UK
328 films on Best Blurays
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Films where UK is in a pick or an upcoming release.
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · diffchecker.com (opens in a new tab)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray (caps)
Criterion is a very nice uptick in detail and resolution. The color grade is very similar, but leans more neutral, reducing the greenish/blueish hues seen on the MoC disc.
Unrestored: Shochiku JP NTSC DVD
Restored: Masters of Cinema UK Blu-ray
The JP DVD track is unfiltered and sounds much more natural and detailed, but suffers from a strong CRT whine and an intermittent low-end hum. The track used on all later restorations is a bit muffled and has overemphasized bass.
Criterion applied additional EQ and roll-off to the restored track, but the audible difference is minimal.
Criterion has a different translation to MoC, but both are solid and trade blows, see comparison.
Director: George Cukor
US Twilight Time Blu-ray or UK Signal One Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
US Twilight Time Blu-ray or UK Signal One Blu-ray are basically the same see cap
Director: John Huston
Altitude/Capelight 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Altitude UK / Capelight Germany 4K Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
UK BFI Blu-ray is very similar to Germany Capelight Blu-ray but Capelight is slightly more sharpened see caps
Both Kino Lorber and Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray suffer from Quicktime Gamma Bug see caps
Director: Satyajit Ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Artificial Eye UK Blu-ray is from a newer master than Criterion
Criterion Blu-ray is better than Artificial Eye and Carlotta
Director: Miloš Forman
UK Second Run Blu-ray vs France Carlotta Blu-ray?
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
2021 StudioCanal France Blu-ray
2021 StudioCanal France Blu-ray has best encoding of the three (France/UK/Italy) that use the 4K restoration
Director: John Frankenheimer
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theatrical Cut: UK Artificial Eye Blu-ray
2023 "Director's" Cut: Unreleased
Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Theatrical Cut: Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray has best encoding
2023 "Director's" Cut: Unreleased
Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream
Theatrical Cut: UK Artificial Eye Blu-ray > Criterion
Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream > Criterion Blu-ray
Passion According to Andrei Cut: MosFilm Youtube Stream > Criterion Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: 2011/2018 RU Blu-ray
Passion According to Andrei Cut: ??
Director: Miloš Forman
Director: Mario Bava
Original Italian/English dubs: UK Masters of Cinema 4K Blu-ray
Export English dub: Paramount LaserDisc
MoC ported the export dub from LaserDisc, but used a low quality transfer, with poor lossy encoding.
MST3K version: Vol XXXIX DVD / episode 1013: series finale of the original show.
Director: Mel Brooks
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Eclair new 4k resto,
StudioCanal UK lower bitrate and yellow tint,
Kino Lorber did color correction on top of that, but maybe the old Shout! Factory/MoC 2k transfer with better color but worse details is better overall
Check caps-a-holic, and discussion https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=217927&page=7
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