Tim Thomerson

7 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K3 in HD

Joseph Timothy Thomerson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series, his work in numerous low-budget features, and his comedic television roles.

Biography from TMDB

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Trancers (1984)

Leading role · Director: Charles Band

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Full Moon Features Blu-ray or 88 Films Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Full Moon Features Blu-ray or 88 Films Blu-ray is better than 4K Blu-ray, which is poorly encoded

3.2

Fade to Black (1980)

Leading role · Director: Vernon Zimmerman

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

88 Films 4K Blu-ray

Best Video & Audio:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

3.2

Near Dark (1987)

Supporting role · Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate Blu-ray

3.5

Uncommon Valor (1983)

Supporting role · Director: Ted Kotcheff

4K · Disappointing

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is disappointing, heavy blockings see caps

3.1

Honkytonk Man (1982)

Supporting role · Director: Clint Eastwood

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Amazon Streaming Release

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

Additional Info:

The Amazon Streaming release is the only HD release so far, and looks to be a faithful, non-upscaled copy of the film, so preferable to the old DVD.

The Streaming release also has a 2.0 mix which is likely the original mix and preferable to the 5.1 mix on the old DVD.

Air America (1990)

Small role · Director: Roger Spottiswoode

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

2.9

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Small role · Director: Terry Gilliam

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow UK or Criterion US 4K Blu-ray (preference)

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow UK & Criterion US 4K Blu-ray have different gradings (preference, Arrow 4K Blu-ray is encoded by Fidelity in Motion)

3.8

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