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Director: Francis Ford Coppola

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

Paramount 2008 Blu-ray Coppola Restoration

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2008 Blu-ray lossy mono

Audio Notes:

(Britain release only has 5.1)

Additional Info:

The Paramount 4K "restoration" is a desecration. It has completely revisionist color timing, harsh HDR, treatment of stock footage, bad encoding, selective DNR and grain management so bad that the entire screen frequently freezes up with only characters moving around in grain soup. It is so bad that the film's restorer Robert Harris publicly washed his hands of it saying essentially the 2007 restoration (with Willis and Coppola supervising) is how the film was intended and made. This is Paramount's modern version done their way. The new 1080p SDR Blu-rays in print are the crap 4K desecration master with the same problems still there just harder to spot and with crap encodes.
The mono option is an unnecessarily processed version of the lossy mono from the 2008 Blu-ray. The 2008 Blu-ray of the 2007 Coppola Restoration while an imperfect outdated disc is LIGHT YEARS better than this 4K desecration. The only truly major issue is that it is very slightly redder than the 2007 finished master as seen on DCPs. The lossy mono on the 2008 Blu-ray is the best version of the original mix known to exist as it is better than the late 80's mastering for VHS and LaserDisc.
DFIC review of the hideous crap 4K Blu-rays: https://youtu.be/0uw6-Kcy_UA?si=ob1nDg0wTCvemjH0

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray (caps)

Kadokawa JP Blu-ray has incorrect levels and looks slightly washed out. Criterion has slightly worse encoding, but both are solid in that regard.

Best Audio:

Eureka MoC DVD

Additional Info:

MoC has a different translation from Criterion.

Director: John Irvin

4K · Solid

Sources: fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

(not the 4K Blu-ray, previous LaserDisc could be better)

Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset

Director: Adrian Lyne

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

International Fox Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

International Fox Blu-ray has the best encoding and the OAR of 1.85.1.

France LCJ Editions 4K Blu-ray is worse than Blu-ray - caps. Upscale from the BD with fake grain and horrendously encoded. AI enhancement is also present.

International Fox Blu-ray has the best encoding and the OAR of 1.85.1.

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche

4K · Worse Than BD

Directors: Jackie Chan & Benny Chan

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset

Director: Lau Kar-Leung

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray from the Jackie Chan Boxset

Director: Paul Michael Glaser

4K · Solid
Best Video:

Paramount US 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

70mm 6-Track: Paramount US 4K Blu-ray

35mm matrixed Dolby Stereo: 1995 Live Home Video US LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

Although the provenance of Paramount's 5.1 track is not confirmed, the fidelity is outstanding and speaks for itself.
The 7.1 track on the Capelight/old Lionsgate release is just an upmix with nothing gained over the 5.1.
The original stereo mix is only present on older DVDs and LaserDiscs; all Blu-ray 2.0 tracks are downmixes.

Additional Info:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray has no extras, Capelight 4K Blu-ray has most of the extras, Olive Films Blu-ray has a exclusive commentary

Director: Joss Whedon

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(4K Blu-ray has DNR)

Director: George Lucas

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

Original 1973 cut: 35mm scans

1978 reissue cut: 2011 Universal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original 1973 cut: 35mm scans

1978 reissue cut: 1992 Japan CIC Video LaserDisc

Director: Charles Band

4K · Worse Than BD
Video Notes:

Full Moon Features Blu-ray or 88 Films Blu-ray is better than 4K Blu-ray, which is poorly encoded

Director: Alan Shapiro

4K · Worse Than BD
Video Notes:

Avoid the Germany Hanselab 4K Blu-ray, as it's riddled with oversaturated colors, poor encoding, AI upscaling, and DNR. The included Blu-ray is also DNRed.

Director: Steven Spielberg

4K · Worse Than BD

Director: Na Hong-jin

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

2016 Well Go Blu-ray

Sources: Reddit (opens in a new tab)

Director: Lee Jeong-beom

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

Well Go Blu-ray or any of the international Blu-rays?

Video Notes:

Well Go Blu-ray or any of the international Blu-rays? > 4K Blu-ray, 4K is AI upscaled

Director: Rich Lee

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Amazon 4K Streaming

Director: Terence Young

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

GoodLife TV broadcast recordings

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Best English-Friendly:

US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Dynit Blu-ray

Best Audio:

US GKIDS Blu-ray for Japanese audio and Bandai Entertainment USA dub

OOP US ADV DVD for ADV dub

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Dynit Blu-ray