INTERSTELLAR 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
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- čas přidán 24. 09. 2021
- Review of Christopher Nolan's 2014 science fiction visual masterpiece Interstellar on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc. Also covers the genuine IMAX release as screened at the BFI IMAX, Waterloo.
Clark Teddles review of the 4K of Close Encounters of the Third Kind mentioned in this video can be seen here: • Close Encounters Of Th... - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Interstellar is for me, the greatest cinema experience that I've ever had. The visuals, the biblical soundtrack, the acting, all combined for a moment that I'll remember for a lifetime. In the pantheon of scifi epics, this has to be one of, if not THE best ever made. Cheers.
You're along the same line of thought as me there Red. John.
That biblical soundtrack gives me literal goosebumps every time I listen to it one of the best scores ever Hans Zimmer is a Genius
@@HerkDylanJr And I'd like to get the soundtrack on a double album, gatefold LP. Don't suppose it's out there though. John.
@Kenji Polk Audio I expect that was a video projection and not genuine IMAX when it was shot. There have been a few over the years though namely Superman Returns which was shot genuine IMAX for the 3D sequences. John.
Exactly! Blade Runner 2049 and the most recent Dune are also insane (home) cinema experiences! Interstellar remains one of my all-time favorites
This was the first movie I saw in Imax.. best experience ever. When he leaves Murph and drives off.. that scene made me drop tears.. fantastic scene.
That is something of a heartbreaker. The whole film is gripping though and that's probably largely because we want him to get back to his daughter and that's why the ending has a pay-off. John.
Agreed, watching this in UHD was one of the best home-cinema experiences I had, only topped by 'Baby Driver', which has a special place in my heart because of the soundtrack and movements/cuts being in sync.
I've never seen Baby Driver... but it sound like my sort of thing. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I can highly recommend it. It is mind-bending as the soundtrack was choosen before the script was written, meaning the action on screen follows the music as oppose to the other way round.
Be it movements, doors closing, graffiti on the walls - everything is related to the musics lyrics or beat. You will have to watch it multiple times to notice all the details.
@@NicMediaDesign Funnily enough I sort out the music prior to putting my own documentaries together and for the openings and closings of each one I cut the images to the beat. The greatest film makers must all use this method (snort!). John.
If you like Interstellar, you'll hate Baby Driver. Hahah, jk not necessarily, but yeah I hated Baby Driver. If it ends up being a waste of your time, at least you can say I tried to warn you.
@@JacobFrey I have visions of the baby from Roger Rabbit driving an original Mini so I hope I'm wrong!
I get goosebumps every time I listen to the score of Interstellar
Recorded in the church at Temple in central London. They literally pulled out all the stops for this one. John.
If I could actually nail one down, Interstellar would easily be in my all time top 10.
It's an astonishingly brilliant film and it looks and sounds superb, great review as always....👍
Judging by the comments on here Andy, I think a lot of people feel a similar way. John.
Absolutely love these videos John. The insight that you bring to your reviews makes these essential viewing. I think that in terms of physical media film reviews your channel is the best currently on CZcams. Thanks to you I've started to watch young Clarks videos to. Many thanks and keep up the excellent work. Much appreciated.
Thank you Marc. Clark's a very nice young chap. He'd been doing a few things on CZcams for a couple of years but lacked a bit of direction. I think he's getting it now so in the future we may have a top-notch film reviewer on our hands there. He's really getting into these 4K discs now and the differences between each of them. Having a few Super 8 films will help his judgement too but he took that path on his own with no prompting from me.
John.
Another great video. Keep up the GREAT WORK!!! This has become one of my most favorite channels on CZcams.
Thank you Spartan. John.
Hi John great review again. Thanks for explaining the end as like Tenet & 2001 it does require a few viewings to appreciate & understand the film.The music is glorious especially the organ music build up at the end.
i can't quite believe the response this video has had Mike because I didn't think it would be very popular. It seems that I've struck a chord with a lot of people who appreciate this film similarly to myself. The comments on here have been heartening and often pretty darned wonderful... just like the film. John.
After watching your review a few weeks ago, I decided to revisit the movie for the 1st time since seeing it in IMAX in 2014. I love the 1st 2hrs 20 mins, but that 20 mins ending deflates it for me. Total respect to Nolan for swinging for the fences with his ambition. We need more filmakers like him.
I don't know anyone that has fully understood the ending Mandeep but a few of us have our own theories. Whatever the truth of it, it's such a great looking, mind-bending film that by the time the conclusion comes about I don't care that it doesn't fully make sense. So I agree with you, we need more film makers like Christopher Nolan. John.
"The film is real as it was shot on film which is different to shooting video. Video has been proven to work at the highest level but the film simply requires more skill."
I applaud you for your honesty concerning that matter, John. I also applaud you for doing right by Interstellar, acknowledging it as a visual masterpiece, and reviewing it as such.
Film reviewers, both professional and non-professional, have made a habit of calling Interstellar a poor film and accusing it of cinematic crimes it is not guilty of, such as not possessing internal logic. I believe the film (particularly the ending) was too radical for some viewers.
When I saw Interstellar for the first time in 2014, I saw it in a standard modern theater with digital projection; I nonetheless felt I had just seen a masterpiece and not merely a visual masterpiece but a masterpiece of cinema.
I appreciate your kindness towards other reviewers and for spreading awareness of their channels. I have now seen Clark Teddles review of the 4K of Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a consequence. - Erik
Thank you Erik. I think seeing Interstellar on a big screen of any size will work wonders for it. Our home screens tend to be too small and even if I were to stick it on our ten foot roll down in the living room it still wouldn't quite do it justice. A few feet bigger and I think we'd be almost there though.
Why on earth anyone would criticize this film in such a fashion as you said is a mystery. I wonder if some of it is jealousy because jealousy seems to play a big role in society today. I think Christopher Nolan and everyone involved with Interstellar should be justifiably proud of whatever involvement they had. I hope that in years to come it gains in stature and gets the recognition it deserved from day 1. John Carpenter's The Thing and Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey were slagged off when they first came out so professional critics do get things horribly wrong at times. I don't.... snort!
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I believe you hit the nail on the head there.
Wow, i'm just impressed how you managed to answer every single comment under your review's video, just as impressive, as the review itself, i decided to watch it cuz i thought to try 4k HDR Blu-Ray version of film for the first time in my life, and i'm almost certain now, that's gonna be the most immersive and epic thing i've ever seen. Good Job Movie Collector!
It is amazing to me that video is now so good that it can be projected in the home and look just like a 35mm film print. Not all of them are quite that good but many of them are or come very close. Interstellar is one of the best 4K releases so far but if you haven't seen my recent Top Ten 4K video then you won't be surprised to learn that Interstellar appears in that one too.
John.
As always, amazing in-depth review.
Thanks very much. John.
I remember watching this movie and remembering the music was outstanding as is almost all of Hans Zimmer's scores. Dunkirk was equally impressive with the music that was constantly building creating a tension for the viewer to watch it. One scene in Dunkirk that I always rewind and watch again is the scene of the Spitfire dead stick over the beach with the engine not running. I think that scene alone is just a great example of excellent cinematography that Nolan is known for. This movie however I need to go back and watch again as the first time I watch was only in 1080p. Excellent review John. I really value your opinion here.
Dunkirk is a great film too Stephen. Don't think there will be much of an audience for a review of that one though as the rest of the world doesn't really appreciate that miracle and how it ultimately saved the world. It's a completely different film to Interstellar but I think Interstellar is out of this world in more ways than one and will go down as Christopher Nolan's masterpiece. Time will tell.
John.
Great video John. Once again incredible knowledge. 😃👍
I enjoyed your Jurassic Park reviews Jason. I found the same thing with Jurassic World - a little underwhelming. I have the original 1993 film on Super 8 so I've never purchased it on anything else except the DVD to run the film in synch with the 5.1 sound on the disc. John.
As always, a great video. I was going to suggest having a look at The Thing 4K when you mentioned it! I picked it up a few days ago and it’s the best looking version of the film so far on a home format. I’ve had it on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray! Look forward to the next review.
I might get along to HMV later on next week Ian so The Thing may just come home with me. The trouble is, I could re-write the script verbatim as I know the film so well. John.
John, another great review! Your enthusiasm for film and your technical knowledge is what puts you head and shoulders above the other movie reviewers I follow.
Interstellar is one of my favourite films. As a Sci-Fi, Nolan, Hans Zimmer and 4K enthusiast, it would be hard for me not to fall in love with this film. I think the score for this film is one of the best ever written. It might not be as recognisable as the Jaws “duh-dun”, or Vader’s Imperial March, but I think the score for this film is flawless from start to finish.
I can’t wait for your The Thing review! If you haven’t already got one, grab a copy of the Arrow Video Blu-ray to compare to the new Universal 4K. Arrow Video’s Blu-ray came from a 4K scan and may actually come out on top if Universal haven’t put as much love and care into the 4K release as they ought to have!
Cheers, Alexander
Evening Alexander. Leon at Leon Talks Film has already done a video where he talks about both versions of The Thing (the new 4K and the Arrow Blu-ray) and it's an interesting view. I expect the 4K will look different in here as Leon's using a television which obviously won't be as big a screen as my home cinema but I respect his opinion. In other words Leon says the new release looks better due to HDR. That is going to vary across all our systems. Leon puts the Arrow release on top in terms of special features and packaging and when he shows them side by side it's easy to see why. I might be able to purchase a copy of the 4K this week.
John.
Fantastic Review as always, John! Thank you for mentioning me in the video, it is highly appreciated. I was just looking at some comparisons of the 4K for taxi driver and it looks amazing, deeper blacks and more color. Have a great day John!
I haven't seen Taxi Driver in a long time. Probably not since I saw it on a double-bill with Midnight Express at the Swiss Centre cinema in the West End. It was a gritty looking film as I recall but that may be because my brother had (and still has) the Columbia 400ft Super 8 reel.
Hope some new viewers come your way following this Interstellar review Clark. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I've seen some photos of the taxi driver super 8, looks quite nice. thank you for the mention, I have now reached 400 subscribers which is incredible, I could not have done it without you John, Thank you so much!
@@ClarkTeddles 400 is excellent Clark and well deserved. Just got to ensure you serve them up videos that will entice them all back time after time. Now all will of course but it's something to build on and build on and build on.
@@moviecollector5920I have many, many films on a list to review such as midsommar, taxi driver, stripes, anatomy of a murder, oliver!, phantom thread and many more.
@@ClarkTeddles Perhaps select a few really popular titles too though Clark as they always get a bigger audience. If you can do something different with 2001 A Space Odyssey sometime in the future that may prove to be a break out video. But it does have to be different and informative... plus as professionally made as you can make it so one for down the line a while perhaps. The Thing looks to be more popular than ever now and possibly A Clockwork Orange too.
One of my favorite 4Ks I’ve seen so far! I think you’re right and Tenet might look better, but I really enjoyed it. Definitely happy having it in my collection.
It's a great looking film both from a film lover's standpoint and the clarity of the image. It doesn't get much better... but then he made Tenet! John.
@@moviecollector5920Like I have commented on previous videos, TENET is really a misunderstood masterpiece! Common shooting backwards realtime for instance.
Your reviews are always top-notch, but surely - this is one of your best. For me, "Interstellar" is the "2001" of it's era. Thank you John for returning to it. Nolan is a director I truly respect, but must admit "Tenet" (though thoroughly engrossing and breathtaking) was a bridge too far for my little brain to comprehend - maybe one day I'll "get it". Michael - SA.
Tenet is easy to comprehend... if you sit through my review again before watching it! But by God, did it take some working out! John.
I have only seen Interstellar once and I would love to watch it again in 4K, so this does sound like a great purchase. Loved the review
It is among the best so far. Might have been better but transferring an IMAX negative may be beyond what is currently possible so this is a good second best perhaps. John.
Agree with everything you said. It was the first 4K I bought and showed me the potential of the format. Thanks for the breakdown
It pointed the way for me Troy because genuine IMAX is simply the best... I should write a song based on that! John.
good job John 👍👍 I agree when there's a good score to a film it makes you more emotionally invested into the film. And from the start I was stuck in..... THANKS AGAIN 👍
Thanks Roy. I think Interstellar is a 2001 for the modern era. Not everyone agrees with me though. John.
Interstellar, 2001, Ad Astra and Blade Runner 2049 are the most stunning 4k UHDs at the moment. But after Villeneuves Dune will be available we'll have a new number one. Already saw it twice here in Germany, will see it tonight for a 3rd time. Too bad you'll have to wait another 4 weeks to see it in the UK. I just wish I could get the IMAX experience, but the closest IMAX theatre is 130 km away from where I live...
If that IMAX Cinema 130kms away is a genuine IMAX cinema then it would be worth the trip. Even the video projection is impressive but genuine IMAX film take the experience to a different level. If they ever put Interstellar on there in 15/70 IMAX do whatever you can to get there.
I hope this new version of Dune is better than the last one. I think that's the only film I've ever fallen asleep during at a cinema.
Best 4K disc in my little home cinema is Murder on the Orient Express.
John.
Excellent video, John. Hopefully the success of this one will make a review of Dunkirk happen. Keep up the work.
- Cameron.
Dunkirk just doesn't have the appreciation Cameron so a review would take a lot of work and not generate much of an audience. That's the problem and although I occasionally dip into a rather unpopular film (My Fair Lady for example) I really need an excuse to do so. Dunkirk would have much the same technical background as Tenet and Interstellar so I fear I'd be repeating myself which I was careful not to do too much in this Interstellar review. John.
I remember seeing this in cinemas and the imax version and still blown away and it looks incredible in 4K
The BFI IMAX are planning to re-screen TENET next month Andrew so let's hope Interstellar gets another outing too because however good this 4K is (and it's brilliant!) nothing comes up to the quality of that 15/70 IMAX print. And then there's the sound at the BFI IMAX too which is just too good to describe. John.
Great review as usual, thank you 👍
You're welcome Robert. John.
The rocket launch gives my surround system a 'work-out' and I have to hang onto the sofa to stay with it!
As long as your house doesn't collapse around you Daniel I'd say you''ve got the sound setup just about right! Joihn.
This movie looks very good on 4K HDR. I never experience IMAX film theatre, but I remember that my local digital IMAX theatre looks worse than this 4K disc. Hans Zimmer's music is really touching.
Just a big screen can make a difference to a big screen film such as this Indra. I have seen video projection at the BFI IMAX and it was pretty awful so even the local cinemas purporting to be IMAX can be forgiven. I think these phoney IMAX theatres will be the death of the genuine ones though. John.
Great review! I've only watched interstellar on blu ray but using the HDR on my curved TV it still looks great.
Interesting Andrew. I wonder how that's working.
Interstellar was my best theater experience by far. I wish I could go back in time, so I could watch it for the first time again…
It's not only me that feels the same way Thiago. I'll meet you at the BFI IMAX in January 2015... just got to find that tesseract in a nearby black hole to facilitate it!
John.
Great review John, don't understand all that technical, but I enjoyed your view on it.
It's one of the rare IMAX films uncle Cliff. Back in the 1950s Cinerama was the ultimate cinema experience but today it's genuine IMAX but just like Cinerama it's dying out due to apathy and lack of appreciation of the image quality it gives. John.
I totally agree I've just finished watching this movie in 4K uhd and not for the first time, I love it that much it's one of my go to favourite movies and the soundtrack is sublime ❤️
Well said Peter! John.
Indeed, Interstellar is a wonderful 4K transfer.
I expect it was transferred at 8K but even that isn't enough for genuine IMAX. Makes for a very good 4K disc though irrespective of how it was done. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Yes. I think the 4K has been done really well.
However, one day we might yet see an 8K retail version.
I might be ahead of myself with this claim, but I am having good hopes since 8K television sets are a thing & for sale nowadays. It's only a matter of time before 8k media follows.
@@djscorpion1 My opinion of all of this is that we cannot perceive the difference between 2K and 4K so there is no point in going any further until we all have 20 foot wide screens in our houses and I don't think there are many that will have the room for that even if they actually want it. I was surprised when I did all the comparisons to find that Blu-ray is as good as 4K in terms of perceptible clarity and it's only the addition of HDR that makes the difference. It also explains why most video only cinemas are still 2K and getting away with it. But 8K will be a good way to get people to spend the same money all over again and stick a load more perfectly good televisions and equipment in landfill.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thank you for your point of view. To properly enjoy 8K a big *ss screen is indeed necessary.
