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Superior Imports, Good/Great in Dolby Vision only discs

best and worst native language only 4Ks

4Ks of films with original English audio but no English subs

4Ks for contemporary films

4Ks with problematic audio

Disappointing and bad 4Ks

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Reference 4K titles and/or spectacular upgrades from the most recent BD:
1408 (Lionsgate)
2001 (WB)
3:10 to Yuma (Criterion)
8 1/2 (Criterion)
8 Mile (Universal)
A Beautiful Mind (Universal)
A Blade In The Dark (88 Films)
A Bridge Too Far (Imprint) (Australian import)
A Christmas Story (WB)
A Clockwork Orange (WB)
A Fistful of Dollars (Arrow)
A History of Violence (Criterion)
A Simple Plan (Arrow) screenshots
Adaptation. (Sony)
After Hours (Criterion)
Air Force One (Sony)
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (Criterion)
Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Alien (Fox)
All The King's Men (Sony)
All The Presidents Men (Warner)
All Of Us Strangers (Criterion) review
Alligator (Scream Factory)
Altered States (Criterion)
Amadeus (WB)
American Gigolo (Arrow)
American Pie 1 & 2 (88 Films/Universal) review
American Psycho (Lionsgate) (2026 reissue)
Amityville Horror (88 Films) (OG audio & more bonus material than the Vinegar Syndrome 4K)
An American Werewolf in London (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs including Arrow's own new BD)
Anaconda (Sony)
Angel Heart (Lionsgate)
Angel's Egg (Umbrella)
An Inspector Calls (Studio Canal) review
Animal House (Plaion) (German import with Dolby Vision and original mono)
Anora (Capelight) (German import)
Army of Darkness (Scream Factory) (note: only the theatrical is in 4k)
Apocalypse Now (Arthouse/Eagle Pictures/Lionsgate) (better compression on theatrical cut of the Italian disc than the Lionsgate)
At Close Range (Cinematographe)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Icon) (UK Import) review
Barbarella (Arrow)
Batman Mask of the Phantasm (WB) (caveat: the 1.33:1 ratio is NOT included)
Battle Royale (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's own new BD)
Beetlejuice (WB)
Belle (All The Anime/Shout & GKIDS) (UK/US) (All The Anime & Zavvi exclusive in the UK) (caveat: forced subtitles)
Ben Hur (WB)
Beverly Hills Cop (Paramount)
Black Christmas (Scream Factory)
Black Hawk Down (Sony) (2023 steelbook release)
Black Magic Rites (Indicator)
Blazing Saddles (WB) review
Blood and Black Lace (Arrow) (correct framing against the old BD)
Blood for Dracula (Severin)
Blood on Satan's Claw (88 Films)
Blow Out (Criterion)
Blue Hawaii (Paramount) (Caveat: audio only includes a 5.1 mix, no OG track)
Blue Sunshine (tie: Synapse (US version) + Camera Obscura (German import))
Blue Thunder (Arrow)
Blue Velvet (Plaion)
Body Double (Sony)
Body Heat (Criterion)
Born on the Fourth of July (Shout) review
Bottle Rocket (Criterion)
Bound (Criterion)
Bowfinger (Shout)
Boyhood (Arrow)
Branded To Kill (Criterion)
Brazil (Criterion)
Bride of Chucky (Scream Factory)
Bring It on (Shout Factory)
Brotherhood of the Wolf DC (Studio Canal/Shout Factory) (if compared to the 2011 BD)
Bruiser (Indicator)
Candyman (Scream Factory/Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except the Arrow/Scream Factory)
Cannibal Holocaust (88 Films) (Caveat: 15 seconds cut due to UK animal cruelty laws)
Captain Blood (Criterion)
Captain Kronos (Hammer)
Carlito's Way (Arrow) (original audio included, more extras)
Carnal Knowledge (Indicator & Criterion) (caveat: Criterion has a fade missing)
Carrie (Arrow)
Casablanca (Warner)
Casino (Universal)
Central Station (Curzon)
Charade (Criterion)
Christine (Carlotta) (French import)
Cinderella (Disney)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Cinema Paradiso (Arrow)
Citizen Kane (WB)
City of the Living Dead (Cauldron)
City on Fire (Arrow)
Clue (Shout Factory)
Cobra (Arrow)
Cold Eyes of Fear (Indicator)
Columbia Classics Vols 1 - 5 (Sony)
Coming to America (Paramount)
Conan The Barbarian & Conan The Destroyer (Arrow)
Conquest (Caulderon)
Convoy (Studio Canal)
Coraline (Laika/Shout!)
Crime Story (88 Films)
Crimes of the Future (Second Sight) (UK import) (most extras)
Cross of Iron (Via Vision) (Australian import or Studio Canal Europe)
Crossing Delancey (Criterion)
Cure (MoC)
Cutter's Way (Radiance)
Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Studio Canal)
Danger: Diabolik (MoC)
Dark Angel (Shout Factory)
Dark City (Arrow)
Darkman (Scream Factory)
Dark Water (Arrow)
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (MoC) (if compared to all BDs except the MoC)
Daughters of Darkness (Radiance)
David Byrne's American Utopia (Criterion)
Dawn of the Dead (Second Sight) (UK import) (caveat: heavy noise reduction on all audio tracks)
Dawn of the Dead 2004 (Scream Factory)
Days of Heaven (Criterion) (only applies to the HDR10 playback)
Daylight (Turbine)
Dazed and Confused (Criterion)
Dead & Buried (Blue Underground) (if compared to Blue Underground's old BD)
Dead Kids (Indicator)
Deep Blue Sea (Arrow)
Deep Crimson (Criterion)
Deep Red (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's most recent BD)
Demolition Man (Arrow)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Criterion) (if compared to the Indicator & TT BDs)
Die Hard (Fox)
Django (Arrow)
Dog Soldiers (Second Sight)
Dogma (Umbrella/Lionsgate)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (Iconoscope)
Don't Look Now (Studio Canal)
Don't Torture A Duckling (Arrow)
Double Impact (Capelight)
Double Indemnity (Criterion)
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (WB)
Dr. Who and the Daleks (Studio Canal)
Dragonheart (Shout Factory)
Dragons Forever (88 Films)
Dressed To Kill (Arrow)
Drive (2011) (Second Sight) (UK import)
Drive (1997) (88 Films)
Drop Zone (VS)
Drugstore Cowboy (Criterion)
Dune (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's own new BD)
Dust Devil (Umbrella)
Eastern Promises (Kino)
East of Eden (WB)
Edge of Tomorrow (WB)
Elf (WB)
Erin Brockovich (Universal)
Escape From New York (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Eugenie (Blue Underground) (if compared to the 2015 BD)
Evil Under The Sun (Studio Canal)
Eyes Without A Face (BFI & Criterion)
Excalibur (Arrow)
existenz (Vinegar Syndrome)
Eyes Wide Shut (Criterion)
Eyes Without A Face (BFI & Criterion)
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (Pull Back Camera) (UK import)
Farewell, My Concubine (Criterion)
Fargo (Shout Factory)
Fascination (Indicator)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (tie: Arrow UK & Criterion US)
Felidae (Deaf Crocodile)
Final Fantasy The Spirits Within (Sony)
Fires On The Plain (Criterion)
Flatliners (Arrow) (if compared to all previous releases)
Flow (Criterion)
For A Fistful of Dollars (Arrow)
For A Few Dollars More (Arrow)
For All Mankind (Criterion)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Carlotta & Plaion & Shameless) (French & German imports)(caveat: German import not English-friendly in the Italian only scenes)
Frailty (Lionsgate)
Friday the 13th (2009) (Arrow)
Fright Night (Sony)
From Beyond (88 Films)
Gandhi (Sony) (2025 steelbook)
Gattaca (Sony)
Get Carter (BFI)
Gilda (Criterion)
Girls Without Shame (Indicator)
Glory (Sony) (2024 steelbook with added Dolby Vision) (solid upgrade if you already own the first 4K)
Godzilla (Criterion)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (Criterion)
Gregory's Girl (BFI)
Gremlins (WB)
Groundhog Day (Sony) (2023 steelbook-reissue for the original audio track + somewhat better compression)
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Sony) (Columbia Classics Vol 4)
Gummo (Criterion)
Hackers (Shout Factory/88/Capelight)
Hacksaw Ridge (Lionsgate) (if compared to the US BD)
Hannibal (Universal) (UK edition)
Happiness (Criterion) review
Hard Boiled (Arrow)
Hard Target (Universal) (UK edition)
Harvey (Universal)
Heavy Metal (Sony)
Heathers (Arrow)
Hell’s Angels (Criterion)
Hellraiser Quartet of Torment (Arrow)
Henry (Arrow) (if compared to any BD/DVD preceding the 2016 Dark Sky US BD & 2021 Carlotta BD)
Highlander (Studio Canal) (if compared to all pre-2022 BDs)
High and Low (Criterion)
High Plains Drifter (Kino) (if compared to all pre-2021 BDs) (caveat: audio is a downmix, no OG mono)
High Society (WAC)
High Tension (Second Sight)
Hi Mom! (Radiance)
His Girl Friday (Criterion)
Hitch Hike (Indicator)
House on the Edge of the Park (88 Films) (replacement disc only)
House Party (Criterion)
Howards End (Cohen/Kino)
Hugo (Arrow)
I Am Cuba (Criterion) (review)
Incendies (101) (UK import)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
I Know Where I'm Going (Criterion)
I Walked With A Zombie & The Seventh Victim (Criterion) capsule review
Indecent Proposal (Kino/Paramount) (if compared to the old BD)
Indiana Jones set (Paramount)
Inn of the Gruesome Dolls (Subkultur) (German import)
In the Heat of the Night (Wicked Vision) (German import)
In the Mouth of Madness (Arrow)
Invaders from Mars (Ignite/BFI)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 (Arrow & Capelight) (review)
It Follows (Second Sight)
JFK (Shout)
Jackie Brown (Lionsgate)
Jacob’s Ladder (Lionsgate)
Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring (Criterion)
Jean Vigo (Curzon)
John Singleton's Hood Trilogy (Criterion)
Jo Jo Dancer (Criterion)
Ju On The Grudge (Arrow)
Justine (Blue Underground) (if compared to the 2015 BD)
K19 The Widowmaker (Shout) (review)
Karate Kid (Sony) (part of the 2022 boxset)
Kickboxer (Lionsgate)
Killer's Kiss (Kino)
Killer of Sheep (Criterion)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Criterion)
Kind Hearts And Coronets (Studio Canal) (review)
King of New York (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's first BD)
King of the Gypsies (Vinegar Syndrome)
Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Criterion)
Krakatit (Deaf Crocodile)
Kramer vs. Kramer (Sony) (Columbia Classics Vol 4)
Kubo and the two Strings (Laika/Shout)
Labyrinth (Sony) (35th anniversary edition)
La Haine (BFI + Criterion)
La La Land (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Last Action Hero (Sony) (2021/22 UHD)
Last Tango in Paris (Vinegar Syndrome)
Lenny (Criterion)
Le Samourai (Criterion)
Le Quai des Brumes (Studio Canal)
Let's Scare Jessica To Death (Vinegar Syndrome)
Lifeforce (Arrow)
Little Darlings (Vinegar Syndrome)
Lips of Blood (Indicator)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Vinegar Syndrome)
Lone Star (Criterion) (Chris's review)
Lord of Illusions (Shout)
Lost Highway (Criterion)
Mad Max (Kino)
Mad Max 2 (WB) (second pressing ONLY; UPC: 883929 789993)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (WB) (caveat: underwhelming 5.1 sound)
Malcolm X (Imprint) (Australian import)
Maniac Cop 2 & 3 (Blue Underground)
Martin (Second Sight)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Arrow) (if compared to all Blu-Rays except Arrow's new 2022 BD)
Matador (Radiance)
Matinee (Shout Factory)
McCabe and Mrs Miller (Criterion) (review)
Mean Streets (Second Sight & Criterion) (Second Sight has a slight edge in the encoding)
Memories of Murder (Curzon)
Men In Black (Sony) (2022 Steelbook)
Menace II Society (Criterion)
Midsommar (A24)
Miracles: The Canton Godfather (88 Films)
Mission Impossible (Paramount)
Mission Impossible 4 (Paramount)
Mississippi Burning (Capelight) (German import)
Mona Lisa (Arrow)
Monkey Shines (Shout)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Criterion)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Universal)
Mother (Criterion)
Mr Smith Goes To Washington (Sony)
Ms.45 (Arrow)
Mulholland Drive (Studio Canal) (compared to all BDs except SD's own new BD)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974, Studiocanal) (caveat: advertised mono is stereo instead)
My Bloody Valentine (Scream Factory)
My Fair Lady (Paramount)
Naked Lunch (Arrow)
Narc (Arrow) (review)
Narrow Margin (Kino)
