The Last Starfighter (Collector's Edition) [4K Ultra HD]

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review of that version. Marty's review is also a good resource for screenshot comparisons and lining up the array of supplements between the The film is one of the earliest films to use what is now referred to as CGI, with Disney’s Tron being another. But Tron only used the technology sparingly, with most of the effects work in that film being classically animated. The Last Starfighter’s use of the technology is heavier in comparison, with most of the spaceship effects and space battles rendered using computers. Computer-generated asteroids and a few other “textured” objects look pretty terrible by today’s standards (even by videogame standards) but the ships, despite a maybe too-smooth look, do manage to hold up surprisingly well. Considering the limitations of the technology of the time, especially the limitations in computer power, they do still look decent enough. Collector's booklet featuring writing by Amanda Reyes and sci-fi author Greg Bear's Omni magazine article on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter

Interstellar Hit-Beast: Creating the Special Effects – a new interview with special effects supervisor Kevin Pike (10:15) Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter (720p; 00:32:02) – archival 4-part documentary on the making of the film

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Calibrated with Calman color calibration software and Portrait Displays C6 HDR2000 colorimeter from Portrait.com) Interstellar Hit-Beast: Creating the Special Effects (1080p; 00:10:14) – an interview with special effects supervisor Kevin Pike Excalibur Test: Inside Digital Productions – interview with sci-fi author Greg Bear on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter

Where the limitations come in seem to be related to the resolution the effects were rendered in. On the old DVD, and even on the previous Blu-ray, it wasn’t as obvious, but the new restoration mixed with the improved resolution makes the rough edges of the effects a little more obvious. These issues primarily come down to jagged-edges mixed with moiré patterns, and as the perspective on a rendered object changes those aliasing artifacts become even more obvious. The sequence where Alex first arrives to the space station, like when he passes Saturn, may be the worst example of this. A caption reads: The Last Starfighter. A Lorimar Production. A Universal Picture. Coming this summer.

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the most noticeable differences between the two presentations is the retention of grain in the Arrow presentation, something that at last provides the Preston in fact had to wait until 1983 to score his one and only Academy Award nomination, in the Best Supporting Actor category, for hisDamage has been cleaned up in a far more thorough manner, and I don’t recall many blemishes ever popping up (the old disc still had a lot), and the digital encode is solid: the film is quite grainy, more than I was expecting, but it looks sharp and natural and the encode never struggles with it. Where things can falter a wee bit is in some of the film’s computer effects. The Last Starfighter is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Arrow's insert booklet The Last Fighter comes to Ultra HD Blu-ray from Arrow Video featuring 2160pHEVC encoded video and lossless DTS-HD 5.1/4.1/2.0 Master Audio sound.

The Last Starfighter on 4k Blu-ray includes exclusive and archival bonus features such as audio commentary, interviews, archival featurettes, image galleries, and trailers. The Collector’s Edition also features a reversible sleeve, collector’s booklet, and Limited Edition slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson. Arrow Video ups the ante of their previous Blu-ray release of The Last Starfighter with a wonderful UHD presentation. The film itself is like a warm blanket—perfectly cozy and a much-needed shot of good ole positivity. With a nearly perfect presentation and a wonderful assortment of extras new and old, this is definitely the kind of upgrade that fans of the film will appreciate. Highly recommended!You'll get your chance. The important thing is when it comes you've got to grab it with both hands.