They said the same about 4K, but still we get them in all sizes. So, I think eventually the big brands will push 8K in the market like they did before with 4K. Every few years they need to come up with something new ;)
Maybe there will be some benefit to 8K in other ways, like tighter gaming latency or larger color palettes.
@@djscorpion1 HDR has taken video so close to film quality that it's difficult to see what else can be done. Gemini Man proved that gaming imagery on film doesn't work so for the home 4K with HDR is probably all we'll ever need. Actually, if we had 2K with HDR I think that would have been all that was required but there's money to be made with a new format and a bit of clever marketing. I shoot all my disc productions and CZcams videos in 4K but even I can't tell the difference between the 4K master and the 2K final product when it's finished. My suspicion is that was why HDR was developed.
John.
This is my all-time favorite movie…being a single father of 2 girls for most their childhood it REALLY connected with me and them. I wish I could share my hike theater in here as the back of it is a big 5 piece picture if this. Fantastic review! :)
Got a link you can put in so we can see your five piece picture Bender?
Well done for bringing up your two gals on your own for most of their childhood. That's no mean feat.
John.
I watched this movie for the first time on Blu-ray, I liked it but it didn’t have much impact on me. Seeing it on 70mm did have a big impact, it was incredible! 70mm is the way to see this movie
Seeing a movie in 70mm is an experience!
And if you can see it in 70mm IMAX at a cinema with a screen similar to the BFI IMAX then that has got to be the ultimate... until three-strip Cinerama is brought back perhaps. John.
Good advice; suspend disbelief and look at the pictures! Works for all his films, really. I will get this on 4k when/if the price is right, just to look at those space-shots..
Yep, could be the best ever in terms of a film taking us into space. I was certainly convinced at the BFI IMAX. John.
Basically all the Nolan Imax scenes on all the Nolan films look absolutely amazing on 4k, and when you see how big the gauge of the imax film reels are you can kind of understand this.
As with all the Nolan films, all the answers and clues are right there on the screen, even if you have to go online to be sure.
Example, on the water planet, every click is one day passing on earth.
I've rather got into Nolan's confusing films and having to watch them a second time to work them out. It's a good excuse to watch a work of art multiple times soon after purchasing. One of the great film makers in the world today. John.
This movie is indeed a visual treat. Hans Zimmer is one of my favorite composers. I always enjoy deep science fiction. Thanks for the review!
That's another good summary Sega.
I love Interstellar. The score from Hans Zimmer is phenomenal. Nolan is a tremendous filmmaker. But a lot of people complain about the dialogue being inaudible. Have you ever noticed dialogue being inaudible issues with Nolan’s films? Regardless I still love it. This is my Christmas Eve movie. Gonna rewatch it tomorrow on 4K. You’re the man John.
I've never had this indistinct dialogue that many report. However, I do think many have got confused by the face masks used in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (on the villain Blaine if I've got his name correct) and then TENET. Obviously those sequences with characters shouting and quickly saying things to each other are supposed to be indistinct but even when it's intended to be almost inaudible you still get enough of what they're gabbling on about. It probably helps to have a THX Ultra sound system at home because many are using things like sound bars now and you don't need to be a genius to work out that they are not going to sound like the BFI IMAX. INTERSTELLAR has no sound issues that I can recall but budget sound systems are likely to make a pig's ear of all the myriad sound being chucked at us during the most climactic of the sequences.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 my audio is powered by a sound bar worth 50 quid 😂 that could very well be the problem. I need to invest in a proper sound system. Is there anything you would recommend John? I must take a trip to Curry’s and see what’s on offer. It would be worth the cash.
Looks like we have the same opinion of this film. This film is masterful. Again - Nolan explored the concept of time via different methods / approaches. Hans Zimmer’s score is insane (Mountains is my favourite). My only gripe is love transcending time to send a message to the past via the future humans creation via the black hole dimension (although I do like the idea of the father/daughter connection). When Matt Damon gets blown out of the airlock, I jumped out of my imax chair! Haha - As you say though... the visuals in this film are beyond CGI - they are really why Nolan’s films won’t date because of his technique with practical.
My main complaint of the disc is the black levels - sometimes they are greyish and some space shots looked washed out. Otherwise though, the detail and colour are so much better.
My interpretation of the ending may be wrong but who cares when a film looks this good? I was so mesmerized in the BFI IMAX watching this it could have just gone off any time after 2 hours and I'd still have thought I'd seen a masterpiece.
John.
I think this film (excluding “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”) is Nolan’s masterpiece.
It's 2001 for the modern age... only a little easier to follow until that ending comes along and scuppers us all! John.
Great review John :) I don't remember seeing Interstellar but it's probably worth watching since it's a Nolan film. I just checked out the trailer and it definitely looks like a film I would enjoy.
It's not exactly Blade Runner but similar to that film and 2001 it's simply glorious to look at. John.
I really did enjoy Interstellar, and you are correct once again. Even in the most technical science fiction movies that strive for accuracy like Interstellar did, you get to the point that's is a movie and not a documentary and just enjoy the show
That just about sums it up for me. John.
Finally seen this at the BFI IMAX thanks to you John. Blow my mind. What an experience.
There's probably never been anything else quite like it Darren with the possible exception of seeing 2001 A Space Odyssey on a deeply curved, louvred Cinerama screen back in 1968/69. But I do think INTERSTELLAR makes even more of an impact. I'm doing it all again on the 23rd of this month so it will be interesting to see how it holds up for a second viewing with my expectations raised from seeing it at the BFI IMAX nine years ago. I rate that as the most impressive, most impactive, most sensational cinema screening I've ever attended... and I've attended some bloody good ones!
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I wish i could go again it was that good. I have to say the immersiveness was far beyond what I'd ever experienced... you saying it was like a religious experience stuck in my head & I didn't quite know exactly what you meant, but it's the perfect way to describe it. Not sure I'd ever quite felt like I was in a movie before... to me this type of experience is something you can't comprehend until you've experience it. I'd have never learned about film or been at this screening if it wasn't for your channel
@@KeepYaHeadUpTS Well that's mission accomplished then Daniel. It's possible that TENET is even better to look at than INTERSTELLAR but I'll have to reserve judgement on that for a couple of weeks. DUNKIRK is a different, more conventional kind of film so although it's absolutely brilliant it's not the sort of brain bamboozler that the other two are. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is also chock-full of genuine IMAX and I'd like to find a way to get to the IMAX to see that one but I'll have to wait and see if it's possible nearer the time. Then it's OPPENHEIMER and I can see that one doing exceptionally well given that it's a real film shot on the best format ever known to man. We just need to spread the word so that people around the world know that they need to find a genuine IMAX capable of screening it properly rather than all these faux IMAX theatres that are using the name for lower quality video projection.
John.
I love Memento, Inception and the Dark knight trilogy. Dunkirk was mediocre at best. I never watched Interstellar because of the mixed reviews. But now I will give it a shot in 4k. After watching it I will finish the video. Thank you John. Keep up the good work.
I hope you like it as much as I. Remember that it doesn't work so well in the home as it does on a massive cinema screen, particularly in genuine IMAX. John.
Just picked up my first 4K disc today and it had to be Interstella, an absolute masterpiece.
It will by my debut screening when i build my home cinema room
One of the best. Any of the Nolan films with 15/70 genuine IMAX are among the best 4K discs. John.
As always, excellent video.
Thank you Gary.
Always avoided this one as I hate science fiction but I watched it during the first lockdown and was blown away. Then when the cinemas opened up again without new releases to show my local IMAX was reshowing a selection Nolan’s films. I’ve never booked a ticket so fast, what an experience.
I should have been there with you. I haven't seen Tenet at a genuine IMAX and I'd love to see it on the 90ft screen at Waterloo from a genuine IMAX 70mm print. None of that sub-standard video nonsense for me!!! John.
@@moviecollector5920 I wish they wouldn’t keep diluting the IMAX brand, but out of interest what are your thoughts on this new “Screen X” format? Apparently it’s 270” of projection using up to twelve projectors. No Time to Die has had scenes specifically filmed for it. Could be interesting?
