Spielberg framed for widescreen but protected the full frame. Watching the open matte feels less like a movie and more like witnessing an event.
I recently acquired a version of this scan (a 55GB ProRes LT transcode of a 1993 answer print). Watching the "Welcome to Jurassic Park" sequence—when the gates open and the theme swells—was a religious experience. Spielberg framed for widescreen but protected the full frame
Have you seen the open matte version of Jurassic Park? Do you prefer the grain of 35mm or the cleanliness of 4K? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Watching the "Welcome to Jurassic Park" sequence—when the
If you have only ever seen Jurassic Park on Netflix or Blu-ray, you have seen a photograph of a photograph. Find the 35mm scan. Put on headphones or crank your speakers. Let the gate weave hypnotize you. Share your thoughts in the comments below
This is crucial. Most people remember the "roar," but they don't remember how it roared. In 1993, print masters were analog (Dolby SR). But the "DTS" version utilized a timecode synchronization track read by a CD-ROM drive attached to the projector. The digital DTS soundtrack (at 5.1) was uncompressed. It has dynamic range that the DVD and Blu-ray mixes lost. On the 35mm DTS print, the T-Rex footsteps have subsonic bass that rattles your sternum. The rain in the "Rex vs. Raptors" finale has discrete overhead directionality that was flattened for home video. A proper 35mm scan synced to the original Cinema DTS audio is an auditory assault that no streaming service can match.