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Walter Hill · 1980s

5 films directed by Walter Hill from the 1980s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Streets of Fire.

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire(1984)

6.9/10

dir. Walter Hill

S-Tier

Shout Factory S-Tier 4K. Walter Hill's neon-soaked rock-and-roll action film with Michael Paré and Diane Lane. People who got it early describe a strong upgrade from the Blu-ray, with the Dolby Vision doing great work on the rain-soaked streets and neon lighting. It's a Collector's Edition but surprisingly shipped without a slipcover.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition
Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort(1981)

7.1/10

dir. Walter Hill

A-Tier

A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Red Heat

Red Heat(1988)

6.2/10

dir. Walter Hill

A-Tier

The StudioCanal steelbook has great embossing and showed up in European sales for around 15 EUR. Region B locked on the Blu-ray side, which annoyed a few Region A collectors who wanted the full package. Purely a fun 80s action night pick.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.(1982)

6.7/10

dir. Walter Hill

C-Tier

C-Tier Paramount 4K. Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in Walter Hill's buddy cop original. The transfer is acceptable for a catalog title from the early 80s. Not much collector discussion around this one.

Paramount Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome(1989)

6.1/10

dir. Walter Hill

Announced

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD