![]() Even little things like the Afterburner game in the arcade - look beyond it to the blue neon strip lights bridging the arcade and they positively glow. The living, breathing orange glow, and reflections on the gun barrel and sunglasses, look superb. During the viaduct chase at the outset, it's not just the fireball truck explosion which looks stunning either, look instead at the reflection of the inferno upon Arnie and his ward aboard the Harley. From the red glow of Terminator-vision, to the electric blue of the flashback to the future-war, to the practical effects where the explosions have never looked this vibrant. And, of course, the HDR implementation is pretty exceptional - something which often gets lost in all the hyperbole of just how 'bad' this video presentation is. ![]() It simply isn't, and often unless it's pointed out you won't even notice. These are much more subtle, with many reviews making it sound like this is some revisionist look a la The French Connection. Then there's the colour scheme where, again there are changes that are either mistakes or possibly stylistic choices on the part of the director. As stated, it's present but, depending on your sensitivity towards these kinds of anomalies, potentially not a significant issue at all. No, the picture is brimming with excellent detailing, it just doesn't have any organic grain and thus doesn't look anything like it did back in 1991.Įxcessive sharpening and haloing is present, although the term excessive is probably unnecessarily inflammatory, as the instances where it impacts your enjoyment of the film are almost non-existent, with it possibly coming across as a holdover of the prep-work done for the 3D release (to delineate objects and characters so that they can pop better), or perhaps just an over-enthusiastic application of the digital tools at hand. The fine blonde fuzz of facial hair on Linda Hamilton's face in close-up when she's doing pull-ups the reflections in the sunglasses during the motorcycle/truck chase sequence the intricacies of the hair on almost everybody's head the authentic rippling texture of the bullet holes in Arnie's leather jacket. There is actually plenty of striking detail on offer here, sometimes in areas which you likely would have never noticed it before. It's been predominantly scrubbed of grain, and that's a fine distinction. ![]() The native 4K video presentation here hasn't been scrubbed of detail (at least for the most part). You see, this isn't a Predator waxworks job. It could be argued that James Cameron, who is the kind of 'pioneering' director keen on embracing the latest cutting edge technology even before it's ready to use, took the best available tools and turned his 1991 film into the best approximation of what it would look like if shot digitally today.Ĭameron turned his 1991 film into the best approximation of what it would look like if shot digitally today They didn't accidentally press the red button and scrub the film clean just before sending the disc to be printed. Playing devil's advocate, it could be argued that not only is the presentation up to the director (and not, unfortunately, the fans) but that this presentation isn't a mistake. But, as is often the case with even the most controversial presentation, there is a counter-argument. On that basis alone it is completely understandable, and justifiable, that the presentation has been utterly lambasted from almost every corner. ![]() Terminator 2 judgment day movie#It flies in the face of everything cinephiles and audiovisual purists want from their restored classics, namely, a rendition of the movie not only in the best possible condition but also in the best possible condition faithful to the original presentation. There's no denying that this is an unconventional video presentation. Terminator 2 judgment day tv#The UHD Blu-ray was reviewed on a Samsung UE55KS8000 Ultra HD TV and a Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Terminator 2 kicks the hornet's nest on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray presented in 3840 x 2160p with a widescreen 2.39:1 aspect ratio, using 10-bit video depth, a Wider Colour Gamut (WCG) and High Dynamic Range(HDR), encoded using the HEVC (H.265) codec. Unfortunately this latest release doubles-down on much of what was done before, at least in terms of scrubbing it clear of grain, possibly a side-effect from the recent 3D re-release (the argument being that a cleaner, grain-lacking image is easier to post-render in 3D) or maybe, just maybe exactly what James Cameron wants his 1991 classic to look like in 2017. This much-revered sequel has had numerous home format releases, including several on Blu-ray, but none have been without their faults. ![]()
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