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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Shout Factory | 1999 | 177 min | Not rated | May 30, 2017

Oklahoma! (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

7
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users3.0 of 53.0
Reviewer3.5 of 53.5
Overall3.1 of 53.1

Overview

Oklahoma! (1999)

Cowboys and farm hands woo the women they love in the rich farming territory that is about to become the State of Oklahoma. 1998 London stage revival of the 1943 musical set in the early 20th Century.

Starring: Maureen Lipman, Hugh Jackman, Shuler Hensley, Peter Polycarpou, Josefina Gabrielle
Director: Trevor Nunn

MusicalUncertain
RomanceUncertain

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 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

  • Subtitles

    English SDH

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Playback

    Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.5 of 54.5
Video4.0 of 54.0
Audio3.0 of 53.0
Extras2.0 of 52.0
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Oklahoma! Blu-ray Movie Review

The Corn Is Still High

Reviewed by Michael Reuben June 25, 2017

Shout! Factory has reissued the Blu-ray presentation of Trevor Nunn's 1998 London revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Oklahoma!, a storied production that helped launch Hugh Jackman's career. The previous Blu-ray, released in 2012 by Image Entertainment, has gone out of print (although it is still available from third-party sellers at an exorbitant price). Shout! hasn't added any new features or materially altered the presentation, but their disc is still a welcome arrival, providing continued availability of this engaging theatrical event at a reasonable cost.


For my thoughts on Oklahoma! and the 1998 revival, please see my review of the Image disc.


Oklahoma! Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.0 of 5

Everything I said about the video presentation of the Image release applies to this 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. Shout!'s disc appears to be derived from the same master, and the only real difference is that has Shout! has reauthored the disc with a higher bitrate (29 vs. 25 Mbps). To my eye, the image quality is unchanged.

Screenshots accompanying this review have been copied from the original. For further images, go here.


Oklahoma! Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  3.0 of 5

Shout!'s disc retains the stereo track heard on the Image Blu-ray with a minor difference in encoding of a 24-bit depth vs. Image's 16. But this is more a matter of numbers than sonics, especially given the nature of the source. For all practical purposes, the tracks are identical.


Oklahoma! Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  2.0 of 5

Shout! has included the same "Making Of" short found on the Image Blu-ray, but they have upscaled it to 1080p.


Oklahoma! Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.5 of 5

As I noted in the original review, Jackman had left this production before it made it to Broadway, but he has since become one of musical theater's most bankable stars, reliably selling out any engagement for which he agrees to let theater producers book him. The Blu-ray of Oklahoma! offers a chance to experience a major talent performing a classic of American musicals for a fraction of what tickets would cost to see him live today. Kudos to Shout! Factory for ensuring the continued availability of this show on an affordable Blu-ray.


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