Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Adventure, Action, Fantasy • 2h 17m
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Sam Claflin, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Stephen Graham, Richard Griffiths, Greg Ellis, Damian O'Hare, Óscar Jaenada, Anton Lesser, Roger Allam, Judi Dench, Christopher Fairbank, Paul Bazely, Bronson Webb, Richard Thomson, Yuki Matsuzaki, Robbie Kay, Steve Evets, Ian Mercer, Deobia Oparei, Gemma Ward, Sebastian Armesto, Juan Carlos Vellido, Tristan Laurence Perez, Norberto Morán, Gerard Monaco, Tyrone Lopez, Luke Roberts, Daniel Ings, Emilia Jones, Patrick Kennedy, Jody Halse, Clifford Rose, Paul Hunter, Jorgelina Guadalupe Airaldi, Brea Berrett, Toni Busker, Sanya Hughes, Daphne Joy, Antoinette Kalaj, Derek Mears, Danny Le Boyer, Kitt Barrie, Steve Morphew, Alan J. Utley-Moore, Gintare Beinoraviciute, Nicola Bertram, Andrew Crayford, Jason Curle, Kristofer Dayne, Nichola Fynn, Sean Francis George, Bobby Holland Hanton, Harley Jay, Aaron King, Jeremy King, Matt Lasky, LeJon Stewart, Teresa Mahoney, Edward Mitchell, Kelly Mumme, Salomon Passariello, Siegfried Peters, David Pinkus, Jean Pierre Prats, Steve Saunders, Santi Scinelli, Kristen StephensonPino, Richard Stoker, Robert Stone, Sean Talo, Harvey Walsh, Loretta Walsh, Hannah Walters, Claira Watson Parr, Chuck Williams, Tamayo Perry, John Snowden
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best English-friendly release · updated 1 year ago
UHD tiers
Overview
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Director: Chris Columbus
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
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Disney 4K Blu-ray has encoding issues with bitrates dipping into 40mbps, and Kaleidescape has better encoding than Disney see caps
Old Fox Blu-ray master is stretched and sharpened
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray or US Disney Blu-ray
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2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray
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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.
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
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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: 1080p Blu-ray
2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
4K restoration shown in IMAX cinemas
2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
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
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Disney 4K Blu-ray has neutered audio compared to OG home video release
Cinema DTS or DVD DTS 5.1 is better and has more bass.
The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray lack the bonus features found in the old Collector's Edition DVD release. The France Blu-ray has all extras plus an isolated score.
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