@@TomCamies It certainly does sound interesting. It's as though someone wants to resurrect Cinerama but they've taken it even further. It will be a video format though and that rather reduces my interest a little. Film has a magic which video never will but I do appreciate the quality of video is better than I ever thought it could achieve now. John.
This is my favourite movie without a doubt. Rewatchable (within reason), beautifully shot, incredible sound and score and rather emotional.
This is the last movie I saw in a genuine IMAX theatre and it was something to behold. I also love the Nolan compromise of going 16:9 on the IMAX shots rather than maintaining the 4:3 for home release like Zack Snyder does. I think the feel of the image "opening up" is more immersive than the maintenance of the original aspect ratio.
This is my "reference" disc. Sure other movies my look a bit clearer, and Nolan doesn't go for Atmos or DTS:X, but the package of story, visual presentation and audio presentation has always impressed friends and family. The scene where Matt Damon blows the hatch has an impressive subwoofer effect on the disc that I don't recall in the theatre. I find that theatres don't let the sound go as deep for the simple technical reason that it's more difficult to prevent bass notes travelling into the adjacent cinema.
And this score is Zimmer's finest in my opinion, and that's saying something!
A great review! I do appreciate your technical knowledge of film and process. I think it adds something to your reviews.
I think Interstellar is a modern 2001 A Space Odyssey and if it had have come first then we'd be talking about Interstellar ad infinitum rather than 2001. That wouldn't have been possible of course but it's a wonderful film with a great soundtrack, is well acted, a good story, a good script and one of the best ever scores. Seeing it at home is one thing but seeing it in a genuine IMAX is something else altogether.
So, that's two of us that love this film then.
John.
A personal favorite film. I've been trying to be judicious about what I want to upgrade to 4K, and I find your tastes and sensibilites very much in line with my own.
So...it's going on the list.
It might end up being a long list Mark! John.
@@moviecollector5920 And I am here for it! Keep up the fantastic work!
I am looking forward to a review of "The Thing." I was fortunate enough to see it upon it's theatrical release in the U.S. I have been a huge fan since then.
I seem to remember being in the cinema with very few other people when it was first released. Amazing that it's held in such high regard today and seems to be gaining in acclaim as time goes on. John.
Your review was "Stellar", well done sir!!!
Good one Bob! John.
When this hit theaters I brought my father to see it on the BIG-D, essentially a gigantic screen utilizing the best 4K projector out there. The experience was truly epic for me, though less so for my father who had a hard time discerning some of the dialogue spoken. Much of that was due to his lackluster hearing, but some was the result of Nolan‘s insistence on certain dialogue being unintelligible. Tenant was the height of his “I don’t want you to hear my dialogue” efforts and I hope the studios will start enforcing reason and logic on him.
The film itself is a mixed bag for me. I feel it’s a truly astounding film until it falls apart at the end with too much of what transpired being explained. It’s also unrealistic that the entire population of earth would be moved out into space onto little space stations. The film would have been far better with an oblique and obscure ending where the audience was left wondering. That’s just my opinion. And it has not prevented me from enjoying it on Blu-ray. I should mention that Nolan’s insistence on using actual sets and models instead of CGI truly pays off on the big scene.
As always, thank you for your reviews. I never miss watching your uploads.
By the way, the second Matt Damon appeared on screen I knew he would be… Spoiler alter, Spoiler alert… a piece of garbage weasel-coward. I just knew it. And so did a lady sitting behind me who immediately blurted out, “Matt Damon! I bet he’s going to be the villain.” 😂
Matt Damon then went on to be stranded on another planet the following year... Mars. I was going to mention that but I had to drop a whole lot of things otherwise I'd have been blathering on for ages. As for the nonsense about evacuating the entire population into space - ridiculous! Fortunately for anyone worried about all the alarmism being touted by the media there was an experiment sent up with the current NASA Mars lander to see if it could convert the Martian atmosphere into breathable oxygen. It was turned on for an hour and broke down the CO2 into ten minutes worth of breathable oxygen. Basically if man can do it on an alien planet we have nothing to worry about on earth... except the exponential rise in the world population perhaps. But despite all that tosh to set up the story of Interstellar it is a great film to look at. And it looked even better in genuine IMAX which equates to about 45K as I said in the review. People need to think about this some more because we're being force fed sub-standard products despite paying a high price for a cinema ticket.
John.
I love Christopher Nolan and his films.
He certainly is one of the most talented film makers in the world today. John.
Lovely overview of Interstellar, your videos have a touch of class often missing from other online video reviews. Be interesting to hear what you think of The Thing - I was very eager to pick this up but have some hesitation due to what I've heard about the sound mix (largely good but with some anomalies). I really don't understand why they didn't include the original Dolby Stereo mix in addition to any new work, at least viewers then have the choice.
I find that digital soundtracks re-worked into increased discrete channels tend to sound different even if they're essentially the same as the original matrixed four channel Dolby Stereo. I have downmixed them in the past by running the analogue hifi outputs into the amp. That does seem to restore them closer to what the sound once was. The trouble is with modern equipment we're just not getting all the outputs we used to get on disc players. But to be fair to the creators of the discs it takes a lot of work and adding soundtracks means a lot more time and checking and checking and checking. Then if they get anything wrong there are people who enjoy vilifying them on-line which can destroy sales. In other words, don't take any notice, purchase a disc you're interested in and make your own mind up. I hope to purchase a copy of The Thing in a couple of days and may get a review up quite quickly.
John.
Great review and and a great movie, John. Thanks.
It's one of the first discs I bought for my 4k setup. It's probably my Favourite Nolan film.
I'm still finding your aspect ratio changes, jarring though! 😂
I heard that the sound on the Thing isn't as good as the arrow release. I have both now, but I'm saving the 4k for Halloween, along with a few others.
I expect I'd find the aspect ratio changes a little distracting on my television Doug but projecting seems to get away with it for me. I was even less aware on the 90ft BFI IMAX screen but I was so wrapped up in the majesty of it all in there I probably wouldn't have noticed if the building was on fire! John.
Favourite films of recent times. I watch it periodically. Love Nolan, can't wait for the new film out this year.
I'll see you at the BFI IMAX Daniel!!! John.
@Movie Collector I live in the Midlands, my friend lives in Watford so I think I'll visit and go watch at the IMAX. Don't think I've ever been to an IMAX cinema. Always loved films but only recently is it becoming a proper hobby. But seeing you with your actual projector and cinema room is making me jealous and my wife anxious. Just recently bought a 77 G1 OLED and if I wanted a new setup I think it would be divorce time.
@@danielsmith7247 We're hoping to finally make the changes to our current home cinema and may have to get a smaller footprint video projector for it to be viable. Richer Sounds is the place so if you ever feel like going down that route and need some pointers before going in for a demonstration just let me know.
There are only a few genuine IMAX cinemas left and the BFI IMAX is one of them. A train into Euston or King's Cross and then a walk across Bloomsbury into the West End and over Waterloo Bridge is the way to do it. Book a night in the Drury Lane Travelodge and you'll have a great time. 'Oppenheimer' is slated for the end of July and if I can possibly do it, I'll be there on the first day. If Tenet is on a few days before then I'll be there for that too.
April 29th is booked for the next British Film Collectors Convention so keep an eye on the NEXT EVENT page of www.bfcc.biz because if that goes to plan we'll have real film running as well as [hopefully] 4K video projection on a big screen. The plan is to get the convention 24 foot wide 'Scope screen up in the new venue but it may not fit.
John.
Nolan's Best. Reaching for the stars.
Agreed. His best for sure but he's made some other great movies too. John.
Would love to see your take on Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", a 4K disc that has been released not long ago. It isn't the easiest film to watch, but most definitely a MUST for anyone, who loves cinema.
I probably need to get distributors to send me copies of these discs if there is demand for reviews because I simply can't afford them all. I have seen 'Ran' on the shelves of HMV so I'll take another look sometime. John.
Just found the disc that I brought 5 years ago its outstanding.
