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Ray Spiker

19 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K15 in HD1 in SD

Small role · Director: George Stevens

4K · Solid
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 has unusually strong encode but only a minimal upgrade over the excellent Eureka Blu-ray

Small role · Director: John Huston

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1992 MGM VHS

Small role · Director: David Butler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from original technicolor negatives

Small role · Director: Richard Fleischer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Small role · Director: Mark Robson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion/Capelight

Video Notes:

Criterion/Capelight. MoC uses older master

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: France Wild Side Blu-ray

Pre-release Cut: ?

Small role · Director: King Vidor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Various US DVD

Video Notes:

Various US DVD such as Film Detective AlphaVideo Mill Creek

Small role · Director: Robert Rossen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Video Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Arrow's deluxe presentation is a fantastic package with great supplements, art and printed materials. Sadly the master is a heavily processed Paramount affair. It has seemingly been severely grain managed and the mono audio is horribly thin when it shouldn't be. Stereo and 5.1 options are also given but they seem to be more of home video remixes. They do not have the fidelity issue of the compromised mono but also show marked differences as if they were remixed from stem sources. This seems to have suffered lesser degrees of the problems that plagued The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance's 4K master. This is the best version to date but one wishes Paramount could leave scans alone.

Small role · Director: Robert Mulligan

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

R1 Universal DVD

Small role · Director: Douglas Sirk

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion is new 2K restoration, but wrong aspect ratio (1.85:1 instead of AR 2.00:1)

Small role · Director: George Seaton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

1993 Fox LD

Small role · Director: Robert Wise

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Russell Rouse

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Stuart Heisler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray, DNR

Small role · Director: Michael Anderson

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

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