CARLITO'S WAY 4K UHD BLU-RAY REVIEW 

I'm glad he now knows how good it is because I expect the critical reception really upset him back in 1993/94. Good films usually come to the top even if it takes a few years. John.

Hmm. I think I prefer "Dressed to Kill" to this, but his is probably a close second (or "Carrie"). I agree, though. Something you don't see anymore

I've heard DePalma said Blow Out is his greatest work ever and I agree with him.

@@Mr.Goodkat Oh stop it please, the 4K is between £40 and £50 right now so I'm having to wait... damn it!

@@moviecollector5920 lol you can watch it elsewhere instead of waiting but I guess don't settle for anything short of the best.

The more I think about Carlito's Way the more I appreciate how everything is done so well apart from some of the continuity between shots. If different shots had have been selected it might not have been so good though so I expect the film editor and De Palma knew they were compromising. John.

Carrie is the film that really brought Brian De Palma to the attention of the world. A wonderful film and probably even better than the book. The Untouchables, Dressed To Kill, Carlito's Way and a few others I haven't even seen yet are all all masterful film making. Mission To Mars is wonderful until the appearance of the inevitable, hokey alien. John.

I think the disc is a good reproduction of a film on video Nicholas and we could never have imagined we'd be able to get that sort of standard for so little. My copy cost £10.99 which is unbelievable really. 35mm on a disc! John.

If I could stand to look and listen to myself then I'd probably benefit from looking at some of the videos I've done previously. The trouble is with everything I do that if I look back I question why I've done something a certain way. I'm terrible when it comes to seeing my own disc releases and sometimes get quite depressed about it. I think I need therapy!!! John.

Only another million or so to go!

Carlito's Way was pretty much killed by critics... who basically got it all wrong. So you weren't the only person who didn't see it until now who maybe would have seen it years ago if people who should have known better hadn't have had it in for the film (for no good reason other than jealousy) back in 1994. John.

I rather enjoy all the communication each time one goes up which is what is the best thing about the whole process. There's a really good group of movie enthusiasts on here. John.

Glad you enjoyed it Dave. I think it's a great film and therefore the critics got it wrong back in late 1993 and early 1994. They often do. John.

And I hope you enjoy it as much as I Jeremy. John.

I suppose I'd seen it before Bill but I managed to keep the ending in my head the whole way through this time. It didn't spoil the magic of it though. John.

@@moviecollector5920 John, do you ever plan to cover the movie Sorcerer by William Friedkin? It was one of my bucket list movies that I finally sat down to watch recently, and it blew me away. What a terrific film.

@@billg3356 It's a very good film but I wonder if the first attempt to make a film out of 'The Wages of Fear' might be even better. I need to see The Wages of Fear again so one day I'll get the Blu-ray of that. Maybe we should get Trevor at Double Bill Movies to do a double bill review of them both. John.

it was on my Christmas list too but thankfully Santa came early! John.

I can't recall Al Pacino ever being better in anything. He might have got an Oscar for 'Scent of A Woman' in 1992 but I don't remember him being as good in that one, even if he was brilliant. John.

That's pretty much what I wanted to do initially Dunn but you just can't get hold of the right people to get the necessary permissions to do such a thing. If I was making these things for GB News or some other media startup then we'd have a chance because as soon as you mention 'television' people sit up and take notice. Get more views than a telly programme on RU-vid and they're not interested. Universal caused me to stop using clips from trailers which was a shame but it's their product so it's up to them. John.

I didn't spot the wrong photo on the cover Lenny. There are often mistakes like that and have been since these home movie market first started. Just look at the cast list on the back of the Dressed To Kill boxes and spot the error there. That was 1980. John.

See "Donnie Brasco" for superior Pacino. And as ever his co-star Johnny Depp is astonishing.

@@jnagarya519 Yeah, that's a great film as well, although a bit depressing seeing Pacino in such a role, as a 'loser' 3rd rate bandit no one appreciates.

@@LennyNero2019 Italian Pacino playing a low-level Italian gangster with all the fugazzi bluff.

Thank you Darryl. I did write in my notes to mention the two books and the fact that it's based on the second one. Had jpeg's of both the covers to illustrate that too but alas, once I started blathering I managed to miss it out. John.

It's possible that if Carlito's Way hadn't have been screening at The Empire then I would never have seen it. I have a history of not particularly liking gangster films but this one isn't quite the murderous, treacherous movie that most other gangster films are. I don't think there's another one I enjoy so much... and I'm including The Godfather films there. John.

I agree Alan, particularly about Sean Penn. I hadn't really noticed him until Carlito's Way and he's been held in high esteem by me ever since. Mystic River was another great Sean Penn performance. John.

What will we be watching in another 29 years? Carlito's Way probably.

@@moviecollector5920 John you never know.

It's fun to take a look at great films. Not so much fun if I'm not particularly enamoured with a film. Carlito's Way was fun. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Im really into real films as I like to call them I'm not to much of a fan of modern movie making that over uses CGI it just doesn't have the right feel to it for me 👍🏻

@@RonD84 You're not alone there Ron. I liked the early use of CGI in films such as The Abyss and Terminaor 2 but thereafter it's been suffering from overuse. Not always, but certainly a lot of the time. John.

