James Payne

11 films on Best Blurays7 in 4K4 in HD

By format

List

The Hill (1965)

Small role · Director: Sidney Lumet

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Dragonslayer (1981)

Small role · Director: Matthew Robbins

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

R1 DVD

Audio Notes:

R1 DVD has the original Dolby Stereo 2.0 mix and a more faithful 5.1 presentation (possibly from 6-track)

3.3

A Touch of Class (1973)

Small role · Director: Melvin Frank

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)

Small role · Director: Basil Dearden

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal PAL DVD

Audio Notes:

(caveat: it's missing a minute of footage, plus usual PAL speed-up)

All Blu-ray tracks originate from the same transfer, but with strong noise gating and terrible EQ, adding a compensatory bass and treble boost, sounding boomy and accentuating the hiss despite less detail.