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REMAINS ONE OF THE BEST CRIME MOVIES EVER, EVEN BETTER VISUAL QUALITY ON THE 4K FORMATThis Star-Studded drama visually below par on Blu-ray in my opinion is far sharper on 4k..This (still relevant) the -Previously reviewed on the Blu-ray format -iT's many a day since last watching this 'Classic' ...owned the Blu-ray version since release without viewing, until now,there is always something else to watch, but, it's worth revisiting films such as this at some point.With a star-studded cast-list led by screen legends 'Al Pacino' and 'Robert De-Niro' the film is probably one of the bestCop versus Organised Crime Movies of have graced the silver-screen down the years.After a well organised heist during which three security guards are killed 'Lt Vincent Hanna' (Pacino) is on the case, trackingdown the culprits will prove much more complicated than the Lieutenant had imagined, 'Neil McCauley' (De Niro) runs a tightship, he';s highly organised and commands both loyalty and discipline within his team, what he says goes.Surely there has to be a weak link in 'Neil's' set-up, he or a member of his team is bound to make a mistake?Knowing who your after is one thing - bringing them down another.....it becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, both sidesof the divide knowing what they are up against...........strangely 'Vincent' and 'Neil' develop a mutual respect of sorts.A superior and well enacted crime drama which has plenty of tension and action along the way, though often violent it is anexciting watch.........There is an awesome and well staged fire-fight on the streets of L.A.As many reviewers have pointed out the Blu-ray upgrade is not perfect, i've found on many occasions the close-up (fore-ground)picture quality is okay, but the background often a little grainy.Though, the film is a classic, if watching on this format you may well forgive the imperfection.

Brilliant Film

The media could not be loaded. This movie looks absolutely faboulous in 4k, this edition has been very well made in terms of video. The remastered audio is also of very high quality, I had zero issues with it when watching the movie.The movie itself is an absolute classic and a must-watch for all the fans of heist movies. It is packed with famous actors and their performances are just amazing. The only issue I had with watching the movie was that it was maybe stretched a bit too much for my likings and involved too many dialogues. The movie lasts almost 3 full hours and, even though it is an action movie, it's not packed with much action. It focuses way more on the characters and their development rather than the action. Nonetheless, it's a great production and I can recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

I had owned this movie on Blu-ray, but I had the 2009 edition, not the 2017 definitive edition. Since then, I've been told that the difference between this 4K and the 2017 BD edition isn't that great, but, since I was upgrading from the first Blu-ray standard edition, I can tell you there is a marked difference in the image quality. Grain is almost gone, and yes, it looks like they made the whole movie a bit darker image wise, but that tone does suit the story of the movie. They ported over the 5.1 DTS Mix, which was excellent from the previous release. I suppose Dolby Atmos would have been nice, but this is, nonetheless an excellent immersive track, particularly in the shootout scene and in the end scene. The extras are all ported over from the 2017 definitive edition BD. As I said, I can't compare how good this 4K is from the 2017 BD release, but it's definitely a marked improvement from the 2009 BD release.

The perfect most complete film in my opinion so I'm only going to comment on the 4k upgrade.There is a lot of controversy over how dark the film is and I was very nearly swayed to avoid this given I got the remastered blu ray not too long ago. I'm glad i wasn't. I watched this in a pitch black room on a large OLED screen through a decent 4k player and I have to say, whilst there are dark scenes, it didn't come across too dark to watch or enjoy. Instead just very much part of the mood and feel of the scenes by design. I certainly wouldn't describe the overall film as too dark at all based on my viewing. The 4k transfer is decent and opens up details on the characters and in scenes beautifully. The colour and deep contrasts worked great with the HDR kicking in.It loses a star for me because they've not revisited the audio and included Dolby Atmos which is unforgivable given how good the soundtrack is and the action scenes. It's still excellent but only in places and is inconsistent at times for my personal liking. One minute the sound blows you away and other times i'm waiting for the low frequencies that aren't quite where I'd expect them to be. I'm sure there will be another version released in the future so hope they revisit the audio which would complete this release perfectly!If you don't own the remastered blu ray, this is a no brainer. If you do, purchasing this comes down to whether the enhanced picture and colour amendments are important to you or as a fan of the film, you just can't not have it in the collection.