40 years later and Kane STILL pokes the egg!!

To anyone questioning the saturation of the 4k master...the problem is whoever's uploading 4k videos is trusting KZfaq codecs are faithful to the original.

Still loving the blu-ray version of Alien

Hard to decide. Both versions have their cons and pros. This looks magnificent though 4:02.

I've owned this in every format over the years, including LaserDisc. Each has its own charm. Can't expect the 4K version to be properly showed off without proper HDR, but despite the scenes adding a redish hint to flesh tones, I think they look fantastic. The color grading adds depth. I'll say, though, the Blu-Ray release did an amazing job.

Cool. Alien, like Star Wars and Space Odyssey still looks modern, even without the remastering. They are masterpieces and will never become old.

Absolutely gorgeous, I cannot wait to receive my copy. Thank you so much for making this video.

I can hardly wait! I pre-ordered my copy on the 5th! I just received a notice that my copy will be arriving on release day! Too bad there’s no Atmos remix. The dts-HD will be just fine. Just found my Heavy Metal comic book (an original not the reprint from the 35th Anniversary release.)

You cant really see it here but the HDR is great when your set up properly

So basically the 40th anniversary version has more ‘teal and orange’ .. as is the current Hollywood trend. Kinda prefer the original colour profile myself. Interesting comparison though.

Really nice transfer with great colour engagement and great blacks with the HDR upgrade.

You can feel the time era more with the 4k version- the clothes texture and colors resemble the late 70's early 80's more

The colour shifting is nuts! I’m not sure I’m sold on 4K yet... can’t justify buying all my favourites again and the price increase from regular blu ray. Still looks great on my 1080 projector. Thanks for putting together this comparison video, great job!

Thank you for doing this. Can’t wait.

Judging by what I saw, The Blu Ray has more of a yellow haze in some of the pictures. I should really consider getting the 4k release now.

Kind of sad music that actually fits this video very well. 😊😥👍

Great comparison but the highlight was the incredible soundtrack in the background 👍👍👍

Some shots look okay but the flesh tones are not natural, way too red. Also, what this really is, is a comparison of Alien Anthology edition to the Alien 4K edition that's been tone mapped from HDR10 BT.2020 to BT.709 color matrix so what we really seeing here is a SDR to SDR comparison with the 4K edition having different color grading.

I saw it a few months ago in 4K and it was incredible worth the upgrade

I’m still prefer 4K version because of the colour depth in general especially with OLED TV. Its look fantastic.

I can't wait!

The colour grading in the 4k version looks off, too much blue, with the contrast way up and ISO down - odd, but the resolution is better. A comparison of the Betamax, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Blu Ray and then 4K would be fun!

Great vid waiting for 4k uncut aliens ???!!!

I bought and watched the 4K disc last night and right after the acid drip scene one scene started to skip and lag. I checked the disc and there’s no scratches or physical blemishes whatsoever. Did anyone encounter the same problem with their disc? Is it an encoding problem or did I get a bad disc?

i dont know, i think i kinda prefer the OG transfer, the new colours look too.......Aliens-y, but KZfaq and my non4k, non-HDR monitor probably play a part in that!

Looks incredible! Thanks for the comparison video👍

People thumbing down your videos are VHS collectors

The red faces and skin tones. Apart from that you can see some really good upgrade in the picture quality and details. The android should have have a face that red at 5:45

This 4K master is wonderful

1:20 Much more visual noise in the 4k Version, just realised by watching the movie at my tv -.- (@the white background)

Super soundtrack

wish they added dolby atmos. wtf man. perfect movie for it

What was the music used for this video?

Good comparisons. It would have to be seen on a HDR set to get the true colour timing of course. Those icons shooting across the bottom of the screen are Very distracting btw.

That looks the business! 👍🏻

Can’t wait to watch the re-release in the theater. I’ve never watched this movie, but it looks and sounds very great.

Boy, that was tealed up.

I have the Anthology edition. there is no reason to upgrade to 4k. Anthology was remastered so well, that if you simply upgrade to oled tv you will see significant upgrade to every film that is 1080p

I love both!