I think it's a pretty wonderful film Doug and being a Brian De Palma, you'll find it doesn't look quite like conventional films. I hope you enjoy it. John.

You're welcome Craig. John.

That's a good summing up Roman. I should have asked you to write me a load of notes! John.

I don't think I've ever seen him so good in anything else. John.

I also prefer it to Heat but I only mentioned it because it was another recent 4K release with Pacino in it and a gangster element to the story. John.

I think you'll like it Paul. Great film making, great performances and a wonderful story that sucks you in from beginning to end. John.

I spent 99p more than you Jack. I knew I should have gone to FOPP! John.

The Blu-ray in this pack is pretty good Roy but it looked like a low contrast print to me, which I suppose most video releases were done from up until 4K, came about. But other than the odd slightly washed out look here and there, it was sharp and better than we could ever have expected. The 4K looks like a film print though so that's as good as it's ever going to get so the Blu-ray is surplus to requirements now and because the extras are on both discs, rather pointless including it. John.

Seeing Raiders at The Empire is a bit of a dream John. A 70mm blow-up means it would have had six track stereo sound too. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Yes it was a great event going there at that time. Wonderful memories

@@JohnTalksMovies59 We need the device from Brainstorm so we can all replay your memory of Raiders in 70mm with six track stereo sound at The Empire!

I don't know if Carlito's Way is in the specific gangster film genre Dave but if it is, I think it's the best gangster film I've ever seen. The only one that might beat it in my opinion is The Untouchables. Many will cite The Godfather films but they're not really my cup of tea. With regard to the sound, I expect your Blu-ray would sound just the same in here. It's not a wham bam type of film so any surround sound has to be subtle and what I heard throughout Carlito's Way matched the imagery on screen perfectly. Some films can be quite distracting with a sound stage that takes your attention away from what you should be watching but certainly not with this one which kept me focused on the story and the characters throughout. John.

It took me years to add the Kef THX speakers to my Pioneer THX amps but I got there in the end. And I'm still there now. John.

If Blow Out had have been released over here it would have been in my collection already Brian. As it is I keep looking at the cost of importing a copy via WowHD. I can't afford them all and in reality, I can't afford those I do purchase so it's not easy to get everything in to review. John.

I'd managed to go without seeing it for almost 29 years. Funny how I can remember so much from some films that I've seen a lifetime before but this was another of them and surely an indication of a good film. John.

It only cost me £10.99 from HMV which was a nice surprise because the price was hiding on the back so I didn't see it initially. Sorry I'm costing you money Mike but rest assured, I rarely do a review of a 4K I've not been particularly impressed with. I've included some lesser discs in some of the round-up reviews where I look at four or five but I haven't done one of those in a while as they don't seem to do very well. John.

No you are not really making me poorer. What I am aggravated about is companies like Paramount leasing content to KIno Lorber which means high costs as they are unlikely to be released outside US. Looking forward to your star trek review. I have started watching the 4k's

@@mikewilding3199 Look on the bright side though Mike, licencing the films to releasing companies like Kino Lorber means that some titles that would never have been released in 4K are actually being released. Just don't spend too much... as difficult as that can be at times! John.

Aliens will have been struck from the original camera negative. I wonder where that print has been living since 1986. I don't suppose it's the 70mm print I saw three times at the Odeon Leicester Square where it ran for six weeks. I also saw it on 35mm but it wasn't quite the same after 70mm. I hope you have a great time with it. You're certainly living a bit of a film enthusiasts dream right now and I think it's absolutely wonderful. John.

Thank you Bjorn. Good to have you here. John.

That's two of us then Faluda. John.

I thought it was quite brilliant when I saw it at The Empire and then I somehow managed to inadvertently avoid it throughout all the intervening years until this 4K disc. I'm glad I did because it was like watching it for the first time again. A wonderful film. And I agree about the scene with Pacino watching the ballet class from the rooftop opposite. John.

I nearly purchase the LaserDisc many times Nick but never did and as it turns out, I'm glad of that now because I was able to enjoy it almost like seeing the film for the first time again. John.

@@moviecollector5920 We were so fortunate to live through such an era of creativity on so many levels (story, characters, cinematography) & can only hope a semblance of that can return amongst a landscape of film with little substance in comparison. It’s too ‘cookie cutter’ these days, with a focus on appeasing the politically correct audience. Sad to see. Although, DUNE for me, returned some of that hope.

@@TheEthNick A lot of people really liked Dune so you're certainly not alone there. I struggled with the rather lacklustre look to it all but I know why that was now so it should look a lot better the next time I watch it. Last Night In Soho is my favourite of recent years and Le Mans '66 but there have been plenty of other first class films too. I expect the Covid-19 years have caused the major studios to seriously consider the films to fund because cinemas were only really safe for younger people for much of the time over the last two and a half years. It's possible a more mature audience will return now that most of us have had the lurgy so we'll just have to see. I do have concerns about the lowering of image quality standards because many people on here tell me they get a better picture on their telly. Whilst I don't think that is entirely fair because no television beats a big screen projection, I did go through something similar from the early 2000's and I pretty much gave up entirely on cinema about 2006. I couldn't see the point in watching a video projection in the West End cinemas and so I've been careful to ensure that a film is being screened before I hit the road or book tickets. I can't get up any enthusiasm for local cinemas with 2K video projection. John.

That's funny Danny because I think The Untouchables is wonderful and Scarface a bit of a disappointment. Then again, next time I watch them both my opinion may change. I thought the first half of Scarface was really good and then it all went a bit over the top so now that I'm expecting that I may see it differently. John.

I saw Pulp Fiction on 35mm at the Renoir Cinema just along from Russell Square in central London. I really didn't like it much but I thought the dance sequence was fabulous. I haven't seen it again since so I may find it more appealing now I'm older. John.

@@moviecollector5920 It just may not be your cup of tea, which is fine. It’s a bit of a wild one.

@@sean9920 I have tried a few Quentin Tarantino films over the years but there's something that doesn't appeal. Even The Hateful Eight was a little difficult for me. But Tarantino is a leading proponent of using the best tools of the trade (i.e. film) and so he's alright in my book. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Probably all the cursing and violence, since you seem to note it regularly as detracting elements for you.

@@LennyNero2019 The male rape scene nearly caused me to leave the cinema Lenny. I know Mr. Tarantino finds that sort of thing and the violence funny but I struggle to see the humour a lot of the time. I don't find all as offensive as I once did though. John.

The Empire was always a very special place to see a film David. I've been to a lot of the top cinemas around the world but never saw anywhere as impressive as The Empire. Being a premiere cinema meant that we got to see master prints and 70mm blow-ups so the best possible quality that could ever be seen from 35mm. Computer animation started to cause a downgrade in overall image quality from the late 1990's but it wasn't catastrophic... until Star Wars Attack of the Clones was premiered in the Odeon adjacent to The Empire. That was shot on video and projected on a completely inadequate video projector. Every time a CGI shot came on screen the image blurred all across the entire width. It must have been a rendering fault back then but no one else noticed. The manager of The Odeon was amazed that no one else had spoken to him about it. That was when the rot set in and film studios knew that cinemagoers would happily put up with lower quality imagery that ultimately resulted in film distribution being replaced by video. The videos I saw in The Empire before I gave up on going were so lacklustre by comparison to the wonderful standards up to the mid-1990's that I lost interest. Fortunately, Carlito's Way was before all that and I remember a fabulous, big screen projection in the most wonderful cinema that ever existed. Such a shame you couldn't have been there too. John.

​@@moviecollector5920 Thanks very much for the detailed response, John! It really takes me into a idea of what it was like then. I have experience of cinemas since the 80's, and the magic of watching and listening to 35mm (one of which was a film I know you like, Batman Returns), but nothing like that. I'd have loved to have seen Master Prints. Having sadly only visited The Empire for the first time this year, I'm curious about the IMAX Cinema being reduced. I've read that the right side was partition walled into a second cinema in 2013 (the so-called SuperScreen, which isn't that super). Looking at photos online of the Main Auditorium (now the IMAX) in 1990, it looks like there were rows of seats in front of the banked ones. This is impossible now as the screen is where those seats were. I was just wondering is that how you remembered it, because in 90 it looks massive.

@@davidjames579 Have a look at this video of The Empire when it was at its best: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QhoaM4ozW-s.html The laser show prior to a film starting broke in the mid-1990's so it was past its peak years before this video but it was always a magical place to see a film. We always tried to get seats R13 and 14 which were on the right hand bank of seats but just in front of the middle aisle that ran horizontally across the auditorium mid-way down and were the two seats right on the aisle. I don't suppose those seats still exist. Shame they didn't auction off the seats because I'd have tried to get that pair! John.

@@moviecollector5920 Thank you very much for the link, John! It's incredible to see The Empire as it was. Sadly where the entrance door is in the video is where the screen is level with now. By my count that's 16 rows of seats that have been removed. As I understand it the IMAX screen is bigger than the screen previously there, but even without knowledge of the cinema being reduced I could tell the screen was in incorrect proportion to the seats. The issue is you have a bigger screen but much nearer. To actually take in everything on the screen you have to sit in the penultimate or last rows, but even then it feels close. For all it's chanting about being one of the biggest screens in the UK I wish they'd have seats further back. I don't know why they brought the screen forward and what they're doing with the space behind the new screen.

@@davidjames579 I haven't been since seeing Prometheus as an awful video projection in 3D which made it even worse because the little glasses weren't big enough to be able to see the whole of the screen in one go. That was still the original auditorium though and I hope that section at the front is still there acting as a studio cinema on its own. I believe it's the rear, steeply raked rear seats that have had a giant screen put in front of them and being passed off as IMAX. I find it all too upsetting after so many great times down there in what I thought was the greatest cinema I''d ever seen a film in. But it's a business and with cinema dying a slow death (that may have just been sped up thanks to the pandemic!) they've got to do what they have to to stay in business and turn a profit. The IMAX name is being used to try to encourage people to visit but it won't fool people forever. I think cinema is taking the wrong path and giant 'Scope format screens are the way to go but with deep curves on them just like Cinerama and D-150 used to offer. Then cinema would be a different, vastly superior option to sitting at home watching netflix on a comparably tiny, flat home screen. But a lot depends on making films that adults want to see and that's another problem nowadays. John.

It's a damned fine electronic representation of what was shown in cinemas in 1993 and 94 Niels and no one can ever ask, or wish, for more than that. I think the master print at The Empire looked a little more impressive though! John.

