A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		2.5
Overall		3.0

A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie Review

Is paint by numbers creative?

Reviewed by Randy Miller III June 22, 2025

A profoundly disappointing but profitable video game adaptation (see also 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, or a half-dozen others), A Minecraft Movie is based on the hugely popular sandbox title by Mojang. That company's creative director, Tori Frans Olafsson, explains in an included featurette that much of the game's appeal comes from lo-fi visuals, which allow creative players' imaginations to fill in the blanks. So what's a Hollywood movie studio to do? Why, develop a big-budget adaptation with the least creative story possible, of course! Round it out with generic human characters and you've got a recipe for mediocrity, so much so that the first trailer was believed by many to be a prank.

For a synopsis and light roast of the main feature, please see my recent 4K review. This separate Blu-ray edition from Warner Bros. features comparable 1080p visual merits, identical Dolby Atmos audio, and the exact same slate of decent bonus features as the UHD. A Steelbook combo pack and various retailer exclusives are also available.

A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

As usual, please see my recent review of the 4K edition for a general overview of the film's aesthetic, which of course sometimes sloppily combines its human and CG elements but still generates some visual excitement for long-time fans eager to see the world of Minecraft in movie form. Not surprisingly, this native 4K presentation is downscaled for Blu-ray but this is capable work, as the 1080p/SDR present still serves up plenty of eye candy and will more than suffice on small to medium screens. Fine detail, color, and contrast are all proportionately in line with format expectations, slightly held back by a few complex scenes that exhibit light compression artifacts or colors that can't be as smoothly rendered as the UHD. That said, it's good work and will please most fans of the film including younger audiences... so depending on who you're buying it for, this second-place but still-respectable Blu-ray might be more than enough.

A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For details about the default Dolby Atmos audio, check out my recent 4K review. Please note that, as usual for WB, this Blu-ray edition features different foreign language dub options than its UHD counterpart.

A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This one-disc release ships in a keepcase with a Digital Copy code and extras detailed in my 4K review.

• Building the World of Minecraft: Block Party (14:18)

• Creepers, Zombies and Endermen Oh My! (13:17)

• A Minecraft Movie: Pixel Pals (13:56)

• A Minecraft Movie: Block Beats (9:05)

• Marlene + Nitwit (5:12)

A Minecraft Movie Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

According to most figures, Minecraft is the most popular game of all time, even toppling decades-old giants like Tetris, Mario, Grand Theft Auto, and Pac-Man. With that in mind, even a two-hour "Let's Play" delivered to theaters would've generated loads of ticket sales and, while A Minecraft Movie isn't that lazy, it's lazy in a totally different way. Featuring a bland story and characters focus-grouped within an inch of their lives, it's just about the least creative end result achievable for a game built on creativity. Warner Bros.' Blu-ray edition can't match its 4K counterpart for visuals, of course, but it's otherwise identical with Dolby Atmos audio and the same pile of bonus features.