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3065 films on Best Blurays

Type: Format

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

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

TV Cut: BFI Blu-ray. Japan Blu-ray likely better, no caps.

Theatrical Cut: BFI Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(box set and standalone are identical)

Best Audio:

TV Cut: 2011 Criterion Blu-ray (the 2018 Criterion and 2023 BFI box set have signs of applying a limiter)

Theatrical Cut: Criterion LaserDisc, DVD

Director: Godfrey Reggio

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow

Video Notes:

Arrow has better encode than Criterion

Additional Info:

OOP IRE DVD is open matte, Criterion Blu-ray has more extras than Arrow

Director: Martin Scorsese

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2002 Fox DVD

Director: Bill Forsyth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Spirit Entertainment Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

UK Spirit Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray (mono mix)

Additional Info:

The UK Blu-ray is a marginally better encode than the Criterion, with better preseveration of detail: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5302

The Criterion Blu-ray presents the original mono mix. Most other Blu-rays and DVDs are remixed either to stereo or 5.1 surround, with loss of detail and very little actual separation.

Director: Chris Marker

Best English-Friendly:

English version: France Blu-ray

French version: Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

The France Blu-ray has no English subtitles for the French version.

Newer restoration than Criterion.

Director: Claude Miller

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Radiance UK Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Radiance UK Blu-ray (caps)

Director: George T. Nierenberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Milestone Blu-ray

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Blue Underground Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray

Director: Lizzie Borden

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US First Run Features Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Director: Edward Yang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

OOP Taiwan and Korea Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Taiwan has 2017 2K restoration but Taiwan and Korea Blu-ray are OOP

Director: Tony Scott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Jim McBride

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Fun City Editions Blu-ray

Director: Robert Bresson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI Blu-ray is better than Criterion, see DVDBeaver comparison. 4K transfer, but has the eclair teal tint

Director: Víctor Erice

Director: John Glen

Best English-Friendly:

MGM Blu-ray 

Best Video:

MGM Blu-ray despite Lowry master issues 

Best Audio:

1990 MGM LaserDisc

Director: Carl Reiner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Woody Allen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No info on US but Arrow looks good. In Arrow 6 film boxset too

Director: Joe Alves

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

2D version: 2016 Universal Blu-ray

3D version: Universal 3D Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

(caveat: 3D Blu-ray has misaligned eyes)

Nick_M's 3D version is better than Universal 3D Blu-ray

Director: Blake Edwards

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Director: Robert M. Young

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

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