INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 4K UHD BLU-RAY REVIEW

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I've been watching Quentin Tarantino's films recently and this is my lastest dip into the maestro's maelstrom. The story of a group of American soldiers parachuted into Italy in 1944 with the mission to hunt down Germans and butcher them as vengeance for the treatment meted out to Jewish people across Europe.
The aspect ratio is 2.40:1 (approximately). Sound is DTS-HD 5.1. Film originally shot full frame anamorphic 35mm but the subsequent videos released to cinemas were apparently only a lowly 2K and that is seems to be the source for this 4K disc. However, as with so many 2K upscales they do tend to look just as good on our tiny home screens so as far as I can see there is nothing to be concerned about in this regard. Some will have picked up on some soft focus shots here and there but that is normal with film making and is nothing to do with the cine to video transfer. Hopefully Inglourious Basterds was finished on film so if you were lucky enough to see a 35mm print then you will undoubtedly have seen this one at its best.

[@BryanRiel]

This was my first R-rated cinema experience - the audience's reaction to the finale is one I'll never forget. Glad to have this 4K disc and, as always, great review John!

[@moviecollector5920]

A clever and appropriate ending for sure Bryan. I'm sure we all just know it's going to cut to black at the very point that it does. John.

[@PaintDryPictures]

Behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this is my second favorite Tarantino film. I remember seeing it in theaters with my brother back in 2009 and even though I thought the overly long talking scenes nearly put me to sleep, by the end, it was absolutely worth it. I’m proud to have seen this film and for ten years, I considered this as my favorite Tarantino movie up until Once Upon a Time in Hollywood came out and that film put this on the #2 spot for me. I am not ashamed of the 4K version, because the film still looked fine for upscaled. I still hail it as one of my happiest purchases.

[@moviecollector5920]

I couldn't tell this was an upscale from 2K. I had no idea but given that it's almost impossible most of the time to discern a difference from the clarity of a Blu-ray to a 4K (when taken from the same video master file) it should not have come as much of a surprise. Who cares when the end product looks this good? People are easily influenced, like to complain and KZbinrs doing review videos can get more views by slagging a product off rather than praising it. I think the long, single take dialogue scenes in Inglourious Basterds are brilliant. It was only really at the end that I appreciated how good they were and the purpose they served. John.

[@bowlofspiders]

I remember picking up a copy of this movie on Blu-Ray for $3 at the Dollar Store with a friend when I was young. What a surprise to find a new movie I love.

[@moviecollector5920]

What a bargain. If I hadn't have seen the far better imagery of the 4K I'm sure I'd be more than happy with the Blu-ray. John.

[@Revolver1981]

It's a terrible movie. Brad Pit's worst ever performance as well. And 3 quarters of the movie is in foreign languages with subtitles.

[@bowlofspiders]

@@Revolver1981 I think it's appropriate that in a movie like this that you would hear a lot of non-English languages.

[@moviecollector5920]

​@@Revolver1981 There are plenty of films that others love that I don't like for various reasons but that doesn't mean to say they are bad films, it just means that I don't like them. I think you feel the same with Inglorious Basterds. Years ago I might have agreed but I've rather got into Mr. Tarantino's films.... some of them anyway. John.

[@GlenviewNo1]

Yeah, John, I heard/read some bad reviews of this as well, but when I watched it, I had no problems with the disc. John Wick is from a 2K DI and that looks fantastic!! Keep up the great work! 🤙

[@moviecollector5920]

I call it the VistaVision effect Kel because the image quality was there from the 35mm shoot and just like VistaVision (which was invented because larger format film results in superior 35mm reductions for general release), the 35mm shrinks down successfully to the far inferior format. Just look at TENET, mainly shot 15/65 IMAX, and it results in the best 4K disc thus far released. Start out with great quality and all the end products of all formats end up with great quality. John.

[@GlenviewNo1]

@moviecollector5920 So true John 👍

[@aisback1990]

Hey there I hope you're well. It's been a moment since I've been here. Good video as always.

[@moviecollector5920]

Good to have you back Aisback. I'm doing well and I hope you are too. John.

[@gaspargh]

Greetings from Santiago de Chile. Back in the I saw "Inglourious Basterds" in the cinema in one of the last screenings in 35mm before chilean cinemas turn into DCP. I like it a lot and bought in blu-ray when it came out and I was willing to upgrade it when I started hearing rumors about the quality of the transfer I prefer to wait. After watching your commentary I think I would buy it. With the exception of "Pulp Fiction" I have most of Tarantino releases in 4K and I really like them, specially "Once upon a time in Hollywood" that did a full use of the format. Fingers crossed that someday "The Hateful Eight" receives an upgrade because it looks so good in Blu-ray and with Dolby Vision could shine more. The way that movie was shoot in 65mm (and all the other films that use that stock) deserve the love of 4K, starting with "Khartoum". Adiós, amigo.

[@moviecollector5920]

I think many people got influenced by something they read or heard about the 4K of Inglourious Basterds because to look at this disc suggests it's a 4K and nothing would have persuaded me otherwise. I don't know how it was achieved but I expect it's mainly the addition of HDR. Clearly the original film shoot was beautiful but one thing to bear in mind is the HDR is a bit too bright. I'm able to rein it in with this video projector but some are reporting it was simply too bright. I don't think many people are able to set up a home video system as successfully as I though because there has been this mis-education that brightest is best which, of course, it isn't. I basically have the laser lamp on its lowest setting (50%) and the HDR output of the disc player at its lowest setting and adjust to suit from that starting point. With this particular release it all stayed where it was. I hope the weather's alright down there in Chile. Hottest day of the year so far here today at about 90F. I'm hiding indoors! John.

