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Wicked (2024)

Drama, Romance, Fantasy • 2h 42m

Director: Jon M. Chu

Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage, Andy Nyman, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, Shaun Prendergast, Keala Settle, Sharon D. Clarke, Jenna Boyd, Colin Michael Carmichael, Lexi Lancaster, Arlo Turner, Joey Unitt, Bea Ward, Dereke Oladele, Sienna-Rose Amer, Tarik Frimpong, James Dryden, Malinda Parris, Noah Prempeh, Vicki Noon, Debbie Kurup, Jasmine McIvor, Hattie Ryan, Kirsty Anne Shaw, Karis Musongole, Cesily Collette Taylor, Jarlan Bogolubov, Isaac Bishop, Adam James, Alice Fearn, Clive Kneller, Michael McCorry Rose, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Robin Berry, Bobby Windebank, Cherida Strallen, Tom Kitely, Elizabeth Dulau, Kim Durham, Jennifer Woodward, Stephen Stanton, Aaliyah Baker, Aaron Bryan, Aaron Witter, Abbie Brown, Adam Crossley, Ainsley Ricketts, Aleshia Williams, Alex Hatt, Alexander Thompson, Ama Rouge, Amber Doyle, Anders Deeno, Andi Vega, Andrew Kyrzyk, Andrew Parfitt, Angela Andrew, Angelica Gayle, Anna-Kay Gayle, Anthony James Bartlett, Antoinette Harrison, Arben GiGa Kapidani, Aristide Lyons, Armando Cruz, Ashleigh Honeyghan, Ashley Young, Aysia Trinity Ianiero, Becky Wong, Benjamin Williams, Beth Hinton, Beth John, Bianca Melchior, Billy Sawyer, Bismark Anobah, Blue Makwana, Bogdan Pascal, Bradley Salter, Bradley Charles, Brittani Ferneyhough, Brooke Milliner, Busola Peters, Callum Clack, Camone Bleu Gordon, Carl Parris, Cece Nama, Chanelle Anthony, Charlie Goddard, Charlie Waddell, Charlotte Dickinson, Charlotte Wildrianne, Charlotte Wilmott, Che Barrett-Davis, Chima Akenzua, Chloe Kibble, Chris Arias, Christie Lee Manning, Christopher Donnelly, Christopher Matthews, Christopher Scott, Clarissa Hagan, Cleve September, Colleen Joseph, Collette Guitart, Comfort Fedoke, Connor Tidman, Corrinne Bougaard, Craig Stein, Cruze Philip, Crystal Jones, Daisy Reynolds, Dalvin Sollberger, Daniel Rae, Daniela Monteiro, Daniella Beltrami, Darron Gifty, David Cottle, Dean Street, Demitri Lampra, Denzil Sampson, Dollie Henry, Ed Munro, Eddie Saleem, Ediz Ibrahim, Edward Scott, Elise Bickley, Eliza Hart, Ella Goodwin, Ella Nonini, Emer Walsh, Emi Ichikawa, Emilio Dosal, Emily Haygarth, Emily Kenwright, Emily Plews, Emma Leigh-Rose, Erica Stubbs, Fabiane Leame, Fatou Bah, Faye Stoeser, Federica Somma, Fortune Jordan, Frankie Johnson, Fred Folkes, Frederike Gerstner, Fumy Opeyemi, Garry Lee, Genevieve Heron, Glenn Hudson, Grace Hooper, Grace Hope, Gustave Die, Hannah Arbury, Hannah Bodenham, Hannah Kenna-Thomas, Hannah Levitt-Collins, Hannah Millott, Hannah Raynor, Hannah Veerapen, Harry Barnes, Hayley Jones, Helen Siveter, Hollie Dorman, Honey Makwana, Ian Harris, Ian Oswald, Idney De'Almeida, Irene Salvi, Issac Baptiste, Jack Horner, Jack Whitehead, Jacqui Jameson, Jade Joan, Jaih Betote, Jakub Franasowicz, Jal Joshua, James Collins, James Davies-Williams, James Lambert, Jane Fowler, Janine Somcio, Jasmin Saulo, Jasmine Eccles, Jason Gilkison, Thanh Jason Nguyen, Jaye Marshall, Jennifer Mitchell, Jevan Howard-Jones, Joanna