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Optimum

9 Included Films

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Le Corbeau poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Optimum DVD

Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Optimum DVD

Love in the City poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Best Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

Best English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Best Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

Breathless poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray/2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray (preference)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The HDR grading has messed up highlights, so some may prefer the 2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2000 Optimum DVD

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray/2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray (preference)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The HDR grading has messed up highlights, so some may prefer the 2020 remastered StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2000 Optimum DVD

Don't Look Now poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (same as Optimum Blu-ray)

Best English-Friendly:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2019 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (same as Optimum Blu-ray)

The Elephant Man poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray in July

Best Audio:

2001 R1 Paramount DVD/2008 R2 Optimum DVD

Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray in July

Best Audio:

2001 R1 Paramount DVD/2008 R2 Optimum DVD

Stargate poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, Britain Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Best Video:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, Britain Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Stargate poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, Britain Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Best Video:

US Lionsgate 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, Australia Via Vision Blu-ray, Britain Optimum Ultimate Edition Blu-ray, or Germany Koch Media Blu-ray?

Elephant poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France MK2 Blu-ray

Elephant poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

France MK2 Blu-ray

Pan's Labyrinth poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

Best Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

Best Audio:

2011 Optimum Blu-ray has audio in wrong pitch, fixed in 2013 reissue in the Zavvi exclusive Steelbook. Criterion has correct 5.1 and a 7.1 mix.

Additional Info:

Criterion and Optimum Blu-rays have exclusive extras

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

Best Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray and 2011/2013 Optimum Blu-ray both have issues, up to preference. Britain Optimum/Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better, Criterion is worse

Japan Amuse Soft Blu-ray is better encoded than the Optimum, is in the original 1.85 ratio, and has the original colors

Best Audio:

2011 Optimum Blu-ray has audio in wrong pitch, fixed in 2013 reissue in the Zavvi exclusive Steelbook. Criterion has correct 5.1 and a 7.1 mix.

Additional Info:

Criterion and Optimum Blu-rays have exclusive extras

Inland Empire poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4k resto, but some may prefer previous Optimum/Kadokawa BDs

Best Video:
Inland Empire poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4k resto, but some may prefer previous Optimum/Kadokawa BDs

Best Video:

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