Member's Choice 'Best Of' 2019 UHD Awards Thread

[Dubstar]

Best Overall Release: Don't Look Now
Best Overall PQ:
Best Overall Audio: Black Hawk Down
Best Catalog Release: The Shining
Best Animated UHD: Ratatouille
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series):
Best Import (please name your region): Angel Heart
Best HDR Demo Scene:
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene:
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Hannibal
Most Disappointing Release: Cornetto Trilogy
Most Disappointing Cancellation: Panic Room
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Alien
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): Suspiria (1977)
Biggest Headscratcher (Of All the Movies in Existence, Why Release This on UHD?): Red Heat
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?):
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip:
Best Steelbook/Exclusive Art:
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Lord of the Rings: Trilogy
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Star Wars Original Trilogy
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Sleeping Beauty
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one): They Live

[jonyvf]

Best Overall Release: Alien
Best Overall PQ: Aquaman
Best Overall Audio: Aquaman
Best Catalog Release: Alien
Best Animated UHD: Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): John Wick
Best HDR Demo Scene: Black Hawk Dawn
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene: Overlord:Intro
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Apocalypse Now
Most Disappointing Release: Casino Royale
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): 13 Hours
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): Hulk
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): Shazan
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: The Shining
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Lord of the Rings
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Star Wars
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Man on Fire

[kristoffer]

Could somebody make this a sticky, please?

[bradnoyes]

Just updated the OP. Apocalypse Now still reigns but it has not received any additional votes since the last update so it may be vulnerable. Aquaman is doing quite well and I thought it was funny that someone gave it top honors for audio and video but still gave best overall release to a different title.

[zen007]

Best Overall Release: Batman (High repeat value + Suitable for a variety of audiences + Good looking film + Competitive transfer)
Best Overall PQ: The Shining
Best Overall Audio: Suspiria
Best Catalog Release: Suspiria
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): John Wick
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Hannibal
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): The Scorpion King
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): The Girl in the Spyder's Web
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): No Time to Die

[Captain.Monkey]

Wow is the Apocalypse Now 4k that good? I was really impressed by the blu ray so I can't wait to see it when I get my 4k projector.

[jFug]

Best Overall Release: Alien
Best Overall PQ: Aquaman
Best Animated UHD: Princess and the Frog
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): Batman (1989-1997)
Best HDR Demo Scene: John Wick 3
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Joker
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Birds of Prey (2020)
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Avatar
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one): Rocketman

[Alister_M]

Best Overall Release: Apocalypse Now
Best Overall PQ: The Shining
Best Overall Audio: Mortal Engines
Best Catalog Release: Alien
Best Animated UHD: Hellboy Animated
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): John Wick 3-film set
Best Import (please name your region): Universal Soldier (I'm region B)
Best HDR Demo Scene: All the explosions in The Girl in the Spider's Web
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene: Helicopter attack in Apocalypse Now
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Hellboy
Most Disappointing Release: Rambo: Last Blood (should have been both cuts on UHD)
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Avengers: Infinity War
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): The Witch
Biggest Headscratcher (Of All the Movies in Existence, Why Release This on UHD?): The Angry Birds Movie 2
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): The Girl In The Spider's Web
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: Pet Sematary
Best Steelbook/Exclusive Art: Alita: Battle Angel steelbook
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Joker
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Aliens
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Godzilla '14
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one): Zombieland

[CHONK!]

Why not creat a poll?

[bradnoyes]

Originally Posted by CHONK!

Why not creat a poll?

The two main reasons would be that 1) creating one poll with over one hundred entries would be insane and 2) creating separate polls for a bunch of different categories would be even more insane.

That said, if I do this again next year I will definitely cut back drastically on the categories. You live. You learn.

[birdztudio]

yeah how can you create a poll with numerous of movies releases over the year...

