Richard Donner · 1980s

3 films directed by Richard Donner from the 1980s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Goonies.

Decade

All 5 1970s 1 1980s 3 2000s 1

Year

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

The Goonies(1985)

7.5/10

dir. Richard Donner

S-Tier

The 4K transfer jumps off the screen according to people watching it this week. A comfort pick that lands in haul posts year after year for the right reasons.

Warner Home Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Lethal Weapon(1987)

7.3/10

dir. Richard Donner

A-Tier

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. WB is doing the first Lethal Weapon solo in 4K, and everyone is waiting for the inevitable quadrilogy box set before buying in. The original Blu-ray was rough, so this remaster with Atmos is a real upgrade. The steelbook is $29.99 USD on GRUV, and the standard edition art actually looks better than the steel.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Scrooged(1988)

6.8/10

dir. Richard Donner

A-Tier

People bought the Blu-ray for $6 USD and immediately turned around to buy the 4K anyway. A-Tier holiday film that shows up on everyone's Christmas rotation list alongside Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and It's a Wonderful Life. Complaints about barebones special features are the only recurring negative. Bill Murray doing his thing is the entire selling point, and the disc delivers on that.

Paramount Pictures · 35th Anniversary Edition