The Notebook (2004)
Romance, Drama • 2h 3m
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Joan Allen, David Thornton, James Marsden, Kevin Connolly, Sam Shepard, Starletta DuPois, Ed Grady, Jennifer Echols, Heather Wahlquist, Cullen Moss, Thunderbird Dinwiddie, James Middleton, Peter Rosenfeld, Obba Babatundé, Chuck Pacheco, Todd Lewis, Mark Johnson, Robert Fraisse, Barbara Weetman, Daniel Chamblin, Sasha Azevedo, Jamie Anne Allman, Rebecca Koon, Sandra Elise Williams, Deborah Hobart, Sylvia Jefferies, Mark Garner, Scott Ritenour, Milton Buras, Elizabeth Bond, Matthew Barry, Nancy De Mayo, Renée Amber, Tim O'Brien, Meredith O'Brien, Geoffrey Knight, Andrew Schaff, Tim Ivey, Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas, Matt Shelly, Michael D. Fuller, Jonathan Parks Jordan, Leslea Fisher, Jude Kitchens, Pat Leonard, Kweli Leapart, Frederick Bingham, Daniel Czekalski, Bradley D. Capshaw, James Scott Deaton, Eve Kagan, Stephanie Wheeler, Erin Guzowski, John Cundari, Hugh Robertson, Robert Washington, Robert Ivey, Sherril M. Turner, Meredith Zealy, Julianne Keller Lewis, Madison Wayne Ellis, Riley Novak, Ronald Betts, Paul Johansson, David Abrams, Bruce Williamson, Bob Forrest, Taylor Engel
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About the film
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
WB 4K
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An undeniably significant improvement from the BD yet still severely flawed. See DFIC's review.
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Director: Orson Welles
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WB Europe 4K Blu-ray
WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
All foreign language tracks were pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection disc fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set > 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray
2023 disc has a brief moment where the aspect ratio changes from 1.85:1 to 1.78:1, 2024 release fixed the error
Both cuts of the movie are on the same disc and don’t appear to be seamlessly branched.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: John G. Avildsen
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc > Knockout collection original.
The Mono mix on the initial release of the Knockout Collection is a stereo fold-down of the 5.1, it also has a missing piano cue. The replacement disc and the ultimate knockout version fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition is the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Knockout Collection release had its 5.1 mix pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
More Romance on Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Compton Bennett
4K restoration from original technicolor negatives
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: William Dieterle
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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