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Philip Stone

7 Films

Philip Stone

7 Included Films

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor. He was born Philip Stones in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. Stone appeared in three successive Stanley Kubrick films: playing the central character Alex's "Dad" in A Clockwork Orange (1971), "Graham" (the Lyndon family lawyer) in Barry Lyndon (1975) and as "Delbert Grady," the original caretaker in The Shining (1980). The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel. Other notable film roles included parts in Unearthly Stranger (1964),Thunderball (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Two Gentlemen Sharing(1969), Fragment of Fear (1970), Quest for Love (1971), Carry On Loving(1971), O Lucky Man! (1973), Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), Voyage of the Damned (1976), It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977), The Medusa Touch (1978),S.O.S. Titanic (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Green Ice (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Shadowlands (1985). In the 1978 Ralph Bakshi's animated film The Lord of the Rings, he voiced the role of Théoden. Stone was also a prolific stage and television actor, appearing in many popular TV series, including the very first Avengers episode, The Rat Catchers, Dalziel and Pascoe, A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Yes Minister, Justice and Coronation Street.

Thunderball poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray despite frozen grain

Best Audio:

Britain mix: 1984 CBS Fox VHS Hifi but missing one sceneInternational mix: WB 4K Blu-ray though source origin is unknown

1995 MGM stereo remix: 1998 LaserDisc and 2000 DVD fix gunbarrel dropout

Thunderball poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray despite frozen grain

Audio:

Britain mix: 1984 CBS Fox VHS Hifi but missing one sceneInternational mix: WB 4K Blu-ray though source origin is unknown

1995 MGM stereo remix: 1998 LaserDisc and 2000 DVD fix gunbarrel dropout

A Clockwork Orange poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

WB 4K 5.1: remix but higher fidelity https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-clockwork-orange-1971.html

Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD

English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

O Lucky Man! poster
HD Streaming
Best English-Friendly:

HD Streaming or WB DVD

Best Video:

HD Streaming only. Criterion has the rights to it, but no news on releases https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=375463 

English-Friendly:

HD Streaming or WB DVD

Video:

HD Streaming only. Criterion has the rights to it, but no news on releases https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=375463 

Barry Lyndon poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Criterion 4K Blu-ray > International WB 4K Blu-ray see caps. While WB has better highlights, Criterion resolves grains better and is believed to have a more accurate color grading.

For Criterion 4K Blu-ray: The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the Blu-ray as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.

Source:

caps

Chris's review

nicolas review

English-Friendly:

US Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Video:

US Criterion 4K Blu-ray > International WB 4K Blu-ray see caps. While WB has better highlights, Criterion resolves grains better and is believed to have a more accurate color grading.

For Criterion 4K Blu-ray: The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the Blu-ray as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.

Source:

caps

Chris's review

nicolas review

Flash Gordon poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

NOT the 4K Blu-ray, laserdisc maybe better?

Additional Info:

OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc

Flash Gordon poster
UHD Blu-ray
Audio:

NOT the 4K Blu-ray, laserdisc maybe better?

Additional Info:

OOP Arrow LE has a bonus disc

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

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1999 WB DVD

English-Friendly:

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

Video:

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

Audio:

1999 WB DVD

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