A lot of INTERSTELLAR was shot anamorphic 35mm and even on the IMAX screen at the BFI those sequences (blown up onto the 15/70 print) looked better than any video projection they can put on there. But the genuine IMAX sequences at one of the few remaining IMAX cinemas able to actually screen genuine IMAX are sensational and take you out of this world. That is why the shrink down onto 4K is so good. Start with the best and you stand a pretty good chance of getting the best on the 4K reduction. I call it 'the VistaVision effect' because that was what VistaVision was designed to do in the 1950's. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I would go back to watching films again in the movie theaters if we had state of the art theaters but I'm 70 years old and retired and enjoy staying home.
Another great video John. I heard the bitrate on some of these 4k’s are not the highest, A Clockwork Orange being an example, do you think that could be why some transfer over to 4K disc better than others ?
I don't take any notice of what techies and engineers say Danny. What is important is how the human eye perceives what we are looking at and sometimes what techies claim is not very good can look superlative. I think they get too wrapped up in the ability of machines when we are the best judge. Why some transfers are better than others depends on the source material and the quality of the transfer. Jaws was exceptional and that could be because it was a 6K scanner whereas Apocalypse Now was exceptional because they used the interpositive and therefore got the colour and contrast spot on, albeit a transfer at only 4K. With larger format films more capable scanners are required and to capture 70mm would require around 15K and therefore IMAX about 45K. I may be barking up the wrong tree but I think it's basic maths.
John.
Hi John, thanks for another great video, I need to grab this on a 4K disc as I have enjoyed the regular BluRay on a few occasions.
Have you caught any of the reviews for The Thing yet?
I've just had the pleasure of watching the fantastic disc myself this evening.
The PQ is remarkable and a nice step up over the previous BluRay I bought, some soft shots here and there but the overall detail is insane with great use of HDR.
Re the audio issues that have been mentioned in the AV Forums review, had they not been mentioned in the review I don't think I'd have noticed. Once pointed out, the outdoor three way discussion does seem a bit dramatic without much noise from the storm but its hardly a deal breaker. Re the fire crackles at the end, they remind me of the opening fire crackles that were inserted in the 5.1 mix for Jaws, you pick up on it straight away if you're very familiar with the sound track but it didn't distract from anything else that was going on including the score.
My humble opinion is I cant go back to the previous disc now, and I look forward to your thoughts in a future video.
If you're interested John, have a look at my latest CZcams upload where I take a Cessna 152 up Salmon Glacier in Microsoft Flight Simulator to show people on my Twitch stream where The Thing was shot.
I think people get too wrapped up in picking fault at times. The amount of work that goes into mastering a Blu-ray let alone a 4K Blu-ray is immense and they have to tread a fine line. Many complain if a new release doesn't have the latest sound format while others complain that it's not the original sound. I tend to lean towards the latest sound system simply because I expect it to be better and I've had Dolby surround systems in the home for over 30 years now. I'm not obsessed with surround sound and don't really care so much these days as everything sounds so good on my THX system but some people are obsessed. That's usually because they're relatively new to it all. Who cares if a few scenes have had a bit of modification on the sound, it's the imagery that really matters and as long as the video and sound editors do their best we can't ask for more. I'd be happy with Dolby Stereo on The Thing let alone DTS X.
With regards to out of focus shots, this is down to the shoot and nothing to do with the latest transfer but I'm sure you know that already.
Leave a comment with a link to your flight simulation over the sight of the filming location for The Thing.
John.
Morning John, I agree with what you're saying here. But I have to be honest, when Jaws was given its first 5.1 mix for DVD I refused to watch it after the first viewing and went back to my Signature Collection Laser Disc. Someone had replace the haunting Whale Cry that is heard during the bonding scene aboard the Orca at night and at that point the original Mono mix wasn't an option on the DVD. This was fixed for the mix going forward thankfully. That original Whale Cry, every time I hear it, it still makes me feel cold at 46 years old. I'll be watching the 4K UHD Disc of Jaws on the 8th of Oct next, that'll be 40 years since it was shown on UK TV for the first time, my first viewing at 6 years old and thank you Father God Rest you!.. The Thing is one of my all time faves that I may watch once a year normally around late Nov along with Runaway Train (1985) - BTW John I recommend the Arrow Disc of Runaway Train if you don't have it. But saying that the slight changes in the mix didn't bother me but I can see how it may niggle someone who's a diehard fan of the movie. Anyway, thanks again for the reply and here is the link for my Outpost 31 Flight Sim Video. czcams.com/video/1dQJ11NS22s/video.html
@@LeShark75 Runaway Train is one I'll try to remember to keep an eye out for when there's an Arrow sale again. I've just joined you on the flight to Outpost 31 which is really very interesting. It does give a realistic perspective of how remote it is and how difficult it must have been to film there.
Jaws is simply one of the best ever. The bonding scene is the best in the whole film. Iconic.
I love this movie, and it’s full of beautiful photography- the sea planet and the settlement planet look incredible. It also has genuine emotional punches- especially as he leaves his daughter behind. Zimmer’s score is in my top 10- just stunning.
That's a pretty good summing up Darth. John.
Another great review John, although 'I don't think the ending is important' made me chuckle.😁 A story making sense and being well thought out is something that makes me go back to a film, more than how good the visuals are.😉 I found it quite tedious and didn't really connect much with the characters - a common issue with Nolan scripts - and the end was just...huh?🤔 Keep 'em coming though. Cheers, Simon.😎
Could not agree more about Nolan; visually stunning but ultimately tedious. I remember seeing this in the cinema and left it unimpressed; Tenet will, barring unforeseen changes to his style, be the last of his films I spend money to go see: With Tenet I lost interest about 15 minutes in with ridiculously loud effects and music, but no audible dialogue, and all the literal back-and-forth; incredibly self-indulgent. I own a couple of his films on 1080p and Dunkirk on 4k and will buy Interstellar on 4k if the price is right.
When a film looks this good chaps it can get away with anything. Similarly with a certain space film in 1969 and that has proved the point in spades. John.
I have to agree with you about Nolan. One thing that people have commented on is a problem with dialogue intelligibility in some of his films. Also, he will never use more than 5.1 channels, because he says more is "distracting".
@@robertromero8692 I do feel that surround sound has gone a bit too far so Christopher Nolan may be right. But a new system ever few years means they can re-sell the same thing to people who have always got to have the latest gadget. I got my first Dolby Stereo (ProLogic) system 30 years ago and fortunately I no longer feel the need to upgrade every few years. Actually, in a small room I find that Dolby Stereo is good enough but Dolby Digital and DTS is usually perceptibly better. Nothing comes up to the BFI IMAX sound system though, not even the original THX in the Empire Leicester Square. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I would never buy an older movie just to get Atmos. I’m content with sound mixes as they were originally done. No need to add overhead and rear channel effects, etc. that were never there in the first place. If an Atmos mix comes with a new 4k release, I don’t object to it. I do think that Atmos is a significant advance for new movies. This was made clear to me some years ago, when I visited the Technicolor mixing room in Los Angeles, and they were playing an Atmos demo. The sense of being “there” was uncanny, with the walls of the room falling away. Let’s say you have a scene where a jet fighter is headed towards the viewer, and flies overhead past the POV to the rear. It’s obvious to me that actually hearing the jet fly over you and behind you would be quite dramatic and exciting, and it seems silly to me that Nolan would say this is a “distraction”. Whether or not people make proper use of Atmos’ capabilities is another matter. I can also see why Atmos is overkill for small rooms.
Evening John. Glad you've posted a video the wife is watching Strictly and has monopolized the telly so now I've got some quality entertainment to watch. Interstellar is another Blu-ray I picked up on a Florida trip. It's the only Paramount disc I've got that isn't region free. The TARS robot didn't sit well with me, it just looked like cardboard boxes covered in tin foil, considering the quality of the effects in the rest of the film TARS was disappointing for me. What's your thoughts on it? Glad you explained the ending, I might have had a drink or two when I watched it so I might have found it difficult to follow. On the whole a great film, I'll have to give my Blu-ray another whirl. Don't forget A Clockwork Orange 4K to review as well as The Thing.
I thought the two robots in this were clever. Why make something to look human when it's more practical to build something like the two in this?
The Thing and A Clockwork Orange... that's going to cost but I will for sure pick up The Thing now I've said I will.
John.
Another great Nolan Film John, He's one Director I seem to take notice of 👍
One of the best film makers today Gary. John.
Great review
Great comment. Deja vu all over again!
