STACK #242 December 2024

4K UHD HIGHLIGHTS

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Words Amy Flower

MAD MAX: 5-FILM COLLECTION When the gangs take over the highways… Thrill to the entire Mad Max saga so far, with all five movies jammed into this one super-value seven-disc box set. The original Mad Max hits in native 4K with Dolby Vision and HDR10, plus DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. Mad

THE TERMINATOR I t’s the action classic that propelled writer/ director James Cameron into the big leagues, and it didn’t do much harm for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career, either! One of the most wish-listed titles for 4K Ultra HD finally hits the format in this impressive, limited edition steelbook release celebrating 40 years of The Terminator . We’re in for a restored, native 4K transfer with both Dolby Vision and HDR10, coupled with a huge Dolby Atmos audio mix. Extras include seven deleted scenes with commentary from Cameron, plus three featurettes. Out December 4 DISC OF THE MONTH

Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior ) and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome are both also native 4K with HDR10, and Dolby Atmos sound. Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa also feature Atmos audio, plus the set also includes a standard Blu-ray of the Black and Chrome edition of Fury Road , and a 4K of Furiosa . Out December 4

ZAZ: THE COLLECTION – AIRPLANE!/ TOP SECRET!/ THE NAKED GUN The trio of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker have given us some of the greatest comedy spoofs ever to grace screens, and this box packs in

three of them. Shirley we can’t be serious? We can! And don’t call us Shirley… Thrill to Airplane! (aka Flying High! ), marvel at Top Secret! , and watch agog as Frank Drebin tackles crime front-on in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad . Each movie comes to 4K Ultra HD natively, with Dolby Vision and HDR10 enhancement, and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. Out December 4

We reckon that 4K will feature prominently on many a Christmas wish list this year, with a bunch of super-hot releases inbound on December 4. Arguably Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest, North by Northwest , makes its way to 4K (native 4K, HDR10, Dolby Atmos), as does a classic of a different kind, Mel Brooks’ hilarious Blazing Saddles (native 4K, HDR10, Dolby Atmos). Dennis

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET One, two, Freddy’s

THE WIZARD OF OZ The epic fantasy adventure that has captivated generation after generation celebrates its 85th

coming for you! And Mr. Krueger is doing it in style, in this limited edition steelbook that’s bulging with slashtastic extras. Both the theatrical and uncut versions are

Hopper’s counterculture classic Easy Rider zips in (native 4K, HDR10, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), as does the 1997 Kurt Russell thriller Breakdown (native 4K, Dolby Vision/HDR10, Dolby TrueHD 5.1). Spielberg’s debut feature The Sugarland Express arrives (native 4K, Dolby Vision/HDR10, Dolby TrueHD 5.1)), along with Richard Attenborough’s winner of eight Oscars, Gandhi (native 4K, HDR10, Dolby Atmos). Sci-fi fans get two treats, with Tom Cruise repeating himself in Edge of Tomorrow (HDR10, Dolby Atmos), and Ethan, Uma, and Jude thrilling in Gattaca (native 4K, HDR10, Dolby Atmos). Rounding things out are a limited edition of baseball fantasy Field of Dreams (native 4K, HDR10, DTS-X), and a Christmas crack-up with Bill Murray in Scrooged (native 4K, Dolby Vision/HDR10, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1).

anniversary with this lavish limited edition steelbook release. The 4K disc of the tale of young Dorothy, her

dog Toto, a ragtag new trio of friends and their trip down the yellow brick road delivers native 4K with Dolby Vision and HDR10 enhancement, plus DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. Extras include an audio commentary and 52-minute making-of, plus a standard Blu-ray, and all sorts of replica goodies from the 1939 premiere. Out December 4

included in native 4K, complete with Dolby Vision and HDR10, and with a freaky new Dolby Atmos sound mix. Extras include two audio commentaries, both featuring Wes Craven, alternate endings, and a plethora of featurettes. The box also packs in a 24 page book, a two-sided poster, a certificate of authenticity, and six character cards. Out December 4

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