Paramount Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition

3 Paramount Pictures 40th Anniversary Edition films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Flashdance(1983)

dir. Adrian Lyne

Paramount's 40th Anniversary 4K from 2023 is a soft B-tier transfer for Adrian Lyne's stylized '83 lighting, with detail that comes through but never sharply. The Atmos remix is the actual reason to upgrade for "What a Feeling" and "Maniac". The US Steelbook has already been reprinted once. The bare-shoulder welder pose and water-bucket shot have the resolution to show texture the Blu-ray smoothed out.

Paramount Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition

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

Grease(1978)

7.4/10

dir. Randal Kleiser

C-Tier

C-Tier Paramount 4K. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The C-Tier is expected for a late-70s studio musical. The songs do the work here, not the transfer.

Paramount Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition