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The annual Top 10 4K UHDs: 2025
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc. The criteria required the source to be mastered in 4K or higher and nothing less. No upconversion from 2K to 4K on this list. A big surprise, most of the top 4K discs were originally captured on 65mm or 35mm film stock. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment just edged out Universal Pictures with the most 4K titles in our Top 10 and honorable mentions. While Arrow Video,
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 2217 min read
Arrow’s 4K UHD remaster of the visionary ‘Dark City’ is one of the year’s best releases
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Ian Richardson is Mr. Book, leader of The Strangers, a subterranean sect that controls the city with...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 27, 20256 min read
Prepare yourself for the latest film with “Jurassic Park – 4K Trilogy Steelbook Collection”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) shows his guests an infant Velociraptor. (2) The...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 19, 20257 min read
Original ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ has its moments in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Becky Driscoll (Dana Wynter), left, Jack Belicec (King Donovan), Teddy Belicec (Carolyn Jones) and...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 2, 20244 min read
Finally in 4K – “The Abyss: Ultimate Collector’s Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ed Harris play an estranged couple, Dr. Lindsey Brigman and Virgil...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20244 min read
It’s viewer’s choice: “Aliens: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” or earlier editions
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley the sole survivor from The Nostromo. During the mission to LV-426, she becomes the surrogate mother to Newt played by Carrie Henn. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Lightstorm Entertainment/20th Century Studios - Click for Amazon purchase “ALIENS: ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & Digital copy; 1986; R for violence and profanity; Digital v
Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 20246 min read
Done up in 4K Ultra HD, ‘Swamp Thing’ is f-u-n with a capital ‘F’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Move over, Jean Cocteau: Adrienne Barbeau is government agent Alice Cable and stuntman Dick Durock...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 28, 20234 min read
“Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary Edition” lands onto 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS MSNBC producer/reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni) holds onto her father Jason Lerner (Maximilian...
Bill Kelley III
May 1, 20237 min read
Paramount celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Mimi Leder’s “Deep Impact” – 4K Ultra HD – 5/2
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER GETTING a 4K/HDR release last year on digital platforms Mimi Leder’s disaster epic “DEEP IMPACT” arrives on a 4K Ultra...
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Top 10: 4K UHDs of 2022
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR FRAME SHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 202319 min read
There is no crime; there’s only the game – “Rollerball” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) James Caan plays No. 6 Rollerball superstar Jonathan E., Houston team captain, during a game...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 5, 20226 min read
Soaring onto 4K UHD - “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 40th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) 10-year-old Elliott (Henry Thomas) says goodbye to E.T. (2) Elliott, his six-year-old sister...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 23, 20227 min read
UPDATED: Together against the enemy – “War of the Worlds” on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tom Cruise stars as divorced father Ray Ferrier and his 10-year-old daughter Rachel played...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Best version yet – “Event Horizon” 25th Anniversary Edition Steelbook
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) of the Lewis & Clark discovers the Event Horizon’s gravity drive...
Mike Reynolds
Sep 20, 20225 min read
Arrow Video hits the mark with 4K restoration of Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Bruce Willis is James Cole, a prisoner in 2035 who is “volunteered” to be sent back in time to find...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 12, 20224 min read
For a heart-pounding vacation, visit “Kong: Skull Island”
UPDATED 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The tale takes place during the turbulent 1970s, as a team of U.S. Army helicopters...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 3, 20195 min read
New Ultra 4K gives “Alien: 40th Anniversary Edition” extra punch!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Terror. The Violence. The Alien. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) “ALIEN: 40th...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 26, 20196 min read
Score another hit for Spielberg with “Ready Player One”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) hopes to win the OASIS three Easter egg challenge set up by the late...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 22, 20185 min read
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