Looper 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Upscaled from a 2K finish, Sony's efforts make a decent jump over the Blu-ray. While resolution isn't striking, detail does break through the softer source. In close, facial definition pops, well textured, defined, and clean. Some excellent exteriors of digital cities and mid-western plains reveal the same tight detail.

There's a notable difference in color saturation. Now primaries glow, even flesh tones. It's aggressive, at times borderline, if attractive. Neon lights shine. Gorgeous greenery and earth tones around the wheat fields dazzle. Even the city's colder gray concrete excel, and to note the palette favors the chillier tones.

Cinematography choices will crush shadows in places. Sony's UHD takes those black levels to a deeper level, then emboldening light sources in a notable, intense way. Against the city's nighttime skyline, signage pierces the darkness spectacularly. Looper isn't shy about showcasing the format's potential dynamics, and making the upgrade a worthwhile one.

Audio

With bass that could shake the Titanic, Looper's ridiculously powerful low-end rumbles potently every time a gun fires or when club music kicks up in full. Range is extreme, and even that's an imperfect descriptor. This Atmos track isn't shy.

Also superb, surround use maintains a near constant presence throughout the film. The score fills in during dialog, keeping activity high, even the heights. Small touches like people knocking on doors come from the appropriate direction. Ambiance in empty rooms spread electrical hums and echoes smoothly. Vehicles sweep the skies, flawlessly panning overhead in a perfect extension of the original mix.