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Live and Let Die (1973)
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Live and Let Die (1973)

Adventure, Action, Thriller • 2h 1m

Director: Guy Hamilton

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Best English-friendly & video release

4K Streaming
Video notes:

Updated 4 months ago


Best audio release

MGM 1991/1993 LaserDisc


About the film

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

Alternative Titles
007: Live and Let Die, 007։ Live and Let Die

Part of James Bond 007

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Director: Terence Young

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray, despite prevalent frozen grain

Best Audio:

1991 Criterion LaserDisc with end credits from 1992 MGM LaserDisc

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc includes an exclusive commentary, which was later banned by EON and caused the release to be recalled.

Director: Lewis Gilbert

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

WB 4K Blu-ray

Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1988 MGM VHS Hi-Fi, 1988 LaserDisc analog

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc includes an exclusive commentary, which was later banned by EON and caused the release to be recalled.

Director: Terence Young

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray despite frozen grain

Best Audio:

UK mix: 1984 CBS Fox VHS Hifi but missing one scene
International mix: WB 4K Blu-ray though source origin is unknown

1995 MGM stereo remix: 1998 LaserDisc and 2000 DVD fix gunbarrel dropout

Director: Terence Young

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray despite some frozen grain

Best Audio:

1992/1993 MGM LaserDisc

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc includes an exclusive commentary, which was later banned by EON and caused the release to be recalled.

Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

MGM 1990/1993 LaserDisc

Director: Martin Campbell

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM 4K Blu-ray

Director: Sam Mendes

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM 4K Blu-ray

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Universal 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(for original forced subtitles font)

Additional Info:

IMAX sequences have not been released on home video to date

Directors: Val Guest & Ken Hughes & John Huston & Joseph McGrath & Robert Parrish

Best English-Friendly:

MGM Blu-ray 

Best Video:

MGM Blu-ray despite dated master

Best Audio:

Sony Columbia 1994 LaserDisc Mono

Featured in Films/TV shows with a 1080p Blu-ray, but a higher quality master is found elsewhere

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Director: Chris Columbus

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney+ has Streaming in 4K

Video Notes:

Fox has Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Fox LaserDisc

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming with HDR

Director: Michael Bay

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney+ HD Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

4K possibly teased?

Video Notes:

Disney+ has new master better than Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Criterion DVD/Disney Blu-ray is missing a line:

Hummel: (line missing)
 
Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Disney+:

Hummel: Hummel.

Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Director: Simon West

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Disney+ has Streaming in 4K without DNR, Disney Blu-ray is a bad master with DNR

Extended: Disney DVD

Upcoming Release:

2026 Disney 4K Blu-ray Steelbook

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming

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

Video Notes:

4K Streaming has Dolby Vision and is a newer significantly better restoration see caps comparing against Fox Blu-ray

Director: Marc Forster

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Streaming

Best Video:

Streaming: Kaleidescape

Video Notes:

Streaming: Kaleidescape > Movies Anywhere > Disney+

Best Audio:

2018 Disney Blu-ray has the original 7.1 mix in DTS-HD Master Audio

Streaming has a Dolby Atmos remix. Kaleidescape is lossless (TrueHD 7.1), others are all lossy (E-AC-3 5.1 JOC) at varying bitrates.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Streaming

Audio Notes:

Streaming has the original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix
Disney/Fox Blu-ray only has a 5.1 downmix

Kaleidescape is lossless (TrueHD 7.1), others are all lossy (E-AC-3 5.1 JOC) at varying bitrates.

Best Video:

Streaming: Kaleidescape

Video Notes:

Streaming: Kaleidescape > Movies Anywhere > Disney+

Director: Martin Campbell

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

MGM Blu-ray 

Best Video:

MGM Blu-ray: old DNRed video master

4K Lowry master on Streaming (better than DNRed Blu-ray) and Ultimate Edition DVD more detailed but heavily cropped on all sides

LaserDisc master: excellent LaserDisc video master ported to Special Edition DVD

Best Audio:

Theatrical Dolby Digital 5.1: LaserDisc and Special Edition DVD

Theatrical Dolby Stereo SR: LaserDisc

Theatrical DTS 5.1: DTS LaserDisc

Blu-ray 5.1 new transfer

Director: John Woo

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming on Paramount+/Paramount Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Best Buy DVD has a exclusive disc

Director: Peter R. Hunt

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming

Sources: 007homemedia.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Warner Bros Blu-ray is the best Blu-ray even though it has color and major contrast issues
4K SDR master on streaming seems to be from the same scan and looks like it has less tinkering than the Blu-ray
Caps of 4K SDR master: 007 on Home Media: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Best Audio:

MGM 1991 LaserDisc

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Director: Guy Hamilton

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber US Blu-ray - Brit Noir: Collection I set

Best Audio:

Network UK PAL DVD

Audio Notes:

Both DVD and BD use the same transfer. Blu-ray is more cleaned up (hiss, clicks, pops) but loses detail in quiet moments due to noise gating and sounds less natural throughout.

Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Director: Guy Hamilton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Excellent

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