Disclosure
Day 4K
(2026/Universal 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/Blu-ray)/I
Love Boosters 4K
(2026/NEON/Decal 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/Blu-ray)/Out
Of The Past 4K
(1947/RKO/Warner Archive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/Blu-ray)/Practical
Magic 4K
(1998/Warner 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)/Scary
Movie 4K
(2026 aka Scary
Movie 6/Paramount
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/Blu-ray)/Star
Trek: The Complete Original Series 60th Anniversary
(1966 - 1969/Paramount/CBS Blu-ray Set)
4K
Ultra HD Picture: B+/B/A-/A-/B Picture: B/B-/B/X/X/B- Sound:
B+/B/C+/A-/B+/B- Extras: C+/C/B/C/C/B+ Main Programs:
C+/C/B+/B/C-/B+
PLEASE
NOTE:
The Out
Of The Past 4K
Warner
Archive 4K Blu-ray set is now only available from Warner Bros.
through their Warner Archive series and can be ordered from the link
below.
Steven
Spielberg's Disclosure
Day 4K
(2026) has the director returning to extraterrestrial territory,
thinking of Close
Encounters,
but by way of his Tom Cruise War
Of The Worlds,
Minority
Report,
a bit of Ready
Player One
and a touch of his problematic A.I.,
so we get one of his most technically superior films on a visual
level in years for the kind of film he is making. That is actually
more impressive than the actual film, which has an interesting cast,
money definitely on the screen and an intensity at times that puts
most kinetic filmmakers these days to shame.
Emily
Blunt is a TV weather forecaster who gets involved in some strange
happenings that seem supernatural at first, but something dark is
going on, as we find out before seeing her as a mysterious power
broker (the always solid Colin Firth) wants some kind of special
device and brings an armed group to get it, but the possessor of it
(Josh O'Connor) does not trust them and has other plans. From there,
you'll have to see the film to see if you like it or not, so I'll
hold back spoilers to give you the best chance to see if you land up
liking it more than I did.
The
only other thing I have to say is that Spielberg
has not lost his edge as a filmmaker and for the tired era we are in
and the lack of new talent out there, that is amazing.
Extras
include Digital Code, while the discs add the featurettes:
Boots
Riley's I
Love Boosters 4K
(2026) is a comedy of sorts that is spoofing several worlds,
including fashion, hustling, shoplifting and as a comedy, but it is
rarely funny and too impressed with itself to work. Keke Palmer
leads the cast as the head shoplifter and save Nope,
I have never seen a performance by the actress that worked and
lasted. The humor is as one-note as the theme song's refrain being
played over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
over and over and over and over and over and over for most of its 112
minutes. That is a poor substitute for a good screenplay.
LaKeith
Stanfield, Demi Moore, Rachel Waters, Adam Devine, Don Cheadle, Jason
Ritter, Will Poulter and Viggo Mortensen all show up, but none are
developed much (save Demi's character) further making this a very
slap-dash affair. You might enjoy this if you are in some kind of
goofy mood and it is not afraid of color range in sets and clothing
to its credit, but I did not get a surprise like the cast suggested
and it is only for the most interested.
The
respectable Annapurna Productions produced this, but not since She
Said
(2022) have they delivered a major film, though I need to see The
Invite.
I hope they are not giving up as a company.
Extras
include a
feature length audio commentary with Boots Riley, never before seen
cast interviews, a ''The
Making of I LOVE BOOSTERS''
documentary featurette, and a blooper reel.
Jacques
Tourneur's Out
Of The Past 4K
is
one of the best 4K releases of the year and you can read about the
film in our coverage of the older Blu-ray at this link:
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/13024/Man+Hunt+(1941/Fox/Twilight+Time+Limited+Edition
Once
again handled by Warner Archive, the RKO classic has a serious
audience and deserves to find a much larger audience who have not
seen it or seen it looking like it is brand new as it is here. I
meant what I said about its importance and greatness in my previous
review and not only stand by all of that, but feel vindicated in some
way about what I said seeing how great this plays here. Cheers to
Warner Archive for further saving this amazing gem!
Extras
repeat the feature length audio
commentary track from the original Blu-ray release by James Ursini,
plus these new to disc items:
Sandra
Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in the witchy romantic comedy
Practical Magic 4K (1998), which makes its debut on 4K UHD hot on the
heels of the upcoming theatrical sequel. Directed by actor /
director Griffin Dunne (star of Martin Scorsese's After
Hours)
and based on Alice Hoffman's 1995 novel, the film has developed a
devoted following over the years thanks to streaming and home video
that followed some decent theatrical box office.
