Tony Burton · 1980s

3 Tony Burton movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Shining.

Decade

All 6 1970s 1 1980s 3 1990s 1 2000s 1

Year

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

The Shining(1980)

8.2/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier

The 4K transfer delivers what HDR was supposed to do for horror. Room 237 has this sickly green cast that was always in the film but only became visible at this resolution, and the hotel hallway tracking shots have depth the old Blu-ray flattened.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Rocky III(1982)

6.9/10

dir. Sylvester Stallone

A-Tier

Rocky III in 4K is part of the same MGM rollout as II and IV. Minimal standalone discussion since most people bought the full set. The transfer scored slightly better than Rocky II at A-Tier.

MGM

Rocky IV(1985)

7.1/10

dir. Sylvester Stallone

A-Tier

The steelbook includes both the theatrical cut and the Rocky vs. Drago Director's Cut on the same 4K disc, which is a nice touch. Opinions on the Director's Cut are split. Some prefer the additional Apollo scenes, but the theatrical version has its defenders. The Gruv sale had the full Rocky collection at a good price. A-Tier transfer, and the training montage in 4K HDR is exactly what you'd hope for.

MGM