Matilda is such an all-time banger, one of the best to ever do it, but I cannot bring myself to financially reward this horrific photoshop job. The 4k book is so shockingly ugly that I regularly show it to people when I discuss physical media releases, and without fail, it always gets a shocked laugh.
I would buy a normal-ass black plastic case of this movie in a heartbeat, but, alas........
Criterion has been slow to release the Kurasawa films in 4K compared to others such as BFI and now Madman. Throne of Blood and Hidden Fortress should have been released by now. BFI released them a year ago.
Debating on jumping on this or waiting for Criterion.
I think I'm going to have to establish a rule that if I have 5+ unwatched in my collection at a time, I'm not allowed to buy a new one.
What are you guys doing to keep from going overboard on purchasing new discs?
I’m so happy they released this version with English subs. The film is gorgeous and sounds amazing. One of my favorite Godzilla movies.
After seeing the glowing reviews this film has with regards to it's transfer and having never seen it before I picked this up today, not sure I'll finish it in one sitting, looking forward to checking it out.
The titles from the volume 1 set (Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds) I already picked up through standalone 4K Steelbook and/or standard 4K releases.
The North by Northwest 4K steelbook, I picked up a while back.
Needed these volume 2 and 3 sets to complete the Hitchcock films that are currently on 4K right now.
Still waiting for other ones like Rebecca, Notorious, Spellbound, The Lady Vanishes, and Strangers on a Train to get that 4K treatment.
New to collecting and I quickly racked up a cart of some of my favorites without even scratching the surface. Would y’all recommend waiting for a sale and keeping these in the cart to potentially get a discount, or are there limitations on which titles go on sale?
Besides Gruv, which sites should I buy from? Do you use specific sites for steelbooks vs. standard packaging? I’ve read that Amazon’s packaging is bad and Walmart is better for pre-order fulfillment. Appreciate any feedback and my apologies if these same questions have been asked a million times - happy to reference other threads.
its absolutely stunning the colors are so vibrant - 1:85:1 aspect Full screen viewing - and the best part is the audio it’s 10/10
I really enjoy the movie too it’s a nice twist something different the mix of war and photography it works so well.
highly recommend you get this if you enjoy reference quality.
These are a few of my signed dvds that I have in my collection, name a david attenborough documentary and I'll have a signed version of it lol (I have more then 250 signatures of his, in person only!🙃)
Somehow never manage to see this, even tho veing a big fan of Leones work and movies of Terrance Hill and Bud Spencer.
Gonna enjoy this.🍿🍿🍿
I quickly ran out of room but didn’t want to use two shelves. So I taped some boxes together and covered them with black gaffer tape. I also used electrical tape to prevent the cases from pushing out the sides. The end result turned out great for my use. Comfortably fits 350 + discs
Here’s my full collection (some of these are in the mail to me right now or preordered)
My next goal is to remove the bottom 25-50 discs to make room for future purchases. Any advice would be great.
Oh and I always want to own the definitive version of each film. So if I own the wrong version plz set me straight.
I’ve wanted to upgrade my DVD copy forever. I ALMOST bought the recent blu-ray release, but it went out-of-print before I had a chance. Now I’m glad I didn’t triple dip!
We’ve only just beguuuun! I finally watched the Director’s Cut for the first time with this new 4k transfer and that ending switch-up was wild—having him actually not escape the room is such a dark twist. The moment where the hotel manager hears the daughter’s voice on the tape after his wife refuses his belongings still leaves you with that perfect moment just like the original ending, the ghost in the back is just a little cheesy imo though. This 4k transfer is absolutely beautiful and I’m a big fan of the artwork. Film really holds up!
Hey everyone,
One thing I’ve always found a bit tricky is how transfer quality scores are spread across Blu-ray.com, High-Def Digest, AVSForum and a few other websites with no easy way to compare them. So I’ve been putting together a small experiment to try solving that...
How it works: each 4K disc needs at least Blu-ray.com plus one independent reviewer before it gets published. Scores are normalised to a /10 scale. Confidence shown based on how many sources reviewed it.
Scope is narrow for now, only 4K discs reviewed from January 2026 onwards (rather than trying to backfill everything), regardless of film age.
A few things I'm unsure about and would value input on:
I put together a small mockup with a few live titles just to test the structure, happy to share the link if there’s interest (and if mods are okay). Below is a quick screenshot for context.
Again, just trying to make cross-review comparison a bit easier.... the idea isn’t to replicate full disc specs, Blu-ray.com already does that well.
Appreciate any thoughts.
