The Best 4K Blu-rays of 2024 (So Far)

[@JeffRauseo]

PURCHASE LINKS Oldboy: amzn.to/3yhwDTU Little Darlings: amzn.to/3Lxobmx Paprika: amzn.to/3W5gZ5W The Abyss: amzn.to/3Lxik0D The Ring Collection: amzn.to/3Y72MZ2 The Crow: amzn.to/3YcaKQx Dune Part Two: amzn.to/3LvKVTZ Narc: amzn.to/3Sipj1b La Femme Nikita: amzn.to/3Wu7azX Chinatown: amzn.to/3WrspT3

[@UrLocalKimPossibleFanGuy]

So Showing These Can Give You Copyright & Blocked By Companies

[@peterjarbratt9444]

Hi Jeff, I have to write and thank you for making such good and interesting presentations of movies. I am 73 years old and live in Sweden and my English is not very good. A lot of KZbinrs talk so fast it's hard to understand what they're saying, almost like they think an oral presentation is about a running race. But when you talk, I catch up and understand basically everything you say. So thanks again for making such great presentations.🤗

[@ps2progamer814]

Your old, thats why you dont understand a lot of youtubers

[@oldschoolfunkster1]

​@@ps2progamer814From your reply you must be a young, immature, and disrespectful KZbin viewer. Hope you make it to that golden age!😉

[@AnalogFoundry]

​@@ps2progamer814that's not a nice thing to say.

[@iambetterthanu]

There's a control on every video to change the playback speed. This problem is exactly what it's there for. Just play them back at a slower speed. Personally I usually keep it on 1.5x speed because most KZbinrs talk way too slowly for me. You have the tools to fix your issues.

[@oldschoolfunkster1]

@@ps2progamer814 ... You're too young and maybe that's why you're disrespectful. Hopefully you'll make it to the golden years, then it'll be your turn for someone else to make that same rude remark. Good luck!😉

[@lmaololroflcopter]

Throwing out an honourable mention to A24’s restoration of Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense. Looks and sounds amazing, and the film is pure joy.

[@JeffRauseo]

Yes absolutely

[@paulglover6525]

Yes!

[@TheWolfCub71]

I had never seen it and never liked the talking heads, I went and bought it hoping it would make me a fan of The Talking Heads finally. Not only did I become a fan and finally understand what they are about but the picture was stunning and the Atmos music was brilliant. It so profoundly surpassed my expectation, AND the packaging was really awesome.

[@robertfaulkner1824]

I was hoping to get this one. There’s just sooo much shit on my list right now. I’m taking advantage of sales when I can

[@joshuajones3702]

HMV in the uk have reported an increase in sales of DVDs and bluray brilliant news!

[@saltech3444]

HMV here in Australia went bust many years ago :-(

[@codyinthecinema]

I was watching part of "The Crow" on KZbin and then transitioned to the 4K disc once I was able halfway through the film. It's like the difference between walking through a seedy alley and then walking through a well cared for museum.

[@thejuiced1_]

Facts

[@paulglover6525]

Very glad you discovered "La Femme Nikita"! I don't know how but I saw it on its video release in the early 90's and it gave me a deep passion for French film.

[@adamsteinbacher2629]

Man I love Paprika so damn much. Glad to see you giving it some love Jeff! I'd also throw The Raid: Redemption on here just for the massive improvement over the HD release.

[@EricRShelton]

You didn't know about La Femme Nikita?!?! Oh, Jeff! I'm gonna guess you're a couple years younger than me because just in North America the 1990 film (directed by Luc Besson!) spawned a 1993 remake called Point of No Return starring Bridget Fonda, the 1997 TV series that ran five seasons on USA Network, and the 2010 TV series on CW (4 seasons). It's also probably the reason we got Leon/The Professional! Glad you finally got to see this gem!

[@ARMediaOfficial]

Great video Jeff, hope all is well! Glad to be back in the 4K community!

[@FriedTux]

My own personal list is very similar to yours, Jeff. 01. Blue Velvet 02. Chinatown 03. Civil War 04. Bound 05. Crimson Peak 06. La Femme Nikita 07. The Abyss 08. Paprika 09. The Boy And The Heron 10. Rango Honorable Mentions: 01. Ocean's Eleven 02. Gretel and Hansel 03. Narc

[@FriedTux]

It has been confirmed that Paramount Presents will be printing more copies. I missed out on the initial first run, but if you are patient, they will be adding some more copies. As far as I know, no confirmed date. I would recommend holding off versus paying eBay scalper prices. As of the time of this video, there are no major retailers that have copies for sale (that aren't 3rd party scalpers).