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

@Movie Collector thanks for another great, short but sweet review! Love this movie and especially Waltz as Hans Landa. And it looks beautiful despite being an upscale on my 77” Oled. I just hope Hateful Eight releases on 4K soon in that stunning ratio with the extended edition on it aswell.

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

And thanks for the Splice Here suggestion, @Movie Collector ! Costs me money again😄😄

[@moviecollector5920]

I went looking for the link to purchase a Blu-ray of Splice Here in America Pieter and it looks like it's only available on a load of streaming web sites. But it is brilliant and so it is still worth having a look. John.

[@CoinOpTV]

don’t have this in the collection yet but fantastic flick

[@moviecollector5920]

Surprisingly enjoyable and a great ending which I'm sure we all knew was going to cut to black at that very point. John.

[@andrewstagg4395]

I've just watched your review of the 4K of Inglorious Bastard's and I believe Universal Rushed the remaster as I remember Arrow Video was going to do the 4K originally as I remember getting one of those promotional cards advertising Inglorious Bastard's which Arrow Video gives with their Blu-rays and 4Ks.

[@moviecollector5920]

I expect Arrow Films would have paid for the negative to come out of the vault for a new cine to video transfer too so it's a shame they didn't get to do the release. It probably would have looked even better. John.

[@andrewstagg4395]

I've got quite a few Arrow Video releases over the years but I couldn't believe when I got the Psycho 4K collection last year, the first Psycho film is just identical to the Universal 4K release which I got 18 months ago and apparently they didn't do anything to it except released new artwork on the other side of the sleeve and on the disc. So that's why Arrow Video re-released the boxset and removed the first film. I better tell you that (Poltergeist) on 4K is selling for £10 when bought with a CD, movie or TV boxset at HMV.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@andrewstagg4395 Arrow Films evidently did a deal with Universal to include the Universal release of Psycho with all the sequels to which Arrow had the rights to issue on home video disc. Thank you for the advice on Poltergeist Andrew. If I get into an HMV in the next week then I'll have a look for a copy. Nothing will ever supplant the excellent Super 8 'Scope feature from Kempski Films though. That is a beautiful print. John.

[@andrewstagg4395]

I've bought a few 4K special offers over the last year at HMV which is great especially for my wallet. I recently watched the last few episodes of Star Trek Strange New Worlds on Blu-ray last week and the picture just looks great, so I'm wondering what the 4K release looks like now.

[@andrewstagg4395]

There is extra scenes in the film Psycho which I hadn't seen before plus it says there is over 3 hours of bonus content on the 4K disc. I was amazed to get the pan & scan and Widescreen versions of Psycho 4 which was originally a TV movie. I can't wait for the Arrow Video 4K release of The Chronicles of Riddick coming out in September on 3 4K discs.

[@RandomHajile-j7z]

That cinema looks so nice and comfy.

[@moviecollector5920]

It is rather pleasant. John.

[@ethanberry9846]

I think the film looks really good on 4k, IB was the first ever blu ray disc I purchased from Asda when I got my first ever blu ray player in 2009 and it looked amazing, watching those blu rays now however in comparison to the 4k as you mentioned it looks rather more like a dvd, things like the on screen subtitles just look off, out of focus and the many reds on the outfits and of the schwartiker's just look too luminous on bluray, also the blu ray has either very waxy faces or run too hot in any given scene, sometimes in the same scene, I noticed this has all been nicely corrected on the 4k, its a shame QT dosent involve himself in the 4k process especially considering that 4k best represents his intended vision, maybe he dosent like the idea of the effects of HDR, who knows but so far every QT 4k release looks pretty darn good. Thanks for another great video John.

[@moviecollector5920]

Perhaps it's best to leave the video editors and graders to do their work without interference because sometimes the directors have different ideas and it doesn't always work out for the best. Then again, look at how Apocalypse Now was mastered with the involvement of Mr. Coppola and we couldn't have asked for better work than that. But it does still take the skill of the man at the keyboard. Blu-rays are still excellent and even when they're not quite so excellent, they are in isolation. It's just the 4K usually surpasses the BD and makes us realize what isn't right about Blu-ray. Strange that DVD often has better colour characteristics than the equivalent BD though. Someone trying too hard to make the BD undoubtedly better perhaps. John.

[@loekegaard9]

I adore your Jaws comment. Jackie Brown is Tarantino's greatest film in my eyes: it's his most serious piece; it has a straight dramatic tone and it takes place in the real world, not in the alternate world where his other, original films take place - it's the one time he adapted someone else's work for cinema.

[@moviecollector5920]

And apparently Erik, a 4K of Jackie Brown and the Kill Bill films is in the works or being planned at least.

[@rhumash5977]

Great video. I just watched Kill Bill recently and I was amazed how great the film is. I'm hoping it will get a 4k restoration. By the way the director is not a big fan of the 4k format

[@moviecollector5920]

I think he released this in 35mm Rhu but that was the norm back then. I think he still insists on film prints to this day and quite right too. When you've put all that work in you want at least some people around the world to see the best possible quality in cinemas. I haven't seen the Kill Bill films but will once UHD discs appear. John.