WOW!

Anyone know why the DIALOGUE/SUBTITLES changed? Parker in a last heroic gesture yells "Get outta the room!!" to Lampert. (alien/quadrilogy collection)....it's been changed to "Get ready to roll!!" on ALL subsequent DVD'S, Blu-ray and streamed versions..It makes absolutely no sense!

Very very nice😆👍

HDR awesome

I'm just going to say this right now and defend my man moonization and state that his comparisons are accurate for the most part. There are some differences in some colors and shades but it is pretty much a fair comparison. Now for the part where I state this you need to dial in your picture settings and stay away from cooler temperature and "dynamic color" modes to artificially "boost" brightness due to most mid range 4k Sets not having enough color volume and nits to boost specular highlights. Aside from the inaccurate colors you also have a washed out picture if you push the brightness slider and or get "black crush" when you adjust the contrast to much. A midrange 4k TV can get close but "never" reach the desired peak brightness and contrast that was intended of the 4k master. You need a really good TV regardless of qled, oled, LCD LED. That is all there is too it no magic no trickery for the "best" picture you have to get a high end and or flagship TV no other way.

Got mine pre order. Plz do aliens next

nice !

Got both and looks wayy better on 4k

I really found this most of the normal blue ray version a vs their 4k version and that is the blue ray looks better . Surprised

Awesome detail, natural skin tones and deep blacks. Pre-ordered.

Bummed about no Dolby Atmos or DTS X, but the HDR looks like a winner!

Would be so much better without that annoying popup on ever fracking scene

Could you please tell me the name of the music track you used?

The graphic you use for the Blu-ray cover is really confusing cus we are consecrating on the image but then we see the cover move in a way to suggest that a new one is being show, it's destructing and pointless cus your only saving a 3rd of the corner and it would be way more efficient if you showed the whole Blu-ray cover for a 3rd of the time

The 40th Anniversary edition does have better use of color, brighter. But, Alien is the type of movie that darkness is not a negative. Both versions look awesome, imho.

That music in the background is amazing. Name please?

While I don't mind the Enhanced Saturation, particularly around the Flesh/Skin tones. I despise The Blue Hue they threw in. It makes their clothes look like they're worn by Hawaiian Tourists.

is this movie mastered in 1 or 4000 nits?

The bluray version was brightened up and everything is put behind a yellow-greenish veil (space scenes behind a whit-greyish veil). The picture looks flat and unrealistic because of the overall color veil and the hdr version allows all the red picture information and allows contrast where contrast belongs to. in many scenes it has way better depth than the unrealistic brightened blu ray picture. Cant u see that? The details seem to disapear a bit with hdr because these details were way to bright in the blu ray version but they are still there, when they are there. This seems unpleasant a bit but on a good screen u will love the better contrast because it looks way more realistic and not smeered flat.

4k blu-ray is nearly perfect. I'll rate it 4.8 out 5.

Do you think Aliens will get a 4k release ? And The Terminator (1984) ?

In the 40 aniversary they looks More pink

Love it 😍. One thing is constant though. People winging in a comment section lol.

When it comes to these compaeision videos, its a good idea for sure. BUT it does not show the true depth of 4k HDR becuase KZfaq cant generate HDR like its supose to be. You can se a slight difference here yes, but with a 4K tv and a 4k player....damn!!

How they all got heavy sunburn in space?

How did all the Caucasian 4K people get sunburnt living in a spaceship?

Why does the new version look like it's been recorded at 3200 ISO? so much noise!

Well that looks terrible, opening title turns to blue, it should be white, skins are red ... Everything is way too saturated. I'm puzzled by these 4k stuff, it's like some kids did the jobs right after going out of a mall tv retail settings session, it always looks like the colour profile is somewhat changing. It should be about light and it's just killing the colour balance too me. I defenitely hope that i'm wrong and that it is still possible to get it right with a good 4k screen calibrated , may be it's just youtube codecs, i don't konw

if you have a good home theater system.....this movie is going to make you jump off your seat !!!!

