Just Friends (2005)
Comedy, Romance • 1h 34m
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Julie Hagerty, Amy Matysio, Giacomo Beltrami, Fred Ewanuick, Wendy Anderson, Barry Flatman, Mike O'Brien, Ty Olsson, Devyn Burant, Jaden Ryan, Annie Brebner, Justin Kirby, Stephen Root, Ashley Scott, Grace Kumble, Lorelei Gibson, John Levin, Trace Fairgrieve, Glen W. Thompson, Amanda Park, James Bitonti, Sally Crooks, Dayna Devon, Simon Chin, Jody Peters, Cavan Cunningham, Jillian Walchuck, Maria Arcé, Sharon Bakker, Trenna Keating, Robin Dunne, Todd William Lewis, Rachel Wittman, Jackie Mitchell, Steve Togerson, Michael Ansah, Skye Brandon, Kelly McDonald, Terri Ahl, Joan Speirs, Jeff Ruf, Robert Painchaud, Maclean Nelson, Ian Williams, Mike Simpson, Jason Bryant
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 11 months ago
Overview
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
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: Paul King
StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray minimal picture upgrade (2K upscale)
StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray has good new Atmos mix
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Sony release without the filtering; Comparison between Sony and Criterion.
Mono: 1994 LaserDisc (marginally, unfiltered) or Criterion 4K Blu-ray (filtered)
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Steve De Jarnatt
2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray
UK Transmission 4K Blu-ray in January 2027
Either the 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-ray or the Arrow Blu-ray
The 2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is botched.
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.
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