It only cost me £10.99 in HMV Dave so next time you're at Cribbs Corner, take a look. I've yet to visit the Cribb's Corner HMV but I must do one day. John.

@@moviecollector5920 il be going there soon, so il be sure to pick this up when I'm in there next

I rarely look at anything other than theatrical version of films Lee so I may not ever get to see the different version of Star Trek VI. I'll look into it though. I think it's quite possibly the best of the Star Trek films so I don't want to spoil it. John.

@@moviecollector5920 It’s definitely a “saved in editing” kind of situation, because the longer cut has a subplot that really undercuts the remainder of the movie in a very cheesy way. At any rate, looking forward to your review, as always.

@@LeeClontz Sounds to me like they did a very good editing job on Star Trek VI then. I wonder why it was suddenly deemed worthwhile to put a rejected, longer cut out there? Oh, silly me... to entice people to purchase the same film all over again of course! John.

You're welcome Gurdip. Thank you for leaving a comment. John.

It's set in the 70's but I didn't really associate the Jaws poster so I'll have to keep my eyes peeled the next time I watch it. Two great films in one really then. John.

Thank you as always Steffy. John.

Morning Steve. I'm hoping to import the 4K of Blow Out because it's not available over here. It's a little pricey though so it's got to wait. I always thought Dressed To Kill was actually a better film on that Super 8 3x400ft cut down as it's much faster paced and so cleverly edited that it doesn't lose anything. I don't think I've seen the full version since the cinema.

@@moviecollector5920 I got the Criterion Blu-ray Blow Out when they first put it out, it's a beauty John. Their 4K must be something a bit special. I still haven't got any Criterion 4K's but it's only a matter of time. My first Criterion was the laserdisc of Trainspotting and their laserdisc of Halloween was a revelation, seeing it in widescreen for the first time. A video on Criterion would be interesting John.

@@stevenandnicola123 Criterion do have a video up of how they select the films and create the master files to go on them. I've only got a couple of Criterion releases so I'm not the best person to talk about them. Might cover Solaris soon though as I'll be watching that in the next week or two. That will be at the end of another video if I do it though as there isn't enough interest to warrant all the work that goes into making a bespoke video. John.

That's another one I've not seen Morten. Thank you. John.

That is the Star Trek in question Andrew - Praxis. I expect I'll talk about that because I have been trying to reproduce the look and sound of the film as I saw it in The Empire ever since I saw it. Even purchased a 35mm print but that was nowhere near as good to look at as the 70mm blow-up at The Empire. John.

The Blu-ray is good Dominic, it's just that the 4K is immediately, perceptibly superior so it's one of those where there is no question of the 4K being better. A lot of films still have similar continuity issues but I haven't seen many with so many obvious errors as this. It didn't spoil the film but it was a little distracting. It's unusual to have long, quiet dialogue sequences in films these days so I can imagine how many takes it took and in the end I suppose they just had to call it a day and put something together from what they got. John.

I did give Halloween videos a try in 2020 and 2021 but they were a bit of a waste of time. Not enough interest to justify the work involved. Such a shame because John Carpenter's Halloween is one of my favourite films. John.

I think it's my favourite gangster film. John.

Blow Out hasn't been released over here but I'm seriously looking at importing a copy. John.

Thank you for always taking the time to leave a comment Cheekster. I hope you like Star Trek! John.

@@moviecollector5920 - Touché, thank you for all of your wonderful videos, John. I’ve watched all but one or two of the Star Trek feature-length movies but of the many different tv shows only seen the original one starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk.

@@cheekster777 I actually prefer Star Trek The Next Generation to the original series but the originals were brilliant in their time. I think the best Star Trek series I've ever seen is series one of Picard. Series 2 is out on Blu-ray soon so that's Christmas taken care of. John.

I still think it's better than Heat after a few weeks to think about it. Just as well we're all different Luis. John.

@@moviecollector5920 its a great movie. great cast. Sean Penn was amazing. can't remember if he was nominated for Oscar?

@@luisd7636 I think he was first nominated for the 1995 film 'Dead Man Walking'. Won for 'Mystic River' in 2003 and apparently again for a film called 'Milk' in 2008 but I've never seen that one. John.

The Untouchables looks beautiful on PAL LaserDisc too Neill. I need to watch it again sometime soon. De Palma has made some great films and he's probably not as appreciated as he should be. John.

Merci Alain. John.

Greetings Alex. Looks like I'm being locked out of this channel so I may not be able to reply for much longer. I have not been able to update my details since moving and that seems to have finally caused RU-vid to throw a wobbly. Get in touch with me via bfcc biz (missing dot in there) and I'm the only John on the contacts page. John.

@@moviecollector5920 😨!! You kidding?? So will you need to start NEW channel once they’ve stopped with the f..in you around?? Ok roger that! I’ll try that! Hopefully we’ll have you back on here soon!

That's hit the nail on the head and why I enjoyed it so much. Thanks for pointing that out. John.

