Turbine

11 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 8 in 4K3 in HD1 more for audio only

Best 4K release by tier:

Excellent
2
Solid
1
Disappointing
1

Based in GermanyFounded 2004turbine.de (opens in a new tab)

Films where Turbine's release is the pick. How picks are made

Christian Becker and Phil Friederichs founded Turbine Medien in Münster in 2004 to put out Dieter Hallervorden and Oliver Kalkofe comedy on DVD. The German label now licenses horror, action and cult titles, from Hollywood studio catalogue films to Zhang Yimou's wuxia epics, for limited mediabooks, steelbooks and collector's boxes. Since about 2020 it has also issued new 4K restorations on UHD.

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Films where Turbine's release is the pick. How picks are made

8 in 4K

Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

The Frighteners (1996)

Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray teased for many years, will come out once Turbine's exclusivity rights expire

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

3.5

Daylight (1996)

Director: Rob Cohen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

> US Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

comparison between the Turbine and Kino grades. The former is director-supervised.

Best Audio:

(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray DTS HD5.1 seems to have stronger bass, but it's yet unclear which one has the original 5.1) Also see thread.

Additional Info:

The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray was recalled shortly after inital releases for unknown reasons.

2.9

Breakdown (1997)

Director: Jonathan Mostow

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Turbine 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Turbine 4K Blu-ray has the better encode. Paramount 4K Blu-ray is disappointing review. But both have DNR?

3.6

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Director: Jeff Rowe

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Paramount 4K Blu-ray (OOP Steelbook Edition for included Blu-ray)

3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray

Best Audio:

3.8

Pitch Black (2000)

Director: David Twohy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Turbine 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 is included on the Arrow 4K Blu-ray and the Old Universal Blu-ray

3.3

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Directors: Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic

Best English-Friendly:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2D version: Universal 4K Blu-ray

3D version: Turbine Germany 3D Blu-ray

Best Audio:

3.2

Infinity Pool (2023)

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

> Decal US 4K Blu-ray (Dolby Vision on the Germany 4K Blu-ray)

3.1

Barb Wire (1996)

Director: David Hogan

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray is disappointing review

2.3

3 in HD

Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating

The Fan (1996)

Director: Tony Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine Blu-ray or Australia Imprint Blu-ray?

3.0

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Director: Zhang Yimou

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray has a superior MPEG-4 AVC encode over the US Sony Blu-ray's MPEG-2 or France/Australia Universal Blu-ray's VC-1. Open matte version also included