LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL REVIEW | 4K COLLECTOR'S EDITION from EVERYTHINGBLU & ZAVVI | 4K Kings

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What's up everyone! Today we are happy to finally have the Leon 4K Collector's Edition from EverythingBlu! In this video we will be doing a full review of the film as well as taking a deep dive into the packaging and contents of this absolutely exquisite 4K release.
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Did you get your hands on one of these? Do you think Leon is problematic? Will any of our UK viewers let Russ crash on their couch? Let us know below!
00:00 Intro
01:26 Movie Review
15:27 Unboxing
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@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Did you get your hands on one of these? Do you think Leon is problematic? Will any of our UK viewers let Russ crash on their couch? Let us know below! 00:00 Intro 01:26 Movie Review 15:27 Unboxing

@Theomite 4 месяца назад

LEON is accidentally unproblematic. The director is a hebephile who wanted to make supremely inappropriate love story in an action movie. The cast wound up turning it into a family revenge drama that actually captured the growth of an abused child with confused feelings for her protector without exploiting that. So by not doing what the director wanted, they made it an unproblematic movie.

@everythingblu4149 6 месяцев назад

Hi guys, thank you for the fantastic indepth review of our Leon release. 4k Kings is one of our favourite physical media channels, and we thank you for your support.

@TheAlexZorba 6 месяцев назад

Gratz boys! I own the sony 4k steelbook and damn it doesn't hold a candle to that bad boy. What an awesome release for an awesome film. Every actor perfect. Oldman just took it to 11. He is top 5 actor of his time if not #1. Hes just always incredible.

@benjamindeharo314 6 месяцев назад

I find it interesting that in the midst of all the violence, the murders, the slaughter of Mathilda's entire family, including that of her 4yo brother, and being made to sympathize with a hitman who teach a little girl how to kill, it's the fact that the girl is experiencing puberty that makes you uncomfortable. You even said that Gary Oldman, who played a psychopat who kill Mathilda's family, including her sister, was the best character in the movie. Anglophones are so prudish (￣ლ￣๑)

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Nah, didn't say he was the best. Just asked how many people thought so. His performance is just as memorable as Mathildas, but maybe not EVERYONE agrees.

@edwardduarte7393 4 месяца назад

My friend told me about international cut how they go on this killing spree of drug dealers in another cut. I finally saw it about ten years ago. La Femme Nikita really set this movie up!!

@raisedonfiction 6 месяцев назад

I didn't know that partnership had come to an end. Interesting view....

@Adeniyidairo 6 месяцев назад

Hey guys, another absolutely stella review. Thank you. I am so gutted that guss got a damaged slip. Unfortunately, we had left Zavvi by the time Leon shipped. Guss, get in touch because I may be able to send you a new slip. Thanks again. Thanks, Adeniyi.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

I might have to take you up on that Adeniyi... also, my name is Gus with only one 's' 😊

@Danjoker. 6 месяцев назад

One of my favorite movies of all time. I grew up watching this movie.

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Did you pick up a copy?

@Danjoker. 6 месяцев назад

@@4K_Kings Unfortunately no. I wanted the steelbook but I can only find those for a $100 on eBay.

@adonisorellana664 6 месяцев назад

Got this one and the fifth element, the ultimate edition, and they both look amazing!!!!

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@the_elder_wand3845 6 месяцев назад

Enjoyed watching this episode! Kudos to you @4K_kings!

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@WillHinds 6 месяцев назад

I actually cut my J-cards to fit them inside my Steelbooks. It feels awful, but at the same time, I hate losing some of that info.

@BubaGlobalJ 6 месяцев назад

I could have sworn you already reviewed this movie!

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

We discussed it when it was announced, but we didn't do a full review until now. Typically we cover news items, and then decide which films we want to do reviews for once the titles are released.

@623422 6 месяцев назад

I have a whole number of titles from EB including, more recently, Leon and The Fifth Element and they are all really well thought-out, colourful and stunning to look at. I have the same opinion as yourselves regarding the J-card and I can understand why they cannot be cut smaller to fit inside the steelbook - many steelbooks these days house the discs on the right hand side leaving a large empty space on the left which would be perfect to keep the J-card (or slip) completely intact and crease free if they were cropped a little smaller. Loving the channel by the way - keep up the good work!

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Did you pick up the Casino EB release? That's a grail of mine that Im not sure I'll ever get.

@623422 6 месяцев назад

@@4K_Kings No, I sadly didn't - its on sale in the UK now for nearly £200 (or $250) which is far too much but that's the downside to successful limited edition sets.

@victorfontaine5552 6 месяцев назад

I picked up the original 2017 Sony 4K release on a $10 Black Friday deal back in 2021. I’m good with that one. Don’t need the box set.

