Vinegar Syndrome

35 films on Best Blurays

Based in United StatesFounded 2012vinegarsyndrome.com ↗

Based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this American label began in 2012 rescuing 1960s to 1980s adult and exploitation films and has widened into horror, action and other genre cinema. Its own lab scans surviving elements, usually original negatives, in 2K or 4K, so most releases are new restorations, many on 4K UHD. Sister imprints include Cinématographe for American art cinema and the production arm Vinegar Syndrome Pictures.

Aliases: visyn, vinegar syndrome, vinegar, vinsyn, vs

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Putney Swope (1969)

Director: Robert Downey Sr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Indicator Blu-ray or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Indicator Blu-ray or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray no comparison available but both from the same Academy 4K restoration

3.7

The Boys in the Band (1970)

Director: William Friedkin

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray see caps

For Blu-ray, UK Second Sight is better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.9

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

Director: John D. Hancock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

3.5

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

Director: John Newland

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

3.1

Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

Director: Paul Morrissey

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray second pressing only

Video Notes:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray applies to second pressing only which fixes the oversaturated skin tones, the replacement disc has the 4K Blu-ray logo on a yellow background instead of white

3.2

Thieves Like Us (1974)

Director: Robert Altman

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

3.6

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)

Director: Richard Brooks

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

3.6

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Director: William Sachs

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

2.7

King of the Gypsies (1978)

Director: Frank Pierson

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

FiM encode and a very good new master

3.2

Little Darlings (1980)

Director: Ronald F. Maxwell

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

3.5

Madman (1981)

Director: Joe Giannone

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

2.6

Death Wish II (1982)

Director: Michael Winner

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Best Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding

2.9

Cloak & Dagger (1984)

Director: Richard Franklin

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Best Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray poor encoding and questionable HDR application in some scenes

3.3

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

Director: Simon Wincer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Explorers (1985)

Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray caps and comparison video

Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Director: Joseph Zito

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

2.9

Rad (1986)

Director: Hal Needham

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

2026 Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray, 2025 Umbrella 4K Blu-ray

3.2

At Close Range (1986)

Director: James Foley

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray, FiM encode

3.5

The Belly of an Architect (1987)

Director: Peter Greenaway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Video Notes:

3.8

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

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