Of course the true - and very literal - highlights come in the presentation's use of the High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) that Ultra HD Blu-rays really use to stand apart from their HD siblings, going way beyond mere pixel resolution, and determining the very look and vibrancy of the piece.
John Wick 2, as with the first film, is prime material for this, with its heavily stylised comic-book look that sees vibrant primaries, neons and strong, vivid hues of purple and red casting entire sequences in a stunning new light on this Ultra HD Blu-ray. John Wick 1 / John Wick 2 (Double Feature) Blu-ray. Hi there, I used makemkv to remux the bluray disc of John Wick 3 (with dolby vision) to mkv. The WCG affords noticeably richer, deeper tones, giving the Enter the Dragon homage sequences an all-new lease of life, whilst the broader range of peak whites and solid blacks affords the darker sequences yet more intimate discrete distinction. Lionsgate Home Entertainment brings John Wick: Chapter 2 to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a two-disc combo pack with a flyer for a Digital HD Copy. Popped this in my Asus UHD-BD drive and copied it with MakeMKV to watch on my PC and it was beautiful. Inside a black, eco-cutout case with a glossy slipcover, a triple-layered UHD100 disc sits comfortably opposite a Region A locked, BD50 disc. Compared it to my brothers bluray and the difference was immediate. I have chosen to only retain the AC3 5.1 and TrueHD/Atmos.
Even if the black levels aren't quite as perfected this time around as with the first entry, they're still far richer and deeper than on the Blu-ray, allowing the tunnel sequence to retain better shadow detail despite how dark things get. It's very hard to fault this presentation.
Even with its 2K DI the sequel looks staggeringly impressive, and is almost as good a reference upgrade as the first chapter, leaving it a demo title that you simply must have in Ultra HD.