National Lampoon Christmas Vacation (WB)
Natural Born Killers (Shout Factory)
Network (Criterion)
Night Moves (Criterion)
Night of the Creeps (Scream Factory)
Night of the Juggler (Transmission)
Nightmare Alley (2021) (Criterion)
No Country For Old Men (Criterion)
No Escape (Umbrella)
North by Northwest (WB) screenshots
Notting Hill (Universal)
Oldboy (Arrow)
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony)
One False Move (Criterion)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (WB)
One From The Heart Reprise (Studio Canal) (review)
Outland (Arrow)
Out of Sight (Kino)
Opera (Plaion) (German import)
Over the Top (Capelight Germany & UK)
Panic Room (Sony)
Paper Moon (Criterion)
Paprika (Sony) (review)
Paranorman (Laika/Shout)
Parasite (Universal)
Paris, Texas (Curzon UK & Carlotta FR)
Paths of Glory (MOC)
Patrick (Indicator)
Pearl (Plaion + Second Sight)
Peeping Tom (tie: Studio Canal + Criterion) (capsule review)
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Criterion)
Performance (Criterion)
Phantom Thread (Universal)
Phenomena (Arrow)
Philadelphia (Sony)
Plot of Fear (Indicator)
Point Blank (Criterion)
Point Break (Icon) (UK import)
Police Story 3 (88 Films) (US version)
Poltergeist (WB)
Possessor Uncut (Second Sight) (UK Import) (if compared to all Blu-Rays)
Predator (Fox)
Primary Colors (Shout Factory)
Prince of Darkness (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Project A I + II (88 Films) review
Psycho Collection (Arrow)
Pulp Fiction (Miramax/Paramount)
Punch Drunk Love (Sony) (Columbia Classics Vol 4) (review)
Purple Rain (WB)
Pusher (Second Sight)
Quigley Down Under (Capelight/Shout) (review)
RAD (Vinegar Syndrome)
Raging Bull (Imprint) (Australian import)
Read My Lips (Criterion)
Real Genius (Sony) (small caveat: the OG 2.0 track has not been cleaned up)
Real Life (Criterion)
Re-Animator (Second Sight)
Reindeer Games (Kino)
Requiem for a Dream (Lionsgate)
Reservoir Dogs (Lionsgate)
Requiem for a Vampire (Indicator)
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (Sony)
Rider on the Rain (Plaion) (German import)
Ring (Arrow)
Risky Business (Criterion)
Road House (Arrow)
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's 2022 BD)
Robocop (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's own new BD)
Robocop 2 (Shout Factory)
Ronin (Capelight) (German import)
Rollerball (Shout Factory)
Rolling Thunder (Shout Factory)
Run, Lola, Run (Sony) (currently only available in the Sony Pictures US set)
Saboteur (Universal)
Salaam Bombay! (Criterion)
Salem's Lot (Arrow)
Saraband for Dead Lovers (Indicator)
Scanners (Second Sight)
Schindler's List (Universal)
Scent of a Woman (Shout)
Scream 1996 (Paramount) (if compared to the original BD)
Scream 2 (Paramount)
Scream 3 (Paramount)
Scott Pilgrim vs The World (Universal) (strong video, reference sound)
Sentimental Value (Criterion)
Seven Samurai (Criterion & BFI tie)
Shadow of a Doubt (Universal)
Shaft (Criterion)
Shine (Capelight)
Short Night of the Glass Dolls (Celluloid Dreams)
Showgirls (Vinegar Syndrome) (applies to REPLACEMENT DISC)
Signs (Disney) review
Silent Night Deadly Night (Scream Factory)
Silent Running (Arrow) (if compared to the MoC BD)
Silverado (Sony)
Singin' in the Rain (WB)
Six-String Samurai (Vinegar Syndrome)
Sleepless in Seattle (Sony) (Columbia Classics Vol 4)
Some Like It Hot (Criterion)
South Park Bigger Longer Uncut (Paramount)
Snapshot (Indicator)
Snow White And The Seven Dwarves (Disney)
Spaceballs (Arrow)
Spartacus (Universal)
Speed Racer (WB)
Starman (Sony) (Columbia Classics Vol 4) (review)
Steel Magnolias (Sony) (review)
Stir of Echoes (Lionsgate)
Stop Making Sense (A24)
Streets of Fire (Shout Factory)
Supervixens (Severin)
Suspiria (Synapse & Shameless)
Swordfish (Arrow)
Tammy and the T-Rex (Vinegar Syndrome)
Team America World Police (Paramount)
Tenebrae (Arrow/Synapse)
The African Queen (Studio Canal) review
The Alfred Hitchcock Collection Vol 1 (Universal) (Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, Birds)
The Alfred Hitchcock Collection Vol 2 (Universal) (Shadow of a Doubt, The Trouble With Harry, Family Plot, Saboteur, Marnie)
The Alfred Hitchcock Collection Vol 3 (Universal) (Rope, Frenzy, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Torn Curtain)
The Apartment (Arrow)
The Apu Trilogy (Criterion)
The Big Heat (Criterion)
The Big Lebowski (Universal)
The Blade (Criterion)
The Blood on Satan's Claw (88 Films)
The Breakfast Club (Criterion)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Sony) (2022 Limited Steelbook Edition has original mono & Dolby Vision)
The Brood (Second Sight)
The Burbs (Shout)
The Burning (Scream Factory)
The Cat O' Nine Tails (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's own BD)
The Changeling (Second Sight)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Arrow)
The Conversation (Studio Canal) (UK import)
The Crimson Rivers (Curzon)
The Curse of Frankenstein (Hammer & WAC)
The Dead (Criterion)
The Dead Zone (Scream Factory)
The Demoniacs (Indicator)
The Descent (Lionsgate)
The Draughtsman's Contract (LCQF) (French import) (removable French subs)
The Driver (Studio Canal)
The Double Life of Veronique (Curzon) (UK import)
The Elephant Man (Studio Canal) (UK import) (if compared to all BDs except Studio Canal's 2020 BD) (caveat: some grain management and artifacts which may be due to film negative degradation)
The Exorcist III (Arrow/Scream Factory) review
The Faculty (Scream Factory)
The Fall (Umbrella)
The Fisher King (Criterion)
The Fog (Scream Factory)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (Criterion)
The Frighteners (Turbine) (German import)
The Fugitive (WB)
The Gentle Gunman (Indicator)
The Gift (Arrow)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Cult Epics)
The Godfather Set (Paramount) (caveat: inferior encoding on the original cuts of Part III)
The Gold Rush (Studiocanal)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Arrow)
The Grapes of Death (Indicator)
The Great Escape (Arrow)
The Green Mile (WB)
The Grifters (Criterion)
The Guest (Second Sight) (UK import)
The Guns of Navarone (Sony) (2023 steelbook release)
The Haunting of Julia/Full Circle (BFI) (UK import)
The Hidden Fortress (BFI) (UK import)
The Hills Have Eyes (Arrow)
The Hitcher (Second Sight) review
The Howling (Scream Factory) (see comparison with UK Studio Canal in import column)
The Hurt Locker (Lionsgate) (as of 2/24/22 only available as a Best Buy in store exclusive)
The Incredible Melting Man (Vinegar Syndrome)
The Inquisitor (Radiance)
The Inugami Family (Kadokawa) (Japanese import)
The Invisible Man (Universal)
The Iron Rose (Indicator)
The Keep (Imprint & Vinegar Syndrome)
The Killers (1964) (Koch) (German import)
The Killing (Kino)
The Lady From Shanghai (Sony) (if compared to all BDs except the Indicator)
The Ladykillers (Studio Canal) (if compared to the 2010 & 2015 BDs)
The Last Emperor (Arrow OOP LE & Criterion)
The Last Picture Show (Criterion)
The Lavender Hill Mob (Studio Canal)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Criterion)
The Limey (Lionsgate) (if compared to the UK & German BDs)
The Lion in Winter (Studio Canal)
The Living Dead Girl (Indicator)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (Arrow)
The Lost Boys (WB)
The Lost City Of Z (Shout Factory)
The Magnificent Seven (Shout Factory)
The Man In The Iron Mask (Shout Factory)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Studio Canal & Lionsgate)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (Criterion)
The Mask (Arrow)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Sony)
The Mirror Crack'd (Studio Canal)
The Misfits (Capelight) (German import)
The Mist (Lionsgate)
The Mother and the Whore (Criterion)
The Neverending Story (Imprint)
The Night of the Hunted (Indicator)
The Night of the Hunter (Capelight)
The Nude Vampire (Indicator)
The Others (Studio Canal/Criterion) (a tie overall though the SC has the original 5.1 audio) (capsule review)
The Outsiders (WB) (note: the Studio Canal UK UHD is from the same master but the presentations differ; caveat for audiophiles: the original sound mix is not included on both discs)
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Indicator)
The Piano (Criterion US & Studio Canal Europe)
The Power of the Dog (Criterion) (if compared to Netflix's streaming)
The Prince of Egypt (Universal)
The Proposition (BFI) (if compared to all previous Blu-Rays except the BFI's own 2022 separate Blu-Ray reissue)
The Quick and the Dead (Sony)
The Princess Bride (Criterion) (better compression than the Turbine)
The Ranown Westerns: Five Films by Budd Boetticher (Criterion)
The Rape of the Vampire (Indicator)
The Red Shoes (Criterion)
The Raid (Sony)
The Remains of the Day (Sony)
The Return of the Living Dead (Arrow)
The Revenant (Fox)
The Roaring Twenties (Criterion) (review)
The Royal Tenenbaums (Criterion)
The Rules of the Game (ESC) (French import) (caveat: reference if your player can force the HDR into SDR)
The Sacrifice (Kino)
The Servant (Studio Canal) (if compared to SC's 2013 BD)
The Seventh Seal (BFI) (UK import, SDR master in a Dolby Vision container) (if compared to all pre-2018 BDs)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion) (SDR master) (if compared to all pre-2018 BDs)
The Shining (WB)
The Shiver of the Vampires (Indicator)
The Silence of the Lambs (Arrow)
The Sisters Brothers (Arrow)
The Sixth Sense (Disney) review
The Straight Story (Studio Canal)
The Strangers (Scream Factory)
The Stunt Man (Transmission)
The Survivor (Indicator)
The Talk of the Town (Sony)
The Tenant (Vinegar Syndrome)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Second Sight)
The Three Colors Trilogy (Curzon) (UK import) (caveat: no original audio)
The Three Musketeers (Studio Canal) (caveat: the pitch of the English audio is too high, as of 5/16/23 unclear if replacements will be offered)
The Toolbox Murders (Blue Underground)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Criterion)
The Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 (Universal) (The Mummy, The Phantom of The Opera, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon)
The Untouchables (Paramount)
The Visitor (Arrow)
The Wages of Fear (Criterion) (BFI a close second)
The Warriors (Arrow)
The Way of the Gun (Lionsgate)
The Wicker Man (Studio Canal)
The Wolf Man (Universal)
The Zone of Interest (Elevation) (Canadian import)
Thelma and Louise (Criterion)
Thieves Like Us (Cinematographe)
Thirst (Indicator)
This is Spinal Tap (Criterion)
Timecop (Plaion) (German import)
To Kill With Intrigue (88 Films) review
Tombstone (Disney)
Tommy (Shout Factory)
Torso (Arrow)
Touch of Evil (MoC/Kino) (tie for PQ, MoC has a book + more extras)
Trainspotting (Criterion) - 2026 reissue in Scanavo case
Tremors (Arrow)
Tremors 2 Aftershocks (Arrow) (review)
Trouble in Paradise (Criterion)
Twelve Monkeys (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs except Arrow's 2018 BD)
Two Orphan Vampires (Indicator)
Uncut Gems (Criterion)
Unforgiven (WB)
Universal Soldier (Studio Canal)
Vampires (Scream Factory)
Videodrome (Arrow) (if compared to all BDs preceding Arrow's BD)
Wake in Fright (Umbrella)
WarGames (Capelight)
Watership Down (BFI)
Wayne's World (Paramount) (Stairway to Heaven track reinstated, Dream Weaver original track instead of re-recorded cue that was used in theatrical cut)
Weird Science (Arrow)
Werckmeister Harmonies (Criterion/Curzon)
What Lies Beneath (Shout Factory)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Disney)
Wild Things (Arrow) (if compared to Sony's BD)
Winchester 73 (Criterion)
Wings of Desire (Curzon) (UK import) (compared to all the Blu-Rays) (solid upgrade over the CC 4k)
Witchfinder General (88 Films)
Women in Love (BFI)
Yojimbo & Sanjuro (Criterion)
X (Capelight) (German import)
Yi Yi (Criterion)
Yojimbo & Sanjuro (Criterion)
You Can Count on Me (Criterion)
Young Guns (Lionsgate)

