Cloud Atlas (2012)
Drama, Science Fiction • 2h 52m
Overview
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski & Tom Tykwer
Cast: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, David Gyasi, Robert Fyfe, Martin Wuttke, Robin Morrissey, Brody Nicholas Lee, Ian van Temperley, Amanda Walker, Ralph Riach, Andrew Havill, Tanja de Wendt, Raevan Lee Hanan, Götz Otto, Niall Greig Fulton, Louis Dempsey, Martin Docherty, Alistair Petrie, Zhu Zhu, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Jojo Schöning, Laura Vietzen, Thomas Kügel, Marie Rönnebeck, Ruby Kastner, Emma Werz, Mya-Lecia Naylor, Korbyn Hawk Hanan, Katy Karrenbauer, Dulcie Smart, Anna Holmes, Shaun Lawton, Moritz Berg, Gigi Lee, Genevien Lee, Cody Benjamin Lee, Heike Hanold-Lynch, Victor Solé, Kristoffer Fuss, Marco Albrecht, Gary McCormack, David Mitchell
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
2018 WB 4K Blu-ray
2018 WB 4K Blu-ray.
There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors in the 4K compared to the DVD (both original and 2003)/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut.
There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
2018 WB 4K Blu-ray
2018 WB 4K Blu-ray.
There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors in the 4K compared to the DVD (both original and 2003)/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut.
There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html
Directors: Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors compared to the DVD/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut
Directors: Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors compared to the DVD/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors compared to the DVD/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut
The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set
Different colors compared to the DVD/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Director: James Foley
Director: James Foley
Director: Rob Reiner
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
Director: Rob Reiner
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Sept. 2026
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Sept. 2026
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: Gary Ross
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the uncut version, but it's a older master.
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film. See comparison
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the uncut version, but it's a older master.
Director: Gary Ross
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the uncut version, but it's a older master.
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film. See comparison
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the uncut version, but it's a older master.
WB Blu-ray sounds superior to 4K Blu-ray and DVD which have additional filtering.
WB Blu-ray sounds superior to 4K Blu-ray and DVD which have additional filtering.
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
More Drama on Blu-ray
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in October
Australia Imprint Blu-ray?
Germany Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in October
Australia Imprint Blu-ray?
Germany Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray for original 7.1 mix
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray for original 7.1 mix
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Atmos on the Sony 4K Blu-ray maybe better?
Regarding the "original theatrical audio" 5.1 mixes:
The Sony UHD and the BD DTS-HD 5.1 mixes are the same but the UHD has been pushed slightly harder and has a lot of clipping. The UHD is 16 bit vs the BD's 24 bits.
The Second Sight UHD DTS-HD 5.1 is a downmix of its respective Atmos track. Definitely different from the Sony UHD/BD mix plus a little less dynamic. Whether or not that's representative of the theatrical Dolby Digital mix is anyone's guess.
So, if you want the best version of the original 5.1, the 2012 BD is the winner.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Atmos on the Sony 4K Blu-ray maybe better?
Regarding the "original theatrical audio" 5.1 mixes:
The Sony UHD and the BD DTS-HD 5.1 mixes are the same but the UHD has been pushed slightly harder and has a lot of clipping. The UHD is 16 bit vs the BD's 24 bits.
The Second Sight UHD DTS-HD 5.1 is a downmix of its respective Atmos track. Definitely different from the Sony UHD/BD mix plus a little less dynamic. Whether or not that's representative of the theatrical Dolby Digital mix is anyone's guess.
So, if you want the best version of the original 5.1, the 2012 BD is the winner.
Director: Iain Softley
Director: Iain Softley
Director: Steven Shainberg
Director: Steven Shainberg
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Vertical Blu-ray
Director: Rob Reiner
Vertical Blu-ray
Director: Maurice Cloche
Director: Maurice Cloche
Director: Alan Crosland
Director: Alan Crosland
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