John Marlin

10 films on Best Blurays10 in HD

By format

List

Sunday in New York (1963)

Small role · Director: Peter Tewksbury

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Gambit (1966)

Small role · Director: Ronald Neame

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 4K master

3.5

On the Town (1949)

Small role · Directors: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS

Audio Notes:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS: Detailed and natural.

2008 R1 Warner Bros DVD - Frank Sinatra Collection: More muffled due to noise reduction.

2015 Warner Bros Blu-ray: Like the DVD but with a treble boost. Also a lossy transcode.

Full review from blah-ray

The Parallax View (1974)

Small role · Director: Alan J. Pakula

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Carlotta Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Carlotta Blu-ray a little better than Criterion. Imprint is worse. See caps

Best Audio:

iTunes/Amazon WEB-DL

Audio Notes:

All discs are worse.

3.8

The Wheeler Dealers (1963)

Small role · Director: Arthur Hiller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives

Gypsy (1962)

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Small role · Directors: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray, DNR

3.9

Pat and Mike (1952)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

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