STACK #214 August 2022

4K UHD HIGHLIGHTS

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JURASSIC WORLD: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - SIX-MOVIE BOX SET W hen it comes to giant cinematic franchises of DISCS OF THE MONTH

With five of the movies already available, we’re safe in the knowledge that each entry in the first trilogy comes to us featuring a native 4K transfer, while the first two Jurassic World movies are very well upscaled. At the time of writing, we were still awaiting final specs on Jurassic World Dominion , but with a 4K transfer hitting cinemas, obviously hopes are high for this one to go native on the home format. The Jurassic movies have always been an aural treat – we recall seeing a 9am Sunday

the past 30 years, they don’t come much bigger than the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. Now, with the home release of the final outing in the second trilogy arriving, we can add all six movies to our 4K Ultra HD collections via this neat box set. From the wilds of the first Jurassic Park through to The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III , the original dino action blasts have never looked better at home. The generational baton handoff has also brought us massive

1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 3 Morbius 4 The Batman 5 The Northman 6 Dune (2021) 7 No Time to Die 8 Ambulance 9 Spider-Man: No Way Home 10 Top Gun

morning cinema screening of Jurassic Park back in the day and really being woken up by the wonderfully insane DTS soundtrack. Naturally the tech has evolved a lot since 1993, and the five releases on 4K Ultra HD so far have all delivered incredible multidimensional DTS:X audio. We’d hazard a guess that Dominion will continue this trend, but please don’t quote us on it. No matter what, a box full of the greatest dinosaur action to

JurassicWorld (2015)

entertainment via Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom , and we can’t wait to let Jurassic World Dominion loose in our home cinemas.

ever hit our screens is going to be one very big temptation for the ultimate home dusk to

dawn session. Out August 31

DID YOU MISS?

If you’ve been busy in winter hibernation, you may have missed some recent 4K releases. Don’t worry, we’ll fill you in! June saw three big recent

RED SONJA StudioCanal’s brilliant programme of remastering their back catalogue continues apace, with the fantasy-action film that could also be called When Arnie Met Brigitte . Yes, it’s a legendary battle

DOOM The video game

phenomenon went big screen in 2005, and now it’s back, bringing all the action to 4K Ultra HD. Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson – still in his “The Rock” days – star as part

cinema releases in the latest from the world of DC, The Batman , plus Michael Bay’s actiontastic Ambulance and the Viking action and drama of The Northman . Two catalogue releases also arrived in The Untouchables and Beverly Hills Cop II . Meanwhile, July saw the arrival of the latest

Fantastic Beasts and Doctor Strange outings, plus Morbius , The Bob’s Burgers Movie and the wild ride that is Everything Everywhere All at Once . Back catalogue included Dr. Who and the Daleks and Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye .

of a crack team of Space Marines who are sent to Mars to investigate a security breach. Upon arrival they learn that it’s to do with an alien DNA experiment that can turn humans into monsters – are they armed enough? This one’s set to bring HDR enhancement to the table, with a boisterous DTS:X audio track and a selection of bonus featurettes. Out August 10

of the brawn when the titular heroine sets out to avenge the death of her family, picking up powerful stranger Mr. Schwarzenegger for her posse in her travels to defeat an evil queen. Soylent Green director Richard Fleischer’s camp classic is set to hit home with a newly remastered native 4K transfer, plus a feature length documentary. Out August 31

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