[@sean9920]

I own this disc and I think it looks just fine. I don’t understand why people get all up in arms about a disc being a 2K upscale. Really the reason we should collect 4K’s is for the HDR/Dolby Vision which is where the real difference is from normal Blu-rays. This is unrelated to Inglourious Basterds but I can now rip any of my movies including 4K’s with this optical drive I got for my PC so I ripped the Pulp Fiction 4K and recut it in Premiere Pro to be in chronological order and rendered it out at 1080p SDR and was able to keep the 5.1 audio mix and burned to a Blu-ray disc, made some custom artwork and it’s on my shelf. Haven’t watched it yet but I’m sure it won’t flow quite as good as the original but it will be an interesting watch nonetheless.

[@moviecollector5920]

Morning Sean. I often wondered if Pulp Fiction had been jumbled around in the editing process rather than how it was scripted. It would have made watching it easier when it was first released but I now that we know how it was assembled and can follow the story because we know it, I dare say most of us would prefer it as it is. I hope you have fun watching the 'corrected' version though. The 4K of The Others confirmed that it's not really only HDR that makes a UHD disc superior to a Blu-ray. There is already the superior colour gamut of 4K and now that I've become more adept at spotting all that I'm finding Blu-rays are looking increasingly second best even when they've been taken from the same video master file as the 4K. Not always, but much of the time. John.

[@mirvmn2]

Great review John :) I actually haven't seen Inglourious Basterds, but maybe I should give it a chance since I like Tarantino's films.

[@moviecollector5920]

Some find it a bit slow in places but it's all part of the film and it wouldn't be the same without the dialogue and the interaction between all the players. It's more of an action drama than an all out action movie so I suppose it's confused many and hence the 'it's too slow' comments. An acting masterclass perhaps. John.

[@KeepYaHeadUpTS]

Another movie on my never ending watch list. I only have the blu ray but hopefully that is good enough on my system to enjoy... although with your review I now add it mentally to ones I might pick up if they are on an offer I can't refuse. Thanks for the review as always John

[@moviecollector5920]

I got this one in the 2 for £30 deal at HMV. But if you're not a big fan of the film then the Blu-ray is good enough. It didn't look good at all in here but after the film like quality of the 4K that's often the case. In isolation a lot of Blu-rays impress owing to the definition which is usually pretty terrific. John.

[@KeepYaHeadUpTS]

@@moviecollector5920 I think I need to watch more Tarintino movies & get a feel for his style as he's a bit marmite... I think I need to rewatch Pulp Fiction and Hateful Eight and maybe it'll get me inspired to watch more. Bit of a random question John, but as we both have Optoma's... do you ever not run it if your house is too hot? Ie like today in the UK? Also did you find anymore issues with 4K discs as I've had a few bad one from CEX, almost to the point where I'm considering only buying new

[@moviecollector5920]

@@KeepYaHeadUpTS I haven't found any more 4K's with 'the fault' yet and I have been looking. We do run the projector in the hot weather but this laser lamp doesn't generate the heat of a xenon or arc lamp so it's not really an issue. What does generate the heat is the THX amp. You could fry an egg on that even on the coldest of days. As for Mr. Tarantino, it took me a long time to give Pulp Fiction a second chance but I was ready for it and this time I got it. I don't think it's his best but I can see why people love it. John.

[@KeepYaHeadUpTS]

@@moviecollector5920 getting to the point I'm almost going down the 4K ripping a disk phase which is sad. Blu rays seems invincible but 4K's seem to be inconsistent (and frustrating). I think I'll watch a Tarantino in the coming weeks. As I have a DLP 4K projector I've read the hot rooms can give it issues with the DMD chip. I've recently experienced a dead pixel for the 2nd time

[@moviecollector5920]

@@KeepYaHeadUpTS Our older 4K projector had a dead pixel on two occasions I think (so far) but the next time it was fired up the pixels were back so problem gone. As for Blu-rays and 4K's, I do think UHD home video discs are more fragile but I do have some Blu-rays that have similar issues. I suppose the difference is that a BD can be replaced more cheaply or even upgraded to a UHD. I only need to find a replacement for the Apollo 11 4K but as the Blu-ray in the pack is so good I'm not exactly desperate to splash out on that one.

[@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk]

Excellent review John, I've the special edition of this and I think it looks great,Christoph Waltz is brilliant in it...Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained are my favourite Tarantino films😊

[@moviecollector5920]

It looks like Kill Bill and Jackie Brown will be next to get a 4K UHD release Marty (cityonfire.com/lionsgate-to-work-directly-with-quentin-tarantino-for-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-versions-of-kill-bill-and-jackie-brown/) so it might be a while until I review another Tarantino because I feel that Reservoir Dogs may put me off his films again so it had better wait until about last. John.

[@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk]

@moviecollector5920 2 excellent films,I'll be adding them to my collection...both Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction 4ks are excellent transfers.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk I think it's the mastering rather than the cine to video transfer Marty. The Pulp Fiction general release print I saw had a clean, almost sterile look to it and that's how it ended up looking as a 4K UHD disc. Usually when films end up looking so good on home video it's more because of the quality of the shoot and the negative stock rather than anything that's been tweaked on an automated film scanner. But even when that's not the case it's because of something clever that's been done during the mastering and grading process. John.

[@nhlcbj]

This was the last film Sally Menke worked on for Tarantino before she died. RIP

[@moviecollector5920]

I didn't know that. How sad.