Appreciable/Solid upgrades compared to the most recent Blu-Rays:
A Better Tomorrow (Disk Kino/WCL) (Chinese import) review
A Bronx Tale (MVD)
Addams Family Values (Paramount) review
Aguirre (BFI/Shout)
A Hard Day's Night (Criterion) (second pressing from March 2022)
Air America (Lionsgate)
Air Force One (Sony) (2023 steelbook with Dolby Vision added)
A Man For All Seasons (Sony)
A New Leaf (Cinematographe)
American Movie (Sony)
Alice, Sweet Alice (Arrow)
Alphaville (Kino)
12 Angry Men (Kino) (reference video but heavily filtered audio, fewer extras than the Criterion BD)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 (WB) screenshots
Anchorman (Paramount)
Animal House (Universal)
Another 48 Hrs (Paramount)
Army of Shadows (Studio Canal)
Bad Lieutenant (101 Films)
Barry Lyndon (Criterion)
Barry Lyndon (WB) (2025 steelbook)
Basic Instinct (Lionsgate)
Basket Case (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's BD)
Basquiat (Criterion)
Battle Royale (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own new BD)
Bayan Ko (Le Chat Qui Fume) (French import)
Blade Runner (WB)
Blue Velvet (Criterion)
Bob Le Flambeur (Kino)
Boogie Nights (WB)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony)
Breakdown (Turbine) (German import)
Breaking The Waves (Curzon)
Bridesmaids (Universal)
Bringing Out The Dead (Paramount)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Studio Canal/Shout Factory) (if compared to the 2023 BD)
Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest (Arrow) (if compared to the Criterion BD set, except The Big Boss)
Brick (Kino) screenshots
Candyman (Scream Factory/Arrow) (if compared to the SF/Arrow BDs)
Carlito's Way (Universal)
Carrie (Scream Factory)
Casino Royale (Sony)
Casper (Universal)
Child's Play (Scream Factory)
Chinatown (Paramount)
Choose Me (Criterion)
Chungking Express (Criterion)
Citizen Kane (Criterion)
Cliffhanger (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Sony)
Clueless (Paramount)
Coco (Disney)
Cool Hand Luke (WB)
Crash (Arrow) (if compared to Criterion's Blu-Ray)
Crimson Peak (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's Blu-Ray)
Cronos (BFI/Criterion)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Sony) (original release)
Dante’s Peak (Kino)
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (MoC) (if compared to the MoC BD)
Daughters of Darkness (Blue Underground) (if compared to Blue Underground's new BD)
Daybreakers (Umbrella) (Australian import)
Dead & Buried (Blue Underground) (if compared to Blue Underground's new BD)
Dead Man (Criterion)
Deathdream (Blue Underground) (if compared to Blue Underground's BD of the 2K scan)
Death Wish (Kino)
Deep Red (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's 2021 BD)
Delicatessen (Severin)
Demon Pond (Criterion)
Desperado (Arrow)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Criterion) (if compared to their 2022 BD)
Dirty Harry (WB) (uneven video, reference audio)
District 9 (Sony) (the current 2020 release has a glitch around the 40 min mark where a shot is repeated; no word from Sony about a replacement at the time of writing, i.e. 8/1/8/22)
Do The Right Thing (Universal)
Doctor Strangelove (Sony)
Dog Soldiers (Scream Factory)
Don't Look Now (Criterion)
Dracula (Universal) (Spanish version is reportedly in 4k too)
Drag Me To Hell (Scream Factory)
Dragonslayer (Paramount)
Dressed To Kill (Kino)
Dune (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own new BD)
E.T. (Universal)
Easy Rider (Sony)
Enter The Dragon (WB) (if compared to Criterion's BD)
Erin Brockovich (Sony International)
Escape from L.A. (Paramount)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Kino)
Eugenie (Blue Underground) (if compared to the 2023 BD included)
Event Horizon (Paramount)
Evil Dead 2013 (Scream Factory)
Face/Off (Kino)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Paramount)
First Man (Universal)
Fist Of Legend (88 Films)
Five Easy Pieces (Criterion)
Flash Gordon (Arrow)
Flatliners (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own 2022 BD)
Flesh for Frankenstein (Vinegar Syndrome) (applies to second pressing only which fixes the oversaturated skin tones, the replacement disc has the UHD logo on a yellow background instead of white)
For A Few Dollars (Kino) (excellent SDR presentation)
For A Few Dollars More (Kino) (excellent SDR presentation)
Forrest Gump (Paramount)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Severin)
Frankenstein (Universal)
From Beyond (Vinegar Syndrome)
Full Metal Jacket (WB) (caveat: mixed opinions on the 5.1; not a player issue)
Future Boy Conan (Anime Limited)
Ghost in the Shell (Japanese import) (English friendly)
Ghostbusters (Sony) (2022 'Ultimate Collection' UHD disc currently exclusive to the new box set)
Ghosts of Mars (Scream Factory)
Giant (WB)
Gladiator (Universal)
God Told Me To (Blue Underground)
Goodfellas (WB)
Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy (Criterion) capsule review
Guns of Navarone (Sony)
Heat (Disney)
Henry (Arrow) (if compared to Dark Sky's 2016 BD and Carlotta's 2021 BD)
Highlander (Studio Canal) (if compared to the 2022 BD)
High Noon (MoC)
High Plains Drifter (Kino) (if compared to the 2021/22 BD)
Hocus Pocus (Disney)
In Bruges (Kino)
Indecent Proposal (Kino/Paramount) (if compared to the enclosed 2022 BD from the same source)
Independence Day (Fox) (video merely okay with compression issues but reference sound)
Inglourious Basterds (Arrow/Universal)
In My Skin (Radiance)
Innerspace (Arrow)
In The Heat Of The Night (Kino/Criterion)
Insomnia (Second Sight)
Invasion U.S.A. (Vinegar Syndrome)
Isle of Dogs (Criterion)
It's A Wonderful Life (Paramount)
James Bond: The Sean Connery Collection (MGM/Warner)
Jarhead (Universal)
Jason Goes To Hell (Arrow)
Jason X (Arrow)
Jaws (Universal)
Jurassic Park Trilogy 4K 2025 Steelbook (Universal)
Justine (Blue Underground) (if compared to the 2023 BD included)
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 (Lionsgate)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (Scream Factory) (if compared to Arrow's 2018 BD)
King of New York (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own new BD)
Knock Off (MVD)
Lake Mungo (Umbrella)
Lawrence of Arabia (Sony)
La Haine (Studio Canal) (English-friendly French import)
Le Cercle Rouge (Criterion) (good encode, accuracy/faithfulness of the color grading is debatable)
La Femme Nikita (Sony)
Le Doulos (Kino)
Le Mepris (Studio Canal) (inconsistent encode ranging from terrible to excellent)
La Regle Du Jeu (ESC) (French import; HDR enforced by distributor)
Last Year at Marienbad (Kino)
Leon (Sony)
Lethal Weapon (WB)
Lilo and Stitch (Disney)
Little Women (Sony)
Lock Up (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Lost in Space (Arrow)
Madman (Vinegar Syndrome)
Mad Max Anthology set (WB)
(update 11/17/21: WB BD of Mad Max inferior to Kino's; Fury Road is the earlier UHD repackaged and is still a respectable 2k upscale; Road Warrior (corrected disc from Feb 2022) and Beyond Thunderdome are reference discs)
Malcolm X (Criterion) (if compared to Criterion's own 2022 BD)
Mallrats (Arrow) (if compared to their own BD; caveat: the 4k drops some extras like the TV Cut)
Maniac (Blue Underground)
Marathon Man (Kino)
Marnie (Universal) (some DNR but given the source limitations still a big upgrade)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's new BD)
Master and Commander (Disney) (neutered audio compared to OG home video release)
Mean Girls (2004) (Paramount)
Meet the Fockers (Universal
Memories of Murder (CJ) (Korean import)
Midnight Run (Shout) (new master much better than their 2016 artificially sharpened BD but grain managed, "OG audio" is a downmix)
Mildred Pierce (Criterion)
Millennium Actress (Anime Limited)
Minority Report (Paramount)
Misery (Kino)
Mishima (Criterion)
Mission Impossibles 2, 3, 5 & 6 (Paramount) (all in 4k except Rogue Nation which is a very good 2k upscale)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Sony) (2025 steelbook)
Moon (Sony)
Moonage Daydream (Criterion) (if compared to their own BD)
Moonrise Kingdom (Criterion)
mother! (Paramount)
Mystery Men (Kino)
Mulholland Drive (Criterion) (far better than their own BD but eclipsed by SC's reference UHD)
Nightbreed (Arrow)
Nightcrawler (Shout)
Night of the Hunter (Kino)
Night of the Living Dead (Criterion)
Nostalghia (Kino) (review)
Ocean's Trilogy (WB) (first film is a reference title)
On The Waterfront (Sony)
Once Upon a Time in America (Eagle)
Out of Africa (Universal)
Pale Rider (WB)
Palindromes (Radiance)
Paris, Texas (Criterion)
Piranha (Scream Factory)
Pirates of the Caribbean 2-5 (Disney)
PlayTime (Criterion)
Point Break (Shout Factory) (great picture, disappointing audio)
Police Story set (Eureka) (good UHD upgrades of Ritrovata's flawed PS1 & 2 restorations, Police Story 3 is a reference disc)
Possession (Second Sight)
Possessor Uncut (Well Go USA)
