6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.
Starring: Kim Dickens, Lennie James, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-CareyHorror | 100% |
Supernatural | 58% |
Melodrama | 23% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Four-disc set (4 BDs)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
It's been a roller coaster ride for Fear the Walking Dead, the spin-off from The Walking Dead that originally began with much fanfare but little
success, found its footing when beginning to more closely resemble the parent show, and which fell off the proverbial cliff again in season five.
Season six, which is very much in-line with the traditional The Walking Dead story beats and technical standards, resurrects the show from
the dead once more in what is ultimately a satisfying, if not still uneven, season.
Newcomers are encouraged to start back at the beginning (which wasn't very good) and work their way through subsequent seasons (which
improve only to drop off again) and return to this higher standard in season six. Every season is available on Blu-ray and linked below:
For its sixth season Blu-ray release, Lionsgate brings Fear the Walking Dead to Blu-ray with a classically styled 1080p transfer that is very much in line with the season five release. This is aesthetically as much in-line with The Walking Dead as it gets. It's gritty, raw, but perfectly crisp, capable, and clear within its grainy construct. The picture is never wanting for greater detail; it's razor sharp across the season, well capable of bringing out, perhaps most notably, all of the horrifically decayed zombie flesh, gore, and assorted viscera associated with the grotesque "walkers." Of course, human tattered clothes, skin details, hairs, and plenty of environmental details all present with impressive depth and detail as well, well in line with core expectations for a high yield Blu-ray release from this franchise. Colors are a bit depressed in classic The Walking Dead and, in newer seasons, Fear the Walking Dead fashion. While things like red blood and natural greens are fairly vivid, there's an unmistakable sense of bleakness, tonal depression, almost a gray tint that adds to the pervasive sense of decay and lifelessness that is ever-present throughout the show. But within the confines black levels are deep and skin tones are healthy. There are hardly no signs of print wear and encode artifacts are very few and far between. This is a near perfect Fear the Walking Dead presentation from Lionsgate.
Season five's Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack delivers a capable, if not only essential, listen. Like last season there's a good feel for general world ambience and spacing but the track doesn't offer the commanding sonic barrage in its music, gunplay, squishy gore effects, or other show critical elements to truly draw the listener into the chaos. The track is somewhat reserved, with gunfire in particular not really exploding as one might expect; shots are closer to puny than they are authoritative for whatever reason. Music finds good essential spacing, particularly along the front, though not stretching through the backs with any force or fervor. Ambient effects are much more likely to be found spaced around the listener, which is vital in defining world details, whether light winds or other peaceful supports or zombie groans dotted here and there, allowing the listener to get a better feel for the geography around the scene. Dialogue is clear and robust with firm front-center placement for the duration.
This four-disc set of Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season contains a few scattered commentary tracks. No DVD copy is
included with purchase. Lionsgate has bundled in a digital copy code. This set ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Disc One:
Season six proves that Fear the Walking Dead is still a very viable show and that the zombie apocalypse remains a viable platform for contemporary entertainment. The season is overlong and plays like two separate entities with a clear demarcation midpoint. It might have worked better split in half. Some of the content is great, some of it is head-scratching at best and ridiculous at worst. But it's a well entertaining show, certainly an improvement upon the disastrous fifth season and still one of the better in the Fear canon. Lionsgate's four-disc Blu-ray set incudes four audio commentary tracks and no other supplements. The video and audio presentations are excellent. Recommended.
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