[@suavebob]

Interesting on Inglorious Ba$terds being a 2k upscale. I've got the 4K, just haven't watched it yet (saw the 1080p version years back). Yep, I think Jackie Brown is a sensible choice if you do indeed delve further down the Tarantino rabbit hole. I can't remember much violence in it so if your wife finds that Tarantino trope off-putting, then Jackie Brown should be fine... Overall I found it very different to his other movies. What is very memorable is that the characters are well written, fleshed out and acted - Particularly the thread of Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Music choices are very strong as always. Sadly no 4K available yet, but I do not think the 1080p version will give you a bad impression of what is an excellent movie. It'll be interesting to get your thoughts on it.

[@moviecollector5920]

I thought Jackie Brown had a 4K release but I must have imagined it. This news item appears to confirm it's going to happen though... and Kill Bill too: cityonfire.com/lionsgate-to-work-directly-with-quentin-tarantino-for-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-versions-of-kill-bill-and-jackie-brown/

[@suavebob]

​@@moviecollector5920 Looking forward to all 3 coming out and hearing your views on them, particularly Jackie Brown, as I say, I suspect both you and your partner will enjoy it. I've got 60fps 4k upscales of Kill Bill 1 & 2, while they do look pretty good and useful to have in the current absence of an official 4k, I will most definitely be grabbing the 4k versions when they come out. Ai enhanced I can support (in accompaniment of the 4k remux, not a replacement, version I choose depends on my mood) but not so keen on most of the fan project 60fps modified movies as some movies it really does not suit and there is an unnatural smoothness that makes you feel somethings off and takes you out of it. Although ironically those 60fps fan projects do look better than an officially produced 60fps movie like Gemini Man, which to me resembled a video game combined with a brightly lit TV show - Although that perhaps suits the particular movies audience.

[@alaindelacourt9030]

salut voila encore une bomme vidèo sur se film jai adorè se film

[@moviecollector5920]

À en juger par la réponse sur Alain, beaucoup d'autres aiment aussi ce film. John.

[@rabiabegum6136]

You should review reservoir dogs

[@moviecollector5920]

I'll work up to it Rabia. I've avoided it all these years so a little longer and then I might be ready for it, finally. John.

[@rabiabegum6136]

@moviecollector5920 thanks for replying

[@moviecollector5920]

@@rabiabegum6136 Always Rabia. Thank you for commenting.

[@garyharper2943]

I love it, got it. What’s not to like?

[@moviecollector5920]

That sums it up Gary.

[@garyharper2943]

Don’t forget Chinatown!

[@moviecollector5920]

@@garyharper2943 I think I might have forgotten some of the script by now Gary.

[@garyharper2943]

Ha ha and how about The Offence!

[@moviecollector5920]

@@garyharper2943 I meant to look for it on the HMV site earlier today but couldn't remember the damned title. I did have it written down but some silly bugger's lost the piece of paper!

[@saint6563]

Lazy transfer. Should have been a 4K scan of the film. Like the film, don't want to support 2K scans upscaled transfers for 4K.

[@moviecollector5920]

Who cares when they look this good Saint? I know what you mean though.

[@Motorheadache95]

It’s not lazy though, it’s just the reality of how movies were mastered at that time. You can’t just scan the raw 35mm negative, none of the post-production was done on it and it would be an enormous cost to redo it from scratch. Were 2K digital intermediates short-sighted? Sure. But you can still get a really good UHD transfer out of them- the HDR and color benefits in the digital master are much more readily noticeable than actual 4K resolution anyway.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@Motorheadache95 That's a good summary. Colour is still superior on film but it's not an exact science like digital video. HDR has certainly given video filmic capabilities. It just needs a little more tweaking which probably means mechanical shutters in the video projectors and/or the cameras doing the shooting in the first place. That would probably finish the complete illusion as far as it can be taken in terms of being an accurate facsimile of film.

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

More tasteless torture-porn from the master of mediocrity, Quentin “I wish I was black” Tarantino. I will never understand all the praise that was bestowed upon Waltz for his performance. His character is one of those so-smart-he's-stupid villains. I found him very irritating, but still not as obnoxious as Pitt and Roth. One of the worst films I've ever been subjected to.

[@moviecollector5920]

You can please some of the people all of the time... But always remember, we all have some films that we really don't like for whatever reason. That does not mean said film is a bad film, it just means that we don't happen to like that film. John.

[@danielwalters2045]

Team America on 4k for your next review please

[@moviecollector5920]

I don't know that one Daniel. I've tended to avoid films with 'America' in the title over the years as that usually indicates the exact market a film is aimed at so you'll have to convince me it's not some sort of propaganda type of nonsense. John.

[@iansmith6166]

I think Tarantino improved with his last few pictures (I adore One Upon a Time in Hollywood) but Pulp Fiction is probably his best, certainly my favourite if only for featuring poor Bruce Willis in his prime. The rest of cast is nothing to moan about either! I believe Tarantino has intimated his next film will be his last as director, which will be a shame.

[@moviecollector5920]

I didn't like Pulp Fiction at the time Ian but it's interesting to note all the actors and actresses in it who were either struggling or had flagging careers when they made it. Bruce Willis and John Travolta were revitalized as a result but Rosanna Arquette seemed to continue her slide. A shame as I always thought she was rather good. John.

[@spaceodds1985]

@@moviecollector5920Hope you enjoy Reservoir Dogs

[@RoyMurphy1]

Nice work John... really enjoyed this film.

[@moviecollector5920]

It seems that most of us enjoy it Roy but there are some who have said a few negative things. You can please all of the people some of the time... John.