Goodwin, Joel Gooding, Johnny Bishop, Johnny White, Johnny White, Jon-Scott Clark, Jordan Franklin, Jordan Melchor, Jorge Antonio Fujizaki, Josh Lamb, Joshua Gadget, Kabuki Johnson, Kaela Owusu, Kailum Richardson, Kamila Zalewska, Kamira Samuel, Kanah Flex, Kane Horn, Kane Silver, Karen Hauer, Kate Ivory Jordan, Kaylor Lomas-Kirton, Kenji Matsunaga, Kenn Oldfield, Kenrick Sandy, Keron Proverbs, Kiera Brunton, Kieran Daley Ward, Kieran Lai, Kikz Katika, Kimberley Taylor, Kofi Mingo, LaShay Harvey, Laura Buckley, Laura Dougan, Lauren Fidget Haywood, Leah Hill, Lee Bridgman, Lillianna Clifton, Lily Louisa Field, Lily Wang, Lisa Spencer, Lukas McFarlane, Luke Jackson, Luke Randall, Lukus Alexander, Lynn Jung, Madison Davis, Martha Gimson, Mary Weah, Matthew Eudu, Matthew Koon, Matthew Miller, Matthew Rich, Maya King, Megan Charles, Megan Westpfel, Melody McAvoy, Mette Linturi, Michael John Burgess, Michael Naylor, Michele Zanette, Mike Fellows, Mikey Ureta, Mina Neighbour, Mira Jebari, Miranda Chambers, Misa Koide, Moe Sakan, Myron Birch, Nadia Sohawon, Naia Bautista, Naomi Patterson, Naomi Weijand, Natasha May-Thomas, Natasha Trigg, Neal Piron, Neave Harvey, Navaeh Morgan Alidjah, Nevin Cheung, Nicey Belgrave, Nicholas Stephen, Nicole Hastings, Nicole Valverde, Nimmz Riaz, Oliver Metzler, Oliver Wheeler, Olivia Beckford, Olu Alatise, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Page Barrington Bob, Paola Nyembo, Patience J, Paul N. Samuels, Peter Francis, Petra Hajduk, Philip Birchall, Prabhleen Oberoi, Rachel Gough, Ralitsa Chepisheva, Ramzan Miah, Reagen Masterson, Rebecca Giacopazzi, Reece Daniels, Remi Black, Renae Hughes, Renako McDonald, Ricardo Walker, Ricky Jinks, Robbie Griffith, Robia Milliner, Robyn Anne Wilson, Roxanne Milliner, Rufus Lacey, Ryan Lee Seager, Saffron Fisher, Sam Parry, Sam Salter, Samantha Shuma, Samuel Baxter, Samuel Constanti, Samuel Lawson, Samuel Newby, Sarah Seville, Sasha Shadid, Sasha Woodward, Sebastian Skov Andersen, Sera Maehara, Serena McCall, Shakirudeen Adewale Alade, Shanelle Clemenson, Shani Ross, Shanie Blais, Shawarah Battles, Shawn Aimey, Sophia McAvoy, Stephanie Powell, Stephen Dieyepiri Atemie, Stephen Quildan, Steven Pascua, Steven Thompson, Summer Strallen, Tamsier Joof Aviance, Tania Dimbelolo, Taylor Goodridge, Tegan Browne-Winter, Victory Ebinum, Marvel Ebinum, Theo Maddix, Theo Simpson, Tia Denton, Tia Holden, Tia J. Gribben, Tina Smallwood, Todd Holdsworth, Todd Talbot, Tom Mather, Tom Norman, Tonyé Scott-Obené, Tori Bew, Tyson Simon, Valeria Jauregui, Vanessa Vince-Pang, Vasilis Karayiannis, Vicky Leung, Will Loftis, Will West, Yasmin Cogan de Abreu, Yasmin Ogbu, Yves Cueni, Yvonne Evans, Zhanè Samuels, Zion Battles, Aisha Jawando, Caoimhe Fisher, Ellis Sutherland, Gabriel Mokake, Geoffrey Aymer, Jack Butterworth, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Jennifer Saayeng, Jonathan Bourne, Leah St Luce, Marilyn Cutts, Meesha Garbett, Melissa Jacques, Minal Patel, Paul Isles, Shem Omari James, Skylar Blu Copeland, Soophia Foroughi, Tafari Cazembe Edwards, Vishal Soni, Winnie Holzman, Stephen Schwartz, Alfredo Tavares, Poppy Townsend White, Shelby Young