Possessor Uncut (Turbine) (German Import) (if compared to the Well Go USA UHD)
Pride & Prejudice (2005) (Universal)
Pusher Trilogy (Magnolia)
Purple Rain (WB)
Rain Man (MVD)
Rambo I-III (Eagle Pictures) (Italian imports)
RAN (Studio Canal) (excellent 4k restoration marred by unfaithful color grading)
Rango (Paramount)
Raw Deal (Studio Canal)
Rebel Without A Cause (Warner)
Red Planet (Arrow)
Repo Man (Criterion)
Rio Bravo (WB)
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's 2022 BD)
Robocop (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own 2021 BD but the Director's Cut inserts look appreciably better on the UHD)
Rocky 1-4 boxset (MGM)
Sabrina (Kino)
Savages (Shout)
Scarface 1932 (Criterion) review
Scarface 1983 (Universal)
Scream 1996 (Paramount) (new BD is excellent, margin is less pronounced than with other upgrades)
Scrooged (Paramount)
Seven (WB)
Shane (Kino)
Shaun of the Dead (Universal) (new Anniversary release)
Shin Godzilla (Toho US)
Shoeshine (Criterion)
Short Night of the Glass Dolls (88 Films)
Showing Up (A24)
Shutter Island (Paramount)
Silent Running (Arrow) (if compared to their 2021 BD)
Sleepers (Warner)
Sneakers (Kino)
Soldier (Arrow)
Some Like It Hot (Kino) (caveat: Heavy noise reduction and opening snare hit is missing)
Sony Pictures Classics set (Sony) (Run Lola Run, Call Me By Your Name, Still Alice, Synecdoche, Orlando, SLC Punk, Celluloid Closet, The Devil’s Backbone, Children of the Lost City, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon & Volver)
Sound of Metal (Criterion)
Sorcerer (Criterion)
Species (88 Films & Scream Factory)
Speed (Fox)
Spiderman 1-3 (Raimi) (Sony)
Stand By Me (Sony) (steel book, DV and more extras added)
Stardust (Paramount) review
Starship Troopers (Sony) (same HDR10 grade, Dolby Vision layer yields a more balanced image)
St. Elmo's Fire (Sony)
Stray Dog (Criterion)
Summer Wars (GKIDS/Shout)
Sunset Boulevard (Paramount)
Superman The Movie (WB)
Supermarket (Subkultur)
Suspiria (Synapse) (if compared to Synapse's own BD)
Swamp Thing (MVD)
Terms of Endearment (Paramount)
The Addiction (Arrow)
The Age of Innocence (Sony)
The Apartment (Kino) (SDR only, Arrow's Blu-Ray is still the most comprehensive package; BD included with the 4k is the old MGM Blu-Ray with window-boxed opening credits)
The Babadook (Second Sight)
The Big Blue (Studiocanal / Gaumont / Sony)
The Big Combo (Ignite)
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (Arrow)
The Blues Brothers (Universal)
The Bridge On The River Kwai (Sony) (original UHD release)
The Burmese Harp (Criterion)
The Cat O Nine Tails (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's own BD)
The Color Purple (WB)
The Crazies (Lionsgate)
The Deer Hunter (Shout Factory)
The Deer Hunter (Studio Canal)
The Departed (WB)
The Devil’s Advocate (Shout)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Studio Canal) (good encode, accuracy of the color grading is debatable)
The Elephant Man (Studio Canal) (UK import) (if compared to SC's 2020 BD)
The Evil Dead (Lionsgate) (caveat: audio in the wrong pitch)
The Exorcist (WB) (retains the revisionist colors with minor tweaks, has OG mono)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox (Criterion)
The Florida Project (Second Sight)
The Funhouse (Scream Factory)
The Good German (WB)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Kino) (if compared to Kino's own new BD)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import) (extended cut minus grotto sequence, with Italian title cards, stereo is a downmix, colors are not corrected)
The Graduate (Studiocanal)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Criterion)
The Grey (Shout)
The Great Escape (Kino)
The Haunting of Julia/Full Circle (Scream Factory)
The Heroic Trio / Executioners (Criterion)
The Holdovers (Dazzler) (UK import)
The House By The Cemetery (Blue Underground)
The Hunt For Red October (Paramount)
The Informant (WB)
The Italian Job (Paramount)
The Lady From Shanghai (Sony) (if compared to the Indicator BD)
The Ladykillers (Studio Canal) (if compared to the 2020 BD)
The Last Starfighter (Arrow)
The Last Waltz (Criterion)
The Limey (Lionsgate) (if compared to Lionsgate's own US BD enclosed with the UHD)
The Long Good Friday (Arrow) (review)
The Lord of The Rings (WB) (caveat: mostly great video but the UHDs 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 & BDs)
The Maltese Falcon (WB) (scrubbed audio, compression is "just" good)
The Manchurian Candidate (Kino) (reference video, lousy 2.0 audio)
The Mask of Zorro (Sony)
The Mechanic (Kino)
The Monster Squad (Kino)
The Matrix (WB)
The Neverending Story (Constantin Film Germany 2025 disc)
The New York Ripper (Blue Underground)
The Nice Guys (Second Sight)
The Night Porter (Wicked Vision) (German import) (caveat: solid UHD, but this BD is better)
The Old Dark House (MoC)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (WB)
The Place Beyond the Pines (Shout)
The Power of the Dog (Criterion) (if compared to Criterion's own 2022 BD)
The Proposition (BFI) (if compared to the BFI's own 2022 re-issue which is separate from the UHD; the Blu-Ray included with the UHD only has extra material)
The Psychic (Severin) (if compared to the US and UK BDs)
The Return of the Living Dead (Scream)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Disney)
The Rules of the Game (Criterion) (US Criterion 4k) (if compared to their BD)
The Running Man (Lionsgate/Paramount) (German Capelight import is the more complete edition for fans)
The Searchers (WB) (reference video, heavily filtered audio)
The Servant (Studio Canal) (if compared to SC's 2021 BD)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion/BFI) (if compared to the 2018 Bergman boxset-exclusive BD)
The Shawshank Redemption (WB)
The Ship That Died of Shame (Indicator)
The Social Network (Sony)
The Sting (Universal)
The Stuff (Arrow)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Arrow)
The Ten Commandments (Paramount)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Dark Sky) (if compared to their 2016 BD)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Arrow)
The Thing (Universal) (caveat: great video, controversial new 4.0 sound mix)
The Third Man (Studio Canal) review
The Three Colors Trilogy (Criterion) (good encodes for Blue & White, good encode for Red in DV, no OG audio)
The Train (Kino)
The Trial (Criterion/Studio Canal)
The Truman Show (Paramount) (Italian/Spanish import)
The Usual Suspects (Kino)
The Virgin Suicides (Criterion) (compression not as good as on their reference titles)
The Walk (Sony)
The Witch (Second Sight)
The Wizard of Oz (WB)
The Wolfman (Scream Factory)
The World's End (Universal) (best colors of the Cornetto Trilogy on UHD, very good detail, blacks are crushed if not as much as on Shaun and Hot Fuzz)
The Zone of Interest (A24)
They Live (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Thief (Arrow/Criterion)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Criterion)
Throne of Blood (BFI)
Trouble Every Day (MoC)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Capelight)
Time Bandits (Arrow) (if compared to their own BD, better grain reproduction on the Arrow 4k than the CC4k)
Timecop (Shout Factory) (great picture, disappointing audio)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Studio Canal & Kino)
To Die For (Criterion) (review)
To Kill A Mockingbird (Universal)
To Live And Die In L.A. (Kino)
Tootsie (Sony)
Torn Curtain (Universal)
Total Recall (Eagle Pictures) (Italian import)
Toy Story 1-4 (Disney)
Trainspotting (Criterion) (Chris' review)
Training Day (WB) (big improvement over old BD but controversial revised color grading)
Triangle of Sadness (Criterion)
Trick or Treat (Arrow) capsule review
Tron & Tron Legacy (Disney)
Tropic Thunder (Kino) (note: only the theatrical in 4k, Director's Cut has not been upgraded)
True Romance (Arrow)
Twelve Monkeys (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's 2018 BD)
Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me (Criterion)
Typhoon Club (Cinema Guild)
U-571 (Universal)
Undefeatable (Vinegar Syndrome)
Viridiana (Criterion)
Virtuosity (Vinegar Syndrome)
Wall-E (Criterion) (HDR10 same as the Disney disc, new Dolby Vision layer improves presentation in some aspects, very good extras)
Warrior 2011 (Lionsgate)
Waterworld (Arrow/Plaion) (if compared to Arrow's BD)
Weird Science (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's BD)
White Christmas (Paramount) screenshots
Wild Things (Arrow) (if compared to Arrow's 2022 BD)
Willow (Disney)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (WB)
Wings of Desire (Criterion) (if compared to all BDs)
Withnail & I (Arrow)
Witness (Arrow)
U-571 (Studio Canal)
Ugetsu (Criterion)
Yojimbo & Sanjuro (BFI)
You're Next (Second Sight + Lionsgate)
ZAZ Collection (Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Top Secret) (Paramount)
Zodiac (Paramount)
Zombie Flesh Eeaters (Arrow)