You said it. It's an absolute masterpiece! Exactly what you hope for in any movie experience. And one you are lucky to get more than once. This one is way up there.
Along with TENET I think INTERSTELLAR is among the greatest films ever made. Most won't agree with that but I consider that there's more to it than just the films themselves, it's how they were made and how everything was worked out and put into action with the final coup de grace being that they were shot with so much genuine IMAX and not the faux IMAX video cameras. That takes skill that has almost completely disappeared from the world in the past ten years or so. John.
I have the 4K boxed set of Christopher Nolan movies. Although all the movies are great I come back to this one the most often because as you said it's almost a religious experience. I can't praise this movie and the 4K rendition of it enough. This movie, along with Pan's Labyrinth, are my two favorite movies of the new millennium.
I think you and I are science fiction fans Bill and this film was something very special when there hadn't been much to really make us think about life, the universe and everything in a long time... since Close Encounters perhaps. John.
Regarding continuity in this film's cuts, I think it's because Nolan dislikes reshoots, so he gets as much retakes as possible to get performances out of the actors on set, then selecting the best ones from them. (or so I remember Nolan saying something similar, probably). He also sometimes cuts hard the shots with dialogue, so it would seem like one character speaking and ends his/her dialogue, then sudden cut to the other character speaking.
Possibly he cuts every possible frame because his films tend to be long and cinemas prefer shorter films to get more showings in each day. More showings means more take at the box office. Interstellar would have been about 4 hours long if he hadn't cut hard... but it was cut to match the maximum running time of a 70mm IMAX print without requiring an intermission. This is why the running time is two minutes shorter as an IMAX print because different end credits were used to make it fit onto a single platter.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 yes, I saw a video of projectionist with 70mm IMAX print of this movie. Imdb states this shorter runtime of credits.
This was number 4 of my top ten in 2014, love the film, one of Nolan's best!
i think it may be one of my all-time most loved films Alex. I have a lot of them though but this may be in the top twenty or so. Nolan's masterpiece as far as I'm concerned... so far! John.
Thanks for mentioning the Hot Dog conversation referencing 2010. I haven't watched this movie yet so thanks for stating that there might be spoilers so I had to stop watching from then. I'm sure I will return to this video once I have viewed the movie.
There's not much chance of any of us fully comprehending Interstellar Terry so see how you get on before taking a look at this video and listening to what my interpretation is. I think I came up with something completely different to everyone else, including Christopher Nolan! John.
thank you, very nice review of Interstellar 4k uhd bd.
One of the best quality 4K discs released thus far. That's due to the formats it was shot in. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I saw Interstellar at home, but somehow it didn't awe me as much as it did some people. Yes the visuals are stunning but the story did less for me. So I did not buy the film on (4k) BD. That coming from a big Christopher Nolan fan.
Before your review, I did not really consider going back to this movie any time soon. Now, I feel like I want to watch it ..well, now! You definitely have a talent of convincing and fascinating people! Another interesting review! Thank you, John!
P.S.: Something tells me, Sean Ricigliano would enjoy the Hulk comparison! Haha! )))
If there's a genuine IMAX cinema in Denver Dmitri this film would be worth a visit of they ever get a 15/70 print again. It's not the same in the home but anyone who has seen genuine IMAX should still see the majesty of the work and get a good idea of what it must have been like on a giant IMAX screen. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I agree. Let's hope this movie gets to IMAX again in near future! I even have a great company to join us for this unique presentation. Please, let us know if you plan to come here in near future!
We have about four IMAX theaters here. One of them is purely for documentaries - it is a part of a great science museum. It is also a state of the art testing platform for all the new IMAX technology. That location also gets some special limited presentations, which are only shown in few states. You should check it out next time you are here! There might be happening something very special.
@@dmitripopov8570 Haven't been to Denver in ten years which is terrible but hopefully things will get back to some sort of normality soon. This film has got to be on film though so don't let any of those IMAX cinemas try to stick it up on the screen using video!
@@moviecollector5920 Alright, I wount. There is always something beautiful and interesting in IMAX, so please let us know when you decide to visit. It would be great to see something together and discuss it later at our English pub! ))
Finally got a chance to watch this yesterday, along with a lot of the extras. It does feel like two different films tacked together, first half is all about the dust, and the machines not working properly. But as soon as the rocket takes off it becomes another movie entirely. I still love TARS and CARE. So much emotion from inanimate objects.
Watched Jaws last weekend, and hoping the watch My Fair Lady now that its turned up, and then I will watch either Dunkirk or The Prestige.
Cor, you are going through some wonderful films right now Sparky. You ought to be selling tickets!
Finally somebody that speaks of the "religious" experience of watching this movie. Just an amazing movie. Never get tired of seeing it over and over. and always notice something new when rewatching.
A visual masterpiece Luis. Seeing it as intended from the IMAX negative direct to an IMAX print is more than the human eye can take in. The home video version on 4K isn't quite the same but it's still great to look at. John.
@@moviecollector5920 exactly. I saw it on the first day in Imax. kinda blew me away. dont think I appreciated everything in the movie until I saw it 2 or 3 times.
Very much look forward to these reviews on a weekly basis John. Neeed to give this another watch as I got a bit lost in the story and this video encourages me to do so. If you don't mind me asking what projector do you play these on?
It's an Optoma UHD550X. Don't think they're available any longer but might be a secondhand bargain by now. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I also have a 4k Optoma which I enjoy a lot. Just curious about the HDR as usually projectors can't do HDR on the same scale as a TV and as we know that is often the biggest difference between a 4K and a blu ray
@@KeepYaHeadUpTS The 550X projector is better than our television Darren but I do have both the telly and the projector set up to replicate the look of film as close as I can get it. Most people have only a telly and set everything to bright and saturated that I find them difficult to look at.
Interstellar is a Visual Masterpiece with out a doubt. I bought recently the 4K UHD. I must say the Moment aspect Ratio switch to 1.78: 1, It look just Stunning.
And it's even better in genuine IMAX. This is one film I'd go to see again and again at Waterloo if I had the chance. That and Tenet perhaps. John.
I was lucky to see every Cristopher Nolan movies only in IMAX from The Dark Knight Rises till TENET. Interstellar was mesmerizing in IMAX back in 2014.
@@vishubunty Genuine IMAX has to be seen to be believed and you, like me, have been lucky enough to experience it vishubunty. John.
I love your reviews they are very professionally done. it kind of reminds me of the Barry Norman Film reviews. Ever considered doing tv work?
Thank you Junet. As soon as a television company comes along with a big cheque I'll be at their service! But I won't hold my breath. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Can you do a review on Gladiator in 4K if you have it ?
@@junetismail5538 I don't have it Junet. A colleague has a 35mm print and we watched it to death years ago. HMV did have the 4K for a tenner recently but I forgot to take a copy off the shelf. I think I'll get it sometime soon though. John.
Another great review as always. Although Im not fond of Interstellar, it was good to hear you talk about the picture quality and 6k scan being preferred for 35mm. I thought that would be appropriate for films shot on vista vision or imax. Something to pay attention to when researching future 4k releases.
I think around 5.2 to 5.6K seems to be the corresponding computer size for a standard 35mm frame Daniel. Assuming 5.5K for easy maths that would mean VistaVision would be 13K. 70mm would be around 15K and IMAX around 45K. Somehow I don't think any cinema claiming to be IMAX but actually projecting video is going to be able to compete with that. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Oh my god!! That's incredible. This makes sense on why my 4k Vertigo looks notably better than the other hitcchcock classics released on 4K as that was shot in Vistavision. My fears is that 4k physical media will become outdated by 8K discs...etc. But im told there is not a major discernable difference from this point on. Thanks again John, and keep up the good work!
@@danielinglese4510 There is no discernible difference on our home screens Daniel, that's the main fact to bear in mind. Compare a Blu-ray to a 4K that has been taken from the same master on our tiny home screens and the only improvement you are likely to perceive is superior colour and density. If HDR were to be applied to standard Blu-ray discs then 4K would have been a pointless format. However, project each disc on a 30 foot wide screen and I expect we'd be able to see a marked improvement from the 4K. 8K is completely pointless in the home so don't get drawn in by that. If we'd have had HDR on HD then 4K would have been pointless.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 thanks for clarifying 👍 you make a good point with hdr too.
