Scream 2 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Adequate enough, Scream 2 doesn't look like it's received a full 4K master. Average definition displays the minimum texture expected of this format, and it's better than the Blu-ray only due to the ugliness of that disc. Grain appears, clear too, but unusually thick in places.

There's nice enough color, saturated if flat. Dolby Vision adds only a minimal spark to the imagery. Flesh tones show up slightly pasty. Other than blood, primaries sag, with little improvement over SDR presentations.

This all applies to the contrast too, rudimentary in its brightness. Highlights apply a marginal push to enhance themselves. At least black levels show heft, if nothing special. Shadow density hits true black at least.

Audio

Copying the DTS-HD track from the Blu-ray, it's a fun effort. As CiCi (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is stalked by Ghost Face, he tumbles over something, the sounds planted firmly in the rears. Audio choreography is strong overall, stereos plotting the movement of cop cars, and the surrounds keeping busy with ambiance like birds or insects chirping.

The subwoofer is given some clean, tightly calibrated low-end work to play with, from the killer pounding on some glass at 1:22:53 to the score, which when ramped up, gives off some solid range on both ends. The music wraps-around effectively, or at least as strongly as the theater crowd in the opening scene. They scream, yell, and holler with the best of them, this DTS-HD mix capturing the world’s most annoying theater to perfection.