Philip Bruns

2 Philip Bruns films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Stunt Man.

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The Stunt Man(1980)

dir. Richard Rush

S-Tier from Radiance's Transmission sublabel, new 4K scan of the original camera negative with Dolby Vision. A massive upgrade over the old Severin Blu-ray, which had gone out of print and was fetching inflated prices on eBay for years. People who held off on the Severin are feeling vindicated. Peter O'Toole is completely unhinged in this and the production history behind the film is almost as wild as the movie itself. Region-free UHD disc, region B locked Blu-ray. Includes the original mono track and Severin's 5.1 remix, plus two commentary tracks.

Radiance Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Flashdance(1983)

6.2/10

dir. Adrian Lyne

B-Tier

Paramount's 40th Anniversary 4K from 2023 is a soft B-tier transfer for Adrian Lyne's stylized '83 lighting, with detail that comes through but never sharply. The Atmos remix is the actual reason to upgrade for "What a Feeling" and "Maniac". The US Steelbook has already been reprinted once. The bare-shoulder welder pose and water-bucket shot have the resolution to show texture the Blu-ray smoothed out.

Paramount Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition