Christopher Lee

30 films on Best Blurays19 in 4K11 in HD

Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III (2002, 2005) and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). Lee considers his most important role to have been his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998). He is well known for his deep, commanding voice. Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. He was knighted in 2009 and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays

The 2020 Blu-ray may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

New Line Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

New Line Blu-ray have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases

4.4

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from original technicolor negatives

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Small role · Director: Tim Burton

Best Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

3.6

Innocent Blood (1992)

Small role · Director: John Landis

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.1

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB 4K Blu-ray is significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but has noticeable artificial sharpening

3.3

Hamlet (1948)

Small role · Director: Laurence Olivier

Best Video:

UK ITV Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK ITV Blu-ray > Australia Imprint Blu-ray which looks artificially sharpened see caps

3.7

Lolita (1962)

Small role · Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent

Best Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB 4K Blu-ray is significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but has noticeable artificial sharpening

3.6

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

Small role · Director: Basil Dearden

4K · Excellent

Best Video:

Indicator 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

(Indicator 4K Blu-ray, based on review)

3.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K Blu-ray caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays

The 2020 Blu-ray may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

New Line Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

New Line Blu-ray have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases

4.5

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