Arrow Films have created what is undoubtedly the definitive 4K Robocop collection. The movie has never looked better, and likely never will look better than this. Grain is prevalent, and even more noticeable during the TV sequences, but isn’t distracting. The HDR makes Robocop’s armour pop with a violet hue that I’ve never seen before. The Improvements also include the Director’s cut footage, which on previous Blu-ray releases that I’ve owned had clearly not been remastered. Here it is, and while it isn’t a perfect match in quality, it Is closer here than it ever has been before. There is a wealth of archive and new special features, including a very charming interview with Nancy Allen. And the edited-for-television version, which I had actually avoided till now, is hilarious. Project Ara was the best smartphone idea you never got to try - here's why it deserves a second chance Like Arrow’s other recent 4K release, 12 Monkeys, RoboCop’s visual improvement in 4K is more of incremental than revolutionary. Given the film’s vintage and its use of special effects of the old school optical variety, the jump to 4K is a double-edged sword: little details are better, resulting in image quality that might even surpass what you could see in the movie theater in 1987, while the softness of the special effects stands out more. For this UHD edition, Arrow Video ports over the same outstanding collection of supplements as their 2019 Blu-ray release and spread across both UHD discs.

Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film on two 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ discs with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) inserts were sourced from lower-generation positive elements due to the negatives for these sequences being lost, there is an unavoidable subtle The Villains of Old Detroit (SD, 17 min) — More recent interviews with Ray Wise, Kurtwood Smith, Ronny Cox and Miguel Ferrer sharing fond memories of playing the film's bad guys.Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes, presented in 4K (SDR) The 4K Ultra HD Limited Collector’s Edition will include The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, and three versions of The Godfather: Part III: the theatrical cut, which is being released for first time for viewing at home, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1991 cut, and his recently re-edited version of the final film, Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Connecting the Shots, a newly filmed interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt Paul Verhoeven’s classic dystopian action thriller, first released in 1987. gets a sparkling new reissue in glorious 4K. That said, the film is sparing in its use of bright colors, but what’s there pops off the screen more than the previous edition, and the main character’s metal suit is more vibrant than before. In addition, Arrow was able to source a new 4K scan of the extra footage found in the Director’s Cut, so those moments look better than they previously did. (The original elements for those trims are long gone, so those moments can never be restored to their original quality, barring something being found in a box somewhere.)

Set in a crime-ridden Detroit sometime in the near future, the film follows police officer Alex Murphy, who is brutally murdered by a criminal gang. His body is taken to megacorporation Omni Consumer Products, who revive him as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop. We get the best of both worlds. Onboard computer assisted memory and a lifetime of on the street law enforcement programming. Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator Phil Tippett Robocop walks past a frosted window then shows a spike extending from his fist to a worried looking man. The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, a newly filmed interview with co-writer Michael MinerBranagh’s film has been restored using the original camera negatives in 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation and Dolby Vision. Regarded as a key influence on science fiction cinema and cited by numerous filmmakers, the film was remade with rather less impact in 2013. Arrow Video has announced its March batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: An American Werewolf in London (1981), Come Drink with Me (1966), To Sleep So As To Dream (1986), RoboCop (1987), and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).

its insert booklets when they re-release a title in 4K UHD and that's the case again here: RoboCop was restored by MGM in 2013 and is The re-release also includes Mary Shelley and The Creation of a Monster, a new documentary featurette exploring the origins and evolution of the Frankenstein story, featuring contributions from Gothic specialists David Pirie, Jonathan Rigby and Stephen Volk. Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for Theatrical version of the film)

Robocop 4K Audio

Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film on two 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray discs with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)