Best English-friendly & video release

2D: Universal 4K Blu-ray

3D: Apple Vision Pro

Updated 8 months ago


UHD tiers

Excellent
Universal

About the film

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Alternative Titles
Wicked: Part 1, Wicked 1

Part of The Land of Oz films

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Directors: Francis Boggs & Otis Turner

Video format: Lost Film

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Director: Otis Turner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2000/2010 Image Entertainment DVD or 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 (in SD)

Directors: L. Frank Baum & J. Farrell MacDonald

Video format: DVD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

SD: 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3

Additional Info:

4K restoration has been screened at conventions

Director: J. Farrell MacDonald

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Quality: 2005 AlphaVideo DVD
Longer Footage: 2013 WB The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3

Director: J. Farrell MacDonald

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2000 Smithsonian Video Origins of Film DVD

Director: Larry Semon

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

2013 WB 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Best Video:

HD: Only available through Streaming SD: Available on various WB DVD and Blu-ray set releases of The Wizard of Oz (1939) since 2005

Best Audio:

-

Director: Ted Eshbaugh

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Thunderbean Technicolor Dreams and Black and White Nightmares Blu-ray

Director: Victor Fleming

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

(caveat: "there's" in first "there's no place like home" utterance in final Kansas scene truncated)

Director: Tunç Başaran

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Director: Sidney Lumet

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray replacement disc for fixed audio (there were some dialogues missing)

Additional Info:

While the video on the replacement disc is exactly the same as the original release, the Atmos with missing lines has been corrected as it was also corrected on the Criterion commentary. Criterion also included the 6-track which is almost identical to the PAL track; It’s 4.0 in a 5.1 container. This 6-track is slightly better than the PAL DVD track as the PAL has some flutter on some parts that Criterion doesn’t have.

The Atmos on the replacement is identical to the Imprint AUS Blu-ray track which also has all the lines. The compatibility track is also the same,

It is worth mentioning the Imprint only has the Atmos and no 6-track. The 5.1 surround is with LFE and split surrounds and it’s just a downmix of the Atmos. Ditto for the LPCM 2.0 on said Blu-ray.

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Director: Jon M. Chu

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Director: Jon M. Chu

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Universal 4K Blu-ray

3D version: Apple Vision Pro

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Director: Alicia MacDonald

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Director: Michael Cimino

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2020 Shout! Factory 4K

Video Notes:

2020 Shout! Factory 4K slightly better than StudioCanal in HDR10. Similar in DV

Best Audio:

35mm mix: 1991 Universal LaserDisc

70mm mix: StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

35mm mix: 1991 Universal LaserDisc marginally better than StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is downmix.

70mm mix: StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is remix.

Director: Doug Liman

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Cut: US Universal HD-DVD

International Cut: International Universal HD-DVD

Video Notes:

The Universal Blu-ray is slightly filtered and DNR'd compared to the HD-DVD, and the Universal 4K Blu-ray, on top of being upscaled, adds additional DNR and is softer than both previous HD releases.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray DTS-HD 5.1

Additional Info:

Versions:
- The International version contains a short additional scene (part of the "Farmhouse" extended scene from the special features). See additional detail below.
- The US version does not contain this scene during the film. Director Doug Liman confirms in his audio commentary that the scene was cut from the original US theatrical release "for time".
- "The Explosive Extended Edition" found on some DVD releases is not an alternate cut of the film, simply an access mode that plays "The Bookend Scenes" features via non-seamless branching.

Deck the Halls scene:
The U.S. release is 118:17 while the European/Australian/Japanese releases are 118:36. There is no difference between the two running times from the start, but at 81:21, the U.S. version cuts from a kitchen scene of Marie and Eamon washing dishes, to a scene of Eamon bringing blankets to Jason and Marie. On the European/Australian releases, at the same point, there is a scene of Jason, Marie, Eamon and his children eating dinner while "Deck the Halls" plays in the background. There is no dialogue, the characters just each exchange uncomfortable glances. The scene goes to 81:40, then picks up the same scene of Eamon bringing blankets. This scene is included as an extra ("Farmhouse" extended scene) albeit sans the holiday themed music. Many thanks to Rewind user Mark Bowen for comparing these releases and letting us know the difference.

Director: Brian De Palma

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1993 Universal LaserDisc

Additional Info:

Carlito’s Way was released theatrically in both Dolby Stereo and DTS. The 2.0 on the Arrow UHD is the original stereo mix, unknown if the 5.1 mix on the  Arrow disc is the original DTS mix.

Director: H. C. Potter

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Director: David Butler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Director: Marion Gering

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray or Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Both come from a 4K scan of a 35mm film out which was made from the original 2K DI but the Lionsgate release has visible dust and damage marks while the Universal release is cleaned up more thoroughly. Both releases suffer from DNR which seems to have been baked into the DI. The colour grade is basically the same for both releases but the Lionsgate has Dolby Vision whereas the Universal is HDR10 only. The compression on the Lionsgate UHD base layer is apparently fine so the FEL doesn't make much of a difference.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray?

Audio Notes:

The Lionsgate UHD has Dolby Atmos whereas the Universal UHD has DTS:X. Kick-ass was originally released with a 5.1 track which may be on the Universal Blu-ray.

Additional Info:

The Lionsgate UHD is on a BD-100, the Universal UHD is on a BD-66.

The Universal UHD has no extras.

Director: Joel Coen

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Director's Cut: Disappointing UK StudioCanal/US Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: LaserDisc or 2001 UK Universal DVD

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=21782879#post21782879 - comparison. StudioCanal is a massive improvement to the Criterion but still flawed in some areas (chroma noise)

Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal DVD

Upcoming Release:

Universal Blu-ray Nov 10th

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