8.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law, conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
Drama | 100% |
Crime | 97% |
Period | 82% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
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50GB Blu-ray Disc
Twenty-disc set (20 BDs)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Throughout its five-season run, the hit HBO series was a resounding television achievement, garnering 18 Emmy Awards and critical accolades for its superb cast and its unfaltering attention to 1920s period detail. From Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, the series chronicles the life and times of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi) as he undergoes vicious power struggles and deals with opportunistic rivals, including Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst in the rise of organized crime in America.
Boardwalk Empire's individual seasons have already been reviewed, and while the disc counts for Seasons 1-3 from been reduced from five discs per season to four, there is no discernible or significant difference in video quality. Click the following links to read more detailed analyses of the series' 1080p/AVC-encoded video presentations and to view numerous screenshots from each season:
Boardwalk Empire's individual seasons have already been reviewed, and while the disc counts for Seasons 1-3 from been reduced from five discs per season to four, there is no discernible or significant difference in audio quality. Click the following links to read more detailed analyses of the series' DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround tracks:
The 20-disc Blu-ray release of Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series includes all previously released, standard issue extras spread across the 19 BD-50 discs that comprise Seasons 1-5. (Disc counts for Seasons 1-3 have been reduced from 5 per season to 4.) Each season is bundled in a standard Blu-ray case housed within a sturdy outer box with a thin slipcover. The box set also includes a 20th disc that offers an additional assortment of exclusive special features, which break down as follows:
Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series isn't aimed at fans who've purchased the series season by season over the past four years. With only an hour of exclusive special features, there isn't much here to justify a double dip, particularly with it being an expensive box set. Instead, HBO is gunning for viewers who've held out for a Complete Series box set, and to that end they've delivered everything one could hope for: all five seasons, impressive AV quality, and a slew of extras. If you don't already own the individual seasons, add Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series to your cart or wish list post-haste. If you do, though, don't fret. You won't be missing out on much. The exclusive special features aren't sprawling or earth-shattering.
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Complete Series Edition
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Complete Series Edition
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Complete Series Edition
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Extended Director's Cut
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35th Anniversary Edition
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