James Woods · 1980s

5 James Woods movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Videodrome.

Decade

All 10 1980s 5 1990s 3 2000s 2

Year

All 5 1980 0 1981 0 1982 0 1983 1 1984 2 1985 1 1986 1 1987 0 1988 0 1989 0

Videodrome(1983)

7.3/10

dir. David Cronenberg

S-Tier

Arrow Video 4K Limited Edition with Arte Originale artwork that some buyers received damaged and Arrow refused to replace, offering a 15% discount instead. Criterion also has a version. The film is S-Tier on both releases and the transfer captures the CRT glow and analog video texture that the whole plot revolves around.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

8.4/10

dir. Sergio Leone

A-Tier

A-Tier 20th Century Studios Blu-ray. Leone's epic crime saga, and the 4K announcement had people demanding a 100GB disc for a film this long. No one can decide if they love it or hate it, which is part of the appeal. People have been asking Criterion for a proper release for years. A new restored version was shown at a special screening that only De Niro got to see.

Eagle Pictures · Limited Edition

Cat's Eye(1985)

6.3/10

dir. Lewis Teague

C-Tier

C-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Stephen King anthology with a young Drew Barrymore. The source is what it is.

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

Against All Odds(1984)

5.7/10

dir. Taylor Hackford

No tier rating yet. Phil Collins does the soundtrack, Bridges does the brooding, and the disc exists but nobody is really talking about it. Bridges fans will grab it, everyone else can skip.

Salvador(1986)

7.3/10

dir. Oliver Stone

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.