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Second Sight

39 films on Best Blurays

Based in United KingdomFounded 1994secondsightfilms.co.uk ↗

An independent UK distributor run by founder Chris Holden since 1994, Second Sight releases classic, cult and recent films on Blu-ray and 4K UHD for the UK market. Its limited editions come in rigid boxes with books and art cards, often built around new restorations and commissioned extras. The catalogue runs from Picnic at Hanging Rock and Mean Streets to Cronenberg horror and modern titles such as Drive.

Aliases: ss, second sight

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Director: Bruce Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

OOP US Monterey Video Blu-ray or OOP UK Second Sight Blu-ray

Video Notes:

OOP US Monterey Video Blu-ray or OOP UK Second Sight Blu-ray share the same restoration, but no comparison available

HD Streaming is available otherwise

Director: Sergei Parajanov

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight Blu-ray

Video Notes:

But Ritrovata yellow across all BDs

Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 WB LaserDisc

Director: Tobe Hooper

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray/France Carlotta 4K Blu-ray (preference)

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

Video Notes:

(Carlotta 4K Blu-ray has some better shots than Second Sight 4K Blu-ray and is more accurate to the theatrical grade: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=18250&d2=18597&s1=210919&s2=219265&i=4&l=0&a=1)

Best Audio:

LaserDisc/VHS likely will have less filtered and correct audio. MPI 4K Blu-ray’s mono appears to be correct content-wise.

Director: Peter Weir

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: Second Sight 4K Blu-ray Director's Cut: Second Sight 4K Blu-ray or old master

English-Friendly Notes:

(Criterion/Second Sight Blu-ray. Up to preference)

Director: George A. Romero

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Director: David Cronenberg

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 R1 MGM DVD

Director: Peter Medak

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

TV series

Best English-Friendly:

Second Sight Blu-ray

Best Video:

2018 Second Sight Blu-ray

Best Audio:

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Director: Andrzej Żuławski

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

> Le Chat Qui Fume 4K Blu-ray > Umbrella 4K Blu-ray see caps

Second Sight uses the same Le Chat Qui Fume master, but encoded by FiM and applied Dolby Vision. Umbrella's encoding is visibly worse than Le Chat Qui Fume.

Additional Info:

Mondo Vision Blu-ray and Anchor Bay DVD have an alternate audio track with an unauthorized soundtrack.

Director: David Cronenberg

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

UK Second Sight 4K Blu-ray is FiM encoded and superior to French Severin or German 4K Blu-ray: see comparison

Director: Robert Harmon

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix

Director: Phil Joanou

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Second Sight Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

UK Second Sight Blu-ray maybe better than all the other Blu-rays?

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with DNR and poor compression

Additional Info:

US Twilight Time and Germany NSM Blu-rays have exclusive extras

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray has better encoding than Magnolia Pictures

Second Sight vs Nordisk Denmark Import - caps

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray is a Criterion SDR master with a HDR grade. Caps & comparison

Directors: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez

Best English-Friendly:

Second Sight UK Blu-ray for restored versions of both theatrical cut and festival cut

Upcoming Release:

Lionsgate Limited US Blu-ray available for pre-order

Best Audio:

Second Sight UK Blu-ray replacement disc

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