The Terminator 4K UHD Blu-ray Review

[@LILGHETTI]

This is the only cameron 4k Steelbook I bought, it genuinely seems like a good upgrade. Great picture and decent audio

[@DogmaFight]

First-time viewer here. I absolutely loved your intro! Really put me in a happy mood and excited to listen to some movie talk.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@HannahEverett-r8v]

Congrats on the new Warner Bros relationship, Andrew! Can't wait to have you start reviewing their films now, too!

[@newsbender]

Why does he need a "relationship" with Warner to review their films? Just buy the disc and do it. Sounds iffy to me if he has to be affiliated with them somehow. Edit: as I suspected, he spends this entire "review" gushing about this release and doesn't mention its inherent problems once.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

@newsbender I have been buying and reviewing their discs for many years now. To be able to have a studio send me advance copies in order for me to review them is a huge honor usually only bestowed to much larger channels than mine. I've worked hard to get to where I am now. My opinion is my own and my thoughts on a release doesn't change whether I purchase a disc or if it's sent to me. If your opinion differs, that's cool. I appreciate you watching and taking time to comment.

[@bassage13]

You may be unbiased, I don't know. But most people will assume that anyone who gets free products is never going to tell the truth, because they like getting free stuff. Maybe you are not the kind of person that would do that, but most people will assume you are because there are so many out there that do.

[@huskers1278]

What are the flaws?? ​@@newsbender

[@newsbender]

@@huskers1278 Well they used AI to artificially sharpen and add detail to an old master, so all the inherent flaws that come with that process. There are some honest reviews on this platform if you look for them.

[@mellowfellow-h8r]

I wonder why the audio commentary that Lance Henriksen recorded years ago, has still not been put to disc.

[@Slasher_Films_Fanatic]

Thank God!!! I thought it was gonna be another AI wax presentation presented by Cameron! Great review as always!

[@karlietimball9668]

Great review very nice and the old trusty orange popcorn bucket is a must. Very Cool Mr Cavanaugh

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Thanks so much! Yeah, I figured it was time to bring back the old popcorn bowl hahaha

[@_theloremaster]

YES! I am so glad it's a good transfer! congrats on the WB news!

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Yes! Thank you so much! It's a huge honor to get their films in advance and be able to review them ahead of release.

[@chrisnightingale5529]

There have been lots of terminator 4k reviews coming along but this is the one I have been waiting for. Many thanks!,

[@nswms992000]

This was the film that put James Cameron on the map, so I'm glad that Cameron and the folks at WB gave the transfer the TLC it deserved.

[@LordDementus1987]

It should have been released years ago through somebody like Arrow or Shout Factory.

[@peterm.4355]

Warner has nothing to do with it, the AI 4K upscale was done by Park Road, just like the rest Cameron 4Ks.

[@nswms992000]

@@peterm.4355 Park Road or not, I'm just glad that the transfer looks as good as it did.

[@TheMarrowMan]

I was 8 in 1984 when I saw this for the first time. it blew my mind then and still does now.

[@mattcavanough]

Thanka, great video. Hi from a different Cavanough. 😁

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Hello there! Thanks so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@makinbiscuits]

Although I would prefer they did an actual new 4k restoration vs the 2k AI upscale they did I will admit their AI process is improving and learning a lot. I'm curious too if there's actual film grain left in tact or if they scrubbed it then digitally re added it.

[@RobertK1993]

It is native 4k it was shot on 35mm film

[@Tidbitkid]

​@@RobertK1993This disc source is not 4K and is upscaled not native 4K. This aligns with a decade old 2K scan that was used for the remastered Blu-ray so is perhaps from the same scan source.

[@LordDementus1987]

I thought it was worth getting. Comparing back and forth between the previous 2015 Blu-ray I have - you have the mono audio track again. The 2015 Blu-ray to me (based off the 2013 remaster) was incredibly cyan-biased on many shots. The 4K seems like they aimed for more neutral color timing. And yeah there's a few shots that are obvious green screen but these were also obvious on the Blu-rays too. I really didn't even notice the DNR which tells me it wasn't overpowering. Overall, it's worth getting imo.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

I couldn't agree more. The older blu-ray is definitely tinted heavily and I didn't see that nearly as much in this new remaster.

[@Tidbitkid]

You know the film stock used was to enhance the cyan bias on purpose when it was originally intended as it was a signature look for this film and many film in the 80s. Especially early Cameron films have this same Cyan look or at least originally did.

[@brianc6196]

Kudos on forging a relationship with WB and what an awesome 🎁 to receive from them! Another comprehensive and in depth analysis on a classic, epic scifi (horror) movie that has stood the test of time, even if today's world is catching up with it! Take care and have a great weekend!🙌

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words and you watching.

[@willworld3007]

O wow a new intro inhave seen any of videos forever and am getting no notifications 😢😢😢

[@adamATOM3]

Nice review. I’m very excited for this one. Awesome WB has a relationship with you now. Congratulations!

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Thank you! Yeah, for them to trust me enough to send me advance copies is a huge honor. I hope this continues on for a long time.

