Beetlejuice (1988)
Fantasy, Comedy • 1h 32m
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, Glenn Shadix, Sylvia Sidney, Patrice Martinez, Dick Cavett, Robert Goulet, Maree Cheatham, Susan Kellermann, Carmen Filpi, Annie McEnroe, Rachel Mittelman, Hugo Stanger, Maurice Page, J. Jay Saunders, Mark Ettlinger, Cindy Daly, Douglas S. Turner, Gary Jochimsen, Bob Pettersen, Duane Davis, Simmy Bow, Adelle Lutz, Tony Cox, Jack Angel, Charles Schneider
WB 4K Blu-ray
Best English-friendly release · updated 7 months ago
UHD tiers
Overview
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Director: Tim Burton
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
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Fox/Disney 4K Blu-ray, the compression is poor, but it still beats the previous Blu-ray. (Luminance plot)
The 4K Blu-ray only has Atmos which is possibly the original mix, but the previous Blu-ray’s 4.0 sounds good too.
Director: Tim Burton
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray caps. The HDR10 base layer is bright, so I'd recommended to watch it in Dolby Vision.
4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is missing the isolated score and Martian dub from the DVD
Directors: Tim Burton & Mike Johnson
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray caps. Original 1.85 framing restored, much better colors, image detail and a film stock-like tone curve was restored.
Warner Bros HD-DVD has the original 6.1 mix in a better format than the Blu-ray (Dolby Digital Plus instead of standard Dolby Digital), but is still lossy and a disc prone to disc rot. The Blu-ray is a good alternative.
Director: Tim Burton
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
WB 4K Blu-ray but has MAJOR Color Timing issues. All cold blues are rendered teal. WB Blu-ray despite issues is a purist visual option in this regard.
Dolby Stereo SR: WB LaserDisc PCM
Dolby Digital 5.1: 1997 DVD
2005 5.1 new transfer: WB DVD in Dolby and DTS, 2008 Blu-ray in TrueHD
First ever Dolby Digital 5.1 wide release film. 4K Blu-ray has new Atmos remix which replaces original sound effects and prioritizes music and bombast. A terrible audio experience to be avoided. 1997 WB DVD has open matte version on flipper disc. VHS also is open matte.
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
International Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
International Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray > US Paramount 4K Blu-ray for the US Cut.
International Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray, is significantly better than the US Paramount 4K Blu-ray (even with FEL Baked in and Dolby Vision), with more grain retention and detail
SDR Comparisons: International Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray vs US Paramount 4K Blu-ray: https://slow.pics/c/TEPHtKjl
HDR Comparisons: International Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray vs US Paramount 4K Blu-ray: https://slow.pics/c/hIFe11Hx
Comparisons in SDR using L8 Trim from CM v4.0 (both UHDs can use CM v4.0): Remux vs USA UHD: https://slow.pics/c/mkrhVtpl
The International Cut, which contains alternate, more violent shots in the final act, hasn't been released on home video to date.
International Cut contains alternate, more violent shots in the final act.
Director: Tim Burton
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Sources: movie-censorship.com (opens in a new tab)
Theatrical Cut: Warner Bros US 2-disc Deluxe Edition DVD set
Extended Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray
See cut information: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4167
Theatrical Cut: Cinema DTS
Extended Cut: Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director: Tim Burton
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Sony 4K Blu-Ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)
WB 4K Blu-ray see caps and comparison video
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: George Cukor
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Michael Mann
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Old Warner Bros DVD or fan restoration
Revised Cut: 2012 Japan Blu-ray for less revisionist colors, 2022 Disney 4K Blu-ray is controversially regraded and too dark overall.
Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab)
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Director: Richard Linklater
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Director: Richard Linklater
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
More Fantasy on Blu-ray
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray announced for a November 25, 2026 release
Japanese audio: 2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray/US GKIDS Blu-ray
English dub (Disney): 1998 US Disney VHS has better sounding vocals despite altered music and sound effects, the US Disney LaserDisc has limited audio
Releases from 2010 onward have the original music and sound effects, but distorted vocals
English dub (Streamline): 1996 Japan LaserDisc, available in Ghibli Aa Ippai Collection boxset
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
US GKIDS 4K Blu-ray authored by FiM
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
US GKIDS/Australia Umbrella 4K Blu-ray authored by FiM with identical encodes
UHD vs BD comparisons
4K restoration includes a high-fidelity Dolby Atmos remix sourced from new transfers of original magnetic elements, with inconsequential content differences from the original mono mix. Umbrella 4K Blu-ray only includes a 5.1 mixdown of the remix, other discs have it in Dolby Atmos.
Umbrella/GKIDS 4K Blu-ray's 2.0 track is a stereo downmix. Older BDs and LDs have the original mono mix in varying quality, but are all inferior in fidelity to the new Dolby Atmos remix. The digital track on the Bandai/Emotion Japan LaserDisc BELL-942 is the best of the bunch.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23714400&postcount=159
Only the GKIDS 4K Blu-ray has the English dub.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray or US Disney Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · lddb.com (opens in a new tab)
2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray
Comparisons: https://slow.pics/c/6JWnlfit
All sources are within margin of error. Comparisons: Japanese, English
Alternate Streamline English dub is available only on 1994 Fox LD.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Japan Studio Ghibli RM4K Blu-ray
Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray
UK StudioCanal Blu-ray for the English dub
4K Blu-ray includes the original 5.1 mix in its unaltered form, all other releases after the LaserDisc had its dynamic range lowered.
US Disney Blu-ray has dubtitles.
For the English dub, the UK StudioCanal Blu-ray is the least limited mix.
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
3D version: Paramount 3D Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray on October 26 2026
Director: René Cardona
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Directors: Bill Roberts & Paul Satterfield & Wilfred Jackson & Ben Sharpsteen & James Algar & T. Hee & Hamilton Luske & Samuel Armstrong & Jim Handley & Norman Ferguson & David Hand & Ford Beebe Jr.
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
1991 CAV LaserDisc includes an approximation of the original Fantasound mix in Dolby Surround using the surviving magnetic mixdown, using Stokowski's original mixing notes as a reference. Original aggressive pans and dynamic range are left in tact.
The 2000 DVD uses this same mix in discrete 5.0, but with some unnecessary dynamic range compression + a redub of all Deems Taylor audio with Corey Burton.
The 7.1 mix on the 2010 Blu-ray sounds poor, having been hit with excessive noise reduction, dynamic range compression, original aggressive pans no longer in tact, and the channel usage no longer resembles Stokowski's original intended sound design.
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in November encoded by FiM
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
2D version: Universal 4K Blu-ray
3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray
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