Barry Lyndon (1975)
Drama, Romance, War, History • 3h 3m
Overview
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Marie Kean, Diana Körner, Murray Melvin, Frank Middlemass, Leon Vitali, Arthur O'Sullivan, Godfrey Quigley, Leonard Rossiter, Philip Stone, André Morell, Billy Boyle, John Bindon, Roger Booth, Jonathan Cecil, Peter Cellier, Geoffrey Chater, Anthony Dawes, Patrick Dawson, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Herrick, Barry Jackson, Wolf Kahler, Pat Laffan, Hans Meyer, Ferdy Mayne, David Morley, Liam Redmond, Pat Roach, Dominic Savage, Frederick Schiller, George Sewell, Anthony Sharp, John Sharp, Roy Spencer, Michael Hordern, John Sullivan, Harry Towb, Norman Gay, Vivian Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Anthony Lang, Gary Taylor, John Trehy, George Holdcroft, Mark Baxter
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Orson Welles
MoC 4K Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray are similar
Director: Jean Renoir
The Criterion 4K Blu-ray has marginally better detail and grain structure than ESC 4K Blu-ray
The ESC France 4K Blu-ray is an SDR grade erroneously presented in HDR, but if your player can force the HDR into SDR it looks very good.
Director: Jean Renoir
The Criterion 4K Blu-ray has marginally better detail and grain structure than ESC 4K Blu-ray
The ESC France 4K Blu-ray is an SDR grade erroneously presented in HDR, but if your player can force the HDR into SDR it looks very good.
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking
1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD
Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion 4K Blu-ray - subtle difference in encoding to the Criterion in encoding, trading blows in different shots, with Plaion taking a slight edge with less highlight blocking
1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 Region 1 MGM DVD
Criterion's 2.0 sounds muffled due to noise reduction and EQ.
Plaion's 2.0 lacks bass and has a very bright EQ, more resembling the 5.1 remix. Plaion’s 2.0 doesn't have any filtering unlike the Criterion, see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=23831289&postcount=110
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: Jean Vigo
Director: Charlie Chaplin
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray
Cut info: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=31209
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Charlie Chaplin
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray
Cut info: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=31209
1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD
Director: Béla Tarr
Curzon 4K Blu-ray August
Director: Béla Tarr
Curzon 4K Blu-ray August
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Paramount 4K Blu-ray but poor encode, no alternatives though
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion 4K
UK Warner Bros Steelbook 4K Blu-ray
Uncensored: Cinema DTS
Censored: Criterion
Comparison
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion 4K
UK Warner Bros Steelbook 4K Blu-ray
Uncensored: Cinema DTS
Censored: Criterion
Comparison
Director: Stanley Kubrick
WB 4K 5.1: a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD
Director: Stanley Kubrick
WB 4K 5.1: a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray worse than Blu-ray with poor encoding (review)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray worse than Blu-ray with poor encoding (review)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
UK MoC 4K Blu-ray better encoding
Original mix: 1999 R1 MGM DVD
Restored remix: UK MoC 4K Blu-ray
From cbc: "I'm personally quite fond of the restored track on Eureka's 4K Blu-ray. It does have spots with objectively worse fidelity, but for the most part, it sounds a lot more natural and less shrill, particularly dialogue. It seems to be a new mixdown of stems. Technically a remix, so not everyone's cup of tea, but it's not revisionist like most new movie mixes tend to be"
Director: Stanley Kubrick
UK MoC 4K Blu-ray better encoding
Original mix: 1999 R1 MGM DVD
Restored remix: UK MoC 4K Blu-ray
From cbc: "I'm personally quite fond of the restored track on Eureka's 4K Blu-ray. It does have spots with objectively worse fidelity, but for the most part, it sounds a lot more natural and less shrill, particularly dialogue. It seems to be a new mixdown of stems. Technically a remix, so not everyone's cup of tea, but it's not revisionist like most new movie mixes tend to be"
WB 4K Blu-ray (early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed)
WB 4K Blu-ray (early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, better than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, better than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
Director: Stanley Kubrick
2024 Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, worse on 4k than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
See caps: The Seafarers 2012 Blu-ray vs 2024 Blu-ray vs 4K Blu-ray: https://slow.pics/c/AQhszlGn
Director: Stanley Kubrick
2024 Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, worse on 4k than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
See caps: The Seafarers 2012 Blu-ray vs 2024 Blu-ray vs 4K Blu-ray: https://slow.pics/c/AQhszlGn
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, better than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Kino Lorber Fear and Desire Blu-ray extra
4k resto included in Kino Lorber Fear and Desire, better than Blu-ray https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812039#p812039
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
Director: Sidney Lumet
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2011 Criterion Blu-ray is the best. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has heavily filtered audio
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Ridley Scott
Capelight 4K Blu-ray has better encode than Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Ridley Scott
Capelight 4K Blu-ray has better encode than Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Luis Buñuel
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray uses a newer 4k scan than Criterion Blu-ray or older StudioCanal Blu-ray see https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4373
Director: Luis Buñuel
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray
StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray uses a newer 4k scan than Criterion Blu-ray or older StudioCanal Blu-ray see https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4373
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International WB UHD > US Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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US Criterion 4K Blu-ray > International WB 4K Blu-ray see caps. While WB has better highlights, Criterion resolves grains better and is believed to have a more accurate color grading.
For Criterion 4K Blu-ray: The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the Blu-ray as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
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International WB UHD > US Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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US Criterion 4K Blu-ray > International WB 4K Blu-ray see caps. While WB has better highlights, Criterion resolves grains better and is believed to have a more accurate color grading.
For Criterion 4K Blu-ray: The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the Blu-ray as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
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WB International UHD > Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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International WB UHD > US Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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WB International UHD > Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
Source:
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International WB UHD > US Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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11/19/2025
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Criterion UHD.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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WB International UHD > Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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Criterion UHD.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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WB International UHD > Criterion UHD, much better encode than Criterion without the blocky highlights and further restoration was done to remove the hairs in the gate that Criterion left in.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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Criterion UHD.
The better resolution and the subtly adjusted grading paired with HDR makes for a more rounded, fine-tuned experience. The encoding is a leap forward from the BD as darker shots are no longer a macroblocking mess on the 4K.
The egregious parts that remain are the highlights and larger, flat grey skies. Barely any or no pre-filtering seems to have been applied. When grain resolves properly, it does look fine and detailed which wasn’t really the case back when they filtered everything.
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