The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.0

The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Disney and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive UHD SteelBook release for the 2022 animated film 'Bob's Burgers.' The Blu-ray and digital content are identical to that found in the Blu-ray wide release; at time of writing this SteelBook appears to be the only way to own the film with 4K/HDR video. See the "Video" portion of the review below for more on the 2160p/HDR picture quality and the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Disney brings Bob's Burgers to the UHD format, at time of writing exclusively to this Best Buy SteelBook. The presentation parameters include 2160p/HDR UHD video, and the image looks great, especially considering the HDR colors. Because the animation is very flat and without much in the way of super intricate detail, there's not much gain to be found with the 2160p resolution boost. In fact, discarding the HDR differences, one would be hard pressed to notice any real difference between this and the Blu-ray. Characters and clothes are simple in design and there's really no more sharpness to be found at 2160p; look at a close-up of two characters at the 7:33 mark; there's just no differentiating the resolution gain here, or anywhere else, for that matter. Even where there might be a little more textural gain to be found, like on building exteriors, city streets, or the earthy textures inside the sinkhole in front of the restaurant, there's just not any modest, never mind serious, textural adds at work on the UHD.

The film is abundantly colorful. There is no lack of absolute color richness and fidelity on display, and it is in the HDR grading where the UHD makes its biggest point of difference over the Blu-ray. Here, colors are much livelier, richer, and fuller. There's a clarity and color crispness on display here that the Blu-ray cannot touch. The green restaurant storefront jut leaps off the screen with a more vivid and deeper shade on the UHD. Various food items likewise enjoy superior pop and saturation as seen during an opening montage. But no matter the shot, scene, or sequence, there's no mistaking that this UHD offers a superior color presentation, including deeper blacks and brighter whites. This is enough to be a difference maker; while the Blu-ray's colors are perfectly serviceable for vividness and intensity, the UHD offers a few factors greater brilliance and depth that seals the deal for this as the clear-cut superior version, even if the textural gains are minimal at the very best.

For a review of the Blu-ray, and for a few screenshots from the film proper, please click here.

The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

This UHD release of Bob's Burgers includes the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack from the Blu-ray; Disney has not opted to upgrade the audio for this UHD, as is otherwise generally the studio's standard practice. For a full audio review, please click here.

The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Disney's SteelBook is glossy and will show some fingerprints. The front and rear panel make for a continuous scene looking down the street. On the front is the Bob's Burgers exterior; a good bit of green and yellow coloring dominates, with some red accents. The store's placard, and the film's title, is slightly bathed in shadow. The film's title proper appears at the top; "Bob's Burgers" looks like it does on the signage, but white banners with the words "The" and "Movie" appear above and below. The scene extending throughout the back prominently features a Ferris Wheel at end. Some buildings and telephone poles extend the sides making a straight line. Some road work hazards appear at the bottomencircling the sinkhole, which is barely visible. The spine breaks up the illusion. It is light blue with the film's title center as it appears on the front. An UltraHD logo appears at the top and Fox logo at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code 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 kitchen interior shot. A stove, fryer, and a shelf appear on the left, prominently, and a door and the dishes on the right, most noticeably.

Below is a listing of the supplements included on the bundled Blu-ray disc. No extras are included on the UHD disc. For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here.

• Audio Commentary: Loren Bouchard and the cast: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Kristen Schall, and Writer Nora Smith. Also with Director Bernard Derriman, Production Designer Ruben Hickman, and Writer Nora Smith.
• Making of the Movie
• Theatrical Short: My Butt Has a Fever.
• Deleted Scenes
• Animation Extras

The Bob's Burgers Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Location, location, location. Rather than focus on characters, it is places rather than people that are the focus for the SteelBook artwork. It's well done, and fans should enjoy it. The UHD, which is exclusive to this package, certainly benefits from the HDR color grading, which makes for a richer, brighter, more solidly colored and beautifully rendered experience. The textural gains are next to nonexistent, but HDR is enough to label this as the clear superior of the two available versions. Fans will certainly want to choose this over the Blu-ray, which is rock solid in its own right.