The 4K Version is atrocious

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2017)

This film is a masterwork of science fiction. It deserves a better 4K presentation than the one produced recently. I got a digital download and was supremely disappointed by the horribly grainy overly polarized bleached out image. I know it is not my equipment because I have other 4K downloads and discs that are stunningly beautiful. This version is on a par with the disastrous Bluray version of The King and I (which includes a gorgeous digital HD download that points out all the flaws of the disc) Wait to buy it when someone actually takes the time to remaster it properly for 4K and not rush it out to coincide with the release of a bad sequel. I also have the five disc, five version set on Bluray. It shows how Scott has trouble knowing what the final version should be. It is advisedly a much better purchase. I remember seeing this film when it first came out and this 4K is a pathetic grainy shadow of the beautiful 70mm print I saw in the early 80s.