Reservoir Dogs 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

A heavy reddish tint sits over Reservoir Dogs 4K debut. Flesh tones appear over warmed, and blood looks practically neon. The oversaturation creates a gaudy aesthetic, akin to '70s exploitation, but also aggressively boosted. The encode can handle it most of the time, yet falters in spots. Look at Keitel's face at 23:40, his cheeks flush and chroma noise seeps in. Denser colors struggle when resolving gradients.

Suspiciously light grain leads to questions about this new master. While way, way ahead of the awful Blu-ray, there remains a smothered, glossy appearance over the imagery. It's detailed, with texture splendid and definition consistent. However, Reservoir Dogs looks less like film and more like digital, which of course it's not. Ringing is evident on many edges, albeit slight.

The best thing about the disc's visuals is the contrast. It's lively, bright, and intense as needed. Black suits no longer crush as they did before, shadow detail preserved. However, some crush remains, especially in the diner scene just past the hour mark.

Audio

TrueHD lacks power. Gunshots don't produce any bass. Action flashbacks spread across the soundstage with ambience, although bullets stick firmly to the fronts.

Inside the warehouse, dialog echoes well. Louder yelling bounces off the walls, marginally jumping from the center into the rears and stereos.