@@moviecollector5920 There are numerous movies I have but whenever they are on tv, and I happen to notice them while switching channels, I still watch them again. Your choice may vary but here are some of them. Alien, Aliens, blade runner, 2001, the shinning, Dr Zhivago, fall of the Roman Empire, Spartacus, Woman of the dunes, onibaba & a thousand others 😀

@@faludabutt8253 I haven't seen Woman of the Dunes or Onibaba but I love all the others. I actually have a Super 8 print of The Fall of the Roman Empire and also Alien and Aliens... and 2001 A Space Odyssey but that's not a very good Super 8 print at all. John.

@@moviecollector5920 you are a super man 👍

Seems like you really like Heat Clark. A lot of people do and I enjoyed it much more on 4K than when I saw it in the cinema so it's certainly grown on me. It was having the climax in the middle that grated originally but once you know it's not the ending it's much better. I currently like Carlito's Way more than Heat but is it fair to even class them as gangster films? I don't know but I do know that I prefer them both to just about every other gangster film I've seen. Maybe I should include The Untouchables in that same genre though in which case I probably like that best. I haven't seen Blow Out but I may have to import the new 4K as I've fancied it for some time now. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Heat is a masterpiece for me - I get your point regarding the shootout but in some it makes it even better, the director had the balls to make it his closing of a second act - with the final act of revenge (for both Al Pacino and De Niro’s characters). As for your next reviews, do you think you will watch Poltergeist 4K? I went to see Bram Stoker’s Dracula remastered at the cinema (I’m 39 so obviously too young to see when it 1st came out). That was a truly artistic beauty of a film, despite some odd casting choices.

@@ColonelSternlove Heat was a long time ago now Clark so you must have been a youngster when you saw that one. I did see Dracula at the cinema too but it was another film where I felt the first half was better than the second but that's quite possibly the fault of the book really. I have Poltergeist on Super 8 and it's one of the most beautiful 'Scope prints ever issued. It was done by Kempski Film of Germany and I think my copy is a first run print so it doesn't get any better than that. That's why I don't want to watch it on 4K disc but I might take a look eventually. I have actually fancied running the Super 8 again lately so maybe that will give me the enthusiasm to see how good it is to the new 4K. But if you're wondering why it looks so good on 4K, the Super 8 quality tells us it was a fabulous looking film to start with. John.

@@moviecollector5920 unfortunately (or not) my parents let me watch all types of films. That’s why I’ve watched so many movies but really started to appreciate and collect when I was 10 onwards… my grandad also used to record films and time it so it didn’t include adverts! So yes, I watched Heat when I was young with my dad. I love poltergeist - I can’t believe the re-release is a PG! The face picking alone is 18 all over! I’m going to watch in the cinema on Halloween. Can’t wait.

I haven't seen the De Palma documentary Squid - I didn't know it existed. And I don't think I know Andrew Dominik either so I need to look him up right now.... right, I thought Assassination of Jesse James was very good but didn't like Killing Them Softly very much. I haven't seen any of his other films so you'll have to direct me to his best. John.

I did mention it a few reviews back. People were getting confused as to why it looks so good on 4K because they don't understand 16mm and Super 16 so I hope I cleared that up. I might get the 4K sometime. John.

I'm not a particular fan of gangster films but this one hits the right balance. The Godfather and the sequel weren't my cup of tea but I only ever watched them once. The LaserDiscs are still there though so one day I'll try them again. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Same for me. I'm one of the few people that did not like Goodfellas. Just find it hard to root for awful people.

@@rickyiglesias5384 That's exactly it. I struggled with Casino too but not only because of the awful people we were supposed to be rooting for, but because I really didn't like seeing people dig their own graves before being beaten to death with baseball bats. I still feel a bit queezy thinking about that whole section of the film now. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Yes, that's a VERY difficult scene to watch.

I've just been locked out of my RU-vid account John so it's all a bit up in the air now. Could have been a waste of two and a half years. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Get on to them ASAP.

Because it was a double disc it was about £30 so I never invested in a copy as there was always something else for less money. I'm glad I didn't ever purchase a LaserDisc copy now because I would not have enjoyed this 4K disc as much as I did. But I would like to have that lovely LD cover so I may just look out for one now. John.

I can remember when Dressed To Kill was about to be released back in 1980 or whenever it was, that I looked at the basic synopsis and the cast and knew that Michael Caine was the killer. I wouldn't say it's obvious but it seemed predictable to me at the time. The Super 8 release I show is a 3x400ft cut down which runs about 48 minutes and I always thought it ran through better than the complete film did at the cinema. Everything is in there and is moves along so well which the complete feature didn't at times. Well, that was how I felt back then and as I haven't seen the complete film since then I'd quite likely change my mind now that I'm older and appreciate a slow burn much more than I once did. John.

@@moviecollector5920 It's interesting to hear, everyones experiences with movies, and how we related to them is always influenced by the first way we see them. For instance I'm a "sub-not-dub" guy but I can't picture Akira in its original Japanese language track!

@@crabnebula1914 I can't bear to watch a film that's been dubbed. Dubbing used to be better years ago but these days there's not much effort to synchronize lip movements to the dialogue. I did see Night of the Living Dead for the first time in a French open air cinema (fantastic effect!) and that had been dubbed into French but you could barely tell it was dubbed. Never seen Akira. I'm not into cartoons at all any longer but I do still watch the classic Disney's occasionally. They were works of art though so a little different. John.

