James Cameron gives a response to the negative comments on the 4Ks of Aliens and True Lies
James Cameron gives a response to the negative comments on the 4Ks of Aliens and True Lies
You can find the full interview here. Not very long but some interesting titbits on various projects including a new Terminator (he reveals nothing).
I mean, Cameron is a douche, but he's right in this case. There's a lot to complain about with his body of work, but grain levels just aren't on the list.
It's a straw man. A lot of the 4k cameron remasters are not good. Color correction being extremely off being one of the biggest sins.
Also. His argument is awful "my team has done this forever"... Well they've done it wrong, guy. Literally have not heard of any other movie getting criticism for a 4k remaster except his
It feels like he's jumped on the one time the criticism wasn't that valid, to invalidate all the times legitimate complaints have been raised.
Who cares about grain levels, it just looks like shit.
The comparison images from the link sure seem to show reducing the grain was the right decision, but I haven't seen it in motion.
They focus on the grain reduction nagging in Aliens when that was not even that big of an issue.
My main problem with these recent 4K releases was True Lies, it has straight up AI hallucinations in it, I really doubt he rewatched the final product at all.
The grain isn’t the issue. They are straight up AI upscales filled with artefacts and barely any use of HDR colour capabilities. Fan edits have done better jobs.
He made some really good movies barely watchable with AI upscaling. Imagine walking by a bridge construction and you ask the guy responsible why the two ends don't line up and he says: get a life loser, i build a lot of bridges.
The Aliens transfer is possibly the best I have ever seen, of any movie. WTF is wrong with these people?
EDIT: Gang, I apologize. I know what’s wrong with them. I was just venting in the form of a question.
Modern social media gives a huge voice to the dipshits who just want to be mad at something. So they find some miniscule issue they can be made at and social media amplifies it as if it were a legitimate critique.
Most of these types of "complaints" can be safely ignored. Just as Cameron points out here, with no fucks given to their feelings.
How much time do you have?
Cunts that never left Mommy's basement. Too many people think that their opinions matter.
lol, honestly respect him for not bending over backwards or giving a “political” response.
Sometimes you just need to tell people to fuck off and suck it up, especially when you’ve got nerds looking for a reason to be angry.
God forbid someone exhibit humility and introspection. Nope, just commit to being right and never listen to anyone.
I have no complaints. Was just happy it FINALLY came out in 4K. Was on my wish list for years.
Bad question framing and bad answer. The issue is the AI distortions, not the grain. Cameron surely knows this, so he's responding with a straw man.
Get a life? It's your industry, man. And maybe don't denigrate the people buying your movies. Lots of other studios get this right.
That said, I think the online criticism of True Lies (haven't watched the Aliens disc yet) is overblown except for maybe 3-4 scenes where it's super obvious, awful, and distracting.
At least The Abyss looked great.
I HATE DENOISING I HATE DENOISING.
I jest. I've watched some 35mm transfers and the noise is distracting
He’s fine saying that, as long as AI wasn’t used to hallucinate details.
Transcription:
So you've also had recently the 4K transfers of Aliens and True Lies that came out. It did get blowback in the fan community, some feeling that the image quality wasn't as high as they wanted it to be. You obviously have a very high standard. So l'm wondering what you thought?
When people start reviewing your grain structure, they need to move out of mom's basement and meet somebody. Right? Im serious. I mean, are you fucking kidding me? I've got a great team that does the transfers. I do all the color and density work. I look at every shot, every frame, and then the final transfer is done by a guy who has been with me [for years]. All the Avatar films are done that way. Everything is done that way. Get a life, people, seriously.
Topaz Video AI has a great grain removal feature. I already do this to other upscaled Hollywood junk.