The Avengers (2012)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure • 2h 23m
Overview
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Alexis Denisof, Tina Benko, Jerzy Skolimowski, Kirill Nikiforov, Jeff Wolfe, M'laah Kaur Singh, Rashmi Rustagi, Powers Boothe, Jenny Agutter, Arthur Darbinyan, Donald Li, Warren Kole, Alicia Sixtos, Jesse García, Maximiliano Hernández, Dieter Riesle, Kenneth Tigar, Walter Perez, Harry Dean Stanton, Josh Cowdery, Ashley Johnson, Katsumi Komatsu, Yumiko Komatsu, Momoko Komatsu, Robert Clohessy, Enver Gjokaj, Fernanda Toker, Andrea Vecchio, Robin Swoboda, Brent McGee, Jamie McShane, Michael Zhang, William-Christopher Stephens, Kelley Robins Hicks, Romy Rosemont, James Eckhouse, Stan Lee, Thomas Roberts, Pat Kiernan, Damion Poitier, Lou Ferrigno, Jillian Morgese, Catherine Anderson, Ricardo Andres, Logan Bennett, Mayank Bhatter, Sharita Bone, Jason Botsford, Mary Kate Campbell, Gene N. Chavez, Layla Cushman, Robert Dean, Rick Dremann, Rod Fielder, Eric Frank, Israel Hall, Carmen Dee Harris, Alexander Christopher Jones, Mike Karban, Demoine Kinney, Andrew Knode, Annette Lawless, Kimberly J. Mahoney, Todd Manes, Jorge Mardel, Michael McMillan, Sean Meehan, Holly Neelie, Caleb Daniel Noal, Jeremy Orr, Nate Paige, Martin Palmer, Maria Perossa, Caleb Pieplow, Alexander Daniel Pimentel, Frank Powers, Jaime Powers, Brent Reichert, Kelly Ruble, Gina Sarno, Robert B. Schneider IV, Jeff Seich, Christina Shaffer, Douglas Slygh, Colin Strause, Robert P. Thitoff, George Thomas, Shane Thompson, Jerry Lee Tucker, Tai Urban, Chris Vaina, Sandra Weston, Seth Zielicke, Alex DeCourville, Andrea-Nichole Olivas, Tina Grimm, Evan Kole, Hank Amos, Joti Nagra, Francisco Peramos
Director: Jon Favreau
Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming
Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming
Director: Jon Favreau
Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming
Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming
Universal 4K Blu-ray (France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
Universal 4K Blu-ray (France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
Director: Jon Favreau
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Jon Favreau
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Shane Black
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Shane Black
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Alan Taylor
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
DTS-HD 7.1 from Blu-ray is not Atmoused
Director: Alan Taylor
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray for non-DNR version
DTS-HD 7.1 from Blu-ray is not Atmoused
Director: James Gunn
Director: James Gunn
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Disney Blu-ray for non-DNR version
Director: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: Robert Wise
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Director: James Cameron
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Director: James Cameron
Disney 4K Blu-ray's artificial smoothening of facial textures making actors look unnatural, grain reduction and other changes to make the film look less like a product of its time
Old WEB-DL or HDTV rip for non AI version
Director: Michael Bay
Director: Michael Bay
Director: Michael Bay
Director: Michael Bay
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Disney 4K Blu-ray for the 4K Theatrical Cut or 2002 Vista Series DVD for the Director's Cut, alleycat's DC restoration better
Theatrical Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray caps
Director's Cut: 2002 Vista Series DVD, alleycat's DC restoration better
Closest to original: 1994 Hollywood Pictures LaserDisc, other LDs are probably the same
Blu-rays only have 5.1 upmixes but probably fine
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Disney 4K Blu-ray for the 4K Theatrical Cut or 2002 Vista Series DVD for the Director's Cut, alleycat's DC restoration better
Theatrical Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray caps
Director's Cut: 2002 Vista Series DVD, alleycat's DC restoration better
Closest to original: 1994 Hollywood Pictures LaserDisc, other LDs are probably the same
Blu-rays only have 5.1 upmixes but probably fine
3D: Disney International 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
3D: Disney International 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
3D: Disney International 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
3D: Disney International 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
Director: Tim Burton
Director: Tim Burton
Director: David Fincher
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray for a purist version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray for a purist version or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray from the original 1999 telecine transfer
Disney 4K Blu-ray, while a good release by itself, is very revisionist albeit made by Fincher. It has a huge amount of tinkering, a different grade, and at times uncanny with the sharpening. Caps of just how revisionist the new master is.
Cinema DTS - all Blu-ray tracks have significant limiting.
Disney 4K Blu-ray has some alterations, otherwise similar to the Fox Blu-ray
A blog article going over the home video history of Fight Club: https://notonbluray.com/blog/fight-club-compared-blu-ray-vs-itunes-vs-d-vhs-vs-dvd-vs-laserdisc/
Director: David Fincher
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray for a purist version
Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray for a purist version or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray from the original 1999 telecine transfer
Disney 4K Blu-ray, while a good release by itself, is very revisionist albeit made by Fincher. It has a huge amount of tinkering, a different grade, and at times uncanny with the sharpening. Caps of just how revisionist the new master is.
Cinema DTS - all Blu-ray tracks have significant limiting.
Disney 4K Blu-ray has some alterations, otherwise similar to the Fox Blu-ray
A blog article going over the home video history of Fight Club: https://notonbluray.com/blog/fight-club-compared-blu-ray-vs-itunes-vs-d-vhs-vs-dvd-vs-laserdisc/
Director: Robert Stevenson
Director: Robert Stevenson
Director: Ridley Scott
Director: Ridley Scott
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