Just responding to my own post I think I seriously undervalued how incredible and important Basil Poledouris’ score is to Conan. It’s an opera in and of itself. The film wouldn’t be even a quarter good without it. I can’t think of another film where the music elevates the film to masterpiece.
The 4K is impressive too.
Escape From New York in my opinion is seriously overrated. Iconic sure. Music is great. But I have it to be a Carpenter completist. Again the 4K really belies how average the film is.
Witness is a masterpiece of subtly. I miss Weir. The 4K looks great but subdued. It looks film like. This is very common the small low budget eighties films can somehow look better in 4K than many top tier titles.