[@JeffRauseo]

Who confirmed that?

[@oscar3488]

If you enjoyed Paprika I highly recommend perfect blue and Tokyo Godfathers. Same director. The late great Satoshi Kon.

[@toffeur23]

Hello from France, in terms of animated films, if you haven't already seen them, I'd recommend the first Ghost in the Shell, and especially the second Innocence. The first is essentially classic animation (1995), the second features digital images (released in 2004 and presented that year at the Cannes Film Festival). Innocence can be seen without having seen the first film.

[@AndyJackson380]

This takes 4k reviews to the next level.

[@dr-gorgo]

Not really.

[@trogdor21997]

Taking comments to the next level 👊🏼👊🏼

[@uh_ant]

@@AndyJackson380 nah, not with the AI upscaled ones

[@markmitchell5220]

I am very happy you discovered "La Femme Nikita". I watched it back in the day and was very impressed. I will have to pick up a copy!

[@markmitchell5220]

Also, I had forgotten, it is a Luc Besson film! So there you go...😃

[@gingergazelle]

I know you usually put movies on these lists Jeff but Queen Rock Montreal in 4K is absolutely amazing. The visual is a great upgrade on the Blu-ray and the sound quality is amazing.

[@martinemslander4126]

Thanks man, I’ve got Little Darlings, Nikita and Chinatown already. But grabbed Oldboy, I had held off on it because I had gotten it on fairly recently on blu-ray, but you sold me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. Also grabbed The Crow which I had wanted but there is so much coming out that in got lost in the shuffle for me, thank you for the reminder.

[@martinemslander4126]

O and I forgot to mention, I also have Dune, of course. I couldn’t agree more with your thoughts on that. Great video, thanks again.

[@ricogomez4020]

LITTLE DARLINGS 4k is really something as far as quality goes.

[@LittleBruno933]

Hey Jeff. I really enjoyed Narc too. It was a film I remember from the video rental days but had never got round to seeing it. The Arrow edition is awesome. I was surprised to not see the Super Mario Bros Trust the Fungus edition on your list considering it was sitting right next to your head for the whole video haha.

[@AaronOfYell]

What's that Super Mario Bros item on the shelf above your KZbin plate? Keep up the good work!

[@impolitebrit2386]

Hi Jeff - I agree, Narc is a brilliant film (great disc as well) and seriously underrated. I'd not seen it since I imported on DVD many years back and it was just as good as I remembered and thankfully looked a lot, lot better!

[@DJSammy69.]

These are truly amazing videos! Liking alot of these top picks.

[@codycummins4]

Love these videos. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@huwprofitt8250]

Le Femme Nikita was remade in America with Bridget Fonda in the lead role and also starred Irish actor Gabriel Byrne.

[@xtruthx]

3:37 The Abyss was the movie that convinced me that Ed Harris is one of the best actors to ever exist. I recently watched the abyss a few months ago and the scene where he has to resuscitate Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio was awesome to see. Ed Harris is an incredible actor.

[@RobertPage1968]

Oh? You were looking at Ed Harris in that scene? My eyes were elsewhere 😆

[@xtruthx]

@RobertPage1968 😂

[@OmegaWyrm878]

Great list and video. Im happy to hear Sony keeps on delivering quality 4k releases.

[@thequestion4818]

My tv unexpectedly broke but walmart was having a sale on 4k TVs. I already have a lot just because I prefer the cover art, but I'm looking forward to actively buying 4K. I'm glad I have you as a resource. Please let the Terminator transfer be good.

[@tjdw5251]

confirmed that it wont be already

[@thequestion4818]

@tjdw5251 Well better to postpone than release crappy product. I can live another year without terminator in 4k

[@skullbeat4977]

Have you watched Opera? It is one of my favorite Argento films. I know nothing about Sevrin Press and they recently relesed it. I also really like what Synapse did with Suspiria (77). Its one of my fav 4K releases. I bought it through your recommendations.

[@deadmanprime4793]

A couple of my picks: Super Mario Bros. (1993)- a couple rough patches and no HDR, but the 4K print is pretty good. Umbrella went crazy with the bonus features, especially if you got the big box set with the script and BTS books. The Devil's Honey- I loved the HDR color grading on this Fulci movie. And I loved the look of the print, it looked authentic as if an actual film print was playing on my screen. A bit soft here and there, but it seemed natural to me. And while it did come out in July, I did like the Twister 4K. That Atmos track is NUTS!!!