Finch wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:54 pm I don't mind. I can add the non-English friendly releases too.

Master list of international releases that are NOT English friendly in any way

Red category:
- As Tears Go By (France) - caveat: 1.78 AR instead of 1.85
- Classe tous risques / The Big Risk (France) - review & caps
- Confidentially Yours (France) - (as of 10/24 only available in Carlotta's 5 Héroïnes de François Truffaut collection), my impressions and caps for all films
- Coup de Chance (Italy) Minor caveat: Title translated as a hard-coded Italian subtitle during credits
- The Count of Monte Christo (2024, France) - only release with an Atmos mix
- Days of Being Wild (France) - caveat: 1.78 AR instead of 1.85
- Days of Being Wild (Japan) - best UHD worldwide
- Diabolique (France)
- Dragon Inn + A Touch of Zen (France) - Carlotta performed a re-grade of the original Ritrovata'd masters and fixed their elevated gamma levels
- Farewell My Concubine (France) - has DV compared to SDR Criterion, LSP encode (caps)
- Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Germany)
- High and Low (Japan)
- JSA - Joint Security Area (France)
- Kenji Misumi 4 Films (France)
- Memories of Murder (France)
- Millennium Mambo (France) - FiM encode
- Opera (Germany)
- Persepolis (France)
- Pulse (France) - better encode than the Australian release
- Queen Margot (Germany)
- Sanjuro (Japan)
- Shoot the Piano Player (France) - review & caps
- The Soft Skin (France) - significant upgrade (as of 10/24 only available in Carlotta's 5 Héroïnes de François Truffaut collection), my impressions and caps
- That Man from Rio / L’homme de Rio (France) - review & caps
- Two English Girls (France) - (as of 10/24 only available in Carlotta's 5 Héroïnes de François Truffaut collection), my impressions and caps for all films
- Wings of Desire (France) - best UHD worldwide
- The Woman Next Door (France) - (as of 10/24 only available in Carlotta's 5 Héroïnes de François Truffaut collection), my impressions and caps for all films
- Yi Yi (France)
- Yojimbo (Japan)

