Hell yeah! I love this film.
I watched it years ago and I remember not liking it that much, but a rewatch via HD might help me change my mind a bit.
Mill Creek double feature: Gatling Gun looks quite good, Fort Yuma Gold less so⌠Confirmed region free
@ChrisCasey, in a Facebook post I am quoting below (slightly shortened), confirms our suspicions that Kinoâs FAFDM is not as uncut as the German BluRay. He is however very happy about the extras.
If you want the closest thing to a TRULY uncut version of this fine film, youâd better get the German Blu-Ray that was released a few years back. If you already have the German Blu-RayâŚdonât get rid of it!
The Kino release is just an upgraded version of the already existent MGM/UA Blu-Ray thatâs been on the market for a number of years.
What does that mean? Well, apart from it meaning that those folks on the SWDB forum were absolutely correct in their assumptionsâit also means the IMPORTANT dialogue exchange at the end of the âbeating sceneâ is still missing. This is the exchange where Indio tells his men to stop beating Col. Mortimer and Manco, tie them up, and so onâŚthen Groggy asks him, âWhy let 'em live?â, to which Indio replies, âAll things in their own time.â This inexplicably chopped bit exists in the version on the German Blu-Ray I mentioned âŚand it is in English. So, I am not sure why the folks working on this non-restoration couldnât take it from that source and slip it into this new, supposedly uncutâŚsupposedly restored, version.
So, with that exchange of dialogue missing in this version, as in previous MGM/UA versions since the first DVD release, the beating scene ends abruptly and jump cuts to the dialogue where Indio starts talking about what the sheriff in El Paso is likely doing in response to their hold up. It is, at best, a jarring transition. And, for me, wrecks Leoneâs film.
Now, all that grumbling aside, they DID finally fix the thunderclap problem in Eastwoodâs entrance scene! Yay!
The second thunderclap occurs when Eastwood looks up and we first see his faceâexactly like it is supposed to! At least, it is this way in the two new audio mixes (one a multi-channel mix, the other a 2 channel mix) available on this release; but, not on the third (mono) mix.
HOWEVER!! The thunder rolls too long, because the bit where Eastwood steps forward to lead his horse up to the front of the Saloon is still missing.
As for the audio mixesâthankfully, they didnât monkey around with the gunshot sounds and the like, so they arenât silly like the remixes done for the Blu-Ray release of THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY awhile back. I opted for the new 2 channel mix, though, because on my playback unit the multi-channel mix sounded a bit thin.
And for dramatic effect
There is, honestly, some VERY GOOD news about this release and here it is: The special features are really, really great!!
This time around, someone at Kino actually did some quality checking before they released the disc. The old features from previous DVD releases were transferred nicely and look good.
The new special feature with Alex Cox roaming around many of the Spanish locations was a lot of fun, especially if you have been to them⌠And the new photo galleries, by Mike Siegel are excellent⌠they are superb, extensive, and cool!
SO! The bottom line? The image looks astoundingly wonderful! But, it isnât UNCUT as advertised. And I wouldnât go around calling it a restoration, if it was me; because there is still some stuff missing. Yes, they upgraded the same old MGM/UA version ⌠but they didnât RESTORE anything. However, I still recommend the release for the sterling special features!
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I just got the chance to watch this release for myself. Itâs seriously nice looking. Chris Casey isnât messing around when he sayâs the image looks good. Itâs phenomenal, itâs noticably brighter and more colorful than the MGM release. Sound quality is super nice too. Iâm planning on fixing my computer up with a blu ray drive so I can get screenshots of the Kino Dollarâs films and make a little review for the set.
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Anyone know of any new announcements recently?
Nope 
Iâve encountered nothing.
Has anyone seen the Arrow 4k bluray and the Finnish UHD bluray of Django?
As far as I know itâs a budget release without any extras and only with english audio.
Just got the Keoma release today. It looks absolutely amazing. And the audio is super crisp and clear so I can actually understand the dialogue now. The extras are amazing as well. The interview with Castellari is a real treat and really surprised me that a massive portion of the film was shot without a screenplay. This release trumps anything else we have boys. Get it while itâs hot. (Or before Arrow gets in another lawsuit lol)
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Speaking of that, has there been any progress in the rights dispute? Will we ever get another release of the Arrow Django in USA/Canada?
no idea 
Even though you canât get the physical blu ray, you can at least pay to stream Arrows scan on youtube.
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Keoma review:
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Wish Keoma got released with alternate soundtrack 
No SWs announced from Arrow this month, overall disapointing I would say.
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The Grand Duel review:
Has anyone come across any new info on the many releases Koch Media is planning on this year and with Artusâ other two Western announcements? I pre-ordered Artusâ Mediabook of The Ugly Ones with Tomas Milian directly from their site (the price was too good to pass up) and am planning on pre-ordering their release of A Dollar Between the Teeth aka A Stranger in Town. I was planning on pre-ordering them together, but I wanted to make sure my new debit card worked right before I made big purchases.
none so far aside from whatâs been posted at the beginning of the year. since they have already announced (in forums) everything up to june/july, I suspect itâll be in the fall or winter when something gets released.
Keoma Blu Ray:
Mill Creek:
Arrow:
