Mary Ellen Trainor

11 films on Best Blurays9 in 4K2 in HD

Mary Ellen Trainor was an actress well-known for roles in a variety of 80s movies including Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon (and its sequels), The Monster Squad, Action Jackson, Die Hard, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Back to the Future 2, among other things. One of her most iconic roles was that of the greedy wife in the famous killer Santa episode of Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House".

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The Monster Squad (1987)

Supporting role · Director: Fred Dekker

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray > US Kino Lorber

3.4

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Zemeckis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2024 Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

3.8

Action Jackson (1988)

Small role · Director: Craig R. Baxley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.0

Executive Decision (1996)

Small role · Director: Stuart Baird

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Cut: old Warner Bros DVD (first pressing from 1997, pre 2010), alleycat's preservation better
International Cut (censored): Warner Bros Blu-ray

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

Additional Info:

International Cut changes: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2965833

The Goonies (1985)

Small role · Director: Richard Donner

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1992 Warner Bros LaserDisc

3.8

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Small role · Director: Richard Donner

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

WB 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

WB 4K Blu-ray see comparison https://slow.pics/c/e4V4RORi

Audio Notes:

WB 4K Blu-ray has original stereo and sounds better than US LaserDisc and about the same as earlier Japan LaserDisc.
WB 4K Blu-ray Atmos has worse fidelity than the stereo as expected.

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is missing featurettes from the old Blu-ray

3.7