Films

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is best, but has surrounds 3 dB too loud

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is 2K DI upscale but better encoded than the previous Blu-ray see caps

Paramount 4K Blu-ray has heavy DNR in many scenes

R1 DVD for the original Dolby Stereo. Criterion 4K Blu-ray upmix is fine, Sony Blu-ray has phasing issues

R1 DVD for original Dolby Stereo with better dynamics

R1 DVD has the original Dolby Stereo 2.0 mix and a more faithful 5.1 presentation (possibly from 6-track)

R1 DVD has the original theatrical 5.1 and 2.0 mixes, Blu-ray is remixed

5.1 is the same on all Blu-rays

Criterion is horrible, US DVD is from a print and distorted

The new master (both Blu-ray and Streaming streams) is botched, removes everything above 5.5 kHz.

> Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Arrow 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is a port of 2000 MGM DVD and superior to Kino Lorber. LaserDisc likely minimally better.

WB 4K Blu-ray retains the revisionist colors with minor tweaks, has OG mono

Kino Lorber Blu-ray doesn’t have good encoding, but according to BR, the English Cult Films Blu-ray is worse, and the original master just isn’t that good

Also available on Amazon in SD Streaming with Cohen