Ted Kotcheff

4 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K

Ted Kotcheff (April 7, 1931 – April 10, 2025), sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, was a Canadian film and television director, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as First Blood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Kotcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Wake in Fright (1971)

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Umbrella/Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Umbrella/Arrow 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.

Audio Notes:

But whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.

4.0

North Dallas Forty (1979)

4K · Good in DV Only

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

3.5

First Blood (1982)

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)

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

Video Notes:

Caps #1 (with FEL), caps #2

Additional Info:

The compression is underwhelming on all discs, but despite trading blows in various frames, Lionsgate's re-released 4K disc wins.

The Lionsgate 4K re-release includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, transferred from a LaserDisc, with missing cues at side changeover points corrected, and consistent volume throughout, as well as two remixed variants in 5.1 and 7.1 Atmos. The 5.1 is incorrectly labeled as original on the menu.

3.9

Uncommon Valor (1983)

4K · Disappointing

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 is disappointing, heavy blockings see caps

3.1

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