John Candy · 1981

2 John Candy movies from 1981 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Heavy Metal, Stripes.

Decade

All 9 1970s 1 1980s 7 1990s 1

Year

All 7 1980 0 1981 2 1982 0 1983 0 1984 0 1985 0 1986 1 1987 2 1988 1 1989 1

Heavy Metal(1981)

6.5/10

dir. Gerald Potterton, John Bruno

S-Tier

S-Tier Sony 4K. The animated anthology. The animation styles vary wildly and the HDR helps the more colorful segments.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Stripes(1981)

6.6/10

dir. Ivan Reitman

S-Tier

Sony S-Tier 4K. Bill Murray joins the Army. The standalone steelbook is the first 4K release outside the Columbia Classics box set, and Sony's steelbooks in this tier tend to drop to around $21 USD within six months. If you can wait, the price will come down.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)