[@jonathangreen7398]

Good call on the 4k of Narc Jeff. Very underrated movie and looked amazing in 4k. Very happy to own it. Arrow movies can be a tad pricey, but Arrow almost always knocks it out of the park.

[@jockmattock9239]

Jeff, did you review Glory 4K steelbook?

[@mymusic2515]

Love Narc, have the Blu Ray which I think is German. Definitely upgrade to 4k although we have not had it released here in the UK so will have to dig deep to get this across the pond

[@OPTIMUS6LTR]

Is that Oldboy the same as the 2019 4k from Arrow?

[@FriedTux]

@@OPTIMUS6LTR I was wondering the same thing. I don't want to triple-dip on this film if I don't have to. It is a masterpiece of film, but due to the nature of the film it isn't going to be something that I repeatedly watch. It is really nice packaging though.

[@OPTIMUS6LTR]

@@FriedTux i found a reddit post and it appears the same transfer this is just a deluxe edition with more features released in the US market

[@donsimpsonshead8809]

Jeff, the comment “I can’t imagine it ever looked this good,” when you were talking about La Femme Nikita took me a bit by surprise coming from you. Maybe you were talking about the physical releases, but it seemed like you were talking about the theatrical release. What a great 4K does is reproduce exactly what the original theatrical prints looked like. Older examples of movies I saw in the original release are Star Wars, Grease, Little Darlings, Jaws and Tremors. Each of these movies are recreated perfectly onto 4K UHD and they all take me back. Sometimes 4K’s like Empire Strikes Back, Batman and In the Mood for Love are played around with, or don’t have the original filmmakers around, these can be partial failures. The area that doe improve is the music. Now I haven’t picked up La Femme Nikita yet so I don’t quite know which category it falls into, and I’ve only seen it once in the theater, and from what I remember it looked amazing, but I can’t wait to pick this up.

[@leonardomaia8412]

jeff, have you seen the straigh story 4k restoration ? it looks really good!!

[@evilone543]

I did not know about La Fem Nikita. It’s one of my favorites. It spawned an American remake with Bridget Fonda and a TV series. I’ll have to pick that one up for sure.

[@droidx1191]

Waited for "The Abyss" for all these years, and I am glad I bought it. But disc of the year so far is "Chinatown." That is a miraculously awesome restored transfer. It has perhaps the best screenplay ever.

[@BumpyHumpyDumpy]

La Femme Nikita is an absolute classic. It’s a very well known film made by Luc Besson (Léon: The Professional and Fifth Element). La Femme Nikita was remade as “Black Cat” in Hong Kong (recently released by Vinegar Syndrome) and “Point of No Return” in Hollywood. There was also a show in Canada and another more recent one on the CW. If you don’t have Black Cat from Vinegar Syndrome, which includes the sequel, pick it up! One of the lesser known and extremely good Hong Kong action films. Bound from Criterion was a spectacular 4K release, and it’s an underrated gem from the Wachowskis right before The Matrix. Some other great 4Ks released this year were Bound (Criterion), Lone Star (Criterion), Phase IV (Vinegar Syndrome), eXistenZ (Vinegar Syndrome), and American Gigolo (Arrow). Night Falls on Manhattan is a great release from Arrow, but no 4K.

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Jeff.

[@davidbrown1532]

Great list. Thank you!

[@PurpleStormProductions]

Hey Jeff, did you get The Raid: Redemption 4K Sony Steelbook release? Curious what you thought about it if you got it

[@aaronrobbins1458]

Do you have a video that discusses the quality of players and how much it matters

[@lordrayden3045]

How were you in aware of la femme Nikita?

[@vanstraelend]

Could you make a video on kaleidescape? Is it a 4k disc replacement?

[@robertfaulkner1824]

La femme nakita was remade as “point of no return” in the US. They also made a show on the USA network called la femme nakita. This was also my first chance to watch the original

[@WedlakeProductions]

Lost me at Aliens as an honorable mention.

[@EricRShelton]

I just watched it and freaking LOVED it. So, like, that's just your opinion, man. ;)

[@paulclement1025]

Looks like Chinatown is out of print on 4K at the moment since it's now only available from third-party sellers at rip-off prices. Definitely will pick up Dune Part Two though. Thanks!

[@COFFEEWITHJIM]

La Femme Nikita...awesome. In the Top 10 films list for me.

