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Gold Record Edition / Blu-ray + CD
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 529 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 03, 2015

Empire: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

6.8
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer3.5 of 53.5
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Overview

Empire: The Complete First Season (2015)

From the award-winning Lee Daniels, Brian Grazer and Danny Strong, comes "a genuine cultural phenomenon" (The Village Voice). After music mogul Lucious Lyon is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, he must choose which of his three sons will succeed him at the legendary EMPIRE entertainment company. The game changes when ex-wife Cookie returns from prison. This groundbreaking series features a pulsating soundtrack from legendary music hit maker Timbaland.

Starring: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers
Director: Sanaa Hamri, Lee Daniels, Darren Grant, Jussie Smollett, Sylvain White

Romance100%
Music32%
DramaInsignificant

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0

  • Subtitles

    English SDH, French, Spanish

  • Discs

    50GB Blu-ray Disc
    Five-disc set (4 BDs, 1 CD)

  • Packaging

    Slipcover in original pressing

  • Playback

    Region A (locked)

Review

Rating summary

Movie3.5 of 53.5
Video4.0 of 54.0
Audio4.5 of 54.5
Extras3.0 of 53.0
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman November 5, 2015

If you’d like a salient example of just how popular Empire is, look no further than the fact that not even two months after Empire: The Complete First Season was released on Blu-ray, this new Gold Record Edition is being released, at a time when many long running series have found their Blu-ray days numbered. For my thoughts on Empire as a show, please see our original Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray review .


For the differences between this edition and the first Blu-ray release, please see the Supplements section below.


Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.0 of 5

Video quality is addressed in the Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray review.


Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.5 of 5

Audio quality is addressed in the Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray review.


Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  3.0 of 5

For legacy supplements on the first three Blu-ray discs, please see our Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray review. This new edition contains a fourth Blu-ray disc (a BD- 25) which includes:

  • "Pilot" - Director's Cut (1080p; 51:52) adds a little bit more than five minutes to the running time of the episode, but really offers no earth shattering developments that those not wishing to double dip will most likely will ever miss.
Additionally, this release comes with a CD Soundtrack featuring 17 songs culled from the first season.


Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.5 of 5

My hunch is few if any who have already sprung for the first Blu-ray release of Empire's first season are going to feel a deep need to double dip. Even those who haven't yet picked up the show and are inclined to may want to check the price difference between the two editions and decide which is the better value. In terms of the show itself, Empire comes Recommended.


Other editions

Empire: Other Seasons