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Jason Lee

Jason Lee

6 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K1 in HD

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Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, singer, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He's known for his role as Earl Hickey on the NBC television series My Name Is Earl, Dwight Hendricks in Memphis Beat (2010–2011), voice of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith. His roles in Kevin Smith films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Cop Out. Lee won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Chasing Amy. His other notable film roles include starring in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Stealing Harvard, A Guy Thing and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. His voice acting credits include Syndrome in The Incredibles, Bones in Monster House and the title character in Underdog. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globe for his role as Earl Hickey in the series My Name is Earl. A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, founding the company in 1992 with fellow skateboarder Chris "Dune" Pastras. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.

Biography from TMDB

Leading role · Director: Kevin Smith

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow caveat: the 4k drops some extras like the TV Cut

Supporting role · Director: Cameron Crowe

Best English-Friendly:

UK Sony 4K Blu-ray (HMV Exclusive with both cuts)

Best Video:

UK Sony 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(HMV Exclusive with both cuts, slightly better encoding than the US Paramount)

Best Audio:

US Paramount

Audio Notes:

US Paramount is 24 bit compared to Sony's 16 bit

Additional Info:

US Paramount has more extras

Supporting role · Director: Cameron Crowe

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Superior Imports
Video Notes:

Paramount/Plaion Italy 4K Blu-ray > Paramount US. Overall good, superior compression to the US disc

Supporting role · Director: Kevin Smith

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Umbrella 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Umbrella and Lionsgate releases have different extras, plus Lionsgate has an Atmos track

Supporting role · Director: Brad Bird

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has the original DTS-ES 6.1 mix in DTS-HD MA 6.1. Inferior Dolby Atmos remix is set to default.

Supporting role · Director: Tony Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Disney Blu-ray
Extended: Disney DVD

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