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Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

10 films on Best Blurays7 in 4K3 in HD

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Michael Connell Biehn (/ˈbiːn/ BEEN or Bean; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lt. Coffey in The Abyss (1989). His other films include The Fan (1981), The Seventh Sign (1988), Navy SEALs (1990), Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), Mojave Moon (1996), Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001), Clockstoppers (2002), and Planet Terror (2007). On television, he has appeared in Hill Street Blues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000), and Adventure Inc. (2002–2003). Biehn received a Best Actor Saturn Award nomination for Aliens. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Michael Biehn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

Leading role · Director: William Friedkin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Leading role · Director: Franc Roddam

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Cut with Chaz Jankel score: Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

UK Cut with Hans Zimmer score: Germany or UK DVD?

Best Audio:

US Cut with Chaz Jankel Score: Lionsgate DVD

Leading role · Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly:

2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Sources: vimeo.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Capelight 4K Steelbook and Mediabook announced for 2026

Best Video:

2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Best Audio:

1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix

Audio Notes:

Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.

Leading role · Director: James Cameron

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time

Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version

Best Audio:

LaserDisc

Leading role · Director: George P. Cosmatos

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray for the 4K Theatrical Cut or 2002 Vista Series DVD for the Director's Cut

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · lddb.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray caps

Director's Cut: 2002 Vista Series DVD, alleycat's DC restoration better

Video Notes:

Alleycat's DC restoration better

Best Audio:

Closest to original: 1994 Hollywood Pictures LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

Other LDs are probably the same
Blu-rays only have 5.1 upmixes but probably fine

Leading role · Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Any 2010s Fox Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has AI enhancement see youtube comparison

Supporting role · Director: William Friedkin

Supporting role · Director: Franc Roddam

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has terrible encoding

Supporting role · Director: Michael Bay

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney+ HD Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

4K possibly teased?

Video Notes:

Disney+ has new master better than Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Criterion DVD/Disney Blu-ray is missing a line:

Hummel: (line missing)
 
Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Disney+:

Hummel: Hummel.

Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Small role · Director: Randal Kleiser

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray disappointing

Best Audio:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray, reportedly sourced from the 70mm mix

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