Robert De Niro · 1973

2 Robert De Niro movies from 1973 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Mean Streets.

Decade

All 33 1970s 6 1980s 6 1990s 11 2000s 4 2010s 4 2020s 2

Year

All 6 1970 1 1971 0 1972 0 1973 2 1974 1 1975 0 1976 1 1977 0 1978 1 1979 0

Mean Streets(1973)

7.1/10

dir. Martin Scorsese

S-Tier

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Early Scorsese, loud and rough. Criterion's 4K got a negative pro review that collectors have largely told each other to ignore, arguing the reviewer was comparing it to the old Blu-ray instead of judging the transfer on its own terms. Second Sight co-funded the new restoration and will likely use a Fidelity in Motion encode, which typically beats Criterion's Pixelogic encoding.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Bang the Drum Slowly(1973)

6.7/10

dir. John D. Hancock

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.