[@ChaseCapital2826]

Hi John, love this channel and your content, just booked a projection day at really old cinema in harwich, how to project and splice and the history of cinema, so excited, I did build my own cinema in my bedroom that was amazing, but took it down because my girlfriend wanted her bedroom back, but she is great, my intention is to turn our lounge into a cinema, maybe not IMAX though lol, anyway just wanted to share this with you and say thank you, Darren..

[@moviecollector5920]

We always used to have the cinema in our living room when we lived in a central London flat. The living room was 10ft 3" so that's why we purchased a ten foot wide roll down screen. We had the two blue, tip-up seats made for the back of the room where the projectors were and when it was time for a film show the blackouts came down and then the screen and it was time to go to the movies. I plan to replicate that in our living room here but it can wait a while longer. Have fun with creating your own living room home cinema. John.

[@ClarkTeddles]

Great video, John! Thank you for mentioning my Pulp Fication video, too. Once upon a time in Hollywood is absolutely brilliant and a favorite of mine. I'll have to pick up this 4K of Inglorious Bastards at some point, as the color upgrade si what I'm seeking. Have a great day, John! Cheers

[@moviecollector5920]

I hope you're doing well down there Clark. If I hadn't have seen the information about the Inglourious Basterds UHD disc being from a 2K video master file then I never would have guessed it. It seems that others knew of that information beforehand and therefore wrote the disc off as rubbish before they'd even seen it. People are often like that these days but they're wrong. The image quality is wonderful. The sound's pretty good too. John.

[@Jan-rm7vt]

Great film, as usual with QT, this is. One of his best👌 The scene in the french pub, with brilliant performances from everybody involved, is pure gold! The actor who plays the SS-officer totally rules💪 Knowing that AH was a big fan of movies, it's an amusing move by QT to have him sitting and laughing in a theater seat. Fantastic review...as always!✌️

[@moviecollector5920]

The long dialogue sequences were incredible Jan. The actors and actresses involved in each must surely have rehearsed them to death before being able to pull them off in one take. John.

[@Jan-rm7vt]

Greetings, John. I totally agree with your comment. That scene, I mean come on, it might very well be my favourite QT-scene of all time!!🤘

[@moviecollector5920]

@@Jan-rm7vt Possibly one of the most impressive examples of acting in terms of an assembly of people all hitting their marks and being word perfect for such a long period without a cut being required. But I think my favourite Tarantino film moments have to be everything in and around that reproduction of a miniature picture palace cinema. What a shame cinemas like that are so rare today. What most have to endure are funereal black boxes with no attempt at showmanship. No wonder it's an industry in terminal decline. John.

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Not gonna lie I struggle to get through this film it's good in parts but to long. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a far better film for me. Good review John 👍

[@moviecollector5920]

I agree with you but this one is intended to be a little different to what most might expect. I like films that are different but I didn't always. John.

[@darkvader7231]

Excellent review John, I just love this film because of the whole cinema vibe in it. Another good cinema vibe film was The Majestic with Jim Carrey. On the topic of Tarantino though, Django Unchained is a great one to watch and review, suspend all belief whilst watching it though!!

[@moviecollector5920]

The Majestic is a wonderful film. I'd like to have a 4K of that one or better still, a 35mm print. I tend to suspend disbelief with all of Mr. Tarantino's films now and I don't think that will ever change. John.

[@darrenwells2277]

Another excellent review! You're one of my favourite channels as you speak of the things that would be important to me about a disc and even though I live in a flat, I cant warrant getting a projector set up, but I look forward to these... if you're looking for your next Tarantino I would highly recommend Django Unchained. Another one with Christophe Waltz, not only brilliantly evil in IG, but just as great in Django. Keep them coming, all the best!

[@moviecollector5920]

I lived in a central London flat for more than 20 years Darren. Had projectors at one end of the living room and the ten foot drop down screen filling the room at the other. The screen would have been bigger but the room was 10ft 3" so that was the limitation. That was all a long, long time ago now but don't ever let living in a flat stop you from enjoying the cinema at home because projection is cinema. Django Unchained is a good suggestion. I hope it's available as a 4K disc though. Jackie Brown shouldn't be too long before that's given the 4K treatment and I rather fancy that one now. John.

[@nigelstone3729]

John Wick Chapters 1 to 3 was 2k upscaled to 4k, but they was still good too. I think Chapter 4, was a native 4k, but chapters 2 to 3 looks a bit more impressive than the first, the 4th a really good one. And for a Western Franco Niro, Django 4k disc, was a great 4k, too.

[@moviecollector5920]

I can't recall the John Wick films particularly well other than the first is by far and away the best of them. But I did have it in mind that the first was the best looking of them too. Perhaps that's because it had the most filmic image. One day I expect I'll watch them again so I'll try to keep in mind to check which I think is best to look at. John.

[@GJarr2]

I bought this movie at the time of release and at the time the vitriol from so-called reviewers was amazing. When I finally watched it I really didn't understand, I found it very good picture and sound, It's great to finally have someone agree wit me (I'm not mad) All the best, Glenn.

[@moviecollector5920]

You're not mad Glenn, you're absolutely spot on. What happens is that videos get more views if you're slagging a product off. People increasingly seem to like to get angry about anything and so to see and hear someone complaining about something is what too many want. Misery loves company. If I hadn't have looked up the technical details of this one I would never have known it was a lowly 2K. Does it matter? Not a jot! Who cares how it originated if it looks this good? John.

[@kurb1980]

Curious have you compared this 4k to the original blu ray? Still waiting Jackie Brown 4k

[@moviecollector5920]

Evening Raoul. If you're asking did I compare the 4K to the Blu-ray in this pack then yes. If there's another Blu-ray then I hope it's better than the one in this pack! John.

