7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
With his back against the wall, Raymond Reddington (James Spader) faces his most formidable enemy yet: Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). Aligned with her mother, infamous Russian spy Katarina Rostova, Liz must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is. The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create.
Starring: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Hisham TawfiqMystery | 100% |
Crime | 81% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
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
English, English SDH, French
Blu-ray Disc
Five-disc set (5 BDs)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
'The Blacklist' is a complexly interwoven show that offers both episodic and serialized components, though narratively favoring the former as its
characters and
world dynamically evolve with regularity. In that light, viewers are strongly encouraged to
begin at the start rather than jump in with season eight. Find below links to the previous seven seasons on Blu-ray.
Sony brings the eighth season of Blacklist to the Blu-ray format with a high yield 1080p transfer. Clarity and definition reach the heights found in a quality feature film production; as it is this is certainly near the zenith of television productions on Blu-ray, particularly for a network program. This is high quality stuff. Facial intimacy and intricacy rate very highly. Viewers will be able to count wrinkles, analyze pores, and gaze deeply into crystal-clear eyes. Clothing definition is excellent and environments are crisp, stable, and perfectly revealing. Color output is terrific. The palette is natural and balanced. There's no whacky contrast, no needlessly tinkered temperature variations and fluctuations. Whites are bright and crisp and blacks are inky deep. Assorted tones pop with determined intensity and natural accuracy. Flesh tones are spot-on true to life. The picture is free of all but minor noise in very low-light shots. There are no major encode troubles of note. This one looks great.
Sony brings The Blacklist: The Complete Eighth Season to Blu-ray with a well engineered and finely executed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Musical engagement plays with terrific low-end depth as necessary. Listen to the deep, stringy notes that begin the season's final episode. The depth is intense and, in what seems like a movie world that is happy to neuter bass, it's a welcome accompaniment, particularly, again, for a network TV show soundtrack. The audio elements are in fine shape, revealing ample surround extension though never so much as to overwhelm the main front end. The track finds a well balanced flow around the listening area, and as with the low end accompaniment surround extension finds itself in good balance, never out of tune or either overwhelming or underutilized. The track makes clarity a top priority for music and sound effects alike. Whether light atmosphere or intense action elements, such as gunfire, there's no shortage of well defined detail to go around. Dialogue is clear and true as it emanates from a natural front-center position.
This five-disc release includes several extras, all located on disc five. Note that the title of one supplement spoils part of a key plot device for this
season. No DVD or digital copies are included with purchase. This release does not ship with a slipcover.
The season eight finale will likely divide audiences but even so the season's bulk is everything The Blacklist fans could want: more of the same, but with a foot forward into the future. The writers have turned the future upside down, again, with season nine promising something of a refresh and focus shift to accommodate the season eight finale. It's good stuff, but even with the show granted the opportunity for something in the ballpark of a fresh start in season nine, one can only wonder how much gas is left in the tank. Sony's five-disc Blu-ray set is a delight, at least for the picture and sound presentations. Supplements are very thin, well lacking in both breadth and depth compared to past seasons. At this rate, the season nine Blu-ray will be all but featureless. Recommended.
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