[@extofer]

Forgive me as I indulge my inner wordsmith here. Cinématographe is the French word for cinematograph, and you pronounced it correctly (the English word anyway, though the French pronunciation is very similar). It’s not to be confused with the word “cinematography” which basically means the art of filming. Cinematograph on the other hand can be used to literally mean “camera” or the device used to make a film. Also, I believe the words “cinema” and the German word “kino” come from the word cinematograph. Fun facts I know. :)

[@AB-7526]

Keep it coming 🤙🏼

[@craigosterberg5045]

Thanks for updating

[@munch314]

Never heard of Little darlings until Tarantino and Avary analyze it on their podcast

[@rishibepat2419]

Loved the movie NARC when it came out. Must have watched it like 5 times, in a very short period.

[@Hiryu_]

I’ve only bought 3 4k films so far this year, Dune II, Furiosa and Civil War

[@theheavymetalhillbilly7152]

That Paprika theme music I bet sounds like something else with Atmos

[@Downhuman74]

La Femme Nikita was remade in the US under the name Point of No Return starring Bridget Fonda. Not a spot on the original by any stretch but still a decent movie in its own way. A great companion piece to the original. You should check it out. One of Bridget Fonda's best performances.

[@cianog]

La Femme Nikita is a known film. Remember renting this in the early 90s in England as a young teen.

[@salmonsdontdie4952]

La Femme Nikita had its very own USA Network TV series based off the film. Both movie and TV series were dope!

[@jockmattock9239]

I was totally blown away by Denis Villeneuve's Dune part 2. Demented.

[@robertt9342]

La femme Nikita also was made as and/or inspired a tv show twice. La Femme Nikita starring Peta Wilson Nikita starring Maggie Q

[@SotNist]

Don't own everything, obviously, but for me so far it's been: Civil War Chinatown Robocop 2 The Raid Redemption I definitely need to pick up Le Femme Nikita and probably Narc. Still want to get Bound when it's 50% off.

[@JeffRauseo]

Civil War is great, but I was doing the first half of the year, so that will be a candidate for the end of the year since it came out in July. I’m still waiting on my copy of The Raid.

[@SotNist]

@@JeffRauseo for sure, I saw you mention it at the end of the video too. I forgot the timeline because I didn't get my copy of Chinatown until July. The Raid has it's early digital source limitations, but man... that new color grade from the director and the HDR totally transforms it. First time I really LOVED the movie. Nice pick with The Crow too. That looked amazing.

[@TigerGreene]

What about the newly released South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut - 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray? It just came out and reviews are great so far.

[@aaronbooth9222]

Throwing the Conan collection and Twister in there

[@jockmattock9239]

Conan the Barbarian and Destroyer. Still sealed! Need 4K player and TV. Ha!

[@PatrikIzing]

Another amazing restoration: The Exorcist

[@jhberg17]

Crimson Peak should be on a top 10 list.

[@KarimKhan-ys8oc]

I am reluctant to buy Dune 2 bc the first one did freeze on my Sony BD. It would play fine on my PS5 though. But my player has two HDMIs it’s the only way to get the best picture and audio quality out of my set-up.

[@adrianos17]

No kino lorber, narrow margin?

[@krono5el]

they even made a Femme Lakita tv show, it was pretty big in the 90s.

[@fettmatic4106]

I've seen & own Paprika, Le Femme Nikita & The Crow. I've seen Chinatown on Paramount Plus, Dune part 2 in the cinema nd waiting on reissues of 4k sb.

[@MrJekken]

If you want to see a wonderful animated film, and I can only imagine how much better the 4k release looks, check out Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai

[@nener42]

Nikita is one of the best luc besson's movie, with Leon. Here in France it's really a cult one.

[@jb7753]

God I wish I could get the Abyss in Australia on 4k

[@phunny12000]

I'll check to make sure but my copy of oldboy is in mono!

[@nyarlathotepthewalkingchao7373]

I got the nightmare on Elm Street uk steel book pretty nice 👌

[@1TN1]

I'm still waiting patiently for a Death Becomes Her 4K remaster (with Atmos please) 🙏🏻

[@renatogarza]

It’s a shame you can’t get the full, uncensored version of “The Ring” anywhere. I was expecting this 4K would include it but no. I’m beginning to think that this is a Mandela effect or something, but you can still see snippets of the full version (which I saw in theaters) in the special features material.

[@bloodydominations992]

Crimson Peak is my favorite 4K release of the year. I hadn’t seen it before and was blown away by the quality of the transfer and the overall visual style. I think you’re on an island with Aliens, that was an unmitigated disaster. We can only hope that Terminator doesn’t get fully cameroned…

[@Ryan_TheBold]

I need to grab Crimson Peak! As for Aliens, I’ve held off because I’ve heard how badly it got Cameron’d. I managed to find T2 in the $5 Walmart bins and outside of the rad packaging it’s…..something.

[@walter2695]

ive seen it on bluray and on streaming. But the 4k is by far the best. The packaging is one thing, but the 4k transfer man. It looks amazing.

[@bloodydominations992]

@@Ryan_TheBold Aliens is worse than T2. T2 has some obvious grain reduction and the weird teal coloring but it’s watchable. Aliens went from a dark gritty movie to bright and shiny. It looks like a theme park ride.

[@Ryan_TheBold]

@@bloodydominations992 James Cameron hates film grain like it insulted his mother.

[@Ryan_TheBold]

@@walter2695 sold! I’ll have to grab it before it goes OOP.

[@leroystafford4447]

U need to watch dragonball super hero on 4k that release is mind blowing form the hdr to the dolby atmos

[@johnreremoana930]

I'm still waiting on 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' movie to be release on 4K, I mean it should've been release on 4K (or Blue Ray) months ago.

[@MrAjphux]

There is a European release, but watch out. One is 4K region-locked, another is not. The companion Blu-rays are region B locked. They both look great.

[@MatthewKastely]

Upsetting that I can’t get Chinatown.

[@thenewkid191]

I hope City of God gets a 4k release

[@walter2695]

The only thing holding me back on dune part 2 not being very close to the top is No IMAX scenes. Its a crime :D

[@rickdrais9737]

OHMIGOD! Narc? Did you, like me, jump up and shout WHAT? When you found out who did it? I was SHOCKED and it takes a lot to surprise me. Wow, I can finally upgrade from my ancient DVD of it. What’s not to love? It’s even got Ray Liotta at his Ray Liottiest! Super cool. Thanks. I will now order it!

[@johnadair4693]

Im praying and hoping Sony does the Grande bleu on 4k my favourite Besson movie, and subway, and where in the name of god is both cape fears on 4k !!!

[@armando7060]

I knew about La Femme Nikita because of the tv show with Maggie Q called Nikita which I think is a remake

[@Dipsxi]

No Twister?

[@JeffRauseo]

Came out after July 1st

[@SathishKumarS-u2e]

I am from India here and don't have any bluray shops 😢

[@joshg0h79]

Not 2024 but The Ten Commandments is amazing

[@nordmannenfrank6066]

Im exited for the 4K steelbook of Furiosa

[@jockmattock9239]

Hopefully you won't have to double dip if they release a black chrome version. The steel book is sold out here in Canada. Haven't seen it yet.I want it.

[@Videolandexpress]

Sorry to bother but....I have bunch of dvd/blu-ray to get rid of, I'm moving and the collection cannot make the transfer. talking 80's, 90's about 200 of them. Can't be bothered with ebay etc. want to pass it over to hard core fan.

[@KreshDraven6]

Great list but Chinatown was very disappointing imo, I expected a lot more

[@Scifi4life]

Dune part 2

[@joshsale9939]

Peeping Tom was the best I’ve seen this year.

[@brandonross5213]

i just realized… i don’t think i’ve bought a single 4k in 2024😮

[@rustycolon9368]

Thank you Jeff!! Dune 2 is a visual feast, but I might be in the minority here because I felt the actual story and the pacing was really terrible.

[@AndyJackson380]

Not just you, I really like the first one but the 2nd one was quite meh and I wanted it to end.

[@marlonrobalino]

It's not that you "might", you definitely are in the vast minority who thinks it "terrible". A hard disagree with your assessment buddy.

[@georgeandreou695]

Looks like this made the list because of the visuals and audio, and can't really disagree with that. The infra red scenes alone make it worthy. But I agree, the story was too Hollywood for me, and Part 1 was better.

[@georgeandreou695]

Looks like this made the list because of the visuals and audio, and can't really disagree with that. The infra red scenes alone make it worthy. But I agree, the story was too Hollywood for me, and Part 1 was better.

[@rustycolon9368]

​@@marlonrobalino Ok, I don't really care.

[@OPTIMUS6LTR]

The Pianist

[@tordb]

$300 for Chinatown?!?!

[@benhur1959]

Chinatown is a great 4k, but adding the Two Jakes was pointless, a poor unnecessary sequel. The downside is that yo pay for this too.

[@alexanderclaylavin]

Narc is not better than The French Connection. Stick to what you know.

[@comment15]

Narc better than The French Connection hahahahahaha wow