Nicol Williamson · 1980s

2 Nicol Williamson movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Excalibur.

Decade

All 4 1980s 2 1990s 2

Year

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

Excalibur(1981)

7.3/10

dir. John Boorman

S-Tier

A VHS-to-4K comparison post made the rounds and the transfer quality gap is staggering. The comments turned into a meditation on how 4K is the last physical format and we lucked out that it's the best one.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

Venom(1981)

5.8/10

dir. Piers Haggard

B-Tier

International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.