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The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure • 1h 54m

Director: Louis Leterrier

Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, Christina Cabot, Peter Mensah, Lou Ferrigno, Paul Soles, Débora Nascimento, Greg Bryk, Chris Owens, Al Vrkljan, Adrian Hein, John MacDonald, Shaun McComb, Simon Wong, Pedro Salvín, Julio Cesar Torres Dantas, Raimundo Camargo Nascimento, Nick Alachiotis, Jason Burke, Grant Nickalls, Joris Jarsky, Arnold Pinnock, Tig Fong, Jason Hunter, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, David Collins, John Carvalho, Robin Wilcock, Wayne Robson, Javier Lambert, Martin Starr, Chris Ratz, Todd Hofley, Joe La Loggia, Tamsen McDonough, Michael Kenneth Williams, Roberto Bakker, Ruru Sacha, James Downing, Rickson Gracie, Stephen Gartner, Nicholas Rose, Genelle Williams, P.J. Kerr, Jee-Yun Lee, Desmond Campbell, Deshaun Clarke, Tony Nappo, Aaron Berg, David Meunier, Tre Smith, Moses Nyarko, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Yan Regis, Stephen Broussard, Robert Morse, Matt Purdy, Lenka Matuska, Scott Magee, Wes Berger, Carla Nascimento, Krista Vendy, Mila Stromboni, Stan Lee, Robert Downey Jr., John Campea, Jim Annan, John Atkin, David Bianchi, Bill Bixby, JB Blanc, Jon Cesar, Rick Cordeiro, Brandon Cruz, Scoot DeVille, Fabio Dorea, Kieran Gallant, J.D. Hall, Jay Hunter, Dave Kiner, Richard D. Leko, Jonathan Lipow, Kevin Lise, DI MacDonald, David L. Marston, François Mequer, Ish Morris, Scott Murphy, Billy Parrott, Imali Perera, Kristina Pesic, Avi Phillips, Jeffrey W. Pike, Johnny Prince, T.J. Smith, Nick Stankevich, Fred Tatasciore, Dylan Taylor, Max Topplin, Miyoshi Umeki, J.A. Worthington

Best English-friendly & video release

Video notes:

France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, but is inferior with more washed out colors and inferior encoding plus no hardcoded subtitles for the Portuguese language parts

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Best audio release

Universal Blu-ray has the original DTS-HD 5.1

For the 7.1 remix, the DTS-X of the Universal is clipped on the front speakers while the Atmos of the M6 is a very tame mixdown.

UHD tiers

Solid
Universal

About the film

Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.

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Director: Jon Favreau

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Paramount Blu-ray's TrueHD 5.1

Audio Notes:

Paramount Blu-ray's TrueHD 5.1 is not Atmoused

Director: Jon Favreau

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Director: Joe Johnston

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Paramount Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS HD-7.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

DTS HD-7.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Director: Joss Whedon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Director: Alan Taylor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

DTS-HD 7.1 from Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Director: Shane Black

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Directors: Joe Russo & Anthony Russo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Director: James Gunn

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Audio:

DTS HD 7.1 from Disney Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

DTS HD 7.1 from Disney Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Director: Joss Whedon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

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Directors: Corey Yuen & Louis Leterrier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Cut: Fox Blu-ray International Extended Cut: Sony Japan Blu-ray

Director: Louis Leterrier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Director: Louis Leterrier

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universum Film Germany Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(for the extended cut and extras)

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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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