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Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

15 Films

Paul Bettany

15 Included Films

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Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) and the upcoming Vision Quest (2026), the former of which garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Bettany first gained popularity for appearing in the films Gangster No. 1 (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Stephen Maturin in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). Other films in which Bettany has appeared include Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Tourist (2010), Margin Call (2011), Legend (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He made his directorial debut with the film Shelter (2014), which he also wrote and co-produced. In television and theatre, Bettany has portrayed Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll in the series A Very British Scandal and Andy Warhol in the play The Collaboration in the West End, which later came to Broadway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Bettany, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

A Beautiful Mind poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray - caps. Looks stunning against the horribly neutralized old master. Very glad Deakins supervised the new grade and had Universal restore his color filters.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray (included in the 4K edition) has the original 5.1 mix not on the 4K disc 

Additional Info:

The original 5.1 surround mix from the 2011 USA BD was included alongside the new Atmos upmix. The compatibility track is a downmix of the Atmos. The Atmos is overall lightly remixed with noticeably more high frequencies rolled-off relative to the old 5.1. I think the 5.1 sounds better. The 5.1 mix from the USA BD was used as it sounds essentially the same as the EUR BD (with some minor loudness differences) while not featuring the dither noise and low frequency noise that the EUR has. Commentaries between the USA UHD and USA BD are the same, with both featuring Dolby Surround metadata

Audio comparison: 5.1 surround

Best English-Friendly:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray - caps. Looks stunning against the horribly neutralized old master. Very glad Deakins supervised the new grade and had Universal restore his color filters.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray (included in the 4K edition) has the original 5.1 mix not on the 4K disc 

Additional Info:

The original 5.1 surround mix from the 2011 USA BD was included alongside the new Atmos upmix. The compatibility track is a downmix of the Atmos. The Atmos is overall lightly remixed with noticeably more high frequencies rolled-off relative to the old 5.1. I think the 5.1 sounds better. The 5.1 mix from the USA BD was used as it sounds essentially the same as the EUR BD (with some minor loudness differences) while not featuring the dither noise and low frequency noise that the EUR has. Commentaries between the USA UHD and USA BD are the same, with both featuring Dolby Surround metadata

Audio comparison: 5.1 surround

A Knight's Tale poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has neutered audio compared to OG home video release

Cinema DTS or DVD DTS 5.1 is better and has more bass.

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray lack the bonus features found in the old Collector's Edition DVD release. The France Blu-ray has all extras plus an isolated score.

Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has neutered audio compared to OG home video release

Cinema DTS or DVD DTS 5.1 is better and has more bass.

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray lack the bonus features found in the old Collector's Edition DVD release. The France Blu-ray has all extras plus an isolated score.

Dogville poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray or France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction)

Best Video:

The movie was shot in HD and  France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction) has slightly stronger encoding than Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-rayCurzon Blu-ray is the worst of all three (not by much) see caps.

Dogville poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray or France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction)

Best Video:

The movie was shot in HD and  France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction) has slightly stronger encoding than Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-rayCurzon Blu-ray is the worst of all three (not by much) see caps.

The Da Vinci Code poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Sony Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Sony 4K Blu-Ray Steelbook upcoming with both cuts in 4K

Best Video:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Sony Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Sony Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Sony 4K Blu-Ray Steelbook upcoming with both cuts in 4K

Best Video:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Extended: Sony Blu-ray

Iron Man poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Paramount Blu-ray's TrueHD 5.1 is not Atmoused

Iron Man poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Paramount Blu-ray's TrueHD 5.1 is not Atmoused

Iron Man 2 poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Iron Man 2 poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

The Avengers poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

The Avengers poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Iron Man 3 poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Iron Man 3 poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Legend poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Legend poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Avengers: Age of Ultron poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Captain America: Civil War poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Disney Blu-ray or Dolby Digital Plus from the Disney+ Streaming are not Atmoused

Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Disney Blu-ray or Dolby Digital Plus from the Disney+ Streaming are not Atmoused

Avengers: Infinity War poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Audio:

Dolby Digital Plus from Disney+ Streaming is not Atmoused

Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Audio:

Dolby Digital Plus from Disney+ Streaming is not Atmoused

Solo: A Star Wars Story poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

WandaVision poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

WandaVision poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

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