seem to know all-too-well the ins-and-outs of travel, not only during the holidays but in a more general sense. Both the expected and the the general chaotic din of last-minute, pre-holiday hustle and bustle. The same may be said for various crowded airport scenes, but with a slightly less Paramount in the USA and UK have announced a new 4K UHD release of the classic John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. happen. It's not just flight delays and a shortage of money, but some truly ingenious situations that are innocently scary, incredible, and even This UHD release of Planes, Trains & Automobiles includes extras on the UHD disc and on disc two, which is a Blu-ray, though not the Blu-ray

genuine and built around that age-old principle of "it could happen to you!," which gives added weight to and earns extra laughs from every

little complexity about it, but the end result is a picture that has been clearly tampered with, lessening sharpness and reducing all of the good, natural plane. Seated across from him in the terminal and awaiting the same later flight is Del Griffith (John Candy), a shower curtain ring salesman who I felt that in general the presentation offered fair to middling resolution, not in keeping what we have seen from the better offerings, especially for re-mastered catalog titles. If I had to describe the Ultra HD presentation in one word, it would be, flat. Oddly enough I found that the Blu-ray makes for a more stable viewing experience, despite not having those eye-catching moments seen on the Ultra HD rendering. appears to fall victim to unnecessary processing; it seems that grain has been removed and the image smoothed and softened, only to have an Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a laugh-a-minute joyride, right from its goofy opening sequence in the streets of New York to its heartwarming conclusion in the suburbs of Chicago. It's a fairly standard, and even predictable, road-trip comedy with the silliness of the odd-couple tension thrown in for good measure. But in the adept hands of John Hughes, who also wrote and produced the film, it remains an endearing charmer made up mostly of situational laughs and crazy high jinks, always with lots of heart at its center.

happen. It's far smarter than that, a creative masterpiece of a movie that's as well thought-out and obviously put together people who John Hughes for Adults (SD, 4 min): Recycling a few answers from the above conference, this very short piece talks about John Hughes as a filmmaker with other, more recent interviews from crew members and one vintage clip with Kevin Bacon, who appeared in She's Having a Baby, released a year after this film, but which, interestingly, Neil's wife is seen watching on TV late at night.

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In addition to the newly discovered footage, the bonus Blu-ray Disc also includes Dylan Baker’s original audition for the character of Owen. The 4K Ultra HD Disc includes the feature film and the following legacy bonus content: the famed 1980s writer/director. Explored is his rapid-fire writing style, the way he shapes his characters, the reality and truths of life that are the Paramount has released the classic 1987 Comedy 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' to the UHD format. New specifications include 2160p/Dolby Vision Planes, Trains and Automobiles originally garnered a fair report from me on its video quality in 1080p. So, I wondered what its remastered Ultra HD presentation would offer. Color reproduction is consistent, with primaries like blue and red appearing richer, even a bit more delineated by comparison. Secondary hues, featured in its 80’s period-based story, look great too. During the opening sequence the first thing that caught my eye was that I detected what appeared to be the use of digital noise reduction which smoothed over fine details during the advertising meeting.

Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (SD, 17 min): Basically, a promotional press conference with director John Hughes and stars Steve Martin and John Candy. While a few clips from the movie are shown here and there, the men answer questions pertaining to the production, story and everyone sharing their experience working on set. It's an easy to digest piece with lots of amusing banter, but not truly worthwhile either. about bonding and compassion between the most unlikely of friends and amidst the most unusual string of events, and combined with the picture's color stability and depth and white balance, but overall, it's not very interesting. This is a disappointing catalogue UHD release overall, disappointingfor the one that Del just so happened to grab upon landing. And so Neal's and Del's daylong journey together becomes a shared night in a cheap increase in resolution over standard definition. Still, the noise reduction is cause for concern, though in this case it's not a total deal breaker simply the individual events. Rather, it's how well they all fit together and flow naturally one from the other that makes the film a great success. This isn't Heartbreak and Triumph: The Legacy of John Hughes (25:52). The former features a parade of celebrities -- and Hughes himself -- speaking