The Arrival (1996)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror • 1h 55m
Overview
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
Director: David Twohy
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo, Phyllis Applegate, Tony T. Johnson, Alan Coates, Leon Rippy, Buddy Joe Hooker, Javier Morga, David Villalpando, María Luisa Coronel, Mónica Dionne, Alejandro Usigli, Jacqueline Voltaire, Luisa Huertas, Roger Cudney, Shane, Dave Galasso, Georg Lillitsch, Catalina Botello, David Sherrill, Ángel de la Peña, Ellen Bradley, Jorge Becerril, Jorge Zepeda, Ree Johnson, Andrea Sisniega
Director: David Twohy
Director: David Twohy
Director: David Twohy
Director: David Twohy
Director: David Twohy
Altered: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Altered: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: David Twohy
Altered: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Altered: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Director: David Twohy
Original 5.1 is included on the Arrow 4K Blu-ray and the Old Universal Blu-ray
Director: David Twohy
Original 5.1 is included on the Arrow 4K Blu-ray and the Old Universal Blu-ray
USA Lionsgate/A24 4K Blu-ray for Dolby Atmos mix
Netherlands Remain in Light 4K Blu-ray for the alternate Auro-3D mix (caveat: no English subtitles for Mandarin/Cantonese dialogue)
USA Lionsgate/A24 4K Blu-ray for Dolby Atmos mix
Netherlands Remain in Light 4K Blu-ray for the alternate Auro-3D mix (caveat: no English subtitles for Mandarin/Cantonese dialogue)
Director: Sam Raimi
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook, correct audio pitch and more bonus features
Confirmed to be a port of Sony's international 4K, encode different to Lionsgate's. Audio in the correct pitch and a cross-selection of archive extras where the Lionsgate had only one audio commentary. High Def reviewer thought the 2.0 was a mixdown of the 5.1 track.
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
LaserDisc has the original Mono
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch while the Sony release is in the right pitch
All releases after 2010 have digital alterations to some scenes. https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=999332
Director: Sam Raimi
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook, correct audio pitch and more bonus features
Confirmed to be a port of Sony's international 4K, encode different to Lionsgate's. Audio in the correct pitch and a cross-selection of archive extras where the Lionsgate had only one audio commentary. High Def reviewer thought the 2.0 was a mixdown of the 5.1 track.
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
LaserDisc has the original Mono
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch while the Sony release is in the right pitch
All releases after 2010 have digital alterations to some scenes. https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=999332
Director: Olivier Megaton
Director: Olivier Megaton
Director: Wes Craven
France M6 Video 4K Blu-ray
France M6 Video - Geoff D review.
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray disappointing - Avoid. Terrible release. Another Kino-grade encode with a huge DV layer. The Lionsgate Limited Steelbook has a different disc with exclusive bonus discs and apparently another poor encode but they also messed up the DV metadata and made that disc unwatchable with DV enabled.
US releases for the original audio
Pay per view version audio is on the UK Entertainment in Video Blu-ray and the France M6 Video 4K Blu-ray
Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray has exclusive extras
Director: Wes Craven
France M6 Video 4K Blu-ray
France M6 Video - Geoff D review.
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray disappointing - Avoid. Terrible release. Another Kino-grade encode with a huge DV layer. The Lionsgate Limited Steelbook has a different disc with exclusive bonus discs and apparently another poor encode but they also messed up the DV metadata and made that disc unwatchable with DV enabled.
US releases for the original audio
Pay per view version audio is on the UK Entertainment in Video Blu-ray and the France M6 Video 4K Blu-ray
Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray has exclusive extras
Director: Moritz Mohr
Italy Plaion has Dolby Vision, but the metadata is static: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=22742198&postcount=92
Director: Moritz Mohr
Italy Plaion has Dolby Vision, but the metadata is static: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=22742198&postcount=92
Director: John Woo
Director: John Woo
Director: Paul Feig
France 4K Blu-ray > Italy Eagle Pictures > US Lionsgate - caps
credits are in French though
Director: Paul Feig
France 4K Blu-ray > Italy Eagle Pictures > US Lionsgate - caps
credits are in French though
Directors: Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Lionsgate retains more detail, but Second Sight might be better in motion. Both are very close. Caps
Directors: Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Lionsgate retains more detail, but Second Sight might be better in motion. Both are very close. Caps
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
caps #1 (with FEL), caps #2
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
The compression is underwhelming on all discs, but despite trading blows in various frames, Lionsgate's re-released 4K disc wins.
The Lionsgate 4K re-release includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, transferred from a LaserDisc, with missing cues at side changeover points corrected, and consistent volume throughout, as well as two remixed variants in 5.1 and 7.1 Atmos. The 5.1 is incorrectly labeled as original on the menu.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
caps #1 (with FEL), caps #2
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (2026 Rambo set)
The compression is underwhelming on all discs, but despite trading blows in various frames, Lionsgate's re-released 4K disc wins.
The Lionsgate 4K re-release includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, transferred from a LaserDisc, with missing cues at side changeover points corrected, and consistent volume throughout, as well as two remixed variants in 5.1 and 7.1 Atmos. The 5.1 is incorrectly labeled as original on the menu.
