Steve Railsback · 1980s

3 Steve Railsback movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Lifeforce, The Stunt Man.

Decade

All 5 1980s 3 1990s 2

Year

All 3 1980 1 1981 0 1982 0 1983 0 1984 0 1985 1 1986 0 1987 1 1988 0 1989 0

Lifeforce(1985)

6.3/10

dir. Tobe Hooper

S-Tier

Imprint Films announced a new 4K at about $85 USD with a book-style package. Arrow already put out an S-Tier disc so collectors are weighing whether the extras justify owning two copies of the same Tobe Hooper vampire movie.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

The Stunt Man(1980)

6.6/10

dir. Richard Rush

S-Tier

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

Insect(1987)

4.8/10

dir. William Fruet

B-Tier

Dark Force #14 just shipped after a replication delay pushed it from Black Friday preorder. Custom embossed limited edition slipcover, 4K UHD only with no Blu-ray included. The 1987 William Fruet creature feature originally released as Blue Monkey, re-titled Insect for this Dark Force release. Oversized killer bug loose in a hospital, the kind of 50s-style monster movie that needs the new scan more than it needs the bonus features.

Dark Force Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD