7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
Starring: Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Shaun Sipos, Elliot Cowan, Ann OgbomoComic book | 100% |
Action | 58% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, German SDH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
In filmed entertainment, audiences have been given brief to somewhat prolonged glimpses of Superman's home world, Krypton. 1978's Superman The Movie revealed essential story details of the infant Superman's launch into space as his world crumbled around him. Man of Steel opened with a spectacular sequence revealing civil war on a dying Krypton in a protracted experience that offered heretofore arguably the most complete vision of the alien world yet. SyFy's Krypton opens the world even farther, basing an entire television show on Superman's home world but set 200 years before his birth. The show follows his grandfather, here a young man fighting for his family's name and place on the planet while coming into knowledge of the role his grandson will play history, all the while the villainous Brainiac sets its sights on the would-be doomed world. The show offers a compelling foundational structure but doesn't quite make it as a full-fledged experience, operating through several interesting characters and components, few of which really gel in any meaningful, memorable way.
Krypton: The Complete First Season's 1080p transfer delivers a well rounded image, unremarkable perhaps in the grand scheme of things but a solid enough presentation, particularly given the show's proclivity towards darker and duller locations. The world the show builds does not lack character but it does lack visual dazzle. It's a utilitarian world, perhaps best described, and the transfer brings out its structural details with positive clarity and attention to detail, even if there's not a boundless world of visual delights to explore. Clothes are likewise complex in nature but lacking major distinctive characteristics. There are some exceptions, such as wear and material detail on Voice of Rao's mask, but expect even military uniforms, upper class garb, and more utilitarian clothes among the rankless to reveal good superficial textures but rarely showcase incredible layers of intimacy. Skin details are solid enough, again lacking eye-catching complexity but offering a solidly foundational delivery of core elements such as pores and minor blemishes. Colors generally favor dull shades of gray, blue, and black. There are exceptions -- good depth to the House of El red cape, Brainiac green -- but the peltate's overreaching character is its embrace of flat and bland shades that give the world a depressed, downtrodden look and feel. Black level depth is strong and flesh tones appear accurate. Some noise appears here and there and minor examples of banding are scattered throughout. On the whole, this is a good presentation that does what it can with the somewhat limited production design allowances.
Krypton: The Complete First Season features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The track has its positives and negatives, resulting in a presentation that is, like the accompanying 1080p video, more than acceptable but not particularly noteworthy for any one quality. The track does offer some compelling use of surround, whether during immersive action, cold and blustery winds howling about through the entirety of the stage towards the end of episode two, or atmospheric din heard around Kem's bar in various scenes throughout the season. The downside is that there's an imbalance to dialogue and sometimes music, the former particularly sounding a little shallow and uneven, lacking stage command and prioritization during various exchanges. Nothing about the track could be described as sonically grand, but the track overall does offer enough stage saturation and basic clarity to carry it to satisfaction, but never dominance.
Krypton: The Complete First Season contains extras on both Blu-ray discs. A digital copy code is included with purchase. This release ships in
a slip box.
Disc One:
Krypton builds an interesting world populated by several characters worth knowing and a story that intermixes Superman's distant, unknown past with several elements from his present. It never quite meshes with captivating dramatic intensity, but there are some good notes and plenty of room for improvement in future seasons. Warner Brothers' Blu-ray release of Krypton: The Complete First Season delivers workmanlike video and decent audio. A few good extras are included. Worth a look.
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