I hadn't thought about it like that Dan but yes, I suppose Scarface was a bit over the top in terms of violence. Nowhere near as much violence in Carlito's Way John.

And its only a page or so in the book. De Palma rinses every last bit of tension out of it.

I haven't ever seen Blow-Out but I would have purchased the 4K if it had have been available over here. I keep going back to it on the WowHD site so maybe soon I'll import a copy. I only ever saw Phantom of the Paradise when I was a teenager but I loved it. John.

I only spent £10.99 on it so almost the same price now the exchange rates are so similar. Amazing value. Well done Gary. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Well done!

@@moviecollector5920 Remember when we paid $40 for a VHS tape probably $100 in today’s $$$.

@@garyharper2943 The first sell-through video tape releases over here were £79.99 as I recall. Back then they were competing with full length Super 8 releases and therefore thought they could get away with it. Raiders of the Lost Ark was only £23 or something like that so prices started coming down quickly. There was no comparison between video and Super 8 so despite the significant in cost I never really got into VHS as it was so awful to look at by comparison. For a few years Super 8 looked to be dead but then it made a big comeback and we got the best quality and the best releases ever for about a 20 year period. Those were the days. John.

@@moviecollector5920 I can remember being thrilled with a videotape playing on my 23” tv and the sound going through my stereo! Those were definitely the “days”.

You'll probably appreciate it for the film now rather than get upset that there wasn't a happy ending after all (thank gawd!). Might be worth another try sometime. John.

@@moviecollector5920 I guess that might be true… I felt the same way about Heat but after seeing it now years later, I have a new appreciation for it. Thank you so much!

I haven't seen this film before, but I'll watch it now.

It could be that I'm just a fuss pot nowadays Erik whereas when I was younger I didn't take so much notice of the minor details on the screen. I only ever saw it that once and I think I enjoyed it just as much on this 4K disc. John.

Perhaps Dances With Wolves has been done to death with previous format releases Paul so the current owners want to wait to see if the 4K market continues growing and justifies a year or two of work to get it ready for yet another home movie release. On the other hand, they may have already created the 4K video master file and are just sitting on it, biding their time. John.

@@moviecollector5920 well on DVD yes but for BLU RAY so far they only have a 20th and 25th annaverisry. Compare it to say say a Jurassic Park that seems to get a new version every other tuesday, just find it sad they havent took the time to get it out. The cinematography in that movie just was so incredibile. The sountrack was stunning and just everything about it worked. Its my favorite film and I just hope one day MGM or another label like Criterion can come along and give it the love it deserves. Also not knocking jurassic park, happen to love it. Just wonder why some movies get rerealsed so much and some that deserve to dont is all. ☹️

@@pauleckert4321 It would be interesting to know how successful The Shawshank Redemption has been on 4K disc because I was surprised at how little interest there was in my review of it. It's possible Dances With Wolves might not sell well or not be expected to sell well. Jurassic Park would always get the latest treatment and get issued because children would badger the heck out of their parents to buy it for them even if they already have multiple copies on other formats. John.

@@moviecollector5920 not sure. I have talked to quite a few people who also been asking for Dances. But maybe its just not enough. Shout Factory a couple of years ago did a steelbook on blu ray. Maybe it didnt sell well. I bought it first chance. Someone did tell me once that MGM just does not have the funds to really put anything they have on 4k. Dont know if its true or not but maybe thats why the Rocky films have only just recently been able to be put on 4k. But maybe if the Rocky films do well in 4k that will give them incentive to so Dances and other films that they own.

@@pauleckert4321 Disc sales are not what they once were so it's possible MGM are having to be careful which titles they select for release. Other studios give the impression that they'd rather the disc market didn't exist at all. Actually, I think they'd rather prefer that the theatrical market didn't exist either and I expect they'll get their wish with the way things are going. John.

I don't. But if I was to make a purchase of this film today I expect I'd prefer the Arrow Films release simply because they're usually among the best releases available. I think there has been another special pack release of Carlito's Way and I felt sure Keith at Euphoria Pictures featured that but I've just looked and can't find it. John.

@@moviecollector5920 thanks

I don't know how much I'll end up going into THX Cheekster but we'll just have to see what comes out of my mouth once I start blathering. John.

@@moviecollector5920 - - It was once considered the pinnacle of audio systems in cinemas and yet the UK only had three or so in 1990 (Empire, LSQ, UCI Wycombe 6 and UCI Solihull. It was far bigger in the U.S. Not sure where or when it all started going downhill for them to the point that THX almost seemed to have disappeared altogether? They are still around though and licensing a/v equipment such as subwoofers etc.

@@cheekster777 In the end there were studios 5 and 7 in the Warner West End to add to that list of THX theatres as well as the Curzon on Shaftesbury Avenue. The only one I didn't get to was the one in Solihull. I was looking for a second THX subwoofer a few years ago and there was only one in the country. It looked a bit too clever for its own good too so I decided against it as electronic gadgets have a tendency to pack up leaving you with a big paperweight. John.

@@moviecollector5920 - John, it turns out there were some other THX-certified screens in the UK, up until the early 00’s, those included: UGC, Crawley (Screen 4) UGC, Enfield UGC, Bouldon Warner Village, Portsmouth

I too fear that film makers and studios are concentrating on the adolescent market because they are the only demographic still going to cinemas. It's a real concern because it's obvious the superhero films are losing their allure and cinemas are going to struggle. More big earners like Top Gun Maverick are required which would have got me along to the West End if I could have found the time, but I wouldn't bother going to see a film at a local theatre any longer. If cinema was still screening film then I'd still be attending regularly but that's the path the film industry went down so that's what we're stuck with. I remember Carlito's Way looking absolutely fabulous on the huge Empire screen. Digital sound caused the volume to be turned up a little too loud even at The Empire but I suppose that might have been too compensate for the slightly more indiscernible dialogue. Jurassic Park really suffered in that regard but I didn't have a problem with compurehending speech at The Empire. John.

Thanks for that Stephen! John.

It's not an action movie so that might be why you don't quite like it so much. John.

@@moviecollector5920 I thinks it's more the nudity etc

@@MyFireVideos Aha, there's not too much of that but the strip club scene might be the most graphic. You only see scantily-clad topless girls though so nothing like we get in films these days... or Basic Instinct now that I think about it. John.

Thank you Christian. I don't know what the single best 35mm print is likely to be but my rule of thumb for all these things is to look for a title that was shot on large format film and then shrunk down onto 35mm (or any other gauge or video in fact) and then that should be a darned fine print. Anything shot genuine IMAX, 65mm, VistaVision, Technirama and a whole lot of other formats that have been and gone down the ages. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Thanks, John for the reply. Greedings form Argentina! I liked to review the Jurassic park 4K UHD disc compare to the 35mm print or if not super 8 (i don't know if has any release in this format) and the sound in DTS. This was the very first feature film to have this sound system.

@@christiansemeraro2987 I saw Jurassic Park at The Empire with Digital Theatre System sound. While some of the computer effects didn't stand up too well (huge screen!) the sound was wonderful and so when it did get a full length Super 8 release I purchased a copy so we'd have it to screen at the British Film Collectors Convention. The DVD came with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound rather than DTS but we ran the T-Rex sequence on Super 8 with the sound in synch from that DVD. My THX Ultra sound system was on duty that day and the enormous hall we were in actually shook down the front half of it. Quite an achievement for a home system. I don't have the film on 35mm but my boss at the BFCC has a 35mm print of the third film. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Thanks again, John. I have 2 copies of the saga on DVD and one is on Dolby 5.1 and another only in DTS 5.1 for the US market. Sounds very different, and beat the DTS the score. But the blu ray in DTS 7.1 and the 4K DTS X beat the DVD by far. I know also a DTS copy was aviable in LÁSERDISC but only in US market.

@@christiansemeraro2987 The NTSC LaserDisc releases were on sale in stores over here Christian but they tended to be somewhat more expensive. It was thrilling to go out and buy some of the titles though even if they could cost £42 for a double disc. Wyatt Earp is one such title I remember as being rather special but it never felt the same on later DVD or Blu-ray releases so I stuck with that NTSC LaserDisc which I still run occasionally to this day. John.

There were a lot of THX approved LaserDiscs too but I could never see what the difference was. To me they were LaserDiscs so I suppose the THX people had taken a look at them ans said "Yeah, that one's okay, stick out name on it!" It all seemed rather pointless to me so I expect it was more to get the name around and make people think they were watching something more special than they really were. Sounds a bit like IMAX today. Perhaps it goes to show how people can be easily fooled. Gawd, now I've remembered that there were even THX approved VHS tapes. What a joke! THX is a sound standard and that's all it should have been. DTS started making in-roads into the home cinema market with their introduction onto A/V amps in about 1997 so that's possibly why THX tried to branch out. It didn't work and I fear the re-branding of video cinemas into IMAX won't work either. Well, that is working now that I think about it because it's killing genuine IMAX. John.

I think The Untouchables is a great film too. He's done so many and even Mission To Mars had much to admire apart from the poor alien creation towards the end. John.

I was supposed to but my last email to the museum manager did not get a reply. I was booking tickets to a whole load of screenings over the four days but then I spotted that most of them were video projections so I needed to clarify a few things. I offered to do some promotion in my last email but I suppose they might have thought I was after money which I certainly was not. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Shame you couldn't make it john. We had a really enjoyable weekend. The attendance was back to normal numbers (but a lot a new younger people) and there was a mix of formats shown. Digital and Film. mind you all of the 'celluloid' screenings were using worn out prints and so the experience certainly was the best. O enjoyed Oliver! and Brainstorm on the big screen and I'd never seen 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' before.

@@SiddiqueHussain21 It only would have taken a reply from the manager and I'd have made arrangements in spite of the dearth of film this time around. I did seriously think about just coming up for How The West Was Won in spite of the lack of communication. John.

That ending was set up so well and even though we'd already seen what was going to happen we were still thinking there might be a miracle... but just as well there wasn't. John.

I prefer Carlito's Way. The problem I had with HEAT when I first saw it was that the climax was in the middle. I was then awaiting the conclusion which didn't come for another hour or so. Second time it works better as you know the flaw, but that climax in the mid section does still work against it somewhat. Carlito's Way is another very good 35mm on 4K disc. Better than just about all movies shot on video today and probably most movies still shot on film for that matter. John.

Yes, even though it was telegraphed right at the start of the film. Quite amazing how the makers pulled that off really. John.

