Ed Lauter · 1980s

4 Ed Lauter movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Real Genius.

Decade

All 7 1970s 3 1980s 4

Year

All 4 1980 0 1981 0 1982 0 1983 1 1984 0 1985 2 1986 1 1987 0 1988 0 1989 0

Real Genius(1985)

6.7/10

dir. Martha Coolidge

S-Tier

Sony's 4K got praise for a clean, natural transfer with good color. One of those mid-80s comedies that never stopped being quotable, and the disc does right by it. William Atherton doing his signature thing is enough reason to own it.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Raw Deal(1986)

5.8/10

dir. John Irvin

A-Tier

A-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Arnold's underrated 1986 action film. The StudioCanal steelbook is nice-looking, and people keep asking for Commando, a T2 remaster, and more Arnold on 4K. The previous StudioCanal Blu-ray looked bad, so the 4K is a real step up.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Cujo(1983)

6.2/10

dir. Lewis Teague

C-Tier

C-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Stephen King's killer dog. The C-Tier reflects the modest source material.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Death Wish 3(1985)

5.8/10

dir. Michael Winner

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.