Two iconic James Cameron movies are set to receive High Frame Rate remasters

[What Hi-Fi?]

Two iconic films made by esteemed director James Cameron are receiving some pretty huge visual overhauls including 4K, HDR and HFR.

Two iconic James Cameron movies are set to receive High Frame Rate remasters : Read more

 

[Darth Plagueis]

Damn, I got all excited then.... thought for one second that James Cameron was finally going to release The Abyss and True Lies on Blu-ray!

 

[12th Monkey]

They are both available on blu ray, the former in 4k too...

Although a quick look at Amazon & eBay suggests that should be 'were', not 'are'.

 

[Darth Plagueis]

They are both available on blu ray, the former in 4k too...

Although a quick look at Amazon & eBay suggests that should be 'were', not 'are'.

I'm pretty sure that neither were "official". There are "unofficial" BD copies of True Lies, but these are nothing more than the censored HD TV version that people have created using BD recorders (probably out of desperation for the real thing). James Cameron has been teasing both movies for official HD releases for years now. Back in 2018, he claimed in an interview with Empire Magazine to be working on True Lies. He also said in an interview last year, 2021, that he'd finished overseeing the HD remaster of The Abyss. But, so far, the only way to get official un-cut physical copies of both, is still on DVD. Worst still, the DVD release of The Abyss isn't even anamorphic widescreen.

 

[12th Monkey]

True Lies: Blu-ray.com - Search

The Abyss: Blu-ray.com - Search

 

[Darth Plagueis]

That's exactly my point. If you look at either of those links, all the information (codec, audio, etc) is just lists "TBC",. The entries on Bluray.com exist, but there's never been any actually official releases.

More info can be found here:

True Lies, The Abyss and the Blu-ray/4K problem

There's still no sign of James Cameron's True Lies and The Abyss on Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray - we've been charting the stories of their non-existent releases.

www.filmstories.co.uk

 

[12th Monkey]

Right, I see. Hadn't delved!

 

[Pyronaut]

Awesome, can't wait! This will definitely get me back to the cinema to watch Avatar again. I hope it's the extended cut, and that they also release a UHD Blu-Ray HFR version for home purchase.