Please Note: My review and ratings are based on the quality of the new 4K version of this film--images, sound, and extras and how these compare to the previously released Blu-ray version of the film. I am not rating the acting, direction, set design, etc. which can be found in other places, but instead I am helping you decide to upgrade to 4K or wait.
The quality of 4K films, in comparison to the regular Blu-ray version, often depends upon two things: (1) the quality of the original that they have to work with; and (2) how much effort the people put into the project. Here they must have started with either the original film or a first-generation print of it. Being that the theatrical version was released in 2007, these are easier to locate than for older films.
The upgrade from regular Blu-ray to 4K is very noticeable in a side-by-side comparison. Viewers will notice the improvements in 4K immediately. You will particularly appreciate the differences in the scenes shot outdoors in well-lit areas versus indoors or nighttime outdoor scenes. That's because details like seeing leaves on trees in the distance jump out in 4K in bright sunlight while darkened scenes fail to reveal details--it's simply too dark to see much in 4K or any other format. The other complicating factor is that HDR darkens dark colors and brightens light colors which makes darkened scenes darker still--too dark in 4K for some films in my opinion.
However here the film looks great throughout much of it and should seriously be considered as an upgrade candidate, assuming you like the story which I do and many others do. In addition to sharp details, the color saturation is great, contrast is great, and the sound (Dolby DTS-HD digital) all are better than the Blu-ray version. My only negative is that several scenes were too dark in my opinion--partly due to HDR darkening darks too much and part due to the restorers efforts. For these scenes I actually preferred the standard Blu-ray version because it was brighter despite the drop in resolution. However you will notice an improvement in 4K over the standard Blu-ray for most scenes. The set includes the 4K version, Blu-ray version, free digital download, and a number of extras.
I now have about 40 feature films and documentaries in 4K and have the Blu-ray versions of all as well. In general those movies or documentaries with a lot of outdoor scenes or well-lit indoor scenes (e.g., Bridge on the River Kwai, The Quick & The Dead, Predator, Planet Earth II, Flight of the Butterflies) will jump out the most as dramatically improved from the standard Blu-ray version. For other films you may have difficulty in seeing the difference. Many people are doing this conversion for the first time and did not do a painstaking restoration or had copies of copies of the film to do the restoration with and the results are less impressive (see my review of the boxed set of Jurassic films for details on the good and the bad within this one set). I am contacting some studios and restorers to caution them that HDR is turning some dark scenes simply too dark and they should take this into consideration during restoration.
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