Rick Rossovich · 1980s

4 Rick Rossovich movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Streets of Fire.

Decade

All 5 1980s 4 1990s 1

Year

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

Streets of Fire(1984)

6.9/10

dir. Walter Hill

S-Tier

Shout Factory S-Tier 4K. Walter Hill's neon-soaked rock-and-roll action film with Michael Paré and Diane Lane. People who got it early describe a strong upgrade from the Blu-ray, with the Dolby Vision doing great work on the rain-soaked streets and neon lighting. It's a Collector's Edition but surprisingly shipped without a slipcover.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

Top Gun(1986)

7.0/10

dir. Tony Scott

A-Tier

Paramount A-Tier 4K. The upgrade over the Blu-ray is noticeable in the flight scenes, and people keep running A/B comparison posts against Maverick.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Terminator(1984)

8.1/10

dir. James Cameron

A-Tier

Warner 40th Anniversary 4K with Dolby Vision and Atmos, scanned from the original negative. Collectors are split on the AI enhancement tools Cameron used in the transfer, with some calling it a revelation and others wanting the grain back. The mono track is worth trying after the Atmos mix.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

The Lords of Discipline(1983)

6.6/10

dir. Franc Roddam

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.