Cannibal! The Musical (1996)
Comedy, Western, Thriller • 1h 37m
Director: Trey Parker
Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Ian Hardin, Jon Hegel, Masao Maki, Robert Muratore, Toddy Walters, Jason McHugh, Stan Brakhage, Randy Parker, Stephen Blackpool, Dan Brother, Duster, Brad Gordon, Dave Hardin, Edward Henwood, Andrew Kemler, Steve Jackson, Jessica James Kelly, Martin Leeper, Dirk Martin, Joe McHugh, Carter Smith, Aubrey Strafferd, Edith Swanson, Cole Taylor, Mark Welby, Don Yannacito, Junichi, Tomomi, Kevin Allen, Liane Adamo, Jerry Aronson, Chris Graves, Kimberly Kidder, Brody McHugh, Tom Parkin, Phil Solomon
UK Refuse Films or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 month ago
Both releases have two presentations: sourced from the original Betacam master tapes, and another that uses a filmout of the tapes.
Overview
Heading through Colorado Territory in search of gold and women, Alferd Packer and his group of bemused companions find themselves lost, starving and musically inspired by the obstacles they confront along the way, including a die-hard Confederate cyclops, a trio of surly trappers, a tribe of Japanese-speaking "Indians," and ultimately, each other.
Director: Hal Needham
2026 Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray, 2025 Umbrella 4K Blu-ray
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Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray see caps
For Blu-ray, UK Second Sight is better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Director: Joe Dante
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Director: Abel Ferrara
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray in July
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Terry Jones
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The Criterion BD, which is sold separately, has a clunky encode unlike the Criterion UHD, even if it plays better in motion than the caps would suggest. Still, provided you're equipped to play 4K discs, UHD or bust for this one. https://slow.pics/c/hmDYlKgE
Director: Paul Leni
Theatrical/Original A negative: MoC Blu-ray
European C/D negative but better picture quality: Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
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From DVDBeaver: The MoC Blu-ray is scanned from the American A negative, as opposed to the European C or D negatives used by Photoplay and others (Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray), so it is identical with the film US audiences saw in 1927
See caps for comparison
In addition, the Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has sepia tinting throughout while the MoC Blu-ray has yellow for normal scenes, blue for night scenes, and some even green tintings.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
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Eureka UK is considering doing a 4K https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264
Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
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StudioCanal 4K
Director: Preston Sturges
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Jamie Babbit
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Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray is a disaster. The compression on the base layer is horrid, and the oversized 18 Mbps FEL barely helps.
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray includes original matrixed Dolby Stereo mix, albeit lossy, and a 5.1 surround upmix. The stereo track on previous BD and DVD releases is also lossy and sounds about the same.
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