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David U. Hodges

David U. Hodges

5 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K1 in HD

David U. Hodges (born on May 3, 1961, in Alabama, USA) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Blown Away (1994), Batman Forever (1995), and The Fugitive (1993). In Batman Forever, he portrayed Jack Napier/The Joker in a flashback.

Biography from TMDB

4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Small role · Director: Joel Schumacher

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Dolby Stereo SR: WB LaserDisc (best audio mix of the film)

Dolby 5.1: WB LaserDisc AC3, WB DVD

2005 5.1 retransfer: WB DVD Dolby and DTS, WB Blu-ray TrueHD

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray has Atmos remixes with new effects and changes. The original matrix surround track is better mixed than the 5.1 discrete with more surround and low end engagement amazingly. It also hides the extensive ADR a bit due to the inherent quality dip comparing matrix to discrete formats.

Small role · Director: Stephen Hopkins

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Sources: movie-censorship.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is disappointing

Audio Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has a replaced soundtrack, see details here

Australia Umbrella Blu-ray and Germany NSM Blu-ray have the original soundtrack intact, don't know which sounds better

Small role · Director: Andrew Davis

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

(by this comparison)
Original Dolby Stereo: Warner Bros LaserDisc 2.0 vs Warner Bros DVD?

The  (2006 or 2013?) Warner Bros Blu-ray 5.1 is similar but higher in LFE.
The atmos/5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray are a new different mix by the director.

Small role · Director: Andrew Davis

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray  see caps

Geoff D impressions 

It's weird. Brightly lit scenes have zero grain. They look plenty detailed and not at all waxy and lifeless, but there's no grain. Darker scenes have a fine layer of it as befits the general rule of thumb with film. Either they shot this on the 50-speed EXR stock of the day - virtually grainless in the right conditions - or it's been expertly 'grain managed'. I say 'expertly' becuz there's no trailing artefacts, no sticky grain that I can see, it's some of the best such treatment I've ever seen. And IF it has been I can only think the edict came down from the director himself.

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray omitted the original 5.1 track for a 2.0 and Atmos.
US DVD has the DD5.1
For Stereo track: Warner Home Video JPN LaserDisc [NJWL-12420]

1 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Small role · Director: Joel Schumacher

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2019 Shout! Factory Blu-ray

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

Additional Info:

BD 1080p Comparison: https://slow.pics/c/6hg4Y5fB (USA-Shout! vs AUS-Imprint vs GER-NamelessMedia vs AUS-Shock)

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