[The Edge]

Best Overall Release: Batman Anthology 4K
Best Overall PQ: The Shining 4K
Best Overall Audio: Batman 4K
Best Catalog Release: Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4K [Limited Edition Steelbook]
Best Animated UHD: Toy Story 4 4K
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): Scooby-Doo Where Are You
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Batman Anthology 4K
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Batman Anthology 4K
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): The Doors 4K
Biggest Headscratcher (Of All the Movies in Existence, Why Release This on UHD?): The Doors 4K (Oliver Stone's "Final Cut")
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): The Shining 4K
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: The Shining 4K
Best Steelbook/Exclusive Art: Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4K Steelbook
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Back to the Future Trilogy 4K
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition 4K
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one): Batman Forever 4K

[stigdu]

Best Overall Release: Don't Look Now (UK)
Best Overall PQ: Aquaman
Best Overall Audio: John Wick 3
Best Catalog Release: Alien
Best Animated UHD: Spider-Man into the Spiderverse
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): John Wick
Best Import (please name your region): Red Sparrow US (for being uncut)
Best HDR Demo Scene: The Grinch, Christmas lights on at the end
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene: Mysterio's illusion sequence on Spider-Man
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Gremlins
Most Disappointing Release:
Most Disappointing Cancellation:
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Overlord
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): Suspiria
Biggest Headscratcher (Of All the Movies in Existence, Why Release This on UHD?): Tammy and the T-Rex
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?):
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip:
Best Steelbook/Exclusive Art:
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): The Elephant Man
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): The Thing/ The Exorcist
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): The Sixth Sense
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one):

[Jar Jar Stinks]

What is your pick for the title of the year?

Here is the List of 2019 4K releases.

[Nothing371]

there is already a thread for this discussion:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=323226

[the_sextein]

There was some really good releases but overall not a whole lot came out that interested me this year.

Best Overall Release: Apocalypse Now
Best Overall PQ: The Shining
Best Overall Audio: John Wick 3
Best Catalog Release: Apocalypse Now
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): Westworld Season 2
Best HDR Demo Scene: John Wick 3
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene: Tie: John Wick 3/ Apocalypse Now
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD:Alien
Most Disappointing Cancellation: Panic Room
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): The Shining
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): Lord Of the Rings Trilogy
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Trilogy)
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Ghost In the Shell (1994 U.S. release.)
Honorable mentions:
-Stand By Me.
-Black Hawk Down
-Moon
-Casino

[LegacyCosts]

Best Overall Release: Batman Anthology 4K
Best Overall PQ: John Wick 3
Best Overall Audio: John Wick 3
Best Catalog Release: The Shining
Best Animated UHD: I haven't watched any
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: The Shining
Biggest Surprise: Shadow, A new watchmen HDR grade
Most Underrated: Spectre, definitely spectre.
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Trilogy)
Most-Wanted Announced: Miami Vice, LOTR
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: CASINO

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Best Overall PQ: The Shining
Best Overall Audio: Rambo
Best Catalog Release: The Shining
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: Hannibal
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Universal Soldier
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): Hannibal
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): Hannibal
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced): Highlander

I'm changing my vote for best catalog release: Suspiria wins.

[LegacyCosts]

I wish I hadn't just bought the synapse blu 6 months ago, that uhd price is steep.

[Poya]

Best Overall Release: Apocalypse Now
Best Overall PQ: The Shining
Best Overall Audio: John Wick 3
Best Catalog Release: Apocalypse Now
Best Animated UHD: Inside Out
Best Trilogy/Series/Box-set (including TV series): Batman Beyond
Best Import (please name your region): Suspiria (AU)
Best HDR Demo Scene: John Wick 3 as a whole
Best Immersive Audio Demo Scene: John Wick 3 as a whole
Biggest Upgrade from Previous BD: It’s A Wonderful Life
Most Disappointing Release: Hot Fuzz
Most Disappointing Cancellation: Panic Room
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of Quality): Apocalypse Now
Most Pleasant Surprise (In Terms of the Fact That It Even Exists): Hannibal
Biggest Headscratcher (Of All the Movies in Existence, Why Release This on UHD?): Tammy
Most Underrated Release (Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This Amazing Transfer?): Karate Kid
Best Standard Cover Art/Slip: Apocalypse Now
Best Steelbook/Exclusive Art: Casino
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Announced): LOTR trilogy
Most-Wanted Disc for 2020 (Not Yet Announced):
Most Surprising Absence from 2019 (Thought For Sure We'd Get This One This Year...): Avatar
Best Guilty Pleasure Release (added since I noticed several people listed one): RocketMan