[@luisd7636]

great review. I think Jackie Brown is better than this one although I'm not sure if 4k version is recommended. I haven't seen the 4k version. is there an upgraded version?

[@moviecollector5920]

Apparently Jackie Brown is in the works at the moment for a 4K, or at least, being discussed. John.

[@oliviersavard1390]

My favorite Tarantino, hilariously entertaining, and in my opinion a worthy transfer. Thank you for another great video, always much appreciate your deep technical knowledge of the film format and I'm always looking forward to your next video! Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge with all of us!! Olivier :)

[@moviecollector5920]

Thank you Olivier. I think people were influenced by the information that this one was a 2K video master file and in their anger and disappointment they slagged it off when there was no reason to. What should have been criticized was the fact that the film industry ever thought that 2K was good enough to replace full frame anamorphic 35mm. That illustrates their lack of knowledge or the lack of interest in the work that they do. However, I'd never have guessed this one was a 2K originally so it's another illustration of what I call 'the VistaVision effect'. A greater quality original shrinking down successfully onto lesser formats. John.

[@JONACAN]

I found Prometheus Blu ray was just as good as the 4k. I couldn’t believe it.

[@moviecollector5920]

It wasn't good to look at in The Empire so I'm not surprised Jon. John.

[@Snoogins22]

You’d likely enjoy Jackie Brown if you’ve not yet seen it.

[@moviecollector5920]

And the good news is that a 4K release of Jackie Brown and the Kill Bill films is in the works or at the least, in the planning stages. John.

[@Dennis_510]

Kill Bill still his masterpiece, but this one very close

[@moviecollector5920]

Not many people have cited Kill Bill so far Dennis. I haven't seen either of them yet but they are going through a 4K proposal along with Jackie Brown right now so hopefully they'll get the treatment and then I'll finally get to see all three. John.

[@228ss]

Jackie Brown is a class film!

[@moviecollector5920]

And looks like it will be getting a UHD home video disc release soon along with the Kill Bill films. John.

[@SiddiqueHussain21]

Jackie Brown please......

[@moviecollector5920]

I only just found out Jackie Brown hasn't had a 4K UHD disc release yet Siddique. But the good news is that it looks like it's coming: cityonfire.com/lionsgate-to-work-directly-with-quentin-tarantino-for-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-versions-of-kill-bill-and-jackie-brown/

[@chrisburns7979]

great film poor transfer

[@OPTIMUS6LTR]

and overdone HDR

[@moviecollector5920]

I think it was a conversion Chris as it was all done from the 2K video master. Still looked very good in here but then I'm setting up to replicate film. I think I might have to do a video to demonstrate how I do it so you can all improve your systems to get the best out of them for zero cost. I'll have a think on how best to do that. John.

[@moviecollector5920]

So many of them are but fortunately this video projector can be reined in to get the best out of any disc. John.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

No the negative NEEDS to be rescanned, this like many movies in that era have 2K interpositives even if they were shot on film.

[@moviecollector5920]

Oh dear. That might mean it was video edited. Do you think the film was cut on film and then the transfer of that only done at 2K for the interpositve. If so, that indicates people in the industry at the time thinking a bit more than HD was 35mm quality. Surely they weren't quite that stupid. To be fair, they had spent the previous ten years or so downgrading image quality in cinemas to facilitate increasingly getting away with second rate end products. John.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

@@moviecollector5920 sadly

[@iansmith6166]

​@@moviecollector5920 I think Hollywood tried to stick with 2K to facilitate cheaper CGI rendering with effects-heavy blockbusters. As usual it's the money. It's always about the money. Keeping all or most films limited to a 2K pipeline kept costs down but now seems rather short-sighted.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

it is odd that I just watched this again this weekend after Ungentlemanly Warfare (and yes JAWS is perfect ;) )

[@moviecollector5920]

Saturday evening at about 7.30pm in here so maybe we were watching at the same time. I've never seen Ungentlemanly Warfare and don't think I'd ever even heard of it before. Must look it up. John.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

@@moviecollector5920 it has a long title The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare

[@moviecollector5920]

Just watched the trailer. Looks like a similar concept to the Tarantino film and should be a lot of fun.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

@@moviecollector5920 very much!

[@Alex-ne6pr]

Fantastic review as always John. I can’t tell at all this is a 2K upscale. Off topic but I would really appreciate if you could take a look at the 4K release of Bullet Train. I have just watched it with my brother and the quality is fantastic, one of the better 4K releases I’ve seen in a while.

[@moviecollector5920]

I have seen the 4K of Bullet Train Alex. I expected to do a review of it but the image quality of that one isn't impressive. It's not the quality of the video cameras used that causes it to be such a disappointment but it's the clearly evident misaligned lens almost all the way through of one of the cameras. I don't think anyone else has spoken about it but I suppose everyone else is looking at it on a telly so it won't show up so much. A lot of scenes are blurred towards the base of the image. I don't suppose a proper preview screening room was used to check the way the filming was going while they were making Bullet Train otherwise someone would have spotted it. I guess they just looked at the little computer monitors on set. Big mistake. Next time you watch it you'll probably spot it now but I'm sure it won't make much difference if you enjoy your movies on a telly. The same fault occurred with The Final Countdown years ago but everyone missed it on that too. It stood out here on a bigger projected image. I don't recall it in the cinema though (1980 I think) but I expect I spotted it even then because I'd already been a film collector for years. It is a bit distracting at times when this error occurs. John.

