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Blue Velvet (1986)
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Blue Velvet (1986)

Mystery, Thriller, Crime • 2h

Overview

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Director: David Lynch

Best English-Friendly Release

Best Video Release

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

Best Audio Release

1993 MGM LaserDisc/2000 R1MGM DVDCriterion'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.

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Solid

Criterion/Plaion

TSPDT

2026: #85
2025: #90
2024: #87
2023: #87
2022: #87

External Links

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Review

Picture: 8, Audio: 7, Extras: 7

Length

120 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

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