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Andrew Adamson

Andrew Adamson

4 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K2 in HD

Also in the cast: 2 films

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Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, California, U.S., where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Shooting took place in New Zealand, primarily in and around Auckland, but also in South Island where much of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed. He also worked on the movies Batman Forever and Batman & Robin as a visual effects supervisor. He was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Adamson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

Co-director: Vicky Jenson

Best Video:

2011 Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Universal 25th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray with Dolby Vision and Atmos

Video Notes:

(4K Blu-ray is upscaled; former PDI animator Jonathan Gibbs confirms the film was originally rendered at 1828 pixels wide to save space)

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The old 2 disc DVD has extras missing from 4K Blu-ray

Co-directors: Conrad Vernon & Kelly Asbury

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-Ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The old DVD has extras not on the 4K Blu-Ray.

The UK version replaces The Ugly Stepsister’s voice for Jonathan Ross instead of Larry King. This audio track however is not included on the UK 4K. This version also has an altered shot where Fiona’s headbutt to Prince Charming is replaced with a karate chop to the neck, which was also removed from the 4K.

Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical Cut: Streaming

Extended Cut: 2006 Disney DVD

Best Video:

Theatrical Cut: Streaming: Kaleidescape

Extended Cut: 2006 Disney DVD

Video Notes:

Theatrical Cut: Streaming: Kaleidescape > Movies Anywhere > Disney+

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: 2008 Disney Blu-ray has the original 5.1 mix in LPCM or Dolby TrueHD depending on the region, both sound identical.
Streaming has a Dolby Atmos remix. Kaleidescape is lossless (TrueHD 7.1), others are all lossy (E-AC-3 5.1 JOC) at varying bitrates.

Extended Cut: 2006 Disney DVD DTS 5.1

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