@MisterBrimm 6 месяцев назад

I recently bought a steelbook bluray of Leon, if it looks horrible I'll still seek out the 4k but I'm sure its fine. A quintessential action Neo-noir. Jean Reno is 75 years old. Feel old yet?

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

Fuck... Don't ask me why, but Suzanne Somers passing away made me feel really, really old.

@MisterBrimm 6 месяцев назад

@@russceasetheruss5360 As far as I'm concerned, humanity is over when Nic Cage dies. We will never do better.

@StephaneSeveneant-lj6qk 6 месяцев назад

The movie Columbiana was first ment to be the spin off of this movie…

@Theomite 4 месяца назад

Goddammit, I WANT ONE! I didn't even know it was a thing until now! How do you get one?! CAN you still get one?!

@4K_Kings 4 месяца назад

Unfortunately all EB releases, including the solo steelbooks, sell out pretty quick. eBay would be the place to look at this point...

@Theomite 4 месяца назад

@@4K_Kings ARRRRRRRRRGH!

@mikettc7803 6 месяцев назад

I should get my copy (same edition) next week. I fear you may have slightly ruined the film for me though, I did not know about Luc Besson and his 'child' wife. He did seem to appreciate the more mature lady later in life though, marrying a 21-year-old Milla Jovovich when he was 38. That shows personal growth.... I saw Zavvi just announced 2x special editions of Se7en on 4K. Better get on that!

@mikettc7803 6 месяцев назад

Also available on Amazon UK.

@4K_Kings 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the heads up! WB sneaking one more in before year end.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

I can't wait for it to arrive and desperately plead with my mail courier about what's in the box.

@mikettc7803 6 месяцев назад

@@russceasetheruss5360 After seeing the state of your Leon box I wouldn't hold that against you 😅

@kevinturner4936 6 месяцев назад

Who's gonna let Russ stay at their house in the UK? Everyone!

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

It'll be anarchy... in the UK... while I'm on a holiday in the sun...

@ricogomez4020 6 месяцев назад

I didn't like Gary Oldman performance. I thought it was over acting hamming it up.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

I can see that.

@Danjoker. 6 месяцев назад

Who's gonna buy this? EVERYONE!!!

@kevinschmitt4050 6 месяцев назад

If Gary Oldman is in a film, it is inappropriate and unseemly to judge other performances in the film against his.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

He was the only one to upstage McConaughey during his McConaissance in TipToes.

@PesterFester1966 6 месяцев назад

Mathilda's whole character is just insanely unrealistic which really puts a dent in the movie. It does feel like she was written with Luc Besson's idea of what a 12 year old girl's psyche is like, which is way too one-dimensional and horny to succeed at portraying it.

@benjamindeharo314 6 месяцев назад

As opposed to the rest of the movie that is terribly realistic ? They are countless movies that doesn't portray reality like Amélie, Pulp Fiction (and pretty much any Tarantino movie), Edward Scissorhands, Forrest Gump and many others. Yet, those movies are still considered emotional masterpieces. Movies have no obligation to portray reality.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

@benjamindeharo314 To be fair, Leon is aiming for natural realism more than any of your examples. But of course, it has no obligation to do so. I'd also agree and say ALL Tarantino movies don't portray reality.

@benjamindeharo314 6 месяцев назад

@@russceasetheruss5360 My examples lean more towards fantasy, but Leon is still far from being a realistic movie. Is Leon a realistic portrayal of a hitman? No. Is Stanfield a realistic portrayal of a DEA agent? No. Is Tony a realistic portrayal of a mob? No. So why this guy expect Mathilda to be a realistic portrayal of a teenager? That makes no sense.

@russceasetheruss5360 6 месяцев назад

His criticism is still valid... Leon doesn't advertise itself as fantasy, and as far as DEA agents, hitmen, and the mob, most people have their ideas of these entities forged by media. Not many people can tell you what an accurate portrayal of a hitman is, but most people have had contact with tweens at some point. If somebody took issue with Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth, you can't deny their complaint because there are fawns in the film and say everything is supposed to have issues because fantasy.

@benjamindeharo314 6 месяцев назад

@@russceasetheruss5360 Leon clearly advertise itself as a fantasy, the opening sequence alone where he kills dozens of people without a sweat is obviously unrealistic. The same goes with the slaughter of Mathilda's family, it's obviously not an accurate representation of police brutality (and we know what's it's like, we've seen enough examples in recent years). The same goes with the training sequence, you don't need to know a hitman personally to know they don't get on rooftop in the middle of New York to train children to shoot. The same goes with the scene where he storms the federal building and the climax where the swat team shoot rockets in the middle of New York. There's literally nothing realistic about this movie, the premise, the plot, the characters, the events, everything is clearly a crime fantasy, so why faulting it on Mathilda's representation alone ?