I understand what you are saying Reaps but Dog Soldiers isn't a good example. The massive jump in clarity is down to the fact the new 4K scan is from the recently found original camera negative whilst all the previous releases have been bog-standard prints. You were bound to get a massive jump in clarity even if it had been a BR-only release.

I do understand the desire for UHDs. However, if I was to upgrade my collection every time one was issued I'd have no money for releases of films I'd never seen before. If there are others like me but are inclined towards the UHD upgrades then that has to hit sales of more obsure titles doesn't it?

Personally, I'm (mostly) only buying 4Ks of films I don't already have in any HD format unless it's proven to have a far superior transfer or it's a firm favourite of mine. I just couldn't afford to get all of the new 4Ks coming out, especially now as they are gaining momentum and more and more it's a UHD of a film which has very recently had a new remastered bluray which already looks perfectly fine.

Believe it or not I hadn't ever seen Dog Soldiers previously (I had mistaken it for the Jamie Bell Doomwatch film) and it does look fantastic. Sometimes though the difference between BD and the UHD is minimal and at least £10 dearer! Even more with this current trend of a hard box and 60 page booklet, poster and art cards which you look at the day you buy and then never again :lol:

That being said though, there are some bloody good looking UHDs out there, Jaws for example!

'The Warrior And The Sorceress' (1984) - Blu-ray (+ Exclusive Poster) pre-order available from Scream Factory direct - $26.98

Release date: September 27

"Welcome to a distant world of exciting battles, exotic women, mystical secrets and evil wizards. Kain (David Carradine) is the last survivor of a mighty warrior tribe. Once an exalted warrior-priest, Kain now wanders the planet as a mercenary sword-for-hire. In one small village, he finds two vicious clans struggling for power. Kain becomes embroiled in the treachery, the battles, the mighty wizardry, and rampant debauchery."

Special features:

• NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative

'The Hot Box' (1972) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Scream Factory direct - $26.98

Release date: September 27

"FROM A MISSION OF MERCY ... TO NO MERCY.

Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme (The Silence Of The Lambs) produces and co-writes The Hot Box, an action-thriller straight from the grimiest corner of the grindhouse.

Four nurses working in the tropical Republic of San Rosario enter a hellish nightmare when they are kidnapped and delivered to a rebel army fighting a guerilla war against oppressive government forces. Tormented by every man that crosses their path, the four women must band together in the dense jungle in pursuit of a solitary goal: survival."

Special features:

• NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
• Trailer

Got back fromholiday yesterday to a pile of deliveries.

Great to see THE FUNHOUSE and THE FOG with reversible artwork!:clap:

Hopefully this'll be the norm going forward with their 4k releases.

Happy Christmas!
Cracking December line up!:clap:

Shall we play a game?

Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?

Special features:

• DISC ONE (4K UHD):
• NEW 2022 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
• In Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible)
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
• NEW Audio Commentary With Producer Chris Brown And Actors Micha Bergese And Kathryn Pogson
• Audio Commentary With Director Neil Jordan

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 2022 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
• NEW Audio Commentary With Producer Chris Brown And Actors Micha Bergese And Kathryn Pogson
• Audio Commentary With Director Neil Jordan
• NEW Where The Fairy Tales End: Scoring The Company Of Wolves – An Interview With Composer George Fenton
• NEW Alice In Dreamland – An interview With Actress Georgia Slowe
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV spot
• Still Gallery

Have pre-ordered Black Christmas from an eBay seller (given Scream don't ship overseas). How many copies have that movie will I have then? :skull:

Three times already I've went through the checkout process at Amazon US to get The Company of Wolves, but in the end I give up because I cannot possibly justify the €50 total cost. As much as I absolutely love this film! Maybe it will be reissued just for Blu-ray, without the 4K disc, which might make it a little less costly?