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Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

10 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K4 in HD

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Leon Rippy (born October 30, 1949, Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American character actor. Active on screen since 1983, Rippy has appeared in numerous films and recurring roles on television. He is best known for his roles as Earl the Angel on the series Saving Grace, saloon owner Tom Nuttall on the series Deadwood and militiaman John Billings in The Patriot (2000). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

6 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Supporting role · Director: Roland Emmerich

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Dennis Hopper

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2026 Radiance 4K Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: David Twohy

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray has terrible compression, but still beats out the old disc which was sourced from a mediocre old scan with edge enhancement, and which has compression issues of its own.

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 mix: 1997 Pioneer LaserDisc or 1997 Live Entertainment NTSC DVD
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix: Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

The film originally premiered with two mixes, a 5.1 for upgraded theaters, and a distinct matrixed Dolby Stereo mix for older venues. The original 5.1 mix can only be found on the earliest LD/DVD releases, as all later releases replace it with a mediocre 7.1 mix with reduced dynamic range.

The Atmos mix is based off of the previous 7.1 remix, but with futher alterations as per director's wishes. One scene intentionally drops out into silence, see this post for details.

Small role · Director: Roland Emmerich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray (theatrical only in 4K)

Upcoming Release:

Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook upcoming with Dolby Vision and both cuts in 4K

Best Audio:

The LPCM 5.1 from the old Extended BD and the DTS-HD 5.1 from the new Extended UHD are exactly the same. The DTS-HD tracks on both of the theatrical UHDs are also the same, and in fact appear to be lossless versions of the Superbit DTS mix with no tampering.

Small role · Director: John Irvin

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

(not the 4K Blu-ray, previous LaserDisc could be better)

Small role · Director: Steven Spielberg

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Supporting role · Director: Gore Verbinski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Roland Emmerich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, UK Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Small role · Director: Clint Eastwood

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Roger Donaldson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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