Customer Ratings & Reviews

One the all time great movies. Positive, inspiring, sad & fun.

WOW both color and b/w, unexpected and AWESOME quality! We debated about watching it colorized, you know...that purist perspective says NO to that. But we watched the new colorization and it was an amazing experience in 4k upscaling to see the fabrics, textures, real colors of the past and every pore on their face. It helps take you back in time!

4K makes black and white more stunning than you can imagine.

Nothing like a classic. Everyone should watch this movie!

Changed out the old b&w vhs version for the dual color & b&w dvd.

Great 4K scan of a true classic, contrast is clean!

Great classic movies made better by watching on 4k.

My mom loved this as a gift. The picture is very very good.

4K HEVC HDR10 Dolby Vision with Dolby True HD 2.0 soundtrack. Prepare for a visually stunning picture that is wonderfully remastered with Dolby Vision. The artistry of Black & White film is shades of gray (grey). There are 2-point, 10-point, and 21-point grayscale calibrations meant to align Red, Blue, and Green to a color gamut standard: Rec. 709 and BT 2020. Rec. 709 is SDR version whilst BT 2020 is HDR. HDR, known as High Dynamic Range, brings screens to life and make scenes appear more realistic to our eyes. Back in the day, film was shot in black & white and projected onto a silver screen. As technology progressed, the screen changed to white and the film was projected in color. Digital has been working feverishly to catch up to film images and we are now as close as ever. Thanks to HDR, color looks amazing as do old black & white films. I admit that I was not expecting much from 2.0 audio, but it actually sounds full in Dolby True HD. Personally, I’m fine with a multi-channel sound mix even if it were not part of the original work. Being that audio is selectable, immersive fanatics like myself would be thrilled and purists could still have their “as the artist intended” version. Enjoy this Christmas classic in stunning HDR Dolby Vision as well as the colorized version on Blu-Ray 1080P. The quality of this product has me looking forward to the Casablanca remaster.

This is a must have. Great picture. This one never gets old

I got a little confused when I saw Samuel Jackson getting mad about snakes being in his plane, but who wouldn’t be upset in that situation?

We love the color version of this. It is very will done

Purchased the 4K Blu Ray so I’d have my own copy of the movie my family watches every Christmas on television. The 4K version is definitely cleaner than the broadcast TV version. However, it is still in a 4-3 format (not 16-9). I won’t offer much of a plot review here other than to say the story involves a decent man who has made sacrifices his entire life for others. When he is in total desperation, an angel shows him what the world would have been like had he never been born. Incredible performances by pretty much every actor in the movie. Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed are fantastic. Stewart’s performance is one for the ages.

Love Jimmy Stewart and this is by far the best Christmas movie ever made even though it does not have a Christmas theme. The reason is it helps one to reflect upon how precious life is and how each one can have a great impact upon others. It shows how blessed it is to give rather than to receive.

This is simply one of the best movies ever made! The story is terrific and the cast is amazing! Jimmy Stewart of course is the star but the supporting cast are also awesome. I strongly recommend this movie to anyone who has not seen it..is that possible there are people who have not seen it?

My parents love this movie and this one has both the black and white version as well as the colored.

This is one of the best Christmas movies of all time!

Please do yourself a favor and watch the movie the way the director chose to film it, in black & white. Color was available. Frank Capra wanted the various shades of grey as much of it was as if in a dream. Magnificent acting too. Jimmy Stewart deserved an Oscar.

This 4k transfer has excellent picture quality and the black and white cinematography looks great!

Christmas time is all about family, friends, and the joy of doing something for others. This movie captures all of this which makes it a classic. Jimmy Stewart is awesome as George Bailey, a down on his luck dreamer who finds out he is the luckiest man of all. You will enjoy!