2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray or 35mm scan for Theatrical Cut
For the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is the older pre 2017 transfer, but has DNR.
StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray is heavily denoised and smoothened, best Blu-ray is the 2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray (missing the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, which is on the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is DNRed), 35mm scan for the theatrical cut also available.
For the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is the older pre 2017 transfer, but has DNR.
Original Kodak CDS mix likely on the Artisan DVD and other Japan DVD.
Differences and review of the mix. There are earlier stereo mixes and many subsequent remixes on DVDs but it is unclear how many of them are really unique.
2017 Blu-Ray (which has the DNRed transfer), the 2009 Skynet Edition Blu-Ray, and the 2000 Ultimate Edition DVD have exclusive extras. The 2003 Extreme Edition DVD has some exclusive easter eggs.
2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray or 35mm scan for Theatrical Cut
For the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is the older pre 2017 transfer, but has DNR.
StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray is heavily denoised and smoothened, best Blu-ray is the 2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray (missing the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, which is on the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is DNRed), 35mm scan for the theatrical cut also available.
For the Ultimate Edition with the T-1000 searching John's room and the happy future ending, the 2009 Skynet Blu-ray, which is the older pre 2017 transfer, but has DNR.
Original Kodak CDS mix likely on the Artisan DVD and other Japan DVD.
Differences and review of the mix. There are earlier stereo mixes and many subsequent remixes on DVDs but it is unclear how many of them are really unique.
2017 Blu-Ray (which has the DNRed transfer), the 2009 Skynet Edition Blu-Ray, and the 2000 Ultimate Edition DVD have exclusive extras. The 2003 Extreme Edition DVD has some exclusive easter eggs.
More Science Fiction on Blu-ray
Directors: Masayuki & Hideaki Anno & Tsuyoshi Kaga & Shoichi Masuo & Ken Ando & Seiji Mizushima & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Naoyasu Habu & Hiroyuki Ishido & Tensai Okamura & Akira Takamura & Minoru Ohara & Masahiko Otsuka & Tetsuya Watanabe & Keiichi Sugiyama
Directors: Masayuki & Hideaki Anno & Tsuyoshi Kaga & Shoichi Masuo & Ken Ando & Seiji Mizushima & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Naoyasu Habu & Hiroyuki Ishido & Tensai Okamura & Akira Takamura & Minoru Ohara & Masahiko Otsuka & Tetsuya Watanabe & Keiichi Sugiyama
Director: James Cameron
Director: James Cameron
Director: Joe Dante
Director: Joe Dante
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Complete Cut: 2021 Sony 4K Blu-ray
Complete Cut: 2021 Japan Square Enix 4K Blu-ray but not English friendly. Dolby Vision is also only available on Japan 4K Blu-ray
Original Cut: 2005 Japan Square Enix DVD but not English friendly.
Complete Cut:
2021 Japan Square Enix 4K Blu-ray has a superior Dolby Atmos remix
2021 Japan Square Enix remastered Blu-ray has a superior original Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix
Original Cut:
Japan 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray have an exclusive end credit song on the Complete cut that is not present on international releases by Sony.
All Japanese releases of the Complete cut have English dub options, but no English subtitles for the original Japanese audio or on-screen text. Original cut only has Japanese audio without subtitles on the Japanese DVD.
All international releases by Sony only have dubtitles for the Japanese audio, not a proper translation of the Japanese script.
Complete Cut: 2021 Sony 4K Blu-ray
Complete Cut: 2021 Japan Square Enix 4K Blu-ray but not English friendly. Dolby Vision is also only available on Japan 4K Blu-ray
Original Cut: 2005 Japan Square Enix DVD but not English friendly.
Complete Cut:
2021 Japan Square Enix 4K Blu-ray has a superior Dolby Atmos remix
2021 Japan Square Enix remastered Blu-ray has a superior original Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix
Original Cut:
Japan 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray have an exclusive end credit song on the Complete cut that is not present on international releases by Sony.
All Japanese releases of the Complete cut have English dub options, but no English subtitles for the original Japanese audio or on-screen text. Original cut only has Japanese audio without subtitles on the Japanese DVD.
All international releases by Sony only have dubtitles for the Japanese audio, not a proper translation of the Japanese script.
Director: Angus MacLane
Director: Angus MacLane
Russia Sony Blu-ray has a superior 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 original mix compared to the 16-bit LPCM 5.1 on other Blu-ray releases and the 16-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray included with the Dolby Atmos remix.
Russia Sony Blu-ray has a superior 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 original mix compared to the 16-bit LPCM 5.1 on other Blu-ray releases and the 16-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray included with the Dolby Atmos remix.
High seas for the recreated Theatrical Cut
High seas for the recreated Theatrical Cut, Disney 4K Blu-ray is disappointing
2000 Japanese LaserDisc AC3 audio
High seas for the recreated Theatrical Cut
High seas for the recreated Theatrical Cut, Disney 4K Blu-ray is disappointing
2000 Japanese LaserDisc AC3 audio
Director: Abel Ferrara
Director: Abel Ferrara
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