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3065 films on Best Blurays

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Films where Blu-ray is in a pick or an upcoming release.

Director: Claude Lanzmann

Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

MoC

Video Notes:

MoC > Criterion

Best Audio:

R2 Video Film/Express DVD

Director: Dan O'Bannon

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

> Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (small caveat to both UHDs: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout! Factory/Arrow) (caveat for Arrow: missing the Zombie subtitles and the workprint found on the Shout! Factory release)

Comparison between Arrow and Shout! Factory: https://slow.pics/c/iOrdhnra

Best Audio:

Germany NSM Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Germany NSM Blu-ray has the unaltered Mono track with Dead Beat Dance intact.

Director: Edward Yang

Director: Chantal Akerman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Chantal Akerman: Volume 2 Blu-ray

Director: John Glen

Best English-Friendly:

MGM Blu-ray 

Best Video:

MGM Blu-ray despite Lowry master issues

Best Audio:

1990 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

All versions since 2000 use MGM’s heavily bass filtered remix

Director: Akira Kurosawa

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

>StudioCanal UK (slightly better encoding on Eagle?)

Best Audio:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has original 4.0

Additional Info:

The US Criterion DVD has some unique supplements with 2.0 surround audio - this release contains Japan end titles.

The Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has some exclusive features with 4.0 audio (though the release is not English-friendly)- this release contains Japan end titles.

The StudioCanal releases contain France end titles - while their 4K Blu-ray releases contain identical features.

Director: Walter Murch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2015 Disney Movie Club Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2002 Buena Vista UK DVD

Additional Info:

2004 Buena Vista US DVD has exclusive extras

Director: George A. Romero

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

Mono: 35mm scan, old Shout! Factory and Australia Umbrella Blu-ray sounds better than the rest of the discs, but has noise reduction

Stereo: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has a transfer of the 1986 Japan LaserDisc Stereo

Director: Tom Holland

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Eureka Blu-ray's stereo

Audio Notes:

Eureka Blu-ray's stereo sounds better than the Sony 4K Blu-ray stereo

Additional Info:

Twilight Time has an isolated score

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Best English-Friendly:

Taiwan Sony Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta Blu-ray, HD transfer, also available in a set

Best Audio:

2006 Japan Kinokuniya DVD

Director: Michael Cimino

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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

Audio Notes:

Reportedly.

Director: John Badham

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Ridley Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US/Director's Cuts: US Arrow Blu-ray

International Cut: International Fox Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2004 WB DVD

Director: Paul Schrader

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

See Chris's review

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Their 4K Blu-ray has minor additional filtering.

Director: Roger Donaldson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Gavin Millar

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: lddb.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Japan Tohokushinsha Home Video LaserDisc [K88L-5085]

Audio Notes:

Japan Tohokushinsha Home Video LaserDisc [K88L-5085] possibly?

Director: Peter Greenaway

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

UK BFI Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

> US Zeitgeist Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK BFI Blu-ray or US Zeitgeist Blu-ray

Director: Tinto Brass

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Shameless Blu-ray

Director: Elem Klimov

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Not really noticeable difference to Germany Bildstörung Blu-ray

Best Video:

Germany Bildstörung Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Germany Bildstörung Blu-ray marginally better encode than Criterion

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