1982 on 4K UHD

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Coppola's neon-soaked Vegas musical got an S-Tier 4K from StudioCanal. The film bankrupted him in 1982 and the disc is finding the audience that the theatrical run never did.

StudioCanal · Reprise

dir. Tobe Hooper

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K with a 4.5 score. Tobe Hooper's haunted house film, and the Best Buy steelbook art was widely hated. People said the iconic "girl in front of TV" image would have been far better. A Film Vault special edition with The Shining is coming in August 2025, and Shout Factory is releasing Poltergeist II in 4K. Some collectors have been disc-swapping their 4K into older steelbook shells with better art.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Dario Argento

Arrow Video 4K with an Arte Originale limited edition variant that collectors hunt on eBay. Synapse also released a version with a slipcover. Argento's neon-lit giallo about a writer stalked by a killer inspired by his own novels, and the transfer handles the high-contrast lighting well.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. John Milius

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Schwarzenegger swinging a sword. Arrow's release with multiple editions is what collectors are buying.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Guy Hamilton

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K. Agatha Christie with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. StudioCanal's Christie releases have been consistently good.

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

dir. Richard Attenborough

S-Tier Sony 4K. Attenborough's epic biopic. The scale of the production benefits from 4K.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

dir. Joe Layton

Sony's 4K of Pryor's most famous special. Minimal collector discussion beyond the announcement, but the material does the heavy lifting here regardless of transfer quality.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Greenaway

R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.

Le Chat Qui Fume · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. George A. Romero

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

dir. Don Coscarelli

Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with animals, which leads him on a quest for revenge against his father's killers.

dir. Jim Henson, Frank Oz

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

Pre-Order

dir. Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

dir. Gary Sherman

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

dir. Ken Finkleman

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.

dir. Ridley Scott

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The Final Cut is what's on the 4K disc. A new steelbook pre-order went up alongside Enter the Dragon and V for Vendetta. If you already own the older 4K pressing, the disc is the same.

Warner Bros. · Special Edition

dir. Steven Spielberg

A-Tier Universal 4K. Spielberg's alien. The transfer exists in multiple packaging options with the same disc.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Hal Ashby

The Rolling Stones' record-breaking 1981 North American arena tour documented by director Hal Ashby. Featuring the biggest Rolling Stones songs from the first 20 years - in the words of Mick Jagger, "a feel of what it's like to be there", as 20 cameras take you onstage with the band in this groundbreaking, dynamic tour.

Kino Lorber · Blu-ray

dir. Sylvester Stallone

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

dir. Wes Craven

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lucio Fulci

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Blue Underground · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

Carpenter's practical effects hold up better than most modern CGI and the Universal 4K is A-Tier, though the missing Dolby Vision is the one complaint collectors have. Signed copies from convention appearances are circulating and the Titans of Cult edition has been restocking through Books-a-Million.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sydney Pollack

Sony A-Tier 4K as part of the Columbia Classics Volume 5 box set. People have been asking when Tootsie gets a standalone release for years, and Sony still hasn't confirmed one.

Sony Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Charlie Ahearn

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose.

dir. Frank Henenlotter

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Shot on the cheap in early 80s New York. The source material means the 4K isn't going to look like a modern film, but Arrow did what they could with it.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Ted Kotcheff

A-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Stallone in the jungle. Eagle Pictures handled the transfer.

Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicholas Meyer

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

dir. Steven Lisberger

Disney A-Tier 4K. The original's early CGI has a handmade quality that HDR actually enhances, and the Light Cycle sequences are the demo moments. Pairs nicely with Legacy for a double feature.

Walt Disney Studios · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

dir. Albert Pyun

Shout's Sword and Sorcerer Steelbook was Amazon-exclusive when it shipped in December, and the same disc goes wide retail July 21. The Scream Factory transfer is the one collectors already know, with Albert Pyun's commentary track intact. UK buyers had a separate 101 Films Limited Edition with a different extras package.

Shout! Studios · Limited Edition Steelbook

dir. Walter Hill

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

dir. Michael Winner

Vinegar Syndrome's 4K released May 2022 from a new scan of the 35mm original camera negative. Reviews are split. Hidef-digest and Home Theater Forum called the transfer reference quality, while bestblurays marked it Disappointing for poor encoding. The underlying scan is strong, but what Vinegar Syndrome did with the bitrate is where people disagree.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tommy Lee Wallace

S-Tier Sony Pictures 4K. John Carpenter's Plymouth Fury. The steelbook is a love-it-or-hate-it design.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

dir. Steno

Island farmer Banana Joe helps the local community by trading his bananas for goods. When gangsters arrive with plans to construct a banana processing plant, Joe kicks them out, but the mob boss discovers that Joe is operating without a license. After the mob tips off the authorities and Joe's boat is impounded, he ventures into a big city for the first time to seek help.

dir. Richard Loncraine

A mysterious stranger inserts himself into a troubled family's life, blurring the lines between good and evil as he cares for their disabled daughter.

Screenbound · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Les Blank

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

dir. Stephen Sayadian

In the future, humans are divided into Sex Negatives and Sex Positives. The Negatives get sick if they have sex, so every night they go to Café Flesh to see Positives who are forced to perform on stage for their entertainment.

dir. Mark L. Lester

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.

dir. Jackie Chan

Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Amy Heckerling

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for love, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer faces-off with the resolute teacher, Mr. Hand. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue.

Universal Pictures · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Allan Holzman

88 Films picking up the Corman sci-fi catalog is paying off for collectors who want these genre films with real restorations. Forbidden World has the creature effects and practical gore that make it a natural fit for 4K.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (Restored)

dir. Bob Swaim

A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.

dir. Lou Adler

Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.

dir. Tonino Ricci

A scientist's experiment with a deadly bacteria goes awry and leaves him horribly deformed. The monstrous man then runs amok in his town.

dir. Osamu Dezaki

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.

dir. Antonio Margheriti

Severin gives Margheriti's 1982 jungle pulp its first proper transfer after forty years of cropped, color-drained Vestron VHS bootlegs. The new scan from the original camera negative restores the 2.35 framing, and Margheriti's brief bursts of saturated jungle lighting finally come through. Extras span an archival Warbeck Q&A, behind-the-scenes interviews with assistant director Edoardo Margheriti, and a soundtrack CD shared with The Ark of the Sun God in the boxset packaging.

Severin Films · Antonio Margheriti & The Jungles of Doom: His '80s Adventure Films

dir. David Winters

A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.

dir. Jean Rollin

A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.

Indicator · Limited Edition

dir. Daniel Vigne

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

dir. Amy Holden Jones

Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.