Innocent Blood (1992)
Comedy, Horror, Crime, Action, Romance • 1h 52m
Director: John Landis
Cast: Anne Parillaud, David Proval, Rocco Sisto, Chazz Palminteri, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, Tony Sirico, Tony Lip, Kim Coates, Marshall Bell, Leo Burmester, Rohn Thomas, Angela Bassett, Luis Guzmán, Don Rickles, Tom Savini, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Dan Quayle, Ike, Gil Cates Jr., Charlie Gomorra, Lamont Arnold, Yancey Arias, Frank Oz, Pitty Jennings, David Early, Forrest J. Ackerman, Elaine Kagan, Bela Lugosi, Michael Ritchie, Bernard Hocke, Sam Raimi, Dario Argento, Alfred Hitchcock, Marina Durell, Harry Goins, Steve Johnson, Robert Walker, Linnea Quigley, Michael Wolk, Russ Cochran, Teri Weigel, Lisa Ann Baker, Christina Jimenez, Christina Bowers, Kim Currow, Christina Diaz, Kim Melton, Robin Place, Regan Kerwin, Tracy Rolen, Tammy Ulm, Katrina Witt, Maribe Zolli, Ron Roth, Vic Noto, Jerry Lyden, Rick Avery, Bob Minor, Tim Bendig, John W. Iwanonkiw, Lee Joyner, Phil Nardozzi, Stephen Niver, Brian Pierson, Christian Stavrakis
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 11 months ago
Overview
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Director: John Landis
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray is disappointing
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: John Ford
Sources: ibb.co (opens in a new tab)
Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Bruce Robinson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Encoding is clunky on both Arrow and Criterion BDs but Arrow at least included the original stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 remix, while Criterion only included the 5.1 remix.
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
Director: Preston Sturges
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Eureka UK are considering doing a 4K and actively exploring the possibility: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264
Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.
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