Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB
4 in 4K
UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Leading role · Director: Dan O'Bannon
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
> Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (small caveat to both UHDs: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout! Factory/Arrow) (caveat for Arrow: missing the Zombie subtitles and the workprint found on the Shout! Factory release)
Comparison between Arrow and Shout! Factory: https://slow.pics/c/iOrdhnra
Small role · Director: Tobe Hooper
4K Blu-ray has both the original Dolby Stereo mix and a 5.1 remix.
HBO Max Streaming includes the theatrical version with original credits, goofs. 1080p with the 5.1 remix
Small role · Director: David Lynch
StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray is encoded by FiM and doesn’t have the low-pass filter the Criterion 4K Blu-ray has.
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Small role · Director: Alan J. Pakula
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · hollywood-elsewhere.com (opens in a new tab)
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (caps; grade on the BD was controversial)
Later Warner Bros Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray are minor downgrades
2 in HD
Blu-ray or HD streaming
Small role · Director: John Cassavetes
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Criterion is warmer and more lifelike than BFI. See DVDBeaver review for more caps
BFI suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug
Criterion has better encoding and doesn't have the bug so that's preferable.
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