[@davemillage6129]

Hi John! I"m giggling a bit with this one. It's not my fav either but have to admit it did grow on me after a few watches and for me it's the humor in it I love. Without it the subject matter is too dark. I like QT alot so often give his films second and third chances to grow on me. Kill Bill is another example. They've grown on me a bit more but overall it's Pulp F as the cinema experience at the time it was released really blew me away and with Hollywood it's a film that really transports me into that era and allows me to be with Sharon T as she enters the theatre and watches her film with a crowd. I hope others will help me temp you to do Jackie Brown. Just to watch Forester and Grier together is really special. Hope all is well across the pond and my best to you D in BC!

[@moviecollector5920]

I thought the ending of this film was perfect Dave. It became obvious it was coming and the cut to black was the finishing touch. It seems that Kill Bill and Jackie Brown are going to get UHD home video disc releases so it might be a while until I get to look at another Tarantino film as I feel I need to leave Reservoir Dogs until last if I possibly can. Here's the news item about Kill Bill and Jackie Brown: cityonfire.com/lionsgate-to-work-directly-with-quentin-tarantino-for-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-versions-of-kill-bill-and-jackie-brown/ All well here and I hope it is with you over there too. John.

[@goodfes]

Recently seen again From Dusk to Dawn, Pulp Fiction and last weekend Kill Bill. My eldest son (who is well over 18!) being an anime fan found Kill Bill interesting. Myself, knowing roughly what happens, I am certainly appreciating what a good Director Tarantino is.. Looking forward to seeing Inglorious Basterds again, my personal favourite is Hateful Eight but then I like a Western. It was my son actually who asked if he could see Tarantino films, specifically because of what he had heard about Pulp Fiction. I love how Tarantino tends to use the same actors, they must have enjoyed making his films as they all give such great performances.

[@moviecollector5920]

I think the actors and actresses appreciate Mr. Tarantino's enthusiasm for making films and also the relaxed atmosphere he generates on set. One of the extended scenes within the extras of Inglorious Basterds shows one take with the actors all perfectly playing out the roles and delivering their lines verbatim. I can't imagine that happening often unless everyone is at ease. John.

[@TomGur147]

Always loved this movie. I have no issues with the 4k. I think I own it 3 times over with blu ray/steelbook and now the 4k. I've been waiting for the kill Bill 4k for a while now. Not sure if it'll ever appear.

[@moviecollector5920]

I haven't seen the Kill Bill films Tom but I'd like to now. I expect I'll get through all the Tarantino films, particular if they all appear as UHD discs. John.

[@davidspence5567]

I think im right in saying Tarantino isn't a fan of 4k and doesn't Supervise any of his transfers.

[@moviecollector5920]

I think you're the second comment to tell me that David. I wonder if he'd prefer us all to have 35mm prints instead. John.

[@loftlegacy]

Aka the fire hazard of storing nitrate film! A silly, enjoyable grown up romp through WW2 without brushing over the evil of events. Kind regards, Dave

[@moviecollector5920]

Yes Dave, better keep all that nitrate in an outside shed or something similar. There is still plenty of it about but most people don't know anything of the dangers and how it invalidates buildings and contents insurance. John.

[@loftlegacy]

@@moviecollector5920 my dad said when he was a lad in the 50’s, his local cinema in Rishton, Lancs had all the old film dumped in the back yard as their turn was the end of the film’s mrun (he said the picture quality was awful). He said “I’m sure someone said it was a fire hazard” 🤔

[@moviecollector5920]

@@loftlegacy I think your father might have been meaning that the prints were scratched to bits by the time his cinema got them because nitrate prints tended to be as sharp as tack and generally beautiful. Just don't ever put a match to them otherwise you risk a remake of Gone With The Wind. John.

[@craigosterberg5045]

Great film. Thanks John.

[@moviecollector5920]

You're welcome Craig and thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. John.

[@whysoblutube]

Thanks for the “Splice Here” recommendation. I rented it via the Apple Store on digital HD.

[@moviecollector5920]

I hope you liked it as much as I, or if you haven't seen it yet, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. John.

[@whysoblutube]

@@moviecollector5920 I watched it last night and it was excellent. I like how it focused on Australia and how it incorporated film and formats into their everyday life. Then the second part focused on the American trailblazers like Douglas Trumbull and Quentin Tarantino. Rob Murphy was definitely working on this documentary for many years since a lot of the featured participants are no longer with us. Again, thanks for the recommendation! 🎟️📽️🎞️🎬🎥

[@timothymathetes]

I'm not much of a Terentino fan but I like this film, and Django Unchained. I also saw The Hateful 8, but I couldn't finish it. The since where Samuel Jackson assaulted the guy in the snow was too disgusting for me.

[@moviecollector5920]

That was my big problem with The Hateful Eight. Someone has a sick sense of humour to dream that filth up. But now that I know it's there I can probably get past it just like I did the revolting scene in Pulp Fiction when I finally took a second look at the film a while back for review on here. John.

[@timothymathetes]

@moviecollector5920 Understood. I don't think I will be going back to that film, though. Once is enough for me. I did notice that it looked a lot like a Sergio Leone film, especially the beginning. It was probably shot in 70m. It was the look of it all that got me interested in the first place.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@timothymathetes Yes, The Hateful Eight was shot Ultra Panavision 65mm for 70mm release prints. The extra 5mm was for the sound stripes until DTS was adopted which then meant the 5mm was for nothing other than so the 70mm would still run through the projector. If you do ever look at The Hateful Eight again the opening has the 'Cinerama' logo on it. Historic.

