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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: Jan de Bont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

EU Universal 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

DE Turbine is similar in quality, US Warner Bros is worse (caps: EU vs US, EU vs DE)

The 4K discs have different color timing to the older master, see caps.

The 2012 DE Turbine disc is the master as the 2008 US Warner Bros, only with some sharpening and a layer of added grain.

Best Audio:

2008 Warner Bros US Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

The EU disc from Universal has neutered bass.

4K Blu-ray Atmos track is much more compressed in all channels.

Director: Geoffrey Sax

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

BBC 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2016 BBC Blu-ray

Director: Mike Leigh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Better

Director: Simon Wincer

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

4K is defective with color space issues and poor encoding, UHD replacement disc is also defective with worse encode. The UHD has visible artifacts from the bad encoding. The HDR is overdone and the Paramount 4K master has grain management.
The new Kino Blu-ray has none of the UHD's problems and is superior to the UHD in every way though it still uses the same Paramount master.

Best Audio:

DVD 5.1 or LaserDisc 5.1 AC3, LD PCM 2.0 for the matrix stereo version. The LD and DVD seem to be the theatrical audio mix untouched with plenty of low end. This low end like a number of 90's Paramount titles was mixed out or tamed on subsequent releases. 

Additional Info:

The Lionsgate BD and Paramount BD share the same lackluster HD master with DNR and image distortion. The Lionsgate is much better encoded but has a 7.1 remix which messed up the original mix design by lessening all the great Foley work in favor of the score. The Paramount BD had a 5.1 lossless version of the original mix but it's a new version where the bass has been tamed so the track has lost its punch. The Kino Lorber UHD and Blu-ray recycle this same lesser 5.1 mastering. The original mix can still be heard on LD and DVD. The 2.0 stereo on the Kino is matrixed but also does not sound as good as the 2.0 matrix audio on DVD or LD.
Kino has a replacement program for the defective UHD to fix the color space issue. The new disc is not marked, has a worse encode AND DOES NOT FIX THE COLOR SPACE! Thus it is a worse defective disc version of the original defective disc.
The Billy Zane interview on the Kino BD has technical issues in the editing and clip quality used.

Director: Michael Bay

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney+ HD Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

4K possibly teased?

Video Notes:

Disney+ has new master better than Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Criterion DVD/Disney Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Criterion DVD/Disney Blu-ray is missing a line:

Hummel: (line missing)
 
Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Disney+:

Hummel: Hummel.

Lou Lindstrom: "Hello Frank. Lou Lindstrom"

Director: Lars von Trier

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

4K Restoration: Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Presentation: 2013 Japan King Records Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Criterion  Blu-ray contains exclusive interviews.

The 2013 King Records Blu-ray is the only Blu-Ray release with the video processed look that appeared theatrically, all following Blu-Ray releases use an restoration straight from the original camera negative.

Director: John Payson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Tony Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

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

Director: Ron Shelton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Trey Parker

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Refuse Films or US Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Both releases have two presentations: sourced from the original Betacam master tapes, and another that uses a filmout of the tapes.

Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Australia Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

Director: Neil Jordan

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Ron Howard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Disney Blu-ray
Extended: LaserDisc or fan restoration

Director: Anthony Minghella

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Lionsgate Blu-ray

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

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for Dec 2026 release

Video Notes:

US Lionsgate Blu-ray looks very different from either Italy Eagle Pictures or Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=502 but other than color grading looks better

Director: Edward Yang

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4k restoration

Director: Richard Attenborough

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Wes Craven

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
Uncut Director's Cut: Either the Germany Kinowelt DVD, the Japan DVD, the Scandinavian DVD, or the US LaserDisc.

Sources: movie-censorship.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fan preservation is likely better quality.

Best Audio:

2011 Blu-ray/2021 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

The 2011 Lionsgate Blu-ray is incredibly poor for every Original Trilogy film; older processed older DVD-era masters with heavy use of DNR, sharpening and edge enhancement with a really dull color grade. The 4K Blu-ray is miles better. The DTS-HD 5.1 across all three films appears to be the same on both the Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray, and they appear to be the untouched theatrical 5.1 mixes. 

The Uncut version has more violence: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=256325

Director: Nora Ephron

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Christopher Guest

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Cheryl Dunye

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 2k transfer

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