Then, I seen the nice blu-ray original artwork embossed & foil slipcover and picked it up brand new for a song... 😉

[@m.dorado6966]

Jack Nicholson is an iconic legend.

[@Hank_Kingsley81]

My patience is as thin as Faye Dunaway eyebrows in Chinatown... because Kenny has gotten me hyped up but the 4k is going for a $100 on Amazon...

[@Theomite]

They'll repress. It sells that good this fast, they'll repress.

[@willnoiles2001]

Definitely one of the best films ever. ‘The Two Jakes’ is good, but nearly as good as ‘Chinatown.’ I felt Faye Dunaway absence (which made sense) was felt throughout, though. She recorded an audio message he plays, which only served to remind us what’s missing. But because so few people saw ‘The Two Jakes,’ that was the end of the story. Too bad. It would’ve been interesting to see how the story would have concluded in a third one.

[@stevenmackay8053]

I saw "Chinatown" for the first time at age 12 by myself (couldn't sleep, all adults were in bed) as an ABC Midnight Movie. The finale blew my mind. I didn't know movies *could* end like that. Also, I was way too young for the content on my own, taking in what happened and what will happen.

[@Theomite]

Could you follow the story well enough or did you come in halfway through and have to figure it out as it went along?

[@stevenmackay8053]

@@Theomite I think I caught it all, start to finish. This was, of course, back when Philly (my hometown) has something like 7 channels, tops, pre-cable for us.. 1986.

[@Theomite]

@@stevenmackay8053 Dayum!

[@brunomachado7279]

Great review! But the blu ray is so good and I can't afford upgrading everything. I'm keeping it.

[@gbgary]

🎯

[@444chroma]

preordered 2 weeks before release? that's just too damn bad. forget it, it's backordered!

[@nigelstone3729]

The UK have the 4k and the blu-ray disc of Chinatown, without The Two Jakes blu-ray. Chinatown is Great, the UK version, has some nice collectables poster P.I business card, and Photos, too.

[@Theomite]

Warner is really screwing the US consumers because the UK is getting these stellar boxed sets and we're getting shit-art slipcovers and steelbooks.

[@nigelstone3729]

Yeah they need to treat the US the same as the UK, and it would make it easier for them to do, as well.

[@jasonx350z4]

Great review 😮 also Is there any update for a normal 4k physical release

[@josephramos7979]

It's the expensive crane shot!

[@luxskywalker8094]

This is Rango plot

[@tylerenns8730]

Was this your first time watching Chinatown?

[@jad7306]

Why didn't they just make the sequel in 4k too?

[@midlevelmedia]

The short answer…money.

[@dermotfont-wk8gm]

Yeah, the guy who thinks Critters is a masterpiece is discussing Chinatown, now that's hilarious 😂!

[@midlevelmedia]

When the hell did I talk about Critters? Lol

[@Mjaybird]

Good movie and I have it on 4k streaming. I need to buy this on streaming

[@robbiepayne8492]

Too bad it's already OOP and can't get it anywhere

[@tylerwagner1978]

Thank god I bought it first chance I got.

[@brentmadison4477]

I ordered yesterday afternoon from Bull Moose once I heard it was out of print officially from Orbit. Just got my shipping notification but I think there’s going to be a standard release down the road I think.

[@jeffcunningham0389]

So u dont wanna ruin the ending but u basically lay out bullit points and who it involves lol

[@MarlonBrando-gx9bx]

Nearly every review I've watched of his he throws a spoiler or two in. It's really odd too, because just like your example he'll preface with "I don't want to spoil anything for you BUT" and then he'll proceed with something like "there's a pretty crazy twist at the end that you'll never see coming" and it's like, well now I'm going to be expecting a twist and know that whatever the film was leading me to believe isn't what actually is. I absolutely cannot stand people who say "not gonna spoil it, but the twist at the end! That's all I'm gonna say." And I'm always like that's a spoiler you SOB! Don't tell me to expect a twist! Wtf...

[@MarlonBrando-gx9bx]

But honestly I didn't hear what you're referring to in this instance because I pretty much always just skip to the disc section of the review. I've never found his thoughts very interesting and I'm coming here to see if people think the disc is good. Even that's hit or miss on this channel because it seems like most of these are either first time watches or he hasn't viewed the prior disc and has nothing to compare the new one to. 😐

[@midlevelmedia]

To be safe, you should never watch a review of a film you’ve never seen. Everyone’s threshold for what’s a spoiler is different and those are very hard to navigate at times. I try not to go into specific details, but I will outline events and how they made me feel at times.

[@jeffcunningham0389]

@@midlevelmedia i have seen the movie but i disagree with your assessment. The whole point of watching a movie review is to hear if its good or not. Historically Reviews aren’t for ppl to watch after they’ve already seen them its for before

[@MarlonBrando-gx9bx]

@midlevelmedia I'm quite certain 90% or more of reviews are read or watched by people who have yet to see the movie. Should people also not read reviews for a restaurant or a theme park until after they've had the experience themselves? 🤔 To be fair though, the scenario on your channel is different. I'd say most people clicking on your 4k reviews have already seen the movie and are just trying to find out how the disc looks and sounds. If you weren't reviewing the actual disc hardly anyone would be interested and you'd get very little views. Giving your thoughts on a film during a 4k review is totally fine and to be expected, but I think you could practice up on making that section more brief with less implications of things that happen in the movie for the small portion of viewers who haven't seen it yet. Brief would also be much better for people who have seen it. We really don't need 10 minutes of you telling us how much you liked Chinatown. No offense intended, but your thoughts section almost always runs too long and overstays its welcome when most people are just trying to find out if they should grab the 4k. Again, I just skip that section entirely now as I'm sure many others do, but if you were a bit less self-indulgent and that section weren't so damn lengthy I think a lot more people would be willing to hear you out. Just a little constructive criticism. Hope you don't mind.

[@GringoLatino941]

i MET BOTH FAYE DUNAWAY AND JACK NICHOLSON. she was best and nicest actress I ever met and I met over 400 celebs. I LOVE THIS MOVIE. Saw it in 1970s. or thereafter. I own the DVD and the bluray. I want the 4k.