Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi were shot on 35mm, giving a native resolving power of around 3K, including grains. The same is true for the fierce dust storm in which Furiosa first loses her pursuers in its theatrical and Blu-ray presentation, the storm was convincing and credible, but on UHD one is struck by the obviousness of the computer imagery. Just as the enhanced depth and detail are pulling you into the film's ravaged wasteland, the artificiality of these effects pushes you back out. If you watch the extras on the Fury Road Blu-ray, it's obvious that the film's flame effects are a combination of practical and CG, but on the UHD almost every flame looks like a painted cartoon.

The most common culprit is flame, which frequently accompanies the action, whether as weapon, decoration (notably the Doof-mobile) or the outcome of some spectacular crash. Something similar happens with certain visual elements in Fury Road. Anyone accustomed to watching classic films on Blu-ray should be familiar with the phenomenon in which such staples as matte paintings, rear projection and painted backdrops became obvious, sometimes distractingly so, with the increased sharpness and resolution of 1080p.

From what I've heard, Fury Road is actually a disappointing UHD in comparison to it's standard blu ray counterpart.īut the combination of HDR and enhanced resolution is not an unalloyed benefit.

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