Blue category:
- Abel Gance’s Napoleon (Potemkine France) - tenia’s review
- The Black Tulip (France)
- Burning (Germany) - good compression, original titles retained but slightly elevated gamma levels
- Chungking Express (Japan, Germany, France)
- Gandahar (France) - solid compression and restoration but botched Dolby Vision with washed-out colors (HDR10 and SDR not affected by this)
- Heroic Trio + Executioners - both 1.78 AR, masters have some digital manipulation but FiM encodes and HDR / DV compared to SDR Criterion, sound is only 5.1 and no mono unlike CC (disappointing for die-hard fans)
- The French Detective / Adieu poulet (France) - strong master, very good encode with minor highlight issues (review)
- The Host (France) - DNR-affected, low-res original 2K DI upscale but strong compression and Atmos
- Ichi the Killer (France)
- Ikiru (Japan)
- In the Realm of the Senses + Empire of Passion set (France) - strong resolution upgrade, excellent LSP encode but Éclair restoration with their signature color tint (caps)
- Kagemusha (Japan)
- Manta Manta (Germany)
- Ran (Italy) - caps by cinemaniac
- Seven Samurai (Japan, France) - best is the Criterion US 4K
- Stalingrad (Germany)
- Stray Dog (Japan)
- Teorema (Italy)

Disappointing:
- 2046 (France, Germany, Japan) - DNR master
- Antoine et Colette (France) - bad compression
- Armour of God 1 & 2 (Germany) - 2K upscales
- Bed and Board (France) - bad compression
- Bilitis (Germany) - upscaled HD master, DNR, fake HDR
- Christiane F (France) - horrendous original 5.1 audio, master has grain management and wrong AR, best take the German release for original audio and English subs but - it's the same master
- The Double Life of Véronique (France) - bad compression and chroma issues
- Fallen Angels (France, Germany, Japan) - DNR master
- Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (France) - bad compression, BD is better
- Happy Together (France, Germany, Japan) - DNR master
- Infernal Affairs Trilogy (France) - DNR’d masters, washed-out colors compared to the HK UHD set
- Lady Vengeance (Germany) - upscaled HD master, fake HDR
- In the Mood for Love (French, Germany, Japan) - DNR master
- Love on the Run (France) - bad compression
- Le magnifique (France) - bad compression, Ritrovata master
- Night of the Seagulls (France) - old master, bad gamma, blown-out highlights, weak detail (source)
- La piscine (France) - bad compression, digital-looking colors
- Préparez vos mouchoirs / Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France) - generally well-encoded, grade with strong yellow tint (Cohen BD caps), botched Dolby Vision with washed-out colors (HDR10 and SDR not affected by this)
- The Rules of the Game (France) - AI upscale
- Shanghai Blues (France) - DNR master
- Stolen Kisses (France) - bad compression
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Germany) - upscaled HD master, fake HDR
- Three Colors Trilogy (France) - bad compression and chroma noise issues

Master List for non-US/UK foreign international 4K UHD releases of films with original English audio but no English subtitles OR foreign-language audio with English subtitles. All of these releases are therefore partially English friendly. All releases completely English unfriendly are listed here.

Note that many of these discs, particularly Italian and French ones, have localized / translated on-screen text cards, titles and credits that aren't necessarily subtitled an / or forced subtitles.

Red category (reference):
- 36th Precinct / 36 Quai des Orfèvres 4K (France)
- Apocalypse Now Theatrical Cut (Italy) - better compression than Lionsgate and Studiocanal releases, exceptional 5.1 audio close to the OG mix
- Apocalypse Now Redux (Italy) - part of Eagle's Collector's Edition with all three cuts in 4K, Theatrical and Final Cut discs are repackages of their standalone editions, so no extra sound options or anything like that. Technical details here:

Spoiler

APOCALYPSE NOW F.TO VIDEO BD: 2.35:1 @ 24 1080/24p HD | F.TO VIDEO 4K: 2.35:1 3840x2160p @ 24 fps DolbyVision | LINGUE: Italiano DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 - Inglese DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 | SOTTOTITOLI: Italiano | DURATA: 147 minuti
APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX F.TO VIDEO BD: 2.35:1 @ 24 1080/24p HD | F.TO VIDEO 4K: 2.35:1 3840x2160p @ 23.98 fps DolbyVision | LINGUE: Italiano DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - Inglese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 | SOTTOTITOLI: Italiano | DURATA BD: 203 minuti | DURATA 4K: 196 minuti
APOCALYPSE NOW FINAL CUT F.TO VIDEO BD: 2.39:1 1080p @ 23.98 HD | F.TO VIDEO 4K: 2.39:1 3840x2160p @ 23.98 fps (DolbyVision HDR10) UHD | LINGUE: Italiano DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - Inglese Dolby Atmos | SOTTOTITOLI: Italiano | DURATA: 180 minuti

- Apocalypse Now Final Cut (Italy) - better encode that restores subtly filtered high-frequency detail on the LG and SC
- Black Sunday (Italy) - review and caps
- Blood for Dracula (Germany)
- Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost (France) - impressions
- Flesh for Frankenstein (Germany)
- Flow (Italy) - the only release to have a HDR grade, caps
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Italy) - very strong 5.1 audio, intertitles are translated into Italian but English subtitles are available for these sections and the Osage dialogue. First Pressing Region B-locked.
- La La Land (Italy) - better compression and errors in the LG master are fixed, audio 5.1 only
- Lost Highway (Germany) - best compression (FiM encode)
- Love Lies Bleeding (Germany) - better compression than the A24 release
- Megalopolis (Italy, France) - caps by asacmurr @BR, the Eagle disc is great but has no English Atmos, only Italian
- Mister Frost (France)
- The Legend of 1900 (Germany)
- The Little Drummer Girl (Korea, miniseries)
- The Neon Demon (Germany)
- Opera (Germany)
- Paris, Texas (France, Germany)
- Persepolis (France / Germany)
- Reservoir Dogs (Germany) - better encode than US & IT discs
- Rider on the Rain (Germany)
- Spider (France)
- The Shrouds (France)
- The Straight Story (France / Germany)
- The Substance (Italy) - caps by fkid, Eagle is the best
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (France) - some shots are better compared to the Second Sight (more details)
- Waves (2019, Japan) - HDR10 and Atmos

Blue category (solid upgrade):
- An Impudent Girl (France)
- Beating Hearts (France)
- Bloodsport (France)
- Bridget Jones' Diary (France) - forced, but not hardcoded French subs
- Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (Germany)
- Carol (France) - my review. Added to the import list for titles with English audio and no English subs.
- The Crimson Rivers (France)
- Dogville (Italy)
- The Dreamers (France) - solid encode but the UK Icon is better
- Escape from New York (Italy) - despite a grueling first cap, Shout's disc is preferable due to more film-like grading and no chroma noise in the encode, Eagle has no lossless OG audio
- The Grilling / Garde à vue (France)
- Lock Up (Italy) - better compression than SC/LG
- Maria (Italy) - good presentation, subtle HDR but no English Atmos unlike the SC BD, which is a brilliant release and only marginally inferior to native 4K quality
- Once Upon a Time in the West (Italy) - caps, better compression than Paramount but the master is disappointing
- Prince of Darkness (Italy) - caps, color difference due to Shout's color space error
- Rambo: Last Blood (Germany) - extended cut
- Shaun of the Dead (France) - better encoding
- Suspiria (Italy) - caps, SDR release that uses the TLE Film restoration as its basis, vastly different to the Synapse in terms of grading, the IT release is probablymore accurate photochemically, 2024 reissue by Eagle
- Total Recall (Italy) - significantly better compression than SC/LG, dynamic 5.1 but no OG 2.0 track
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (France) - excellent encode, 2.0 audio but forced subs
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (France) - better compression than the German release but inferior than the US Criterion
- Twister (Germany) - best encode and only release with OG audio on the disc but only in lossy DTS 5.1
- Winnetou 1-3 (Germany)
+ the Bud Spencer / Terence Hill releases (France)

Poor in HDR 10 but Very Good in Dolby Vision category:
- Arizona Dream (Germany/France) - heavy chroma noise and encoding issues
- (La Femme) Nikita (France/UK & Germany) - chroma noise and encoding issues (detailed breakdown)
- Point Break (Germany) - minor chroma noise and encoding issues

Disappointing category:
- 1984 (France) - DNR, the German Capelight is best
- 9 1/2 Weeks (LCJ Editions, France) - caps. Upscale from the BD with fake grain and horrendously encoded.
- Bloodsport (Germany / UK) - bad compression, moderate DNR in select shots, 1.78 AR instead of 1.85
- Cliffhanger (Italy) - green-ish SC master that restores some blown-out highlights compared to the Sony master, bad HDR10 compression (details)
- Downfall (Germany)
- The Fog (Italy) - caps, Shout's encode is better and they have original audio unlike Eagle
- The Hitcher (Germany)
- Leon (Europe, Studiocanal and Gaumont 2024 edition) - very disappointing encoding
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (France) - strong compression but elevated gamma levels and forced French subtitles (red category release if both can be fixed by the 4K player / TV)
- Little Buddha (France) - film re-framed from 2.35 to 2.00 and HEAVILY re-graded / tealed by Vittorio Storaro
- Love Actually (France) - as bad as the US Universal with occasional DNR and bad encoding, US has Atmos
- The Name of the Rose (France) - grain management, okay encode but much better than the GER Constantin 4K (review)
- The Old Dark House (Germany)
- Papillon (France) - HD master upscale & DNR
- Thelma & Louise (France) - disappointing encode and BD-66 vs. better encodes and BD-100 discs via Capelight and Criterion
- They Live (Italy) - caps, despite the color space error, Shout's release is still better due to the encode
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Germany) - poor encode, the French release has better compression

I've hit the 60k character limit on the OP, so I'm shifting the audio section to this post.