Dammit, you’re costing me money, John! … I’ve only subbed for a short while and going through the back-log. Some I already had but I’ve bought Tenet, Murder on the Orient Express, Close Encounters, and Lucy, because of you! I’ll probably get this one too, as I enjoyed the film and seemed to 'get it' on my first viewing (I went with the speed of light theory, and it seemed to fit well).
I’m kidding with my annoyance, of course - your analysis helps me decide loads, thank you.
Hoping you’ll look at Shawshank Redemption 4K but I’ll probably purchase it anyway (I hear they’ve played with the colour tone dramatically).
Sorry about the expense Richard. I may well take a look at The Shawshank Redemption but don't listen to claims that the colour has been played with because a 4K transfer from the original negative means there is no colour there to start with. They are starting from scratch and unless they're matching it to a premiere print or have the interpositve to read the information then there's no chance of matching what was released to cinemas years earlier. Another factor is that home video collectors get mixed up with what they know on VHS, LaserDisc, DVD or Blu-ray and that may never have matched the original colour grading in the first place. John.
Thanks for that info, interesting stuff. I watched another review of Shawshank and the colour grading was their main talking point. As I have it on LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-Ray so I’ll probably wait till it’s on sale anyway. Ooh, that reminds me, when I watched the Jaws review, it was great to see someone else with the LaserDisc. I’ve still got loads, and the player still works (I think … been a long time since I fired it up) the CAV discs were stunning at the time.
@@richardh3761 LaserDisc was special. Not only for the image quality (most of the time) but the sleeves and particularly if they were gatefold.
John.
Totally agree, they were gorgeous sleeves. I spent a fortune on them - my T2 Box cost £120 at the time. It was the first time I heard commentaries, saw extra features, had perfect freeze frame & slow motion and made me buy a decent amp … ah, halcyon days.
In my opinion this is the perfect 4K disc to test a new OLED with! Excellent release.
That's because it's origination (much of it anyway) is genuine IMAX Sonny - the real McCoy and not that sub-standard 4K video that's passed off as IMAX in all the faux IMAX cinemas around the world. You start with the best and then whatever you shrink it down onto you get the best quality possible.
John.
finally got my
copy in the mail from ebay.
can’t wait to watch it tonight - it will be my wife’s first time viewing 😮
I was speaking to my elderly father this morning and he remembers me dragging him and mother along to the BFI IMAX for this one. He hasn't forgotten how incredible the experience was. If you even have half of that impression at home tonight JB, you're in for a great time. Good luck! John.
Hi John - you hit the nail on the head with "convoluted and confusing" - I could never really get the hang of this one! I'm interested to know what you make of the controversy surrounding the quality of the soundmixes in Nolan's films. The often inaudible dialogue can't be intentional can it? Perhaps with the new Bond movie on the horizon you could take a look at some of the 4k releases from that series - although I think only the Daniel Craig films are currently available? Thanks once again for some fascinating insights - I'd never have spotted that "2010" Easter Egg!
I think it's just Matthew McConaughey who mumbles occasionally in this film Dan but it's not often and the rest of the time he and everyone else is clear. I know Tenet was criticized but I just didn't struggle with that one. You're all gonna' need a bigger... sound system!
John.
Daniel Craig...said..."John, just with regards to Dans Com-girl-t, the 4K releases of the James Bond films that i`ve appeared in are truly superb and being James Bond has been an incredibly lucrative and enjoyable experience for me although strickly speaking, if i`m being honest, i would gladly give up all the wealth and fame that the last 20 years has brought me in exchange for somehow being able to magically travel back in time by 36 years to 1985 and once there locate the quite astonishing 17 year-old Pauline Hickey and then proceed to spend an entire year Bombay-Rolling the birds totally unbelievable and stunningly perfect knockers, 24-hours-a-day, non-stop, uninterrupted, for the entire 12 month period ! ! !. Sure (and just to put things into an even better perspective with regards to knowing exactly what my greatest priorities and ultimate objectives in life are) being James Bond and becoming a multi-millionaire was all well and good but it is still nothing when compared to having my knob squashed and squeezed between that astounding birds breathtaking tits 365/24-7 ! ! !.That stunning mega-titted lust-pot was absolutely beyond belief in her totally unparalleled magnificence and perfection. I`ve never seen a bird that unbelievable, and i doubt if i ever will again ! ! !".
@@ALLMIMSYWASTHEJABBERWOCK Somehow I knew a comment about Pauline hickey would follow Barry.
@@moviecollector5920 Did it make you fall about laughing John ?.
@@wernerherzog3502 Barry is always putting these Pauline Hickey fantasies in his comments Werner. He does have a certain way with his words, that's for sure!
As a cinephile, I (like many of you) watch tons of movies of all era’s. Interstellar is in my top 5 of feature films I ever had the pleasure to experience. Best score of all time for me.
Judging by the response on here Elcordinho it seems that Interstellar has much more respect and a bigger following than I ever realized. I though it might be just me and I'd have loads of people criticizing me for my enthusiasm for it. How wrong I was. John.
@@moviecollector5920 indeed, I think the grandeur of the topic + mostly non cgi + score seems to have a strong effect on people. Like so many Nolan movies, it also requires multiple views and I personally like discovering details you never noticed before.
Again congrats on your great channel. Love your passion for movies 👌
Finally watched on my “ new” projector, the imax scenes are jaw-dropping.
And even better in genuine IMAX Gary. So much better in fact that it makes you wanna' weep! John.
I watched "Jupiter Ascending" last night. I forgot just how good it was. The cinemograph was much better than I thought!
Well, well... I've never had that film recommended to me before. Maybe I should finally take the plunge, dive in, and give it a try. Thanks John.
John.
I’m glad you liked this movie it’s one of my favourites too, not a fan of Matt Damon’s acting in this. Would like to know what you think about the movie contact with Jodie foster
I feel Mathews acting helped both these movies. Thanks for another great review
Contact is a fabulous film. I will never forget seeing a non-premiere 35mm print of that which still looked absolutely fantastic. Somehow it didn't seem to be on at any of the premiere cinemas in the West End so I had to see it on the Haymarket. Sphere looked similar shortly after that at the multiplex version of the Marble Arch. The last period of great image quality I think before the rot set in with low quality video projection. John.
I think the ending works so well because of the emotional payoff less so than the logic behind it. I think it's Nolan's best film because of that emotional current running through the film that I think his other films lack.
You could well be right there Luke. I love the look and sound of the film and that's enough for me. John.
I really like the robot created for this film. Very creative. Another film I would like to see come to 4K is FORBIDDEN PLANET. Although it looks really good on 1088P blu-ray some of the scenes still come out a bit fuzzy. MGM went all out for their first sci-fi film. Many film makers were inspired by it including Gene Roddenberry who was inspired to create his STAR TREK series. I consider it one of the all time best sci-fi films ever made and one of my all time favorites and feel that it deserves to be shown in the best format available today. Have a great day. Daniel.
You may find that those slightly fuzzy scenes in Forbidden Planet were out of focus at the time of filming Daniel. Quite often other reviewers claim a cine transfer has been messed up because there are some blurry scenes but it's down to the actual shoot. With Forbidden Planet there are also many special effects shots and that often results in a degradation in image quality unless larger format film was used exclusively for the composite effects which was how the problem was avoided for Star Wars. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Yes, I recognize that. Hitchcock's THE BIRDS is another example nevertheless it still looked better in 4K overall. For whatever reasons the film maker chose Eastmancolor instead of Technicolor. Perhaps the warmer tones of Eastmancolor added to the off color effects that made it look more like another planet in another solar system. I believe a 4k transfer would bring out truer colors as it consistently has in other transfers and it would be interesting to see the colors as they intended it to be. Daniel.
A double dip into Interstellar John? Why not. I agree with you that the visuals on this movie are quite spectacular and top notch and of course a Zimmer soundtrack is quite the cherry to top the sundae.
I find the performances of the star studded cast convincing but as I commented to your first video on Interstellar and as you noted on this second video, it's the nonsensical plot that I have some issues with in this movie. I believe it had the potential to be a much grander film if more work and development had been invested into a more consistent and logical storyline.
