Orlando Bloom

12 films on Best Blurays11 in 4K1 in HD

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series(2003–07, 2017), Paris in Troy (2004), Balian de Ibelin in the Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers(2011). Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), the Australian Western Ned Kelly (2003), the romantic comedy Elizabethtown (2005), and New York, I Love You(2007). In 2020, he gained acclaim for the Afghanistan War drama film The Outpost (2020). He also starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row (2019–2023). He debuted professionally in In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2007. He starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in 2013. He returned to the theatre in a West End revival of Tracy Letts' Killer Joe in 2018. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015, he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.

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11 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Leading role · Director: Ridley Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Director's Cut/Roadshow Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical: 2014 Fox Blu-Ray

Additional Info:

The 2014 Fox Blu-ray has the Theatrical Cut, The Pilgrim's Guide for the Theatrical, as well as a few documentaries on the bonus disc that are not on the 2025 bonus disc

3.7

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Leading role · Director: Gore Verbinski

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

3.8

Troy (2004)

Leading role · Director: Wolfgang Petersen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Both cuts are excellent in 4K. See caps

Best Audio:

Director's cut: 2007 WB Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Director's cut: 2007 WB Blu-ray; Arrow is a lossy transcode with dynamics compression.
2007 BD's AC-3 track with dynamic range compression enabled is nearly identical to Arrow's, see comparison

Theatrical cut is fine.

3.5

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Leading role · Director: Gore Verbinski

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

3.6

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

Supporting role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & 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

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Supporting role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

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

3.5

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

Supporting role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & 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

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Supporting role · Director: Ridley Scott

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 2023 steelbook 4K Blu-ray release

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

3.7

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & 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 (the one without the green tint) 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

The 2011 Blu-ray notoriously had a green tint, the 2020 one removes it.

4.4

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

Small role · Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & 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