Barb Wire (1996)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure • 1h 38m
Overview
A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.
Director: David Hogan
Cast: Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Jack Noseworthy, Udo Kier, Steve Railsback, Xander Berkeley, John Paxton, Joey Sagal, Candace Kita, Ai Wan, Clint Howard, Jennifer Banko, Mark Collver, Nicholas Worth, Patti Tippo, Nils Allen Stewart, Tommy Lister Jr., Andre Rosey Brown, Shelly Desai, Dominique Vandenberg, Tina Cote, Rene Stahl, Salvator Xuereb, Loren Rubin, Tony Bill, Mary Anna Reyes, Vanessa Lee Asher, Alex Bookston, Amir Aboulela, David Andriole, Gil Borgos, Ron Balicki, Vinnie Curto, Jack Wright, Marshall Manesh
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Turbine 4K Blu-ray has the better encode. Paramount 4K Blu-ray is disappointing review. But both have DNR?
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Turbine 4K Blu-ray has the better encode. Paramount 4K Blu-ray is disappointing review. But both have DNR?
Director: Martin Campbell
Australia Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (native 4K sourced) is better than Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray which is an upscale, not a true 4k source see caps
Director: Martin Campbell
Australia Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (native 4K sourced) is better than Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray which is an upscale, not a true 4k source see caps
Director: Peter Jackson
Director: Peter Jackson
2D version: Paramount 4K Blu-ray (OOP Steelbook Edition for included Blu-ray)
3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Paramount 4K Blu-ray (OOP Steelbook Edition for included Blu-ray) 3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray
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2D version: Paramount 4K Blu-ray (OOP Steelbook Edition for included Blu-ray)
3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Paramount 4K Blu-ray (OOP Steelbook Edition for included Blu-ray) 3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray
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Director: Jan de Bont
EU Universal 4K Blu-ray > 2024 Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (albeit with questionable color timing changes)/2012 Turbine Germany Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/jmPjcV5O
2009 EUR Blu-ray or Cinema DTS,
4K Blu-ray Atmos track is much more compressed in all channels.
Director: Jan de Bont
EU Universal 4K Blu-ray > 2024 Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (albeit with questionable color timing changes)/2012 Turbine Germany Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/jmPjcV5O
2009 EUR Blu-ray or Cinema DTS,
4K Blu-ray Atmos track is much more compressed in all channels.
Director: John Carpenter
Universal 4K Blu-ray. Maybe Turbine Blu-ray instead for better audio?
1997? Signature Collection LD
Good: 2017 Arrow and 2016 Shout! Factory Blu-ray have the original audio options.
the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.
Director: John Carpenter
Universal 4K Blu-ray. Maybe Turbine Blu-ray instead for better audio?
1997? Signature Collection LD
Good: 2017 Arrow and 2016 Shout! Factory Blu-ray have the original audio options.
the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.
Director: Rob Cohen
Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray > US Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
comparison between the Turbine and Kino grades. The former is director-supervised.
(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray DTS HD5.1 seems to have stronger bass, but it's yet unclear which one has the original 5.1) Also see thread.
The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray was recalled shortly after inital releases for unknown reasons.
Director: Rob Cohen
Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray > US Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
comparison between the Turbine and Kino grades. The former is director-supervised.
(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray DTS HD5.1 seems to have stronger bass, but it's yet unclear which one has the original 5.1) Also see thread.
The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray was recalled shortly after inital releases for unknown reasons.
Director: Rob Reiner
Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray has a few exclusive extras
Director: Rob Reiner
Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray has a few exclusive extras
Arrow 4K Blu-ray, caps by asacmurr. Comparison between the Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome and Turbine releases with Arrow (Engine House) being the best encoding-wise. Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has mediocre encode and over-saturated skin tones. Also, the Arrow 4K Blu-ray has reported issues with Panasonic players.
Arrow 4K Blu-ray, caps by asacmurr. Comparison between the Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome and Turbine releases with Arrow (Engine House) being the best encoding-wise. Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has mediocre encode and over-saturated skin tones. Also, the Arrow 4K Blu-ray has reported issues with Panasonic players.
More Science Fiction on Blu-ray
Director: James Cameron
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Director: James Cameron
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Director: Peter Medak
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
Director: Peter Medak
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
Director: Roger Donaldson
88 Films & Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
88 Films tied with Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray (88 Films is FiM encoded)
88 Films and Scream Factory have exclusive extras
Director: Roger Donaldson
88 Films & Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray
Imprint 4K Blu-ray scheduled for August 2026 release
88 Films tied with Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray (88 Films is FiM encoded)
88 Films and Scream Factory have exclusive extras
Director: Gordon Douglas
Director: Gordon Douglas
Arrow 4K Blu-ray see caps
Info: Arrow 4K Blu-ray is scanned from interpositive film, thus having a softer than the first title.
Original: Arrow 4K Blu-ray vs New Line LaserDisc
Arrow 4K Blu-ray see caps
Info: Arrow 4K Blu-ray is scanned from interpositive film, thus having a softer than the first title.
Original: Arrow 4K Blu-ray vs New Line LaserDisc
Arrow 4K Blu-ray see caps
Dolby Stereo: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or New Line LaserDisc for line absent on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray releases
Info: Arrow 4K Blu-ray is scanned from interpositive film, thus having a softer than the first title.
Arrow 4K Blu-ray see caps
Dolby Stereo: Arrow 4K Blu-ray or New Line LaserDisc for line absent on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray releases
Info: Arrow 4K Blu-ray is scanned from interpositive film, thus having a softer than the first title.
Director: John Woo
Director: John Woo
Director: John Badham
Director: John Badham
Director: John Carpenter
Fabulous Films 4K Blu-ray, some caps
Director: John Carpenter
Fabulous Films 4K Blu-ray, some caps
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