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dir. Kenneth Branagh

S-Tier Disney 4K. The live-action Cinderella. Disney's been releasing their live-action remakes on 4K.

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dir. David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen

Disney's S-Tier 4K of its first animated feature. The transfer drew praise right away, with the hand-painted detail looking better than it probably ever has on home video. The steelbook design got a colder reception, but the disc inside is the same regardless of packaging.

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dir. James Mangold

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

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dir. Ron Howard

Disney A-Tier 4K. Solo tends to get defended by the collectors who already own it. The transfer scored a 3.0, which is middle of the road for Star Wars, and the steelbook market around the full saga set keeps it in circulation for completionists.

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dir. George Lucas

Disney's only Star Wars 4K is the 1997 Special Edition cut with CGI Jabba and Greedo shooting first. BFI just screened the original 1977 Technicolor print in London for the 50th, reopening the originals-only debate. Lucas's contract with Disney reportedly forbids an official Despecialized release, leaving the TN1 fan 4K Project of the OGT as the workaround.

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dir. J.J. Abrams

Disney A-Tier 4K. The Force Awakens was shot on film, which gives it a leg up over the prequels in 4K. Collectors have been hoping for Dolby Vision and IMAX enhanced versions, but so far it's HDR10 only. The Zavvi steelbook series across all nine episodes has been popular with completionists.

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dir. Rian Johnson

Disney A-Tier 4K. Rian Johnson's Star Wars entry is the most divisive film in the franchise, and the steelbook market reflects that split. The people who love it really love it. The Zavvi exclusive steelbook drew some criticism for cropping the iconic Crait poster art, but most buyers were happy.

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dir. Lee Unkrich

A-Tier Disney 4K. Pixar's Day of the Dead film. Best Buy had steelbooks at $10 USD.

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dir. Kenny Ortega

A-Tier Disney 4K. The spell book steelbook is the one people love, with embossing on the front and stapled spine edges that make it look like an actual book. Hamilton Book has had this for around $12 USD, which is hard to beat for a disc that gets pulled out every October.

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dir. Pete Docter

A-Tier Disney 4K. Pixar's emotions film. Inside Out 2 launched at $45 USD steelbook-only, and it became the poster child for Disney's aggressive 4K pricing. The original Inside Out 4K is still available at normal prices. The color-coded emotion worlds look really good in HDR, lots of saturated primary colors that benefit from the wider gamut.

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dir. Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

A-Tier Disney 4K. Disney animation from 2002. The animated original's 4K steelbook was a surprise find at Walmart, possibly a return. Not much dedicated collector discussion around the 4K disc.

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dir. Gareth Edwards

The Rogue One 4K went through an OOP scare when Sony took over Disney's disc production. Prices spiked online before people realized it was a manufacturing transition, not a permanent discontinuation. Amazon had it back at $30 USD eventually. The disc itself includes Dolby Atmos and collectors consistently call it the best Star Wars film since the original trilogy. Disney's Star Wars 4K line lacks cohesive cover art, which bothers completionists.

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dir. John Lasseter

Disney A-Tier 4K. The Pixar steelbook collection has matching art across the trilogy and animation collectors are trying to complete the set. Best Buy sales are the usual entry point.

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dir. Lee Unkrich

Disney A-Tier 4K. The Toy Story steelbooks look coordinated on a shelf, which is why people buy all three even though most only really want the first.

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dir. James Cameron

C-Tier from 20th Century Studios, which is a sore spot for a film this good. The 4K exists and people buy it, but the conversation is always about when someone will do a proper restoration. Cameron in 4K should look better than this.

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dir. James Cameron

C-Tier 4K from Disney/20th Century Studios. The Best Buy steelbook announcement came right before Best Buy stopped selling physical media. Cameron's 4K presentations have been hit or miss, and the original Avatar got a middling transfer.

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dir. George Lucas

C-Tier 4K. The prequel trilogy's digital origins limit what 4K can do for these films, and the C-Tier reflects that. Disney had Sony handling physical media production and the Star Wars line has been going out of print, with restocks uncertain. If you want the prequels on disc, buy them when you see them.

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dir. Gore Verbinski

Disney's 4K transfer stripped the grain and crushed the color. Pro reviews put it at D-Tier, and the original Blu-ray from 2007 genuinely looks better. The format's worst-case scenario for a film that deserved a proper rescan.

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dir. James Cameron

D-Tier 4K that caused a lot of frustration. Someone sold theirs for a dollar and the photo went kind of viral. A comparison with a Spanish Blu-ray showed the bootleg had more skin texture in several shots. There are defenders, but the consensus leans negative.

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