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Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

7 Films

Michael Ensign

7 Included Films

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Michael Ensign (born 13 February 1944) is an American actor. He was born in Arizona (height 6' 1" (1,85 m)), and he is of British/American descent, living extensively in both the USA and the UK. He trained as an actor at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He spent the first eleven years of his professional career in the theatre in Britain. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1972 to 1975. He played the leading man (Donald) in the musical, 'Irene', at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1978. He appeared in the London productions of The Curse Of The Starving Class (Royal Court Theatre), The Red Devil Battery Sign (Phoenix Theatre) and numerous English Repertory Theatres. His film and television work has been primarily in the USA. In 2009 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the College of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Michael Ensign is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release)
Expanded and TV cuts: 2017 Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Video:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release fixed a glitch in the previous discs)
Expanded and TV cuts: 2017 Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Audio:

WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release includes lossless 5.1 and better 2.0 compared to previous editions)

Additional Info:

The 70mm mix in 5.1 was lossy on the 4K 2018 pressing, missing from the 2023 pressing for some reason, and then put back on the 2025 pressing in lossless.

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release)
Expanded and TV cuts: 2017 Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Video:

Theatrical: WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release fixed a glitch in the previous discs)
Expanded and TV cuts: 2017 Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Audio:

WB 4K Blu-ray (2025 re-release includes lossless 5.1 and better 2.0 compared to previous editions)

Additional Info:

The 70mm mix in 5.1 was lossy on the 4K 2018 pressing, missing from the 2023 pressing for some reason, and then put back on the 2025 pressing in lossless.

DVD
Best Video:

Spanish Region 0 PAL DVD or original VHS and Beta MGM releases. There is very low quality streaming on Roku

Additional Info:

This film is cursed with only an early 80's tape master in 4:3 and a letterbox standard def master that was apparently made and abandoned without even a Laserdisc or DVD release. The only passable widescreen version is the Spanish PAL DVD which is low quality and noisy using this abandoned standard def master but sped up due to PAL. It uses the title Aqui, un Amigo. This film cries out for a proper transfer to happen at least once.

Best Video:

Spanish Region 0 PAL DVD or original VHS and Beta MGM releases. There is very low quality streaming on Roku

Additional Info:

This film is cursed with only an early 80's tape master in 4:3 and a letterbox standard def master that was apparently made and abandoned without even a Laserdisc or DVD release. The only passable widescreen version is the Spanish PAL DVD which is low quality and noisy using this abandoned standard def master but sped up due to PAL. It uses the title Aqui, un Amigo. This film cries out for a proper transfer to happen at least once.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Spain and Italy Blu-rays are bootlegs. Others listed on Blu-ray.com are placeholders don't actually exist.
2005 US DVD

HDTV stream for HD

Best Video:

Spain and Italy Blu-rays are bootlegs. Others listed on Blu-ray.com are placeholders don't actually exist.
2005 US DVD

HDTV stream for HD

Best English-Friendly:

Spain and Italy Blu-rays are bootlegs. Others listed on Blu-ray.com are placeholders don't actually exist.
2005 US DVD

HDTV stream for HD

Best Video:

Spain and Italy Blu-rays are bootlegs. Others listed on Blu-ray.com are placeholders don't actually exist.
2005 US DVD

HDTV stream for HD

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

5.1 mix: Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: MGM NTSC DVD

The 5.1 track sounds very good and is said to be sourced from the original 6-track mix used for 70mm blow-up releases, but there is no conclusive proof of that.

WarGames poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

5.1 mix: Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: MGM NTSC DVD

The 5.1 track sounds very good and is said to be sourced from the original 6-track mix used for 70mm blow-up releases, but there is no conclusive proof of that.

Ghostbusters poster
Letterboxd
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2022 Sony Ultimate Collection 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray, only 2022 'Ultimate Collection' has dolby vision. 2022 ‘Ultimate Collection’ also has a higher average bitrate.

Best Audio:

1989 Criterion LaserDisc

Ghostbusters poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2022 Sony Ultimate Collection 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray, only 2022 'Ultimate Collection' has dolby vision. 2022 ‘Ultimate Collection’ also has a higher average bitrate.

Best Audio:

1989 Criterion LaserDisc

Titanic poster
Letterboxd
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

Best Video:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.

Titanic poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

Best Video:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Only has Germany Blu-ray release, or Streaming

Best Video:

Only has Germany Blu-ray release, or Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Only has Germany Blu-ray release, or Streaming

Best Video:

Only has Germany Blu-ray release, or Streaming

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