Warren Oates

11 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K7 in HD

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Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed Sergeant Hulka in the box office hit Stripes (1981).

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4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Leading role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

All pre-4K BDs (Twilight Time US, Suevia Spain, Imprint Australia, Koch Media Germany)

Audio Notes:

All pre-4K BDs (Twilight Time US, Suevia Spain, Imprint Australia, Koch Media Germany) are the same, and significantly better than the 4K restoration (Shout! Factory, Arrow, Kino Lorber), and a bit better than the MGM NTSC DVD.

4.0

Blue Thunder (1983)

Leading role · Director: John Badham

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

(Arrow 4K Blu-ray? while it lacks the 70mm mix)

3.2

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Leading role · Director: Norman Jewison

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Wicked Vision Germany 4K Blu-ray or US Criterion 4K Blu-ray?

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Wicked Vision Germany 4K Blu-ray (LSP encode) or US Criterion 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray?

4.0

Stripes (1981)

Leading role · Director: Ivan Reitman

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray Columbia Classics Vol 2

3.2

7 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

Leading role · Director: Monte Hellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Less bitrate but MoC uses too much DNR

3.9

Badlands (1973)

Leading role · Director: Terrence Malick

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion or WB Blu-ray?

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion and WB Blu-ray framed slightly different. Don't know which is more accurate

Best Audio:

1998 WB LaserDisc mono

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

Supporting role · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray said to be coming from Criterion, per Bill Hunt

Video Notes:

Includes Director's Cut and Roadshow Version

Same master as old WB Blu-ray but better encoding

4.1

1941 (1979)

Supporting role · Director: Steven Spielberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

2.6

Ride the High Country (1962)

Small role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

3.7

The Rounders (1965)

Small role · Director: Burt Kennedy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

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