Ron Perlman movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Howard McCain
S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The 2008 Viking sci-fi film with no relevant collector discussion around the disc.
Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Guillermo del Toro
A-Tier BFI 4K. Del Toro's debut. The BFI disc is the UK option.
BFI
A-Tier 4K. Del Toro's practical creature effects and Hellboy's red skin tone work well in HDR. Gets mentioned alongside Pacific Rim as a demo disc pick.
Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.
dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
A-Tier transfer reviewed on hidef-digest and avforums. Sits quietly in collections without much discussion, but YouTube search is spiking on it, which usually means new buyers are finding it.
Sony Pictures · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Sony Pictures
dir. Steven Caple Jr.
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.
Del Toro announced 4K releases for four of his films and Blade II was the one that got the biggest reaction. No release date yet, but the announcement alone had people excited. Wesley Snipes in del Toro's vampire sequel with Ron Perlman and Norman Reedus.
dir. Glenn McQuaid
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
