Blu-ray
3065 films on Best Blurays
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Films where Blu-ray is in a pick or an upcoming release.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
UK ICON 4K Blu-ray (caps)
UK 4K Blu-ray has a slightly better encode than US Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray and Germany StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray
5.1 mix is flawed on Shout! Factory/ICON, a phasey upmix instead of the proper discrete surround. The UHD 2.0 tracks are downmixes of that track.
2008 Fox Blu-ray sounds great, very close to the original 70mm mix, only with split surround.
2001 DVD has the original mix as 4.1 and matrixed 2.0.
Imprint 4K has a 4.0 track. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has a different 5.1, unclear if it's the same as Fox BD.
Director: Isao Takahata
2015 Japan "Isao Takahata Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
Japanese audio: 2015 Japan "Isao Takahata Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
Director: Edward Yang
Korea Nova Media Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Korea Nova Media Blu-ray probably > Criterion
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Warner Archive Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray See caps
DE Nameless 4K Blu-ray is an extremely poor AI upscale. See caps
Director: Maurice Pialat
Director: Martin Scorsese
Director: Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Pick your poison: USA Film Movement Blu-ray (two scenes cut / censored & slight Ritrovata yellow tint) or UK 88 Films Blu-ray (DNR)
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Pick your poison: USA Film Movement Blu-ray (two scenes cut / censored & slight Ritrovata yellow tint) or UK 88 Films Blu-ray (DNR). nic’s review
Director: Zhang Yimou
Imprint Blu-ray or new restoration soon
Sources: fareastfilm.com (opens in a new tab)
Or potential new resto https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/news/far-east-film-festival-26/?IDLYT=13308
Director: Oliver Stone
Theatrical Cut 4K Blu-ray in August
Director's Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)
Theatrical Cut: The Shout UHD DTS-HD 2.0
Theatrical Cut: The Shout UHD DTS-HD 2.0 seems to be the same mix overall as the 1992 laserdisc PCM 2.0 but its not a straight port. Even though there are some minor differences, it does not seem to be a downmix of the 5.1. It could possibly be a new mastering. It has just a tiny bit more dynamic range than the laserdisc, but the laserdisc has a bit more presence in the lower and midrange frequencies.
Director: Éric Rohmer
Criterion Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Criterion Blu-ray is English-friendly but has very poor compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21900961&postcount=22
Director: Edward James Olmos
Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Shout! Factory Blu-ray is better encoded than older Universal HD-DVD see caps
Director: Michael Apted
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: 2003 Sony/Columbia NTSC DVD 2.0
5.1 remix: 2024 Sony Blu-ray
The 5.1 track on the UHD is a remix originally included on the 2024 Blu-ray, but missing the LFE track. The UHD 2.0 track is a downmix of the faulty 5.1, severely lacking bass.
The digital track on the earlier LaserDisc is most likely the same as DVD, minus the lossy compression.
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