I haven't seen Serpico in a long, long time... in a galaxy far, far aw... whoops! I probably haven't seen Serpico in 40 years or more Jacob. Carlito's Way was based on a book and actually the sequel book to Carlito's Way so it's quite likely the film opening was scripted directly from the start of that second book. John.

@@moviecollector5920 ok i see - its just funny cause its also Pacino i Serpico ;) . thanks for a great channel

@@JacobHeldt Morning Jacob. You've made me wonder if Serpico was also taken from a book or whether the scriptwriter for Serpico borrowed the opening from Edwin Torres' book 'After Hours' which was the follow-up to his first novel of the series, 'Carlito's Way'. John.

@@moviecollector5920 i Think you are on to something 👍🎬

​@@moviecollector5920 I Think you are on to something: From Wikipedia: After Hours is a 1979 American crime novel written by Edwin Torres and is the sequel to Carlito's Way (1975).[1] - Both novels served as the basis of the 1993 Brian De Palma film Carlito's Way !!!

That makes two of us then! Seriously though, I think I had a few comments agreeing with us so we can't all be completely nuts! John.

@@moviecollector5920 "Heat" was "Let's put both Al Pacino and Robert De Nero in a movie and make a boatload of money!" "Yeah! -- let's make them rivals!" "Uh-oh -- it's gonna be difficult deciding which of the two kills the other at the end."

@@jnagarya519 Now that you've made me think about it, the whole concept for Heat might have actually been built around that meeting they have in the restaurant. I remember in the cinema that the climactic bank robbery/downtown shoot out wasn't actually the climax. I was prepared for it this time around and the film was better knowing that the ending wasn't the ending.

@@moviecollector5920 "the whole concept for Heat might have actually been built around that meeting they have in the restaurant." Had to be -- the central conflict throughout the film is between the two. I typically watch a new acquisition at least twice, as happened with "Carlito's Way". I ordered the 4K of "Carlito's Way" so watched the blu-ray, then the 4K the next day. I appreciated it much more than the first two times. Makes me think of the Coen brother's "Miller's Crossing": all the information is there; but it takes two or three viewings to get all the necessary details -- to understand it. "Heat" -- the spectacular violence detracts. It's simply unrealistic.

How could anyone who made Carrie, Dressed To Kill, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way and Mission To Mars be rubbish? It's funny how so many people make up their minds about someone or something without having all the information. John.

@@moviecollector5920 at my various businesses we referred to this as "Lazy Thinking". It's at the core of many of societies problems today. Especially over here :)

@@Celestialrob 'Lazy thinking' - I'll remember that.

@@moviecollector5920 yup, people would bring stuff to me that was less than half thought through, conclusions arrived at with zero reasoning or data analysis. Worst off were conclusions that were simply designed to reinforce the original cognitive bias. Apply this to politics and people's 'thinking' related to the economy, environment.... etc. Scary stuff. My friend who gave me the DePalma is useless had never heard of Blow Out, never seen Carlito's Way, I could go on...

@@Celestialrob I fear that modern thinking sneaked up on us all years ago and we didn't notice. I think it's called 'brainwashing' and it's seems to have been rather successful over here. I need a cuppa'. John.

I've not seen them all Ned so I have some catching up to do. A great director, that's for sure. John.

I would say so. Likely due to streaming adopting Dolby Vision over HDR10+

They're all largely the same thing but how good each is depends on how each is applied and how skilled the grader is. I'm told that sometimes standard HDR gives better results than Dolby Vision. Shock, horror! John.

The Untouchables was promoted as a work of fiction based around an historical element so that was fine in my book. Braveheart was the opposite so that wrankled me and still does. But I know what you mean Henri. Watch The Untouchables as the fantasy tale that it is and it's a great film. Carlito's Way was a film that I saw once and then never saw again until this 4K disc. I'm glad I didn't ever get the LaserDisc because I thought it wouldn't be that repeatable but right now I feel that I could watch the 4K again immediately. It's probably an even better film than I remembered. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Don't get me started with Braveheart. :^)

@@hblanche His last word was "FREEEEEEDOM!" Yeah right! More likely, "AAAAAAAAAARGH!".

@@moviecollector5920 ROTFLMAO

I'm working on it Rob! It may take some time. John.

I've had that comment a few times Romero but I don't think I know what he looks like. I have been told he's dead now though which is sad. John.

@@moviecollector5920 He was one of the greatest of all rock & roll drummers...🥁🎵

@@romeroflores7576 I never much cared for the Rolling Stones. I suppose they were from a different era because I got into heavy rock and metal in 1981 and stayed with it until.... well, now really. The Stones did some good tracks though and where would Apocalypse Now have been without them?!? John.

@@moviecollector5920 Not sure if you were kidding or not but... the opening song from "Apocalypse Now!" is from The Doors.🚪🔥

"THE END"🎵

So far we seem to have about a 50/50 split on the few opinions that have cone in on that one. John.

Okey dokey. It's a good 'un but I could always do without seeing people snort things up their noses! John.

@@moviecollector5920 It's a good film, just was never a big fan of it. It's ok to watch a couple of times. Having said that, I do own a sealed box of the Scarface 'World is Yours' limited edition with the statue prop included; which I love owning. Jon.