While
not quite as whimsical or over-the-top as the Hocus
Pocus
films, Practical
Magic
centers witchcraft in a more natural setting. Two sisters Sally
(Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman), descendants of a long line of
witches who have inherited supernatural abilities that make leading
normal lives difficult. Raised by their eccentric aunts, Frances
(Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest), the sisters grow up
learning that magic is simply another part of everyday life.
Unfortunately,
the Owens women are also burdened by a centuries-old family curse.
Their ancestor, Maria Owens, was abandoned by the man she loved and
cast a spell upon herself so that she would never again suffer from a
broken heart. Over time, however, the spell became a curse that
doomed any man who falls in love with an Owens woman to an untimely
death.
As
adults, Sally and Gillian take very different approaches to both love
and magic. Sally attempts to settle down and build a conventional
life, while the more free-spirited Gillian travels the country and
moves from one relationship to another. Their lives take a much
darker turn when Gillian becomes involved with the violent and
abusive Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic). When Sally comes to her
sister's rescue, the situation spirals out of control and Jimmy is
accidentally killed.
Desperate
to undo what they've done, Sally and Gillian turn to forbidden magic
and attempt to resurrect him. Naturally, bringing the dead back to
life proves to be a very bad idea. Jimmy returns even more dangerous
than before (in a form that reminded me a bit of Casper), and
although the sisters seemingly dispose of him a second time, his
restless spirit refuses to stay buried. Soon, the Owens women find
themselves dealing with a supernatural haunting, a police
investigation, and the possibility that their family's curse may
finally have to be confronted.
The
film is less about witchcraft than it is about sisterhood, love,
grief, and the bonds between generations of women. Bullock and
Kidman have terrific chemistry together, while Channing and Wiest
nearly steal the film as their eccentric, spell-casting aunts. The
movie's ability to move between romantic comedy and surprisingly dark
supernatural territory gives it a distinctive personality that has
helped it become something of a cult favorite in the decades since
its original release. That being said, the film is definitely geared
more towards a female audience.
Special
Features look to be carted over from a previous release and are
nothing new including:
A
Feature Length Audio Commentary by director Griffin Dunne, producer
Denise Di Novi, composer Alan Silvestri, and Sandra Bullock
and
two featurettes: Casting
the Spell
and Making
Magic.
Practical
Magic
is a fun modern day witch tale that isn't overly based in fantasy
like other witchy films of its kind. While it's obviously geared
towards a female-centric audience, the film can be enjoyed by anyone
and isn't overly violent or flashy aside from some pretty tame sexual
content, and will help get you in the fall season mood.
Michael
Tiddes' Scary
Movie 4K
(2026, aka Scary
Movie 6)
has the Wayans getting the wacky franchise back that was high
profit/low budget gross humor we used to see more of until it got
played out. However, it has been a while, so this sixth entry (they
may not have used a number because they wanted it to look fresher
than it is and because they did not make all the previous films, in
fairness to them) so it was a big hit for a time. Not a big fan, you
can read my coverage of the original release...
Scary
Movie
(the 2000 original) Blu-ray
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6143/Scary+Movie+(One/2000/Blu-ray/Dimension
And
when Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft and director David Zucker took over,
following most of what the Wayans did, but (slightly less gross?)
with their own formula humor:
Scary
Movie 4
HD-DVD
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4855/Scary+Movie+4+%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9C
This
one is closer to the first, the Wayans approach and wallows in its
formula, highly predictable as it is. Despite home video, streaming
and the like, this was a hit thanks to a little nostalgia and simply
because a whole generation had never seen this before. Strangely, it
was criticized for being right wing or pandering to the White House
of the time of its release, but that argument has some weaknesses.
One, Fox would not allow In
Living Color
to ever get revived because they could not handle the show getting
more outrageous and more, feeling it was maybe too left wing (!?!)
and they do go after almost everyone, so it is not like we have not
seen their humor before.
I
actually wish it has been political in some
way because that would have been more interesting than the bore we
get here. See when not tired or operating heavy equipment.
Extras
include Digital Movie, while the disc adds four behind-the-scenes
featurettes.
Star
Trek: The Complete Original Series 60th Anniversary Set
(1966 - 1969) is a reissue of the three 2009 Blu-ray season sets we
mostly covered before as follows:
Season
One
Blu-ray
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/8530/Star+Trek+%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9C+The+O
Season
Two
Blu-ray
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/9036/Star+Trek+%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9C+The+O
Complete
Series DVD set with Season Three
(with full episode listings)
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1680/Star+Trek+-+The+Original+Series+sets
So
many episodes are as influential and as relevant as ever, but CBS had
created so many spinoffs that only diehard fans can keep up and most
of them have not been that good or memorable. That a feature film
has not been made in a while because the last was was one of the
worst adds on to how many light years the franchise has drifted from
Roddenberry's ideas and original vision. As this gets released, four
of the episodes have been scanned for 4K and are playing a few nights
with remasters of the first four feature films. We'll see if we get
a 4K box at some point, but since Space:
1999
episodes are getting similar treatment, CBS does not want to wait too
long.
