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Cinema DTS

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A term used by online communities refering to the DTS sound track on CD-ROM which is meant to be played in synchronous with the release film print for certain titles in cinema.

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Director: George Lucas

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

OG: "4K77" or "D+77" on high seas.

Special Edition: "4K97_IV" or "D+97_IV" on high seas.

Upcoming Release:

2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed

Best Audio:

OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes (and usually included in fan restorations). There are 16mm/TV rips of the mono mixes.

Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.

Director: Irvin Kershner

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly:

OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas. If not, Disney 4K Blu-ray

Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D+97_V" on high seas.

Upcoming Release:

2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed

Best Video:

OG: "4K80" or "D+80" on the high seas

Special Edition: "4K97_V" or "D_97_VI" on the high seas.

Video Notes:

If not, the 4K Blu-rays are generally considered an improvement over the 2011 Blu-rays. (although both restorations are DNR'ed and have issues).

Best Audio:

OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes. 70mm six-track mix is included in 4K80 (taken from an actual 70mm print). There are 16mm rips of the mono mix.

Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.

Director: Richard Marquand

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

OG: "4K83" or "OTD83" on the high seas

Special Edition: "4K97_VI" or "D+97_VI" on the high seas

Upcoming Release:

2027 Original Trilogy restoration/50th anniversary rerelease clips leaked plus release confirmed

Best Audio:

OG: LaserDisc audio is the best option for the Dolby Stereo mixes (and usually included in fan restorations). There are 16mm/TV rips of the mono mixes.

Special Edition: Cinema DTS or 1997 LaserDisc for the Special Edition.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Solid
Best Video:

2025 Universal 4K Trilogy Steelbook / 2026 standalone

Video Notes:

2025 Universal 4K Trilogy Steelbook / 2026 standalone is better than previous disappointing 2022 4K Blu-ray (excessive DNR). Not a whole new scan but the grain has been left mostly intact.

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Audio Notes:

Cinema DTS is OG 5.1 mix.

Otherwise: 2022 4K Blu-ray’s DTS:X remix is more faithful than 2026’s Atmos remix.

3D Blu-ray’s 7.1 remix has reportedly less distortion than the OG 5.1 mix, and is presumably more faithful than the DTS:X remix.

Director: Jan de Bont

4K · Solid
Best Video:

Fox 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Director: Ron Howard

Best Video:

Theatrical: Universal 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Cut: 2005 DVD

Best Audio:

Theatrical: Cinema DTS

Director: David Fincher

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

2025 WB 4K Blu-ray or the 1997 New Line DVD (CCE colors)/Netherlands Blu-ray (2000 restoration) for a purist version

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

Best Video:

2025 WB 4K Blu-ray, better detail and everything, or the 1997 New Line DVD (CCE colors)/Netherlands Blu-ray (2000 restoration) for a purist version

Video Notes:
  • 4K caveat: A variety of VFX set pieces and touch-ups were added in scenes throughout the film, probably for continuity or consistency, although they might be unnecessary or revisionist. Clouds are added to clear sky of the last act.

  • AI is used to fix an unwanted camera movement in one scene.

  • some shots had been further stabilized, resulting in strange motion blur.

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Audio Notes:

Also has missing dialog intact.
But it can be argued that the Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray 5.1 (remix) is technically a better mix.

Additional Info:

More info on the different color grades over the years: https://notonbluray.com/blog/the-case-of-se7en/

Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

2019 Universal 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

France Seven7 has Dolby Vision and Atmos unlike the US disc but was most likely encoded in the wrong color space

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS, Blu-ray 5.1, DVD 5.1

Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Excellent

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

Video Notes:

Both will look identical in motion but the Turbine looks marginally better due to a higher bitrate allocation by each cut being given its own disc, whereas Arrow had FiM seamlessly branch the two onto one. However, Arrow has both cuts in Open Matte (on Blu-Ray) and corrected the opening Universal logo's aspect ratio. https://slow.pics/c/McvVcYDG

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD
Best Video:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

Video Notes:

4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.

Director: Joel Coen

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

2018 Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS, DVD 5.1

Director: Roland Emmerich

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray Steelbook

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Director: Michael Bay

Best Video:

Theatrical: Disney Blu-ray

Extended: UK/Australia Disney Collector's Edition DVD

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

Upcoming Release:

(A 4K version was possibly restored in 2025)

Video Notes:

Alleycat's extended restoration better

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

Extended Cut DVD has extras not on Blu-ray

Directors: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski

4K · Solid
Best Video:

2018 WB 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD/Blu-ray has extras not on the 4K Blu-ray box set

Different colors in the 4K compared to the DVD (both original and 2003)/2009 Blu-ray/Theatrical cut.

There are some questioning around the color timings https://fanrestore.com/thread-3435.html

Director: Stephen Sommers

Video Notes:

US Universal 4K Blu-ray for the original forced subtitle fonts

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Director: George Lucas

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

High seas for the recreated Theatrical Cut

Video Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray is disappointing

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

2000 Japan LaserDisc AC3 audio

Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · archive.org (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · +1 more

Video Notes:

FiM encode Caps

UK Warner Bros Steelbook 4K Blu-ray is slightly worse in encoding compared to FiM but otherwise excellent see caps

Best Audio:

Uncensored: Cinema DTS
Censored: Criterion
Comparison

Additional Info:

Old WB Blu-ray has exclusive extras

Director: David Fincher

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray for a purist version

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

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Fox 2009 Blu-ray for a purist version or Kinowelt Entertainment 2008 Germany Blu-ray from the original 1999 telecine transfer

Video Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray, while a good release by itself, is very revisionist albeit made by Fincher. It has a huge amount of tinkering, a different grade, and at times uncanny with the sharpening. Caps of just how revisionist the new master is.

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Audio Notes:

All Blu-ray tracks have significant limiting.

Disney 4K Blu-ray has some alterations, otherwise similar to the Fox Blu-ray

Additional Info:

A blog article going over the home video history of Fight Club: https://notonbluray.com/blog/fight-club-compared-blu-ray-vs-itunes-vs-d-vhs-vs-dvd-vs-laserdisc/

Director: Ridley Scott

4K · Solid

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

Video Notes:

Paramount/Universal 4K Blu-ray but: it has a few shots that are blurrier than the older Blu-ray, for unknown reasons see BR post.

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS or Signature Collection DVD AC-3

Director: John Woo

4K · Solid
Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Audio Notes:

The DTS-HD 5.1 from some of the international Blu-rays and the TrueHD 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray are similar.

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