Earl Boen

5 films on Best Blurays5 in HD

Earl Boen (August 8, 1941 - January 5, 2023) was an American actor and voice actor, best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He is the only actor besides Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in each of the first three Terminator films. He also did voiced characters such as Mr. Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog and Señor Senior Sr. in Kim Possible.

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Supporting role · Director: Jonathan Mostow

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony International Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Sony International Blu-ray > WB US Blu-ray (better encoding on the Sony disc, missing a commentary from the WB)

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

Warner Bros Blu-ray has an exclusive commentary

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Supporting role · Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray

Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab) · originaltrilogy.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray (but it's missing the extra scenes in the Ultimate Edition)

2017 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray and subsequent 4K Blu-rays are notorius for being heavily denoised and smoothened. Alternatively, 35mm scans for the theatrical cut is also available.
For the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is the older pre-2017 transfer, but has DNR.

Best Audio:

Original Kodak/ORC CDS mix: Japan Pioneer DVD in DTS/ac3 5.1

Original Dolby Stereo SR: USA Widescreen LaserDisc and others.

Audio Notes:

Differences of mixes on various releases: see thread and more info here.

Additional Info:

2017 Blu-ray (which has the DNRed transfer), the 2009 Skynet Edition Blu-ray, and the 2000 Ultimate Edition DVD have exclusive extras. The 2003 Extreme Edition DVD has some exclusive easter eggs.

4.3

The Terminator (1984)

Supporting 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.

3.9