[@timothymathetes]

@moviecollector5920 now that you mentioned it, I think I remember seeing that logo..yeah.

[@blurayffan66]

Jackie Brown is an absolute must watch- I think you will like it as it has a great cast and story and it is not so violent. Brilliant performance by Robert Forster. In my Top 3 Tarantino films for sure and hope it get's a 4K release soon. Enjoyed Inglorious Basterds but thought the violence was a little OTT and absolutely did not like Brad Pitt's character- specifically his drawl/accent..irritating! Just my 2 cents....

[@moviecollector5920]

Both the Kill Bill films and Jackie Brown are apparently getting the UHD home video disc treatment soon. As for Brad Pitt's character in Inglourious Basterds, he's supposed to be the comic relief. If he'd have played it seriously the violence would have been horrible. I though the ending was perfect. I knew it was about to cut to black and it didn't disappoint. John.

[@blurayffan66]

@@moviecollector5920 Delighted to hear Jackie Brown coming soon to 4K. The Kill Bills were my least favourite Tarantino films...but perhaps I need to give them a 2nd chance.

[@blurayffan66]

@@moviecollector5920 ...can you tell me where you heard the Kill Bills and Jackie Brown may be coming to 4K please?...

[@moviecollector5920]

@@blurayffan66 cityonfire.com/lionsgate-to-work-directly-with-quentin-tarantino-for-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-versions-of-kill-bill-and-jackie-brown/

[@blurayffan66]

@@moviecollector5920 Thank you very much- but noticed this was published May 2023..?

[@cheekster777]

Thank you John.

[@moviecollector5920]

Well, what a surprise!

[@cheekster777]

@@moviecollector5920 😊

[@spaceodds1985]

Terrible film. Only worth seeing IMO due to the performances of Waltz and Fassbender.

[@moviecollector5920]

I think you'll find Tarantino films are a bit like a rash... they grow on you! I wouldn't have liked it until recently but now I get it. John.

[@spaceodds1985]

I’ve seen all his film. IMO His first three features are phenomenal, but from Kill Bill all the way through to Hateful Eight it’s all just self indulgent pap. Only with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood did the director started to come back to form for me… by actually doing something different.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@spaceodds1985 He is living a dream though. He loved all types of films when he was young and he's got a bit older and been allowed to make his own versions of the types of films he loved. It's an amazing story in itself. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is the best of his I've seen so far, no doubt about that. But I did love that beautiful cinema in Inglourious Basterds. John.

[@danielwalters2045]

If splice here was only released in America ? How come you got the physical copy in your home town of England ?

[@moviecollector5920]

I had a copy sent to Clark Teddles in Oz who kindly sent it on to me. I really did think the Americas got a Blu-ray release so it was only after I'd recorded the video and checked Rob's news update from months ago that I realized I'd got it wrong and it was streaming only. Sorry about that. John.

[@domcoke]

I think it's a massive assumption to say that this was cut and finished on film - I don't think it was. If it was, then they would've scanned the cut negative for the 4K. The fact that it's an upscale strongly implies that the original negative was scanned at 2K, edited on a non-linear system [probably Avid], and then finished digitally in 2k, with a 2k grade. Then output back to film for 35mm release. I think that every film of Tarantino's post 2000 has been done this way. Which somewhat undermines his bullshit 35mm purism. I think if you were to have a version of this film that was cut and finished on film, that was scanned from the original cut negative in 4K, and compare them side by side, you'd see the difference. For example, Pulp Fiction's 4K is superior to this - and that's because it was scanned in 4K from the original cut negative. There is no comparison.

[@moviecollector5920]

I can't remember now domcoke but I think I looked up how it was done. To know why Pulp Fiction looks better would necessitate finding out the negative stocks used for each production because that has the biggest bearing on the quality of the end product. John.

[@domcoke]

@@moviecollector5920 It was finished using a digital intermediate. And they wouldn't have scanned the negative in at 4k, to then finish at 2k. So it would've been scanned in at 2k. So 2k is its inherent resolution. My point is, that without the equivalent 4k scanned from a cut negative to compare it with is the reason why you think it looks good. If you had that to compare, you'd be saying that the 2k version looks inferior.

[@moviecollector5920]

@@domcoke I was only just thinking about this this morning and there were many films finished on film that only got a 2K cine to video transfer at the time. While I can't recall the exact details of Inglourious Basterds this was not an unusual practice when this film was made. Remember that the world was being prepared for the big downgrade at the time and therefore lower quality imagery in cinemas was de rigeur so that the remaining cinema going audience would think 'digital' cinema was at least as good by the time everyone had it inflicted on them. I think what you're saying is that the 2K transfer would not have been used for this 4K disc but it certainly looks like it was. A 4K transfer would have undoubtedly been preferable to but tell the difference we'd probably have to have a pair of ten foot wide screens projecting each side by side. Our home screens are simply too small to discern a difference most of the time. If you can find definite information about all of this one way or the other please let me know because we're both just putting our own thinking to it at this point. I'm pretty sure I looked it up but I'd have to do all that again and I'm just too busy to spend any more time on it right now. John.

[@wernerherzog3502]

John, "nothing has ever been made that is entirely perfect" ! ? ! ?, are you forgetting something truly astonishing from 1985 ! ?.

[@moviecollector5920]

Oh yes, Ms Hickey. Quite correct, but I was talking about films rather than babes. John.