Rating summary
| Movie |  | 5.0 |
| Video |  | 4.5 |
| Audio | | 5.0 |
| Extras |  | 3.5 |
| Overall | | 4.5 |
Schindler's List 4K Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Martin Liebman January 7, 2020
Universal and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release for Director Steven Spielberg's unforgettable Holocaust film
'Schindler's List.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below
for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full film review, please click
here; note that this link points to the 2013 Blu-ray.
Schindler's List 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
Schindler's List 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
For a full Dolby Atmos audio review, please click here.
Schindler's List 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
The Schindler's List SteelBook simply references and recreates two iconic images from the promotional materials for its front and rear panels,
which are matte and flat rather than glossy and slick. They will not show excessive fingerprints. The front panel depicts prominently the little girl in the
red coat, standing in front of a gaggle of Nazi soldiers and Jewish prisoners in the background, none of them photographically well defined. The terrain
on
which she stands is very bright, but the background characters fade towards black. There is no text on the front side. The rear panel depicts the image
of two
hands clenching, one stretching down from the top, the other, extending from a red jacket sleeve, reaching up from the bottom. A partial list of saved
prisoners runs down the length of the SteelBook in the visible areas. Universal and Amblin logos appear at the bottom, as does a little bit of legalese
and
a model number. The spine features the film's title in a silvery, slightly reflective color, accompanied by "25th anniversary edition" text. A Universal logo
appears at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code, which is on the rear of a small folded leaflet advertising the USC Shoah Foundation and sharing a little more information
about the film and its bonus features, is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in
staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a black-and-white collage of character portraits and several additional
images from the film.
For full UHD set supplemental content coverage, please click here.
Schindler's List 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
The Schindler's List SteelBook is classy, refined, and simple but also unoriginal. It looks good and feels great in the hand, but fans might have
wished for something new rather than repurposed art. Either way, the UHD inside is first-rate and the movie is a must-have for any serious film library.
Highly recommended.
