Right! It’s basically split which is pretty good for an “oldies” band. I would think one could argue that the Beatles brought another demographic to Disney+. I would think that would be a positive to any streaming service since they don’t rely on commercials for their profit but rather subscribers.
Not only does Disney absolutely care, but this is exactly what they intended with bringing this project to their platform. They've already hooked the parents who signed up for their young children to watch normal Disney fare (i.e. parents in their 20-40s). The Marvel and Star Wars catalogs bring in teenagers and lots of other younger viewers. Stuff like Get Back helps bring in a key new audience of older adults who might stick around for some of the other original programming. A very calculated move, on their part.
Yeah, 46% of the audience to watch a loooong show about a band that broke up with the oldest member of that demo was 3 sounds pretty good!
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Alright who's ready for Smooth Beatles in IMAX?? Beatles' Famed Rooftop Concert to Screen in IMAX Theaters
This is occurring a lot quicker than I expected, based on Peter Jackson's various interviews. Any confirmation on length of the Blu-ray? I'm looking forward to the rumored 14hrs. Personally, I would love the original 18hr cut. There's much from audio bootlegs that I'd like to see visuals of, particularly while at Apple.
None in anything official, though somebody on QQ is claiming they heard it on XM radio that the Blu will be the 14 hour cut: Peter Jackson’s GET BACK is going to have a 14 hour Directors Cut?
I can't imagine Get back displayed on a giant IMAX screen. As if it doesn't look bad enough on mobile.
No need to imagine it - get a ticket and see it for yourself! I'm not too concerned about the visuals - I know to temper expectations for 16mm film blown up to that obscene size. I'm much more excited for the IMAX audio mix.
As there are supposedly no extras or extensions on the Blu-ray set, there won't be much incentive for the general audience to buy this in preference to carrying on watching it on Disney+ (being cynical, I could almost see a deliberate policy of no extras as a tactical ploy!) At the very least though, a complete rooftop performance in real time without any street intrusions plus a selection of miscellaneous complete song performances from the rehearsals / Apple studio are definitely essential requirements. It's crazy if we don't get these!
Scant on the details on any extras: https://usastore.thebeatles.com/pro...tles-get-back-3disc-bluray-collectors-edition
Tells me there's not going to be any. If there was anything to report, even a featurette like some of the ones on Youtube, it'd be in that info I think.
Can't wait to see the Blu-ray video quality rating on Blu-ray.com. I won't be surprised if it turns out to be the worst one
On the WTF podcast with Marc Maron, Peter Jackson talks about how the DNR was a decision to make it not look like old footage. And he even mentions how he realizes that will make some people angry. So he is fully aware of what he is doing and chose it to look that way unfortunately.
I don't know any other transfer that blew out standard 16mm image to widescreen, applied crapload of DNR, AI upscaled that mess and then added fake grain on top of it
The press release says: “The concert, which features in its entirety in Peter Jackson’s original docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back,” will be optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Remastering) technology.“ While I have no idea what that actually means, I do wonder if that might mean it won’t have the same level of noise reduction applied…
If I were to guess they've reformatted the split-screen effect to work for the IMAX aspect ratio. There are also some pillarboxed shots that would fit better into the IMAX ratio so probably no black bars. I doubt they'll change the level of noise reduction.
Excessive DNR is frowned upon in the industry, thus its only fitting that quality reviewers frown upon it as well. They run on parallel tracks. A great example of what can be done with modern, restored 16mm film is the 1.78:1 aspect ratio of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which came from a 4K scan in 2014.