Universal 4K Blu-ray
Best English-friendly release · updated 1 year ago
UHD tiers
Overview
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Director: James Cameron
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
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2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 1997 Image DVD/2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix
1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix
Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731
The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.
Director: Rob Reiner
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Arrow 4K Blu-ray releasing December 14 2026
Director: David Fincher
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
4K Blu-ray has exclusive “unrated” audio with a small change to one line under the request of David Fincher (removed the poor dub over of frickin’ in the line “Screw it, let’s gut the f**kin’ nerd.”).
Director: John Schlesinger
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
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Included Imprint Blu-Ray also has markedly better image compression than the Criterion Blu-Ray, though do note the Imprint has some adjusted color grading within roughly the first five minutes of the film
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Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray used what was also originally screened theatrically: The Perspecta Stereo 3.0 and a mono option. The Perspecta track sounds best with better dynamic range and was set as default with the mono as optional. The previous releases stereo were downmixes of a now lost original 4-track, and it sounds very thin as a result. See comparison
Director: John Carpenter
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Universal 4K Blu-ray. Maybe Turbine Blu-ray instead for better audio?
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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: W.S. Van Dyke
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Warner Archive Blu-ray, 4k scan
Director: Martin Scorsese
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
2024 Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook
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2024 Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook fixes duplicate shot seen on the previous Columbia Classics release and has better encoding
Original mono mix: 1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1991 Columbia LaserDisc
The 4K Blu-ray mono is only minimally worse (see blah-ray).
5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Director: George Stevens
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
1985 MCA LaserDisc
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray
3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray
Director: Norman Taurog
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Raoul Walsh
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Frank Tuttle
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: James Whale
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
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Director: James Whale
Best format: UHD Blu-ray
Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026
1993 CIC Video LaserDisc
Director: William A. Seiter
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Henry Koster
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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Director: Henry Koster
Best format: 1080p Blu-ray
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