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Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
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Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Horror, Action, Science Fiction • 1h 34m

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Best English-friendly & video release

US Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook

Video notes:

(better compression than France 4K Blu-ray)

Updated 7 months ago


About the film

Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.

Alternative Titles
Resident Evil III: Extinction, Resident Evil. Extinction, Resident Evil 3 - Extinction, Resident Evil:Extinction, Resident Evil Extinction

Part of Resident Evil (2002-2016)

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Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Best English-Friendly:

Sony US 4K Blu-ray Steelbook included in 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Collection

Best Video:

Sony US 4K Blu-ray Steelbook included in the 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Collection

Video Notes:

Sony US 4K Blu-ray Steelbook included in the 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Collection > France Metropolitian 4K Blu-ray (better compression on the Sony disc)

Director: Alexander Witt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony US 4K Blu-ray Steelbook included in 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Collection

Video Notes:

Sony US 4K Blu-ray Steelbook included in 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Collection > France Metropolitian 4K Blu-ray (slightly better encoding on the Sony)

Additional Info:

Commentaries for the extended cut are only found on the Germany Constantin Film Blu-ray

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France Metropolitian 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France Metropolitian 4K Blu-ray > Sony 4K Blu-ray (slightly better encoding on France 4K Blu-ray, not sure if the new Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook with DV is better) (note for the new Sony Steelbook, the forced subtitles are missing, France 4K Blu-ray probably doesn't have them too)

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France Metropolitan 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France Metropolitan 4K Blu-ray > Sony 4K Blu-ray (better compression on the France 4K Blu-ray, not sure if new Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook with DV is better)

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France Metropolitan 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

France Metropolitan 4K Blu-ray > Sony 4K Blu-ray (better compression on the France 4K Blu-ray, not sure if new Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook with DV is better)

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Director: Russell Mulcahy

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

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Director: Frank Oz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Director: Dennis Hopper

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony UK 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Director: Roland Emmerich

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

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Director: David Lean

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

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

Additional Info:

The 5.1 on Sony 4K Blu-ray is from the 1989 70mm mix. The original is 4-track. not on the disc.

Director: John G. Avildsen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray 

5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray 

Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray 

Director: John G. Avildsen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray 

5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray 

Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray 

Director: Satoshi Kon

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Sony 4K Blu-ray is very smeary with the upscaling but has correct aspect ratio and very good HDR grade.
UK Blu-ray has wrong colors, and Sony 2007 Blu-ray is the worst (encoding and AR)
See professorwho's review

Director: Ben Stiller

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

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

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Director: Luc Besson

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray vs 2017 Sony 4K Blu-ray (20th annivesary) vs 2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray (Luc Besson Box Set). The first two have totally different texture.

  • StudioCanal: More natural looking. Better defined grain. The white balance is rather yellow/orange. Some say it is closer to the original theatrical release.

  • 2017 Sony: More vibrant and impactful. The white balance is rather neutral. While color noise and grain can look busy because it had been sharpened and had micro-contrast boosted.

  • 2025 Sony: Supposedly an improved version of the 2017 release? Shows around 20mbps-higher overall video bitrate. caps

Audio Notes:

The Atmos on the Sony release is reportedly better than StudioCanal's.

Additional Info:

Disc info of the box set discs. This film have recieved multiple encode/versions in different regions over the years. The 2017 Germany4K Blu-ray is encoded differently than the 2017 Sony but not better. Also, the same can be said to 2024 France Gaumont 4K Blu-ray while comparing to the 2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray omits all the extras from previous releases, being barebones.

Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset Blu-ray

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