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Twilight Time > BFI >> Kino Lorber/MoC

UK MoC Blu-ray is slightly sharper than French Gaumont Blu-ray see caps

No comparison available

• MoC Early Universal Vol. 2 box set Blu-ray

• Kino Lorber Blu-ray

• Imprint Tales of Adventure: Collection 8 Blu-ray

MoC same Cohen 2k transfer but slightly better encoding

Available in Kino Lorber The Wildcat Blu-ray as extras, or MoC Madame Dubarry Blu-ray but OOP

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin Blu-ray

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin Blu-ray has stlighly better encoding than US Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray have different grading see caps

Subjective, but the concertina score by Bernard Wrigley on the OOP MoC Blu-ray is generally regarded as very weak. For example, it frequently doesn't match the action. The Meg Morley score on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray is considered superior.

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

MoC vs Kino Lorber no comparison, but seems to be the same restoration

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

No comparison available

MoC OOP Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

MoC vs Kino Lorber Blu-ray, where Kino Lorber is supposedly a new restoration, different tint but darker and less shadow details http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_73/early_murnau_blu-ray.htm 

2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray

2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray that some may prefer

Eureka with Murnau institute restoration featuring score based on original score, BFI uses Photoplay restoration with James Bernard score

Both Eureka and BFI Blu-rays are worthy of owning. Each restoration has unique positives and extras. The James Bernard score on the BFI is outstanding and the image tinting is different to how the Murnau institute official restoration was done. The Eureka MoC Blu-ray is stuffed with extras and remains one of the best-made Blu-rays of all time. Whatever you do: AVOID THE Kino Lorber Blu-ray!!! It uses the same Murnau institute restoration but drops frames for the whole feature - thus it loses a significant portion of the film! This was never acknowledged or addressed. The Kino Lorber Blu-ray remains one of the worst Blu-rays of all time for this reason.

MoC or Kino Lorber Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 Blu-ray boxset

(a newer restoration by Lobster Films compared to the older 1920-1923 boxset)

No comparison between MoC and Kino Lorber available

MoC boxset has more extras and commentary tracks, while also providing a 184-page book, a substantially better extras package compared to Kino Lorber

Kino Lorber and MoC same resto, no comparison

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- MoC included in boxset

Germany new 2k restoration, no subs
- US Flicker Alley not sure which restoration

2019 Kino Lorber > MoC/Cohen > 2011 Kino Lorber