Raging Bull 4K UHD Blu-ray Review | The BEST Criterion 4K Blu-ray Yet!

[@hong_kong_phooey]

Really loved the call outs to the technical people who worked on the transfer. Unsung hero’s of the market.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

Indeed, this 4K U.H.D. edition of Raging Bull is a MUST-OWN title...but I would argue that Criterion's 4K U.H.D. edition of Uncut Gems is the best 4K U.H.D. from Criterion. Still, thank you for cheerleading for Physical Media and for the Criterion Collection.

[@hdmoviesource]

Definately their best, Criterion has done an excellent job here. Must buy on 4K!

[@kevinschmitt4050]

So awesome to hear this on a Black and White film. Gives me hope that Night of the Living Dead will be a worthy upgrade

[@aaronclick6388]

Unfortunately, it appears that the Criterion 4K release of Night of the Living Dead will not have any HDR. It should still look very good, though!

[@robomnemonic3751]

Sadly it won't have any HDR

[@aaronclick6388]

@@WhirlingMusic, I don’t know.

[@cadco1996]

Cool review, I'll be glad to pick this up sometime. Unrelated, would you consider making an intro/tutorial to physical movie collection? It's probably unnecessary for most of your audience, but as a new collector, it's been difficult to read blu-ray reviews and understand all of the technical terms. Transfers, negatives, compression, HDR, etc. is all important but present a learning curve for people who are new to this.

[@JeffRauseo]

Good idea! I can do that.

[@UnitedRedDevil13]

Random thought or question but…mostly i get rid of old blu rays and dvds as i get the 4K but interestingly, some new releases are missing old special features or are bare bones. I.e. the lord of the rings compared to the old blu ray extended set. It would be interesting to know if there are certain blu ray releases you’ve held onto yourself because those features are missing on the 4K releases. Or maybe you don’t care and it’s just us mega geeks. Haha. Anyway. Idea for future content and maybe good to know.

[@DP12321]

@@UnitedRedDevil13 Plus some 4Ks are worse than the Blu-rays, like Terminator 2.

[@hughjass846]

Raging Bull was the first dvd I bought when I got the media remote for my og xbox. Probably DeNiro's finest performance.

[@varungk3388]

I dream of owning a 4k TV some day, a 4k Blu-ray player and play this disk of my favourite movie of all time 👍

[@SamLovesMovies25]

I had pre-ordered this disc as soon as the sale started, and when it came in I just had to pop it in the player to check out how the 4K looks. And WOW, yeah I agree, it is absolutely STUNNING!

[@josephagundez5336]

I was on Amazon and saw that John Carpenter's The Fog from 1980 is getting a 4K release in September. It's getting HDR and Dolby Atmos upgrade and the steel book art looks gorgeous, I hit pre-order immediately.

[@bhusar1]

Yes. My favorite of the year. One of the things I am happy about is the fact that it includes the original 2.0 1980 stereo surround track. The 5.1 that was done in 2005 had too much reverb. The 2.0 is a much better mix and if you have a system that decodes the surround in a 2.0, it sounds incredible. The way I first heard it. Great review.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

still wish it had the 5.1 mix as an option

[@chitown1782]

My favorite Martin Scorsese film!

[@unityoc]

Loving the new intro 👍

[@TheIceMan23]

I'm glad Scorsese takes restoration of his films in 4k seriously unlike other big name directors

[@shanerollins3736]

Speaking of Scorsese, you should pick up the 4Ks of After Hours and Mean Streets during the next sale. Two of the best discs out there.

[@stephenmanley4097]

I have pre ordered mine in the UK, it's due around the 17th August. Good review as always looking forward to getting my copy.

[@jimcameron1234]

Barry Lyndon still is the 4K 1080p BR reference period

[@spaceodds1985]

Great disc for a great film. One of the few I imported.

[@Basicmango]

Here's hoping Irishman gets the 4K treatment

[@steverok67]

Hey man, just wanted to say I enjoy your channel, and I agree that Raging Bull in 4K is a great release and a prized entry on my movie shelf.

[@cheekster777]

HD Movie Source *RULE!* 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ricanman85]

I’m pretty happy I picked this up, 4K HDR has brought new life to black and white movies 8 was watching Some Like it Hot the other day and it just looked amazing

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

Very excited to see this

[@MetrovartaVarta]

Got my copy the other day. Looks and sounds amazing. Haven’t seen the movie in thirty years. Still a classic.

[@viningscircle]

I recall seeing a matinee showing of Raging Bull, after traveling a good distance on my bike to the only theater near enough to check it out. I was about 15, and I worried that I would be denied entry to the showing, being R rated. So I bought a ticket to a PG film, Hardly Working, some goofy comedy vehicle for Jerry Lewis, and after getting the ticket, snuck into the the Raging Bull showing. Great experience. Such a raw, intense drama, and DeNiro's performance is phenomenal.

