7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago there's only room for one legend!
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. ReillyMusical | 100% |
Comedy | 97% |
Period | 56% |
Drama | 23% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (96kHz, 16-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Paramount has widely released a Blu-ray SteelBook packaging variant for the 2002 film 'Chicago.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the 2014 wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full Blu-ray video review, please click here.
For a full Blu-ray audio review, please click here.
The SteelBook's front panel features familiar Chicago artwork with the three main characters -- left to right Velma, Billy, and Roxie -- center,
with the two ladies holding guns behind their backs. The girls are also standing back to the camera but with heads turned, facing forward, while Billy
is
standing forward. A red dazzling background appears behind them with a city skyline in silhouette appearing at the bottom. The rear panel is
similarly designed but the characters are replaced with bold yellow skewered text: "Razzle Dazzle 'Em." Some studio logos also appear at the bottom
in yellow. The spine features the film's title center. A Paramount logo appears at the top and a Miramax logo at the bottom, both in yellow.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The lone Blu-ray disc is situated on the right on a central hub. The inner
print
is a two-panel spread that features two images, one of Velma Kelly, left, against a blue background, and Roxie Hart, right, against a red backdrop.
Both
are in costume, dancing, with an arm raised.
For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here.
A truly remarkable SteelBook this is not, but it satisfies. The disc is identical to the old Lionsgate release so there's no reason to upgrade unless one is just completely in love with the film or this SteelBook design.
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