UHDs with poorer audio than previous releases:

Heavy filtering / muffled

Anatomy of a Murder (Alternative: 1986 RCA/Columbia LaserDisc)
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (Alternative: 1985 RCA/Columbia Hi-Fi VHS)
Citizen Kane (Alternative: 1992 Turner Hi-Fi VHS)
Dawn of the Dead (Theatrical Cut) (Alternative: 2017 Midnight Factory BD or 2013 JP Happinet BD)
Dr. Strangelove (Alternative: 1994 LaserDisc)
For a Few Dollars More (Alternative: 1984 Key Video Hi-Fi VHS)
Halloween (Alternative: 1994 Criterion LaserDisc)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Alternative: 1995 Columbia Tri-Star LaserDisc)
Paths of Glory (Alternative: 1999 MGM US DVD)
Raging Bull (Alternative: 1990 Criterion LaserDisc)
Rear Window (Alternative: Universal DVD)
Wizard of Oz, The (Alternative: 1989 MGM LaserDisc)

Moderate filtering

2001: A Space Odyssey (Alternative: 1997 LaserDisc (PILF-2510) or 1998 MGM DVD)
Double Indemnity (Alternative: 1991 MCA LaserDisc)
Elephant Man, The (Alternative: 2001 Paramount US DVD)
Fistful of Dollars, A (Alternative: 1985 CBS/Fox LaserDisc)
For All Mankind (Alternative: 2009 Eureka UK BD’s 5.1 (created from original audio stems) or 2.0 (OG matrixed stereo))
Full Metal Jacket (Alternative: 1999 Warner R1 DVD)
Godfather, The (Alternative: No good alternative)
Great Escape, The (Alternative: 1991 MGM LaserDisc)
In the Heat of the Night (Alternative: 2018 Criterion BD)
It's a Wonderful Life (Alternative: 1991 Republic Pictures LaserDisc)
Jaws (Alternative: 1995/1997 MCA LaserDisc)
Servant, The (Alternative: Universal DVD)
Seventh Seal, The (Alternative: 1993 JP LaserDisc)
Vertigo (Alternative: 2005 Universal DVD)

Light filtering

Get Carter (Alternative: 2000 Warner US DVD)
Piano, The (Criterion & StudioCanal) (Alternative: 2014 StudioCanal UK BD’s 5.1 for a faithful de-matrixing of the original Dolby Stereo track, or (maybe) 2012 Lionsgate US BD’s 2.0 for matrixed stereo)
Taxi Driver (Very minor. Likely not discernible. Alternative: 1990 Criterion LaserDisc or 1991 Japanese Columbia Tri-Star LaserDisc)

Non-OG mix & misc. other issues

American Gangster (Non-OG. Alternative: original BD)
Apocalypse Now (Theatrical Cut) (US Lionsgate UHD only has Atmos remix; IT Eagle UHD only has an earlier remixed 5.1. Alternative: German UHD & US BD purportedly have OG 5.1 in AC-3)
Back to the Future Trilogy (A handful of dialog has minor changes over the years. Alternative: LaserDiscs should have original versions)
Big Lebowski, The (Comparison against Cinema DTS disc reveals that UHD mix is non-OG.)
Blade Runner (Atmos track has later remixed effects. Alternative: 2007 BD Dolby TrueHD 5.1 is closer to OG)
Casino (DTS:X’s surround channels are boosted compared to theatrical. Alternative: Cinema DTS or BD 5.1)
Deer Hunter, The (StudioCanal’s 5.1 is sourced from 70mm mix but has a brief audio drop at one point. Their 2.0 is possible OG stereo and doesn’t have the drop. Shout’s 2.0 and 5.1 both have this audio drop, and neither sounds like StudioCanal’s 5.1. Hypothesis is their 2.0 is a downmix from 5.1, which in turn is an old remix.)
Escape from New York (Shout’s 2.0 is a unique faithful remaster of the OG theatrical, whereas Eagle only offers 5.1 remix. Shout > StudioCanal.)
Gladiator (Non-OG. Alternative: Cinema DTS or Signature Collection DVD AC-3)
Jurassic Park (Non-OG, but OG has distorted vocal. Alternative: 3D BD’s DTS-HD MA track seems to be best-sounding)
Killing, The (MGM DVD has “the most balanced sound”)
Labyrinth (Advertised OG 2.0 on the 35th anniversary steelbook is likely a downmix. Alternative: LaserDisc or 1999 Sony US DVD 2.0)
Marathon Man (No OG mono. But the 5.1 remix sounds good and likely came from original audio stems. Alternative: Warner/Paramount BD has lossy restored mono)
Matrix, The (Comparison against Cinema DTS disc reveals that both Atmos and 5.1 are remixes)
Reservoir Dogs (No OG 2.0. Alternative: US/JP LaserDisc 2.0)
Shawshank Redemption, The (Noticeable clipping. Alternative: 2008 US BD TrueHD 5.1)
Shining, The (No OG mono. Alternative: 1999 Warner DVD)
Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The (No OG mono. Alternative: MGM DVD or BD)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (Second Sight) (Filtered and missing a few grunts. Alternative: LaserDisc/VHS likely will have less filtered and correct audio. MPI UHD’s mono appears to be correct content-wise.)
Thing, The (Non-OG. Alternative: Signature LaserDisc AC-3 or Shout BD 2.0)
Top Gun (Atmos track widely considered a bad mix. Alternative: US THX LaserDisc’s AC-3 5.1 or PCM 2.0)
Total Recall (Neither the US Lionsgate nor IT Eagle UHD has OG 2.0. Alternative: US LaserDisc) [/color]

Contemporary UHD Releases

Reference:
1917 (Universal)
Alien Romulus (Disney)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (MPI)
Ambulance (Universal)
American Hustle (Sony)
Andor: Season 1 (Disney)
Annihilation (Paramount)
Anora (Criterion/Capelight)
Aquaman (WB)
Arcane: Season 1 (Shout Factory)
Babylon (Paramount)
Ballerina (Lionsgate)
Barbie (WB)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (WB)
Black Bag (Universal)
BlacKkKlansman (Universal)
Blade Runner 2049 (WB/Sony)
Bones and All (Shout Factory)
Bring Her Back (A24)
Brokeback Mountain (Kino)
Captain Phillips (Sony)
Civil War (Lionsgate)
Conclave (Universal)
Decision to Leave (MUBI)
Dream Scenario (DCM)
Dune: Parts 1 & 2 (WB) (Caveat: Both releases do not contain their natively shot expanded IMAX aspect ratios)
Dunkirk (WB)
Eddington (A24)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Lionsgate/A24)
Ex Machina (Lionsgate)
F1 (WB)
Fallout: Season 1 (WB) (Caveat: Some minor compression artifacts are visible in brighter/darker areas of the image)
Final Destination: Bloodlines (WB)
Freaky Tales (Lionsgate)
Fury (Sony)
Game of Thrones: Seasons 4-8 (WB)
Get Out (Universal)
Gladiator II (Paramount)
Godzilla Minus One (Toho)
Highest 2 Lowest (A24) (Caps)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (WB)
House of the Dragon: Seasons 1-2 (WB)
John Wick: Chapters 1-4 (Lionsgate)
Joker (WB)
Joker: Folie a Deux (WB)
Judas and the Black Messiah (WB) (Only applies to the replacement disc)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal)
Last Night in Soho (Universal)
Late Night with the Devil (Second Sight)
Little Women (2019) (Sony)
Loki: Season 1 (Disney)
Love Lies Bleeding (A24)
Madame Web (Sony)
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (A24)
MaXXXine (Second Sight)
Mickey 17 (WB)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Paramount)
Monkey Man (Universal)
Moonfall (Lionsgate)
Moon Knight (Disney)
Nightmare Alley (2021) (Criterion) (Chris's Review)
Nope (Universal)
Nosferatu (2024) (Universal)
Old (Universal)
Oppenheimer (Universal)
Pearl (Second Sight)
Peninsula (Studio Canal)
Prey (Disney)
Renfield (Turbine)
Saw (Lionsgate)
Saw X (Lionsgate)
Sinners (WB)
Smile 2 (Paramount)
Snowpiercer (Lionsgate)
Spider-Verse Films (Sony)
Spiral (Lionsgate)
Talk to Me (Lionsgate)
Tar (Universal) (Caveat: No extras on the UHD)
Tenet (WB)
The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 (Sony)
The Batman (WB)
The Bikeriders (Universal)
The Boy and the Heron (Shout Factory)
The Brutalist (Elevation/Universal) (Caveat: Both have fewer extras than the A24 release)
The Crow (2024) (Lionsgate)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney)
The First Slam Dunk (Shout Factory)
The Green Knight (Lionsgate/A24)
The Holdovers (Shout Factory)
The Last of Us: Season 1 (WB)
The Lighthouse (A24/Arrow) (The Arrow UK version has better encoding and extras, but the A24 US version is still very strong)
The Mandalorian: Seasons 1-3 (Disney)
The Northman (Universal)
The Penguin (WB)
The Phoenician Scheme (Universal)
The Substance (MUBI)
The Suicide Squad (WB)
The Zone of Interest (Elevation/A24) (Elevation release has stronger encoding + no burned in English subs, A24 release is still very strong)
Ted (Shout Factory)
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)
Train to Busan (Studio Canal)
Trap (WB)
Twisters (Universal)
Us (Universal)
WandaVision (Disney)
Warfare (A24)
Weapons (WB)
Whiplash (Sony)

Solid:
Alita: Battle Angel (Fox)
American Sniper (WB)
A Quiet Place (Paramount)
Arrival (Paramount)
A Star is Born (2018) (WB)
Avatar: The Way of Water (Disney) (Collector's Edition has more extras + Dolby Vision)
Baby Driver (Sony) (Reference Atmos; solid video)
Better Man (Paramount)
Black Panther (Disney)
Bodies Bodies Bodies (Lionsgate)
Bugonia (Universal UK)
Carol (BubbelPop)
Caught Stealing (Sony)
Chernobyl (WB)
Creed (WB)
Evil Dead Rise (WB) (Caveat: Standard release has no extras; OOP Best Buy exclusive steelbook is the only version with extras)
First Man (Universal) (IMAX scenes are reference quality, everything else is solid)
Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate)
Ford v Ferrari (Disney)
Furiosa (WB) (Imperfect encoding on both versions, however the B&C version has slightly stronger encoding)
Game of Thrones: Seasons 1-3 (WB)
Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy (Disney)
Hell or High Water (Lionsgate)
Hereditary (Lionsgate)
Inception (WB)
Inside Out (Disney)
Interstellar (Paramount)
Jigsaw (Lionsgate)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Disney)
Knives Out (Lionsgate)
Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2 (Universal)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Paramount)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Moneyball (Sony)
Moonlight (Lionsgate)
Paramount Scares Vol. 1 Set (Paramount) (Sweeney Todd, Crawl, Smile, Pet Sematary (1989), Rosemary's Baby)
Paddington (Studio Canal)
Paddington 2 (WB/Studio Canal) (Poor in HDR10, good in Dolby Vision)
Paddington in Peru (Studio Canal)
Presence (Decal)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Universal) (Incredible HDR boost, marginal detail upgrade)
Queer (MUBI)
Riddick (2013) (Shout Factory)
Rogue One (Disney)
Rush (Shout Factory)
Sicario (Lionsgate)
Skyfall (MGM)
Snowden (Shout Factory)
Solo (Disney)
Southpaw (Lionsgate)
Spider-Man Home Trilogy (Sony)
Split (Universal)
Spotlight (Shout Factory)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (Disney)
Suspiria (2018) (Imprint)
The Brutalist (A24) (Solid encoding, but otherwise significantly weaker than the Elevation & Universal releases)
The Dark Knight & Rises (WB) (Mild DNR throughout both transfers)
The Fabelmans (Universal)
The Hobbit Trilogy (WB) (Significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but they all have noticeable artificial sharpening)
The Holdovers (Dazzler)
The Lego Movie (WB)
The Nice Guys (Second Sight/WB)
The Post (Fox)
The Prestige (Disney)
The Shape of Water (Criterion)
The Twilight Saga (Lionsgate)
Train to Busan (Well Go)
TRON Legacy (Disney)
Warfare (Leonine)
Widows (Fox)
Wonder Woman (WB)

Disappointing:
Avatar (Disney) (Excessive AI upscaling) (Collector's Edition has more extras, the extended cuts + Dolby Vision)
Batman Begins (WB) (Excessive DNR)
Bugonia (Universal US)
Civil War (Leonine) (Poor encoding)
Dredd (Lionsgate) (Excessive DNR)
Kill (Lionsgate) (Burned in English subs)
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (Disney) (Excessive DNR on Episode 1; Episodes 2-3 are very mediocre upscales.)
The Iron Claw (Leonine) (Poor encoding)
The Zone of Interest (Leonine) (Poor encoding)

Hello and welcome to our new thread to discuss UHD reissues.

Please note that any discussion regarding encodes, pausing titles to zoom in and see a smudge, HDR10 application processes, etc will take place in the Encodes thread - if discussion here devolves into that, it'll be moved. If it continues, warnings are going to be issued. EDIT: I've already moved one. Please be mindful of this change.

Also now available - a packaging/special editions thread!

Can hyperlinks be added to the list titles above so the reader can read the relevant post which mentions why a particular film went in to a particular category?

Might take several weeks since I'm traveling abroad for a week next week to visit my mum who has a rare form of cancer. Nicholas and fus1on may be able to update their posts sooner than I do mine. I can get to it eventually but obviously it is not a priority. Thank you for your understanding everyone.

PS.: there won't be a hyperlink for every single title either. But where there's a review I'll try to add it.

Good luck with your mother Tim, I’m sorry to hear that.

Appreciate it, mate.

Fus1on, you have Rosemary's Baby in red in your post for the Paramount Scares set but it's actually a disappointing disc. They fixed the missing audio with the replacement disc but the encode is still not good.

All the best for you and your mother from me as well, Finch / Tim! With a news like that, all things UHD are secondary and please take the time you need. Until then, I’ll edit my post and can collect all the relevant category listings of upcoming releases that are relevant for your list until you return.

Sorry to hear about your mother Tim. Hoping for the best.

Damn, I'm really sorry to hear about that, Tim, and I hope that all goes well. Like everyone else here is saying, take the time that you need and focus more on that rather than updating this thread. All of us will still be here to hold down the fort.

Finch wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:46 am Fus1on, you have Rosemary's Baby in red in your post for the Paramount Scares set but it's actually a disappointing disc. They fixed the missing audio with the replacement disc but the encode is still not good.

I do have Rosemary's Baby listed as orange tier (disappointing) in my thread. The Paramount Scares set is overall pretty solid, with Rosemary's Baby being the one dud in that set. I'm sorry if the orange color I'm using to signify a disappointing tier disc is too similar to the red I'm using for a reference disc.

I think that's what happened. On my phone it looks like it was coded red.

Again thanks everyone. I appreciate it.

Apologies if this has been asked before, but are there any screencap comparisons between the Curzon Memories of Murder and the Criterion BD? I can't seem to find any and want to ensure it's really worth the upgrade for a preferred color grade.

(There are a lot of UHD threads now, and I'm a bit confused about where to post this, so hopefully this is the right place)

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:41 pm Apologies if this has been asked before, but are there any screencap comparisons between the Curzon Memories of Murder and the Criterion BD? I can't seem to find any and want to ensure it's really worth the upgrade for a preferred color grade.

(There are a lot of UHD threads now, and I'm a bit confused about where to post this, so hopefully this is the right place)

I haven't seen a screenshot comparison with the Curzon UHD but this is what caps has to offer for the Criterion and the French BD, which is the same color difference you'd get with the UHDs since they're all SDR: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0 ... 94&i=5&l=0.

Thank you, nicolas!

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:09 pm Thank you, nicolas!

My pleasure. I forgot to mention that the Curzon UHD is considered to be the best one according to several reports. They started hiring a better encoder with this release after their poor earlier titles.

Yeah, I watched the Curzon a week ago and it is beautiful. Wished there was an HDR grade but still very happy with the version we have.

The Hitcher (Second Sight), as expected, turned out brilliantly.

Project A set (88 Films) is also reference as this screenshot comparison of Pt. 1 by cinemaniac / Kobe shows.

Murder on the Orient Express (KL) is more than disappointing. Audio is either a downmix of the 5.1 or a 2.0 stereo remix.

Detailed technical discussion about problematic The Third Man 4k UHD Combo:
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/commun ... 908/page-2

Stefan Andersson wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 4:52 pm Detailed technical discussion about problematic The Third Man 4k UHD Combo:
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/commun ... 908/page-2

We're not talking about the UHD, as pretty much nobody so far has it, but about the 2015 BD soundtrack as included on the Studio Canal BD. I reminded there that it'd be good, rather than discussing about the merits of including or not including a cut version, to focus on actual issues like possibly fixing the 2015 soundtrack, that has several issues, and it seemed (like too often on HTF) that nobody knew about this issue in the first place.
However, while it's very likely that Canal is only upgrading the 2015 work to UHD, it has yet to be confirmed.

tenia wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 5:00 pm

Stefan Andersson wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 4:52 pm Detailed technical discussion about problematic The Third Man 4k UHD Combo:
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/commun ... 908/page-2

We're not talking about the UHD, as pretty much nobody so far has it, but about the 2015 BD soundtrack as included on the Studio Canal BD. I reminded there that it'd be good, rather than discussing about the merits of including or not including a cut version, to focus on actual issues like possibly fixing the 2015 soundtrack, that has several issues, and it seemed (like too often on HTF) that nobody knew about this issue in the first place.
However, while it's very likely that Canal is only upgrading the 2015 work to UHD, it has yet to be confirmed.

I was about to shut down the tab Stefan linked to until I saw your great post. This is why I'm not bothering with HTF but in truth, bubbles like that are the ones that need valid arguments like you provided the most in order to see what's really going on instead of focusing on non-issues.

To your question: If you're referring to PQ, it's already confirmed that SC ported over the 2015 restoration and someone on the other forum mentioned that the audio also sounds the same.