Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		5.0
Extras		2.0
Overall		4.5

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie Review

Lionsgate and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive UHD SteelBook release for the 2012 remake film 'Dredd.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For a full UHD video review, please click here.

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For a full UHD audio review, please click here.

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Lionsgate ships Dredd's UHD SteelBook with a transparent plastic slipcover that includes the film's title in light gray top left along with a "4KUltraHD+Blu-ray+Digital" emblem above. Spines are blank save for UltraHD logos on the bottom. The rear panel includes more printing, including a color image collage, a plot summary, a critic blurb, tech specs, special features listings, a billing block, legalese, and the like.

The SteelBook proper, which is smooth and glossy and will show handling fingerprints, depicts Dredd on the cover, head facing forward, a scowl on the mouth that is visible below the visor, and his pistol held up at about a 45 degree angle. It's a close-up portrait and there's not much else to see beyond the shield on his chest. There's some predominantly red artwork behind and around the character to give the front panel a look of action and excitement. It's a nice looking bit of art. The rear panel is similarly colored and stylized. Here a roadway can be seen filling the bottom third. Parked in the middle, at an angle, is Dredd on his motorbike. Above and behind a city skyline and a dark night sky are the words "I Am The Law" in dark red, bold, blocky letters. The spine carries over the front image artwork and simply features the film's title in small silver letters center.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on their own hubs on the left and right hand sides. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a blend of artwork similar in design to what is seen on the front and rear exterior panels. It's predominantly red and black. The left hand side features the militaristic eagle-looking logo at the top and a cityscape and the motorbike at the bottom. On the right is Dredd in front of a few more buildings.

For coverage of the included on-disc supplemental content, please click here; note that this link points to the 2013 Blu-ray release.

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The red dominant look is attractive and the artwork is very well done. Lionsgate always puts out quality SteelBook issues and this one is no different. The tech specs are solid, as is the movie itself. Recommended.