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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: John A. Davis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount Blu-ray

Director: Ron Howard

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Universal 4K Blu-ray - caps. Looks stunning against the horribly neutralized old master. Very glad Deakins supervised the new grade and had Universal restore his color filters.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Universal Blu-ray (included in the 4K edition) has the original 5.1 mix not on the 4K disc 

Additional Info:

The original 5.1 surround mix from the 2011 USA BD was included alongside the new Atmos upmix. The compatibility track is a downmix of the Atmos. The Atmos is overall lightly remixed with noticeably more high frequencies rolled-off relative to the old 5.1. I think the 5.1 sounds better. The 5.1 mix from the USA BD was used as it sounds essentially the same as the EUR BD (with some minor loudness differences) while not featuring the dither noise and low frequency noise that the EUR has. Commentaries between the USA UHD and USA BD are the same, with both featuring Dolby Surround metadata

Audio comparison: 5.1 surround

Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays

The 2020 Blu-ray (the one without the green tint) may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?

Best Audio:

New Line Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

New Line Blu-ray have the original 6.1 mixes

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases

The 2011 Blu-ray notoriously had a green tint, the 2020 one removes it.

Director: Takashi Miike

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Well Go US Blu-ray / Tokyo Shock US Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

4K Remaster: Carlotta FR 4K Blu-ray
Original digital master: Tokyo Shock US Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(see video/audio notes)

The original master is of poor quality, blurry with some damage and bad levels, which the 4K remaster improves upon, with better detail in compression. Unfortunately, the 4K master has significant issues with color posterization, making it look like poor quality digital video rather than 16mm film. Comparison between masters, Carlotta/Tokyo Shock clip

Best Audio:

Original Japanese: Carlotta FR 4K Blu-ray
English dub: Tokyo Shock US Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Well Go does not include the dub.

Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

> Canada Alliance Blu-ray see caps

Director: Fred Vogel

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Unearthed films Blu-ray

Director: Bill Morrison

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Icarus Films OOP Blu-ray or UK BFI Bill Morrison: Selected Films 1996-2014 Blu-ray

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Best English-Friendly:

Korea Blu-ray

Best Video:

France/Italy

Video Notes:

France/Italy has Blu-ray, no US/UK releases

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K master with OAR of 1.85 restored streaming on HBO MAX


WB US Blu-ray or UK Entertainment in Video Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

WB 4K Blu-ray teased by Guillermo Del Toro

Video Notes:

CA Alliance Blu-ray or dutch Blu-ray are the same masters but have additional sharpening.

Additional Info:

The original DVD has an isolated score and a exclusive easter egg

Director: Aleksandr Sokurov

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: nwfilmnewsroom.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber has Blu-ray, not sure if IS/EN are newer restoration https://nwfilmnewsroom.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/russian-ark-brand-new-4k-restoration/

Director: Gaspar Noé

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK Indicator is good, not sure about US

Directors: Kelly Asbury & Lorna Cook

Best English-Friendly & Video:

DreamWorks/Universal Blu-ray

Director: Christopher Nolan

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Medusa Blu-ray

Video Notes:

> US WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

WB Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

WB Blu-ray has 24 bit DTS-HD MA

Director: John Woo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MVD Blu-ray (2018 version with both cuts)

Best Audio:

Director's Cut: Scandinavia/UK MGM DVD DTS 5.1

Additional Info:

Germany Century³ Cinedition - Director's Cut Blu-ray has exclusive extras

Director: Doug Liman

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

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

US Cut: US Universal HD-DVD

International Cut: International Universal HD-DVD

Video Notes:

The Universal Blu-ray is slightly filtered and DNR'd compared to the HD-DVD, and the Universal 4K Blu-ray, on top of being upscaled, adds additional DNR and is softer than both previous HD releases.

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray DTS-HD 5.1

Additional Info:

Versions:
- The International version contains a short additional scene (part of the "Farmhouse" extended scene from the special features). See additional detail below.
- The US version does not contain this scene during the film. Director Doug Liman confirms in his audio commentary that the scene was cut from the original US theatrical release "for time".
- "The Explosive Extended Edition" found on some DVD releases is not an alternate cut of the film, simply an access mode that plays "The Bookend Scenes" features via non-seamless branching.

Deck the Halls scene:
The U.S. release is 118:17 while the European/Australian/Japanese releases are 118:36. There is no difference between the two running times from the start, but at 81:21, the U.S. version cuts from a kitchen scene of Marie and Eamon washing dishes, to a scene of Eamon bringing blankets to Jason and Marie. On the European/Australian releases, at the same point, there is a scene of Jason, Marie, Eamon and his children eating dinner while "Deck the Halls" plays in the background. There is no dialogue, the characters just each exchange uncomfortable glances. The scene goes to 81:40, then picks up the same scene of Eamon bringing blankets. This scene is included as an extra ("Farmhouse" extended scene) albeit sans the holiday themed music. Many thanks to Rewind user Mark Bowen for comparing these releases and letting us know the difference.

Directors: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

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

Director: Jay Roach

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The Hard Knock Life music video is censored on the Blu-ray while the DVD is uncensored.

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Lionsgate Blu-ray

Director: Rob Cohen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray (4K restoration) or Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray (higher bitrate)?
Director's Cut: Sony DVD

Best Audio:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray for the 24 bit DTS HD 5.1?

Director: Mark Romanek

Best English-Friendly:

Fox Blu-ray (very old master)

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