Victor Argo

12 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K4 in HD

Victor Argo (November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was a Puerto Rican - American actor who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Argo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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8 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

King of New York (1990)

Supporting role · Director: Abel Ferrara

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Lionsgate Limited: https://slow.pics/c/04WP81j1

Best Audio:

Arrow/Lionsgate 2.0

Audio Notes:

Arrow/Lionsgate 2.0 sounds good, LaserDisc [ID7612IV] maybe better?

3.8

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

Supporting role · Director: Martin Scorsese

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

2.8

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Supporting role · Director: Abel Ferrara

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber/101 Films 4K Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber and 101 Films are bit idential. For extras, 101 Films Adds a new extra (~25 min) with Abel Ferrara

Best Audio:

1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc is not only better, but also has the correct music see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmm8J7EDNM

3.8

Mean Streets (1973)

Supporting role · Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1991 WB LaserDisc

3.7

Taxi Driver (1976)

Supporting role · Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2024 Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook

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

Video Notes:

2024 Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook fixes duplicate shot seen on the previous Columbia Classics release and has better encoding

Best Audio:

Original mono mix: 1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1991 Columbia LaserDisc
The 4K Blu-ray mono is only minimally worse (see blah-ray).

5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray

Raw Deal (1986)

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)

2.8

True Romance (1993)

Small role · Director: Tony Scott

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

2.0: Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray has more extras compared to US 4K Blu-ray, which removed the Cadiliac Man featurette and shortened the Michael Tronick and Larry Taylor interviews due to rights issues. The 5.1 on the Arrow 4K Blu-ray is louder and worse.

4.0