Honestly, I just came upon this Jedi 4K83 after viewing a YouTube video concerning comparisons with other versions, so I decided to download the 1080P version from MySpleen. I’ve seen quite a few restorations and for the most part have liked and even loved a few, but there is something different about this 4K83 that stands out from the others, it’s genuine film like quality. Now all the above mentioned restorations had terrific picture quality, but after watching this twice I really feel it has look of the film I saw in the theater in 1983. There are many much knowledgeable film buffs on this site who may be able to explain what I’m trying to convey better, all I can say is that I find the shadows and bright scenes come across like film. I watched this on an HD 1080p projector and the image was stunning and unlike anything I’ve seen yet. When in space, the lights on the ships seem more vibrant and the colorization is much more natural. My only criticism and this scene might be intended to be this way, but I find the scene when the Emperor is using his Force Lightning his face seems too dark and hard to distinguish. One thing I’ve noticed in the many restorations that show me its from an original source and not the blu ray is the scene when the emperor is falling down the shaft, in the pre blu ray era his lightning still coming out of his hands as he falls is much finer in detail and the scale of the bolts is appropriate to the distance he is when you see him falling. In the blu ray the bolts have been made larger and brighter. Now I know this is not much to some, but I just like that I can notice it. Thanks to all who have been involved in this wonderful addition to the Star Wars preservation community.
Post #1302930
- Author
- darthsidi
- Parent topic
- 4K83 - Released
- Link to post in topic
- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1302930/action/topic#1302930
- Date created
- 31-Oct-2019, 10:47 AM