[@miketroncoso8622]

I save up all year for this sale at barnes and noble. I hope everyone supports them over amazon because without B&N Amazon has no reason to lower prices on criterion in months of july and November. Other titles i picked up during sale; The Beatles a Hard Days night 4k, Okja 4k,Raging Bull4k,Double indemnity 4k, Tales of Hoffman, Walker, Shaft 4k, Sullivans Travels, Lady Eve, I married A Witch, Pink Flamingos

[@Alexj_movieguy]

I haven’t bought this 4k BluRay yet but I have seen a 35mm print of the film earlier this year! From what I remember, the print looked phenomenal but there are always innate film print elements to them that are lost when transferred to home video. Can’t wait to watch this 4k!

[@robomnemonic3751]

A 4k uhd is way better than a 35mm release print, especially if it is mastered from the the original negative

[@Alexj_movieguy]

@@robomnemonic3751 I don’t disagree! When I said “lost”, I meant to say “removed”, because you get those vertical lines and those burn like circles that pop up during a print run. Don’t see those on good home releases of dvd, Blu-ray or 4k! But seeing a good print of a good film is a fun time! I frequent seeing film prints more often now (more so than DCPs).

[@robomnemonic3751]

@@Alexj_movieguy I see. Got it :)

[@j.m.4858]

I love seeing them breathe new life into these classic movies... very cool. Great video as always.

[@mr.anderson983]

I have to agree, I picked this one up also and it does look amazing! I've been watching a while but just started leaving comments....Keep up the good work!

[@Gothic55]

Great review. I Romberg my father reviewing this film in Germany where he was serving in the British Army. He had a spot on British Forces radio and was supplied with print in local Forces Cinema. He loved it and would have appreciated this Criterion release.

[@vinvanveen]

Totally agree with you on all counts! This looks excellent -- and yeah, B&W films generally do on 4k.

[@travingalloverthemap8375]

I just heard that there is going to be a 4K release of the original Night of the Living Dead .I hope you do a review on that too when it gets released. From the Criterion Collection.

[@Earthtime3978]

Yeah and it wasn’t too long ago that criterion put out a blu ray special edition of NOTLD that was a “4K scan” and now they want you to buy an official 4K release. I’m a big fan of the original so I’ll probably get it but this is bullshit. Criterion has foisted their double dipping game on consumers one too many times.

[@tordb]

Thanks for making it easy to watch your KZbin channel by creating so much content that kicks @ss!

[@thegrimelite]

Nice new intro man! Keep it up 🙌💪

[@janboltze9553]

According to the IMDb, Thelma Schoonmaker said in an interview that her name has to be pronounced like "Skoonmaker" and not "Shoonmaker" ;)

[@johnricciardelli9579]

My only hesitation is on the audio. Hearing the DTS-HD 5.0 really enhanced the experience.

[@shanerollins3736]

The 2.0 is way better though. I wonder why the native three-track couldn’t be encoded as 3.0.

[@rockutron9000]

I recently picked it up for $24.99. Haven't watched it yet but I'm hyped.

[@Benjimikey]

I'm looking forward to Heat 4k also

[@CoinOpTV]

classic Marty flick!

[@444chroma]

Is this De Niro's magnum opus? I think so Glad you reviewed this and recgonize B&W films can be standouts on the 4k format Jeff.

[@Gobzer5526]

Very happy I picked this up recently! Haven't watched it yet but definitely looking forward to it. Also, COMPLETELY unrelated but Hamilton Book has The Final Countdown 4K on sale for $25 right now. I've been waiting for a price drop on that one for a while as it's currently $38 on AMZ

[@enriquecabada8841]

criterion nailed this Scorsese classic they should have realesed this before citizen cane like you i disliked the packaging sooner or later they will probably release seven samurai in 4k l hope it turns out just as good

[@grkdude405]

Citizen Kane is as great as they get, glad it was their big announcement. I can’t wait to pick up Raging Bull, and would LOVE to see seven Samirai on 4k

[@timecapsule5604]

I purchased this on day of release at B&N and 100% agree great transfer the best it has ever looked I still own the classic criterion cav laserdisc too

[@thedarkknightish]

Jeff I'd happily order this from the US but I'm wondering if the blu ray is region free? I know the 4k disc would be but unsure about the blu ray. It's not available it appears to order in UK and Ireland

[@raymondhall8629]

Many thanks for information regards this move I will buy this one for my collection

[@craigosterberg5045]

Thanks for the video review

[@kennybacchus1488]

Raging. Bull 4k. UHD. Blu-ray review the best. Criterion 4k. Blu-ray. Yet

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

Idk, Shaft was pretty dang good lookin/sounding. This was good though. I am curious why the 5.1 sound mix wasn't carried over from the Fox/MGM releases too though...

[@shanerollins3736]

Probably because Scorsese neither worked on it nor liked it.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

@@shanerollins3736 maybe, though he did the one for Taxi Driver so Idk why he wouldn't do the remaster for Raging Bull too...feels like an oversight

[@martin..3700]

Hope this is out in the UK too!

