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'K2' 4K UHD Review

Physical Media Release Date: 03/17/26.

Label: Kino Lorber.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

The Verdict: A Maybe


Between the earth and the sky lies the sheer face of adventure.


It is called “The Savage Mountain.” Many have perished trying to reach its ice-torn summit. Now K2 waits to claim the lives of two Americans whose only hope lies in the tenuous ties of their own friendship. Attorney Taylor Brooks (Michael Biehn, The Terminator, Rampage) and physics professor Harold Jamison (Matt Craven, Indian Summer, Crimson Tide) are unlikely friends bound by the same, all-consuming dream: to climb K2. Their opportunity comes when they meet a legendary mountaineer who is assembling an international team for a K2 expedition. Soon they are headed for northern Pakistan and the most perilous mountain in the world, unaware that their survival rests on the one thing they can’t depend on—their loyalty to each other. Featuring some of the most spectacular mountain-climbing footage ever captured on film, director Franc Roddam’s (Quadrophenia, The Lords of Discipline) death-defying motion picture goes to the absolute limits of human adventure.

Special Features:

DISC 1 - 4K UHD

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry

DISC 2 - BLU-RAY

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry

  • The Ascent & The Descent: NEW Interview with Director Franc Roddam

  • Theatrical Trailer


Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

  • Tomatometer: 33% (as of 04/01/26)

  • Popcornmeter: 49% (as of 04/01/26)


Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

  • MPAA: Rated R

  • Runtime: 104 minutes

  • Original Release: 1991


Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1


Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)


Subtitles

English SDH


Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)


Digital

Not Included


Packaging

Slipcover in Original Packaging


Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

2K Blu-ray: Region A

Positives and Negatives

- Negative Critical and Audience Reception

+ A RARE Michael Biehn Lead

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative

+ x01 Physical Bonuses

+ x04 Special Features

+ x01 Audio Commentary

- NO Digital Code Included

 
 
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