Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2017) poster

2.8

Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2017)

Family, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy • 5m

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky

Cast: Asher Blinkoff, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Joe Whyte, Rose Abdoo

2.8

Best English-friendly & video release

Columbia Classics Vol 1 Blu-ray extra

Updated 11 months ago

About the film

The residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis gets a surprise monster-sized pet.

Alternative Titles: Puppy, ''Puppy!''

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Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

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

Video Notes:

StudioCanal's 4K release is similar in encode quality, but has significant glitches in multiple frames. See comparisons 9-16 here: https://slow.pics/c/YkSVb3Ey

Audio Notes:

The pitch of the StudioCanal 4K's English audio is too high

Additional Info:

Criterion has more extras than StudioCanal.

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Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

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StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray minimal picture upgrade (2K upscale)

Audio Notes:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray has good new Atmos mix

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4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

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Best Audio:

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Audio Notes:

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