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Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

17 Films

Brad Dourif

17 Included Films

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Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in Ragtime, the mentat Piter De Vries in David Lynch's Dune, Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings, the homicidal Betazoid Lon Suder in the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, serial killer Charles Dexter/Brother Edward in the acclaimed science fiction television series Babylon 5, and Doc Cochran in the HBO television series Deadwood. Dourif has also worked with renowned film director Werner Herzog at many occasions, appearing in Scream of Stone, The Wild Blue Yonder, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray
Stereo remix: 1998 R2 WB DVD ? (more detailed)

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is missing featurettes from the old Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray
Stereo remix: 1998 R2 WB DVD ? (more detailed)

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is missing featurettes from the old Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, not sure about foriegn

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, not sure about foriegn

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray?

TV Cut: Australia Imprint Blu-ray included in their 4K Blu-ray set?

Spicediver Cut: Germany Plaion Blu-ray included in their Ultimate Edition release

Best Video:

Theatrical: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Australian Imprint 4K Blu-ray?

TV Cut: Australia Imprint Blu-ray included in their 4K Blu-ray set?

Spicediver Cut: Germany Plaion Blu-ray included in their Ultimate Edition release

Best Audio:

Universal 1998 DVD has the original 70mm 6-track mix in Dolby Digital 5.1

Dolby Stereo: Arrow 4K Blu-ray (5.1 mix is an inferior remix)

Additional Info:

OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc

Dune poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray?

TV Cut: Australia Imprint Blu-ray included in their 4K Blu-ray set?

Spicediver Cut: Germany Plaion Blu-ray included in their Ultimate Edition release

Best Video:

Theatrical: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Australian Imprint 4K Blu-ray?

TV Cut: Australia Imprint Blu-ray included in their 4K Blu-ray set?

Spicediver Cut: Germany Plaion Blu-ray included in their Ultimate Edition release

Best Audio:

Universal 1998 DVD has the original 70mm 6-track mix in Dolby Digital 5.1

Dolby Stereo: Arrow 4K Blu-ray (5.1 mix is an inferior remix)

Additional Info:

OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc

Blue Velvet poster
Letterboxd
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

 Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking

Best Audio:

1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD

Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110

Blue Velvet poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

 Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking

Best Audio:

1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD

Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray > Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray (Capelight fixes some magenta color faults of the Shout! Factory Release)

Best English-Friendly:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray > Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray (Capelight fixes some magenta color faults of the Shout! Factory Release)

UHD Blu-ray
Best Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray, newly encoded 2025 disc only

Best Audio:

Capelight 4K Blu-ray 2025 Disc

Best Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray, newly encoded 2025 disc only

Best Audio:

Capelight 4K Blu-ray 2025 Disc

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Stereo mix: Arrow has the 2023 restored mix and the original theatrical mix

5.1 mix: Shout! Factory has a improved 5.1 mix, the Arrow has a inferior and older remix

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Stereo mix: Arrow has the 2023 restored mix and the original theatrical mix

5.1 mix: Shout! Factory has a improved 5.1 mix, the Arrow has a inferior and older remix

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Jungle Fever poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Scream Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Scream Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Scream Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Scream Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 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 have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

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

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 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 have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

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

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

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 have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

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

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

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 have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

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

17 films

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