Aliens (1986).
Watched the new 4K Blu Ray, the 1990 special edition-version. The new transfer was done with AI from the 2010 2K digital intermediate previously released on 1080 Blu Ray. It looked much better. This new version is sharp as hell, and doesn’t seem to my have the wax faced DNR issues of the Terminator 2 4K to my eyes, but it’s lost all the grittiness the film used to have. People still have skin pores etc. I saw the previous version on the biggest screen in town last year, so I can say I much preferred it. But I guess some people (like Cameron) prefer this movie look like it was made today, instead of 1986. I preferred the old way. At least Cameron didn’t pull a Lucas and add some new CGI, the model stop motion dropship is still as wonky as it always was. And on a positive note the new Dolby Atmos-mix is awesome. Still, sadly this version is the only one available soon, I’d buy the old Blu Ray now that it’s still available if you love this movie. I’m certainly keeping my Alien Anthology box set.
