The Most Disappointing 4K UHD Blu-rays of 2022

While 2022 was an AMAZING year for physical media and 4K UltraHD Blu-ray, there were a few stinkers and disappointments.

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[Thenesrookie]

While I know you don't like making these, I think they're a necessary evil. Especially to remind people in the holiday season which 4ks to avoid. Appreciate it man, have a great new year 👍

[brenttwilson]

I love that you've become my go to channel for 4K releases! It's actually a really good community here at your channel.

[NeedBetterLoginName]

Thanks for doing this. This isn't "negative" content. This is content that keeps some pressure on companies to put out high quality products and that's a positive thing! Be interesting to have a very nerdy follow-up video that explores how the industry does try to balance brightness among monitors like OLED vs others. Maybe do a podcast with some TV engineer willing to do it where you can ask lots of technical questions.

[Mistah]

7. Pirates of the Caribbean
6. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
5. Saturday Night Fever
4. Heat
3. 12 Monkeys
2. A Hard Day’s Night
1. Escape from LA

[BrazilianPride]

You nailed it man, kept it all in perspective while informing people where they should look out. This is the right format for this video, other channels should take note. You should be proud not only for listening to feedback, but for incorporating the feedback into your goals for a positive channel. Well done.

[frankfontaine]

This was very helpful especially for the budget conscious collector like me. I may be only able to grab a few 4K movies every few months and being able to avoid problematic or disappointing disks is key. I understand you don’t want to amplify the negative but in this case I see this as a public service for collectors in general. Great job!

[alipazooki]

Thank you! This is reassuring because it allows the consumer to hear perspectives from others in order to avoid purchasing these films. Studios like Disney need to listen!

[prestoncline]

I was so disappointed with the Pirates 4k, I love that trilogy so much and to see Disney put no effort into making a quality disk was so disappointing. Luckily the old Blu rays have excellent video and audio so we can still enjoy those.

[Man_of_the_Dark]

This video is much better and more informative than last year. Thanks for not complaining about packaging and focusing on the transfers.

[jimalbruzzess]

It's not a negative list. If these multi million/billion $$$ companies did it right to start with, these movies would not be in this list. Great job Jeff!!!! Happy new year.

[JohnDoe-bzyl]

when I first started buying 4k movies I was replacing a lot that I had on Blu ray

I realized 4K doesn't always mean better and now I look at different reviews before purchasing

[brodelicious]

It was your review of Pirates earlier in the year that made me cancel
my order. As uncomfortable as the type of video might be you are very appreciated for making it. Thanks for all you do for the hobby and for the future of physical media. Happy New Year!

[SamLovesMovies]

I definitely understand how you wanted to focus more on the positives rather than the negatives, I do think that videos like this are still very helpful and informative for us to make better purchasing choices. And I think this video was well done; there is no need to completely bash and trash-talk companies and whatnot and be nasty, but rather explaining what the issues are with these discs and what you think makes them bad (with the positive and constructive goal of being helpful and informative) like you did here.

[James-Beardsley]

I somehow hadn't heard about the 12 Monkeys and A Hard Day's Night recalls (although I think I bought the latter late enough that it doesn't matter; I'll be checking, though). Just applied for the 12 Monkeys replacement disc. Thank you so much for making this video; I may never have heard about the replacements otherwise. Love your channel! You really are performing a public service with these videos.

[UnitedRedDevil]

The Road warrior also had sound issues that had to be recalled. To Warner brothers credit. They sent me an updated corrected release AND complete mad max 4K set to make up for it which was really awesome.

[blackphilipalvarez]

Props and respect to you for still doing a video on the most disappointing list and yea it’s different than a worst list in my eyes. Happy New Year 🎉

[m.dorado]

I wonder if Disney purposely did shoddy work on their 4K transfers to steer people to their streaming service. The outgoing CEO was big on growing Disney's streaming service. Maybe the new & returning CEO will focus on better 4K transfers and quality.

[jackhalsey]

Thank you so much for doing this list. I understand your position about keeping it positive, but it is nice, at least for me, to have year in summary lists like this from someone whose opinion I trust to refer back to when looking to purchase movies. Have a great new year!

[tyjuarez]

Disney seems to have a reputation for mastering their 4K Catalogue for streaming first, and physical as an afterthought. Low-bitrate encodes and film grain don't seem to get along, so they scrub movies with DNR so they look better on Disney+

[JAGzilla-urlh]

Knowing which disks to avoid is just as important to a collector as knowing which disks to prioritize. If I'm paying 4K prices, I expect 4K quality, you know? This is very useful information to have, so don't regret putting out videos like this.