[@skyeslaton3435]

I would love to see taxi driver get a criterion 4k release

[@ANNussbaum13]

Less then 2 minutes in. And ordering it now.

[@maxgallivan8068]

Do they mention the best way to tune the audio if you are not using a receiver? Using the Vizio Elevate 'Atmls' system

[@shawnmyers1880]

Do they have any plans for it’s a mad mad mad world

[@shanerollins3736]

Honestly all the Ultra-Panavision movies need to be redone. Ben-Hur and IAMMMMW are awesome, and the rest range from good to awful to not even on Blu-ray. It’s a shame.

[@Revolver1981]

You gave us the wrong Amazon link. You gave us a link to Klute.

[@mikeamizzle]

Yamaha receivers just have the newer Dolby Surround upmixer from my experience. Is this what they are recommending should be enabled if you don’t have a pro logic II upmixer?

[@dr.pakadoc717]

I love 4K. However, I have had a problem with 4K discs stopping and pixelization, even with new discs. I’ve even tried different players. Anyone with insight? This needs to be addressed.

[@shanerollins3736]

I have been trying to figure that out too. 4K discs are like hair-triggered bombs, and they just randomly stop working. That’s the only real downside to the format.

[@AsifKhan-oo2sr]

I'm in the UK and really want to get this but the back cover says region A. I thought that 4ks are region free so is that just talking about the blu ray copy or have they region locked the 4k copy as well? Would really like to know so that I can potentially order it? Thanks./

[@film_thomsen]

The 4k is region free, the blu-ray is region A locked unfortunately

[@AsifKhan-oo2sr]

@@film_thomsen thanks for letting me know. I’m more interested in the 4K so will probably go ahead now. Thanks./

[@cheekster777]

Thanks Jeff.

[@kiellieferickson5506]

I accidentally bought the blu-ray version..now I can’t exchange it for the 4K version…😡

[@petecap4382]

looks amazing just like universal Monsters box set and Vertigo and psycho you are dean on love vids

[@Earthtime3978]

And now Criterion is pulling their double dipping bullshit again (as I had told you) with an Oct 4 2022 4K release of Night of the Living Dead. It was only awhile back that they released their blu ray version that was “4K scanned”. You did an entire video about companies pulling this crap but made a point of telling me that the films I mentioned were “only during the evolution of the different formats.” Not accurate.

[@billcrampton4476]

My wallet hurts

[@Chrisicola]

Exactly.

[@cvmo666]

Can I play this disc on ps5 ???

[@shanerollins3736]

My guess would be yess. I actually don’t own a PS5. However, I’ve heard rumors that PS5s are not capable of displaying Dolby Vision, which means you’d only be capable of playing the film in HDR. Also, some players are rumored to have trouble playing triple layered BD-100 discs, which most if not all Criterion 4Ks are. I’m not sure if the PS5 is one of those players.

[@prayerposition1]

I’ve honestly stopped collecting Criterion in favor of Kino. Their releases are imo the best out there. Not only in terms of picture quality but the actual titles they put out. Also like their packaging better.

[@goodprick87]

But they don’t use HDR…

[@prayerposition1]

@@goodprick87 on some releases they don’t. However some releases have HDR. They still look great imo.

[@shanerollins3736]

HDR/DV is not a dealbreaker for me. They didn’t have HDR and DV 50, 60, 70 years ago, when these movies were first made, so it’s not a dire necessity for me now.

[@vinnie1135]

"HD Movie Source" Criterion Raging Bull 4k uhd is $60.00 & Amazon is $24.99!

[@ae86takumi]

No slipcover:/

[@TheHandsomeman]

"Why is it the Best"? Because the colours pop?😃

[@JA-jj6jx]

do a doctor strange 2 4k review please

[@robomnemonic3751]

unfortunately the upcoming 1968 night of the living dead from criterion won't have any HDR

[@gabrielmartinez600]

Vibes

[@ricogomez4020]

It looked good but not great for a B&W. PSYCHO and SOME LIKE IT HOT B&W looks way better.

[@ethanedwards7557]

I would have liked this video but it’s on 666 likes and I don’t want to be the one to ruin it. 😈

[@trevortimmermans6457]

Would you adopt me?

[@shanerollins3736]

You gotta get in line behind us bro. We all want a spot in his house.

[@GA-1st]

It's SKOONMAKER. You have me sold, Jeff! I just ordered it! "Raging Bull" is a masterpiece. It deserves the accolades. I saw it when it was released, and several times afterwards. But not in the last 20 years. That all being said, in SOME ways it's reminiscent of my "Citizen Kane" experience. Great movie, wonderful, bravura filmmaking - but it left me cold! And even after repeated viewings, that hasn't changed all that much. I WANTED to be moved by the story, but it just didn't register. The protagonist is so despicable, that it was difficult to relate to him in any way. And I'm a boxing fan! Oh, and yes, I know its themes are NOT confined to boxing. My point is that it wasn't the subject matter per se that turned me off to it. Anyway, that's my honest review. But heck, I'm still ordering the damn disc, so get off my back! LOL!