7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
In the town of Storybrooke, Maine, not everything is as it seems. When Henry, the adopted son of the town's mayor, goes searching for his birth mother, he begins to unravel a web of secrets connected to his adoptive mother and her relationship to the strange amnesia afflicting the town's residents. While all of the people in Storybrooke are actually fairytale characters, only the mayor remembers the magical past. As Henry's quest progresses, however, the real stories of the town's residents come to light. Together with Emma, his birth mother, and their friends, including Jiminy Cricket, Snow White, Prince Charming and other fairytale legends, Henry fights to restore love and magic to the town. This often puts him at odds with his adoptive mother, the evil queen who cursed the town's residents.
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jared GilmoreFantasy | 100% |
Adventure | 64% |
Romance | 60% |
Supernatural | 30% |
Imaginary | 18% |
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
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Five-disc set (5 BDs)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Once has traversed the tricky path that has seen it evolve -- significantly in some ways -- since its inception but at the same time hold firm
to
its
core system and the qualities that have made it one of the more popular shows on television and a must-see for any longtime Disney fan. The
show,
which rearranges classic Disney characters -- many of whom come from the animated realm -- and mixes them with some from other areas of
popular culture and introduces a few new ones along the way, has reached six seasons and twisted through enough plot elements to
tangle
any newcomers into a hopeless lost cause. It's certainly best to start from the beginning, but in season six veterans will be greeted with a number
of lingering questions as plot twists from last season only wrap tighter around the world, as new characters arrive and old characters depart, as
some who remain have fundamentally changed. Indeed,
season six is not for the freshly initiated. It's highly recommended that newcomers start at the beginning and fans get a season five refresher
before heading in. Check out the reviews for previous seasons before proceeding:
Red Is the New Gold.
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season delivers a well-rounded 1080p image that cannot escape its somewhat flat and mildly glossy digital roots but that does at least appear rather faithful to the source. Noise spikes in lower light, severely in a few places, but it's only in those heaviest spurts where it truly rises to the level of eyesore. Some light banding creeps in as well. A few heavily green-screened scenes do tend to stand out as almost painfully artificial as well, but that's not a fault of the transfer itself. Otherwise, there's not much room for major complaint. The image is capable of revealing impressive textural accuracy on all of the basics -- clothes, faces -- as well as the varied backgrounds from the real and fantasy worlds, such as Storybrooke street level elements and some of the more sylvan areas, for example, found in places throughout the season. Color reproduction appears more or less true to a neutral presentation. Primaries find sufficient depth and punch. Black levels hold fairly deep and skin tones raise no alarm bells.
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack comes pretty standard, not making any sort of lasting impression either positive or negative. That doesn't mean it's a "bad" track by any standard; it just never separates itself from the general vicinity of merely "good." Musical clarity and width are in fine working order. Listeners should be satisfied with the track's base level of competency, delivering satisfyingly rich and detailed elements throughout the range, including a well defined, though certainly not potent, low end. Much the same can be said of general action effects. The track picks up steam as needed and presents various things like whooshes, swords clanking one against another, and the like with solid baseline detail and placement in the stage. Ambient effects present with pleasing immersion, though never are they overwhelming unless by scene-specific design. Dialogue is the season's foundational element, and it plays with pleasing front-center placement, clarity, and prioritization above any competing and surrounding sounds.
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season contains supplements on discs one and five.
Disc One:
Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season sees character arcs and character relationships evolve, develop, solidify, and set the stage for season seven, which promises to be a significant departure for a number of reasons, chief amongst them the well publicized cast and character comings-and-goings. This season, though, delivers a satisfying blend of entertainment and drama. It's polished, well acted, and largely engrossing. It's certainly not for newcomers -- few shows will lose a new viewer as quickly as this one this deep into the run -- but for those who have been with it from the beginning, it's another rewarding season. Disney's five-disc Blu-ray offers the expected quality video and audio presentations. Supplements are scant but adequate. Recommended.
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