Extras
repeat the previous sets, of course. At least it is a solid
replacement for the older sets if one has lost them, wore them out
somehow or your a superfan who want this version as well. Megafans
still collect the three HD seasons on the old, dead HD-DVD format,
even if they cannot play them. This will be the go-to set until a 4K
upgrade comes along.
Now
for playback performance. The 2160p HEVC/H.265, 2.35 X 1, Dolby
Vision/HDR (10; Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition
image on Disclosure
Day 4K
was shot on 35mm film and looks so much better than most such dark
thrillers, Spielberg still at least a step ahead of most filmmakers.
The result can look like the best dark Ultra HD shoot in this style
around, but it is he and his longtime Director of Photography Janusz
Kaminski melding the 35mm photochemical film, superior CGI and style
seamlessly in a way hardly anyone out there has the talent of
cinematic literacy to pull off. Even when the film does nto work,
the look never wavers.
The
1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image on the regular Blu-ray
is fine for what it is, but you can only see what I am talking about
ion the 4K version in full.
The
lossless Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mixdown for older systems)
sound mix is state of the art as expected, so it has fine sound, but
the mix is not always as memorable as it is impactful as you watch.
It still has its highlights and by people who actually know what they
are doing, sadly too rare these days.
The
2160p HEVC/H.265, 2.35 X 1, Ultra High Definition image on I
Love Boosters 4K
has some nice color range, but can be a little softer than expected
in parts throughout and maybe not just because of a chosen style.
The 1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image Blu-ray is a little
more color weak versus the 4K disc, but the differences are narrow.
I liked the 4K slightly better.
The
DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix on both discs is just fine
and consistent enough, so this is at least well rounded all around
performance wise.
The
2160p HEVC/H.265, 1.33 X 1, black & white, Dolby Vision/HDR (10;
Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image on Out
Of The Past 4K
is absolutely stunning, one of the best block style monochrome and
classic film transfers I have seen to date with plenty of demo shots
and a must-have gem that just based on the image is a must-have for
all serious filmmakers and home theater people.
The
1080p 1.33 X 1 digital High Definition image on the regular Blu-ray
is fine for the format, but not as stunning as this and both discs
offer DTS-HD
MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Mono lossless mixes, but it is a little less
shrill and a little more naturalistic on the 4K version, so we get
another classic in a stunning restoration that is easily one of the
best 4K release of the year!
Practical
Magic 4K
is presented in 2160p HEVC/H.265, 2.35 X 1, Dolby Vision/HDR (10;
Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image on, a
widescreen aspect ratio of 2.39:1 and an audio tracks in lossless
Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mixdown for older systems) sound
(48kHz, 16-bit) and DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
mixes. The source of the print here, while not specifically marketed
as a new scan of the original negative is a visible improvement over
previous versions. If you have a nice home entertainment setup, then
this is definitely worth the upgrade.
The
2160p HEVC/H.265, 2.35 X 1, Dolby Vision/HDR (10; Ultra HD
Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image on Scary
Movie 4K
is a decent shoot, but the cheap CGI (sometimes done comically) and
general attempt to keep to the older style of the older films in the
series and the films they spoof limits this visually along with some
softness and other slight flaws. The
lossless Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mixdown for older systems)
sound mix gets as silly as the film itself, but has more sonic
highlights than I expected, so that is the one surprise of this
highly predictable revival that will amuse some at points.
The
1080p 1.33 X 1 digital High Definition image transfers on all three
Star
Trek
seasons are here in original transfers and effects-enhanced ones, the
latter of which were not great to begin with and have aged much worse
than the original versions. Until the original 35mm camera negative
copies of all the episodes get 4K scans and a 4K disc set, this is as
good as it gets for now. The
DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 7.1 and 2.0 Mono lossless mixes on each show
have their issues, with the former having new sound effects that have
not dated well and the later having its original mono sound sound too
flat.
To
order the Out
Of The Past 4K
Warner
Archive 4K Blu-ray set, go to this link for it and many more great
web-exclusive
releases at:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/ED270804-095F-449B-9B69-6CEE46A0B2BF?ingress=0&visitId=6171710b-08c8-4829-803d-d8b922581c55&tag=blurayforum-20
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