Roy Jenson · 1974

2 Roy Jenson movies from 1974 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 4 1950s 1 1970s 3

Year

All 3 1970 0 1971 1 1972 0 1973 0 1974 2 1975 0 1976 0 1977 0 1978 0 1979 0

Chinatown(1974)

7.9/10

dir. Roman Polanski

A-Tier

Paramount Presents #45 is the canonical 4K, and it pairs the upgrade with The Two Jakes on Blu-ray as a bonus disc that most collectors didn't expect to get at all. It went OOP within weeks and has been a back-in-print scavenger hunt ever since. The UK Limited Edition from Paramount UK is region-free, and Orbit DVD still has it with the poster and slipcase if you're chasing the matched set.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)

6.8/10

dir. Michael Cimino

A-Tier

Capelight A-Tier 4K. Eastwood and Bridges in a Cimino road movie that got lost in the shuffle of 70s Americana. The Montana location photography is the visual draw, and the film is a hidden gem for anyone who likes the era.

Capelight Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray