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Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

17 films on Best Blurays13 in 4K4 in HD

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Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice-over actor. His best known roles are as Clay Morrow on Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Hellboy in Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Vincent on the series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) for which he won a Golden Globe Award, Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Nino in Drive (2011), and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021). Perlman is also known as a collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, having roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013) and Nightmare Alley (2021). His voice-over work includes the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout (1997–present), Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Slade in Teen Titans (2003–2006), Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Lord Hood in the video games Halo 2 (2004) and Halo 3 (2007), the Stabbington brothers in Tangled (2010), The Lich in Adventure Time (2011–2017), Xibalba in The Book of Life (2014) and Optimus Prime in both the Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018) animated series, and the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).

Biography from TMDB

13 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Leading role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is missing the bonus DVD found on the 2 disc Blu-ray

Leading role · Directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray vs StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray?

Leading role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

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

Audio Notes:

The DTS-HD 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray. The Atmos is compressed. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=22426684&postcount=840 

Additional Info:

The Director's Cut DVD has some exclusive features like an isolated score track.

Leading role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Solid

Leading role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K master with OAR of 1.85 restored streaming on HBO MAX


WB US Blu-ray or UK Entertainment in Video Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

WB 4K Blu-ray teased by Guillermo Del Toro

Video Notes:

CA Alliance Blu-ray or dutch Blu-ray are the same masters but have additional sharpening.

Additional Info:

The original DVD has an isolated score and a exclusive easter egg

Supporting role · Directors: Mark Gustafson & Guillermo del Toro

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Supporting role · Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Japan GAGA 4K Blu-ray?

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

Video Notes:

US Paramount has poor encoding

Supporting role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(caveat: missing bonus disc from previous Blu-ray)

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is missing extras. Japan Amazon exclusive Steelbook has the missing extras as well as Target and Walmart exclusive extras

Supporting role · Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Atmos on the Sony 4K Blu-ray maybe better?

Regarding the "original theatrical audio" 5.1 mixes:

The Sony UHD and the BD DTS-HD 5.1 mixes are the same but the UHD has been pushed slightly harder and has a lot of clipping. The UHD is 16 bit vs the BD's 24 bits.

The Second Sight UHD DTS-HD 5.1 is a downmix of its respective Atmos track. Definitely different from the Sony UHD/BD mix plus a little less dynamic. Whether or not that's representative of the theatrical Dolby Digital mix is anyone's guess.

So, if you want the best version of the original 5.1, the 2012 BD is the winner.

Supporting role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut see Chris's review

Best Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has a slightly better Atmos track for the Theatrical Cut

Additional Info:

Disney Blu-ray has a few exclusive extras not on the Criterion

Supporting role · Director: David Yates

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Stuart Baird

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Show all 13 in 4K

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Supporting role · Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Stewart Raffill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Peter Medak

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK BFI Blu-ray > US Twilight Time Blu-ray

Additional Info:

US Twilight Time Blu-ray has the isolated score in lossless DTS-HD MA

Small role · Directors: Don Bluth & Gary Goldman

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Fox DVD

Best Video:

HD on VOD

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