The Incredibles 2 - Theatrical Recreation v3.2 (Released)

Version 3.2 has been released! Read through the thread to find where to get it!

Back during The Incredibles 2 theatrical run, certain scenes contained strong flashing lights. This decision ended up in people suffering from seizures while watching the movie. When the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray, the flashing lights were heavily toned down.

I sadly didn’t get a chance to see this in theaters, so I started recreating the flashing lights for the scenes so that I could see it how it was supposed to be seen, or as close as I can get. When I was about 80% done on the first version of this recreation, I stumbled onto the Star Wars 4K77 trailer and checked out the forums. I then decided to scrap what I had, switch to a 2k version sourced from an SDR 4k version, and get to work, so I could release it to the public so the theatrical version was available to see it in high definition. In early 2020, a new version from the 2018 Blu-ray was redone, being close to 100% theatrical accurate.

Information about Incredibles 2 theatrical release and why the changed it, provided by CatBus:

CatBus said:

There was a warning displayed before the film when I saw it, but apparently, it was not in the film provided by the studio but was added afterward by the theatres. Even with the warning, late-arrivers could easily have missed it with very serious consequences. I think it’s surprising that a big-budget film even made it to screens looking like that at all. A film that could potentially injure a viewer, where all the lawyers on vacation that week or something?

More info on the re-edit here.

Comparison:

(Link if image doesn’t work: https://vimeo.com/434514605)

What’s new with version 3.2?:
This version was redone from scratch using the 2018 Blu-ray. All the lighting effects were redone, and more accurately sync’d to the theatrical version. I discovered that random bright flashes during the hypno-screens were in the original, so they have been added here. Though maybe not as frequent as the theatrical version. Also, a 10-second seizure warning has been added to the beginning of the film, something Pixar lacked on it’s initial release.

Once again, look for it on sharemania. Thank you for being patient! 😃

Feel free to leave any questions, comments, or suggestions.

spoRv said:

Interesting project!

May you make a comparison video with untouched and your version?

Thanks!

Thank you. The 720p encode and comparison video is coming soon!

Doctor M said:

How did you know what should be ‘flashing’? Hod did you know what changes to make and how did you do it?

Well I caught a cam copy of the film and that pushed me in the right direction, the rest of it was guess work. I used Premiere Pro’s color correction tools.

The comparison video is now up! https://vimeo.com/312985927
The 480p encode should be up sometime today.

Doctor M said:

Holy crap! Did the movie really look like that in theaters? That’s nuts.

Something to that effect.

Finally got the 480p version posted. Please refer to edit #3 on how to find it. Hope everyone enjoys!

How did you make this? you did an incredible job (No pun intended) but how did you recreate this?

JonathanArthur19 said:

How did you make this? you did an incredible job (No pun intended) but how did you recreate this?

Thank you. I used Lumetri Color in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018. I just played with the exposure and contrast until I felt it looked good, then I had the shadows or the whites flicker from dark to light or light to dark each frame so it gave the flashing effect.

That is so cool man, how did you get it in 2K, or did you just get it from the 4k Blu-Ray, is it an Upscale? I love learning things from others and how they made these projects!

JonathanArthur19 said:

That is so cool man, how did you get it in 2K, or did you just get it from the 4k Blu-Ray, is it an Upscale? I love learning things from others and how they made these projects!

I downscaled it to 2k from the 4k Blu-Ray. And thank you 😃

CatBus said:

Doctor M said:

Holy crap! Did the movie really look like that in theaters? That’s nuts.

More or less. There was a warning displayed before the film when I saw it, but apparently it was not in the film provided by the studio, but was added afterward by the theatres. Even with the warning, late-arrivers could easily have missed it with very serious consequences. I think it’s surprising that a big-budget film even made it to screens looking like that at all. A film that could potentially injure a viewer, were all the lawyers on vacation that week or something?

More info on the re-edit here.

EDIT: This is not intended to criticize narth at all for his effort. Presumably nobody will see his edit without full knowledge of what they’re getting themselves into, so no harm, good work, and as someone who saw it in the theatre, I can say it looks about right to me. Disney/Pixar, on the other hand, they should have known better.

Thank you for the information and links you provided. I still can’t believe that it was allowed in theaters in the state it was in. I figured Disney, if nobody else, would catch something like that. I’m glad they fixed it on the home releases, but I still believe there should be both versions available for people who can enjoy it. That’s why I have this project going.

I realized while rewatching the edit that one scene I actually forgot to add the pattern flashing, I had instead just had the shadows going so I’m going to further delay releasing the HD copies till v2.2 is up. Also, the 2k version will not be released after all.

When is v2.2 going to be done?

When I seen it in theaters the whole theater lit up, like lightning almost, it was an interesting experience, but it was a pretty good movie

JonathanArthur19 said:

When is v2.2 going to be done?

Ah, the wait is finally over! v2.3 has been released. Please refer to the original post to see how to download it. Hope you enjoy!

CatBus said:

There was a warning displayed before the film when I saw it, but apparently, it was not in the film provided by the studio but was added afterward by the theatres. Even with the warning, late-arrivers could easily have missed it with very serious consequences. I think it’s surprising that a big-budget film even made it to screens looking like that at all. A film that could potentially injure a viewer, where all the lawyers on vacation that week or something?

More info on the re-edit here.

Added information about Incredibles 2 theatrical release. Thank you CatBus!

How can I find this / download it?

JonathanArthur19 said:

How can I find this / download it?

It says twice in the original post on how to find it. 😃 If you are still confused, please message me.

Colson said:

Having seen the theatrical version, I can say that your recreation is extremely close to what I remember. I am psyched for this. The original press release for the home video versions implied that the 4K releases would retain the theatrical presentation, and I was bummed when that turned out not to be the case. Thanks so much for making this!

Edit: I see the 1080p encode is coming soon - any ETA?

Thank you and you are welcome, and I just posted the links to the 1080p encode. The recreation is finally posted. There are a few graphical issues, but it seems to be derived from the source I used. Hope you enjoy 😃