ESC

10 films on Best Blurays

Based in FranceFounded 2012esc-boutique.com ↗

Paris-based ESC began in 2012 as ESC Éditions with a Hollywood Legends line of classic American films, and renamed itself ESC Films in 2025 after moving into theatrical distribution. Its catalogue groups genre and horror titles, Van Damme-era action and popular heritage films, released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD in numbered collector lines such as Cult'Édition, ESC Vidéo Club and VHS Box.

Aliases: esc

Animal Crackers (1930)

Director: Victor Heerman

Best English-Friendly:

US Universal or UK Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Universal, UK Arrow, or France ESC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparison available

3.6

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco

Best English-Friendly:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray no comparison available online

3.4

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Director: Nicholas Ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion > France ESC Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2005 Carlotta DVD

4.0

The Hireling (1973)

Director: Alan Bridges

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator UK or ESC France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Indicator UK or ESC France Blu-ray no comparisons. Indicator is a newer release and HD remaster, so I assume ESC is the same.

3.4

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Director: George A. Romero

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2020 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Theatrical: 2017 Midnight Factory Blu-ray or 2013 Japan Happinet Blu-ray

European: 5.1 remix on 2016 Midnight Factory and 2021 ESC 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Theatrical: 2017 Midnight Factory Blu-ray or 2013 Japan Happinet Blu-ray

European: 5.1 remix on 2016 Midnight Factory and 2021 ESC 4K Blu-ray much more detailed than all mono mixes

4.0

Ms .45 (1981)

Director: Abel Ferrara

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray caps

Best Audio:

Drafthouse US Blu-ray or ESC France Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Identical. Arrow 4K Blu-ray is lossy transcode.

3.8

Bloodsport (1988)

Director: Newt Arnold

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · hdnumerique.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

France ESC 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Better than Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray.

Best Audio:

Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

(the ESC 4K Blu-ray have no original 2.0 and a different Atmos mix. More about the ESC mix in this review)

Renegades (1989)

Director: Jack Sholder

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Explosive Media or France ESC Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

Spain Resen Blu-ray is a bootleg

Germany Hanselab 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling

Diabolique (1996)

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France ESC or Spain Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

Germany Hanselab 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Director: Chris Nahon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: France ESC Blu-ray or US Fox Blu-ray?

Uncut: any of the France DVDs

Best Audio:

US Anchor Bay TrueHD 5.1

Audio Notes:

Germany DTS-HD 6.1 is inferior due to clipping.

3.2

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