[@nathanpettigrew3132]

The way you give details on the new 4K is amazing. I can't wait to get it thank you for this

[@CavanaughsCorner]

My pleasure! Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.

[@BILLTHORPE]

Does it have the original sound effects from the vhs

[@LordDementus1987]

It does contain the original mono audio track. I believe the primary audio track is Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Atmos. The secondary track is DTS-HD MA 2.0 (original mono).

[@steven2640]

Watched it last night. Looks incredible and a step up from the already stellar 2013 MGM remaster. Now if they would fix the botched wax-like T2 we would be in business.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

I totally agree. It's a big upgrade. We can only hope for a redo of T2. That film deserves a much better treatment compared to what it got a few years back.

[@robertkirkpatrick3092]

I watched it yesterday. Everything that happens in the future happens about now. I want Arrow or Shout Factory even to get T2 and give it the love it deserves!

[@leninfranco9328]

Im glad that they added the original mono audio.I was very happy with it and now i can get rid of the DVD and blue ray.

[@devolutionary]

Awesome that this release wasn't tainted by the AI/Wax machine; shame about no new special features though. Great review Andrew and happy to see you back on the review wagon again!

[@Tidbitkid]

This is a upscaled source used for this 4K and has gone through processes to give artificial detail.

[@mataiguana5]

Now that you are close to WB, any news on a remaster of Under Siege? Really dig that one.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Well, I'm not that close with them hahaha. I'd love to see that movie make it to 4K at some point too. It's long overdue for a remaster.

[@alexdas2000]

@@CavanaughsCornerarrow video next year

[@williamdriver1959]

James Cameron had nothing to do with t2. Studio canal did that and used the 3d print by mistake.

[@petrasixz4306]

I hear they plan to release a more perfected T2 4K release later on to correct that Studio Canal 3D mistake.

[@williamdriver1959]

@ I hope so. I will be surprised if they do.

[@NyangoStarAmerica]

Wow that's a big mistake

[@LordDementus1987]

Regardless, I hope that James Cameron himself or some third party decides to remaster that one.

[@williamdriver1959]

@ I hope so to but a lot of people don’t like his other 3 releases. It seems like everyone likes titanic and the terminator. Not sure how much he had to do with the transfers.

[@RobertK1993]

It's a pity it's movie studios keep forgetting to put 1080p Blu-ray into the case of a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray really cheap

[@hblanche]

I personally couldn't stand Aliens, The Abyss and especially True Lies. So I was waiting until the first reviews before I spent any money on The Terminator. I am delighted to hear the good news. Perhaps they learned their lesson from the negative feedback from those earlier releases.

[@LordDementus1987]

The Abyss was actually not bad but it is the usual Cameron cyan-bias and yes some shots look scrubbed. Aliens I would say stick with the original Blu-ray and True Lies get the Spanish bootleg.

[@williamdriver1959]

@@LordDementus1987 the Spanish bootleg looks worse.

[@footballer010]

What element in the movie is becoming real? Time travel? Killing cyborgs?

[@willworld3007]

Gremlins is the worst 4k transfer i have ever seen lol 🤣🤣😆

[@domcoke]

All these videos published, and you still can't get your audio levels correct without distorting.

[@CavanaughsCorner]

I am working on getting some higher quality microphones and doing some proper audio editing. Thank you for watching and your feedback!

[@domcoke]

@@CavanaughsCorner it's undoubtedly nothing to do with the quality of the microphones, or the editing - but that your levels are too high when you're recording

[@bman6285]

Scream factory ceo explained how films are remastered they always use dnr to clean up the film grain there is dnr and dnr abuse which abuse is getting rid of film grain and dnr is just cleaning it up to be watchable previous blu ray didn't use dnr which no blu ray does and it was hard to watch with the film grain which they fixed on the new 4k blu ray

[@LordDementus1987]

It's surprising that Cameron overuses DNR though as the film stocks he shoots on are specifically designed to reduce the amount of grain and give a cleaner picture.

[@peterm.4355]

You noticed details exaggerated / (re)created by AI upscailing? Who would have guessed!

[@GEOFFYCOLLECTION]

Terminator movies have been the biggest problem for the transfers honestly everything else the abyss aliens Titanic all beautiful 4K transfers with incredible sound Really looking forward to this one as well as Terminator 2 hopefully soon

[@TheDanonon]

It's not a 4k scan, it's an upscale of the previous edition coming out on bluray. This edition is an absolute hack and does not deserve to be in a terminator fan's possession.

[@birgirivarsson]

Only for rent ? I cant buy it.

[@frommatorav1]

It's available November 19th.

[@branscombe_]

the slipcover looks better than steelbook iMO

[@robertwilson9528]

I think both are cool

[@crow1994-bl]

You don't have a clue.

[@LukeLovesRose]

I'll take the fake Terminator head in this low-budget masterpiece over that ridiculous head for Ash when Ripley disconnects him in Alien

[@CavanaughsCorner]

Hahahaha yeah Ash's head in Alien is a much rougher looking effect. That was 5 years before The Terminator and the rest of Alien is so incredible I just kinda give it a pass.