Despite Nolan resorting to the consulting services from physics Nobel laureate Kip Thorne, an expert in the field of general relativity (Einsteinian gravity), blackholes and a pioneer in wormhole theory, I find that the Nolan brothers have taken a few too many liberties while developing the screenplay from an initial eight page sketchy story written by Lynda Obst and Kip Thorne years earlier. For instance, the implication of the wormhole technology being developped by future human descendants opens up a whole can of worms (pun intended) of temporal paradoxes not the least of which is the possibility of time travel to the past, which most physicist including Thorne would argue against. Another oddity is a 4D tesseract having being placed inside the singularity of the blackhole by future humans and Cooper finding his way inside of it all the way to the library in his home on Earth, removing his helmet mind you, and manipulating the hand of the wristwatch to send a message into the past. We don't even understand the concept of a spacetime singularity and the Nolans believe that it's possible to not only survive a trip by the hugely radioactive accretion disk of the blackhole, pass its event horizon all the way into its singularity. Allright maybe I'm too much of a stickler for getting scientific facts more straight in sci-fi movies. I guess I should follow your recommendation, suspend belief and enjoy the visual feast.
The concept of wormhole travel used in Interstellar, has also been explored in the 1997 film "Contact" based on the novel of noted astrophysicist Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan. An interesting note of trivia, Sagan also consulted with Kip Thorne to develop the wormhole concept for his book. In termes of screenplay, I find the subject more to my liking in Contact with all the sociological implications of first alien contact. Contact is an underated gem of a movie available on Blu-ray. I hope it gets a 4K release sometime in the future and I highly recommend it to you John if you haven't seen it. Trivia note No. 2, Matthew McConaughey also stars in this one opposite of Jodie Foster who is the main protagonist of this movie.
OK, sorry John, I've gone on for too long. If you've read all my long rambling, I wanted to let you know that I've commented on your Close Encounters of the Third Kind review but CZcams for some unkown reason, i.e. software bug, keeps on deleting that comment and a few others I've posted in the last few weeks. I'm not the only person that has reported this issue to YT. I hope you get this one. Keep up the good work John and warmest regards.
I got this comment Jesus and I think I got an email notification of your Close Encounters comment but couldn't get to it or find it when clicking on 'reply'. As for Contact, I loved that film from the day I saw it. Great quality 35mm before the downturn set in a couple of years later. I got the USA DVD as soon as it was out but I haven't purchased the Blu-ray because I know the film so well and the DVD is exceptionally good quality in the first place. I'd take the leap if it got a 4K release though.
As for the accuracy of manipulating time and surviving a trip into a black hole and all that nonsense, I suppose it's a shame the film suddenly took a turn into impossibilities but when you've got a film that looks this good I'm prepared to accept that it's a film and a work of fiction rather than a documentary. I actually enjoy working out these Nolan films now and although my own interpretation differs from what the film makers intended I do think that the light speed travel meaning you are everywhere in the universe simultaneously is a more plausible explanation if you accept that Cooper chooses to be where he ends up. It doesn't explain the gravity manipulation though but I doubt anything would.
I didn't do a full review of Interstellar previously so having watched it again I thought it deserved one. I think this video is a little more detailed but I'm aware I repeated some of my personal history with the film. Had to be done though.
John.
Now i want to purchase this in 4K, seen it at the movies, have the dvd, streamed it from Netflix... But since i got a 4k HDR tv, Sony 4k blu-ray and a Sony Dolby Atmos sound system i guess this one is a must have 😁😁
It's among the best 4K releases so far Jeroen. It's excellent quality is due to the fact that it was filmed in large part in genuine IMAX and that means 15 sprocket high 70mm film. It doesn't get any better than that. You won't see the full height in this disc release but the 16x9 compromise does make for the best impact.
John.
Not a Nolan fan but I did enjoy Dunkirk.
Dunkirk was another great film. Doesn't take quite so much working out as Interstellar and Tenet which makes it easier for most. John.
I think Dunkirk is a masterpiece. I would go as far as to say the first 10-15 minutes of Dunkirk is better than the whole of Interstellar.
I really want to watch this in IMAX. Great movie.
I thought the picture on the non 70mm was a bit blurry though.
It was sharper than the human eye could resolve at the BFI IMAX Mr. Brax. I want to have that experience again one day. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I'm jealous. I hope my country gets it in IMAX soon!
@@MrBrax Maybe we'll all meet up at a genuine IMAX cinema one day for a festival of the best IMAX films ever released. This would be one of them for sure. John.
The Thing, They Live & The Fog (1980) all on 4k now and I cant wait for your review of them all, maybe do a John Carpenter special video and review all three😉
I covered They Live a little in my Prince of Darkness review I think. I have The Fog on Super 8 so not likely to get that on video but I will have a look at The Thing sometime soon. Maybe I'll show my John Carpenter collection in that now that you've mentioned it. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Look forward to it👍😀
Stunning film and great review SIR
Thanks Andy.
@@moviecollector5920 Once upon a time in the West would be a great 4k to review for future videos John Great film
@@andylikesstuffchannel I only just watched that about a year ago on Blu-ray. Hadn't seen it in a looooooong time. It has quite a history on home movie formats starting with extract and feature length prints on Super 8 from Marketing Film International back in 1978 or 79. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I can imagine it's a epic masterpiece for me it surprises me everytime I watch it how great it is, my first ever viewing was on British TV as a child then video and continued from there DVD Blueray
Watched Interstellar for the first time a couple of week ago. Brilliant film
And if you ever get the chance to see it in genuine IMAX I heartily recommend it. I might have a copy of 4K video disc but if I ever see it's being shown at the BFI IMAX in London again I'm hitting the road!
So here's how I understand the ending: I believe that some scientists believe that if a black hole were large enough, a person could actually be able to reach the event horizon without being spaghettified, or torn apart. In the movie, they call this idea a "gentle singularity". I'm sure Kip Thorne is basing his equations on this idea. Sooo the mystery is "if it were actually possible to cross over the event horizon without being shredded apart, what would happen? The theory is that you'd be completely outside the realm of known physics, and the movie builds up on this idea to suggest that "future humans, far more advanced than us, have been able to take advantage of this phenomenon to artificially create a conduit for Cooper, that allows him to be connected to his daughter at any time". The black hole itself isn't doing this. The future humans have been able to manipulate inside the event horizon to allow this, just as they manipulated the wormhole. This is why it's called a construct. To the future humans, it's as easy as for us to construct a building. BUT they can only do so inside the event horizon, which is why they needed to get him inside. (Cooper needed to get data that measured what it was like inside the event horizon, as this was the missing piece to be able to create anti-gravity). Once the construct collapsed, the future humans wormholed Cooper back to the solar system, and since like 80 years had passed for him (due to the time dilation effects on the first planet + the time they needed to arrive at the other planet, etc etc). So he was able to see his daughter one last time before he took off to make sweet sweet babies with Anne Hathaway (and I cannot blame the man, I would do the same).
That's well thought out Basil. Don't know if many people would be able to understand it though but I can follow your thinking. There are probably many interpretations that solve everything and I find that I don't really care because I'm so invested in the film by the time of the tesseract that I couldn't give a monkeys how it gets concluded. The fact that they conclude it and it is possible to interpret it is good enough for me. I thought I more or less understood it the first time I saw it and I still think my original interpretation of light speed meaning you are everywhere in the universe at every time fits well enough.
John.
Visually stunning, but not my favourite Nolan. Another great video, thanks John.
Sometimes a visual masterpiece is enough Mark. 2001 A Space Odyssey pulled it off all those years ago. John.
John, It's interesting that you still think Kenneth Branagh's remake of "MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS" is the most outstandingly pristine and immaculately perfect 4K presentation you've seen so far. I was thinking that maybe "MY FAIR GIRL-Y", "JAWS", "INTERSTELLAR", or "APOCALYPSE NOW" might have outshone it picture quality wise. However i respect your opinion and knowledge of the technology and medium so the picture quality on Branagh's movie must indeed be truly astounding. BTW John, are there any films you plan to watch and review over the next few weeks that you expect to at least match Branagh's movies image quality ?.
Nope!
Sorry for the short reply Mr. Herzog but I really don't think I'm likely to see anything to match it yet. Death on the Nile may surpass it of course but it remains to be seen how that one looks on 70mm.