Why do almost all 4K releases have a oversaturated green/magenta coloration? There is nothing natural about it at all....more details? Maybe....but the way off coloration ruins it for me. It reminds me of the early days of DVD where most transfers looked like shit....

Decades ago the great director John Huston did a much-shown commercial for a color TV brand, showing how great the colors were. Yet if you had an IQ above 90 you knew you were seeing these "superior" colors on your own, crummy TV. How can I see 4K accurately on my computer? I've got a 2017 iMac but doubt it has 4K capability.

Will stick with the Blu-ray quadology edition.I have the Sony x800 and it upscales it just fine.

looks pretty good in 4K

4k fits only to the movies shoot with HD numéric camera. It made of Terminator 2 a true garbage whereas it was so damn good in Laser Disc.

I believe this is the real deal. 35mm transfer. The right way !

Strange hue changes in the 4K version!? Or is it over saturated?

I don't get the choice to name the versions like that.... First of all there is no such thing as a "aliën antholigy edition".... That was just a collection of the first 4 movies on DVD/Blu-ray. Those movies were not edited in any kind of way visualy..... And the "40th Anneversary edition" came for DVD/Blu ray also, so this should be named the "4K" edition

Please….the Original colour 2K.....

Why do they always ruin skin tones on 4K transfers, they go from natural on the Blu Ray to red skin tones on the 4K transfer 🤷‍♂️

So they added blue tint to it so it could match its sequel Aliens.

Is there a 4k anthology?

Vhs is the best CRT TV 1978

My question is: Is what is presented here an accurate representation of what one will see on a correctly-calibrated 4K TV as you're actually watching the film? I ask because I've seen other comparisons between 1080p Blu-ray transfers to 4K transfers where there appears to be a dramatic shift in color timing, etc., with the 4K that makes the 4K look utterly dreadful, yet when I watch the 4K in the moment, it looks perfectly fine. What is being presented here as far as flesh tones, for example, makes me greatly concerned for what I'm going to see when I buy the 4K disc this Tuesday. It looks like whoever was responsible for the color timing just cranked up the contrast to bring out reds without actually double checking whatever algorithm they were using against an original print of the film. Flesh tones look far too red, almost sunburned or lobster-like; it reminds me, frankly, of just how much red and pink was brought up in the 2004 Blu-ray of the original "Star Wars" when compared to prior releases.

Alien Anthology Edition is much much better and natural.

Glad I didn't buy it on 4k with the skin tone so red, I mean they in space why would it even be slightly red.

Must be cos I'm viewing this on a non hdr monitor. The movie looked way better on my 4k tv, not as red as these images show anyhow.

The majority of it looks better despite some overly saturated colours. The skin tones however are just horrible. Everyone looks too red and unnatural. it’s a hard one to decide on. The original blu-ray still looks great. Think I’ll wait for the box set of them all to come out before buying them all...again.

Wow

There something wrong with the color space, it doesn't look like this on my 4k TV. Check this video it should look like this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ieCjZdF5t9GRiIk.html

Looks like they booted up the contrast..

RED RED RED......skin.... why ?????

I thought 4k would be better resolution but it seems just to be different lighting and colour. :(

I think the bluray is BETTER!

I'll stick to my blu-ray version... It really is not worth double dipping to 4K.

MU-TH-ER's little "church" looks crap now :/ No longer looks like twinkling candles... just looks like tons of red lights.

Ok now...WHICH edition was. Supervised by the filmakers? I get confused🤣

I was not a fan of the 4K conversion.

Man these skin tones on the 4k Anniversary edition look like a nightmare.. why... And btw there is no difference in details at all. It appears that the 4k version is nothing but a poorly colour graded version of the film.

The 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray is definitely the better choice to view this classic syfy thriller

I bought this 4k 40th anniversary Alien movie. Played it on a 4k ultra blue ray/4k Samsung TV and it doesn't look anything like the comparison shown here. Also, the sound was horrible.

i knew i should have kept my expectations low on this.especially when it retails only for 14 bucks.ill stick to my anthology bluray