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Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft

10 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K6 in HD

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Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Supporting role · Director: Chuck Jones

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1994 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1994 MGM LaserDisc with its caveat being audio errors that were present on every home video release until the 4K Blu-ray. See here.

Small role · Director: Wolfgang Reitherman

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV/Disney+ 4K Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1995 Disney CAV LaserDisc

Small role · Directors: Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

New restoration looks stunning: caps

Best Audio:

1995 Disney Archive Collection LaserDisc for OG mono track

Small role · Directors: Hamilton Luske & Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1995 Disney CAV LaserDisc

6 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Small role · Director: Abe Levitow

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Directors: Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Directors: Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen & T. Hee & Wilfred Jackson & Norman Ferguson & Jack Kinney & Bill Roberts

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan having less DNR and digital repaint/recomposit

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Shout Factory Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Shout's BD has both cuts of the film in addition to the 3.0 stereo and  2.0 mono mixes making it the first time the full theatrical cut is available with the 3.0 mix. The new commentary is good. The 3.0 stereo sounds wonderful and the mono sounds solid.
That's where the positives end. This is the same terrible Universal DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc with a terrible encode making both versions share the disc separately taking up more space. This master was already poor for DVD and is nearly unwatchable here on the Shout disc. It looks virtually identical to the upscaled DVD most of the time with only a bit less noise due to it being 1080p. This is one of the most appalling cases of "DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc" you can possibly find. Absolutely shameful video presentation. This should have never been released this way. Sadly it's still ever so slightly better than the DVD and the only way you get the proper theatrical cut with lossless 3.0 stereo. This is still the best source we have for the film.

Small role · Directors: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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