Out of the Blue (1981) 4K Blu-ray Guide

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Out of the Blue (1981)

Drama • 1h 34m

Overview

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

Director: Dennis Hopper

Cast: Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, Raymond Burr, Leon Ericksen, Fiona Brodie, David L. Crowley, Joan Hoffman, Carl Nelson, Francis Ann Pettit, Glen Pfeifer, David Ackridge, Jim Byrnes, Glen Fyfe, Louis Gentile, Murdine Hirsch, John Anderson, Howard Taylor, Ron Chartier, Ray Wallis, Trevor Wilkins, Nancy Gould, Valentina Fierro, Ray Isabelle, Sid Albina De Silva, Wayne McLeod, Eve Humber, Mike Spencer

4.0

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Best English-Friendly Release

BFI Blu-ray has better detail. Severin 4K Blu-ray has HDR but poor encode.

Best Video Release

BFI Blu-ray renders grain structure better than Severin 4K Blu-ray’s disappointing encode, although Severin does feature an HDR grading with Dolby Vision. Furthermore, Severin’s soundtrack is worse due to the noise reduction applied.

Additional Info

Severin 4K Blu-ray has very good extras that are more relevant to the film

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Severin:

encode and grain look better on the BFI BD, soundtrack has noise reduction applied; however it has very good extras more relevant to the film

External Links

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Criterion Forum

Picture: 9, Audio: 7, Extras: 9

Length

94 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

7 days ago

Contributors

vanshady, axeyou

Best English-Friendly Release	BFI Blu-ray has better detail. Severin 4K Blu-ray has HDR but poor encode.
Best Video Release	BFI Blu-ray renders grain structure better than Severin 4K Blu-ray’s disappointing encode, although Severin does feature an HDR grading with Dolby Vision. Furthermore, Severin’s soundtrack is worse due to the noise reduction applied.
Additional Info	Severin 4K Blu-ray has very good extras that are more relevant to the film
Format	UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers	Disappointing Severin: encode and grain look better on the BFI BD, soundtrack has noise reduction applied; however it has very good extras more relevant to the film
Criterion Forum	Review Picture: 9, Audio: 7, Extras: 9
Length	94 mins
Type	Movie
Last Updated	7 days ago
Contributors	vanshady, axeyou

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