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Angel Heart (1987)
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Angel Heart (1987)

Horror, Mystery • 1h 53m

Overview

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.

Director: Alan Parker

Best English-Friendly Release

Best Video Release

Best Audio Release

2010 Kinowelt Blu-ray

Additional Info

UK release is cut.

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Excellent
Lionsgate

Length

113 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

3 months ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release
Best Audio Release

2010 Kinowelt Blu-ray

Additional Info

UK release is cut.

Format
UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Excellent
Lionsgate
Length
113 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
3 months ago
Contributors

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Nic's review:

Some definitely messed with it as there’s grain management going on that resulted in magnetic, squishy grain movement. Both cuts (4K discs) are affected and it doesn’t look like an encoding issue to me as the bitrates don’t drop down to single digits á la Paramount or StudioCanal. During opticals, the lowest I’ve noted on the Extended 4K was around 30 MB/s vs. ~5 MB/s more for the theatrical cut.

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