7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A band of young boys find a treasure map and embark on a magical adventure.
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri GreenAdventure | 100% |
Family | 92% |
Comedy | 84% |
Coming of age | 31% |
Mystery | 1% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Dutch: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (192 kbps)
Czech: Dolby Digital 2.0
Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
japanese is hidden and it has 2 versions of the movie
English SDH, French, Italian SDH, Spanish, Czech, Dutch, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Romanian, Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Now available alongside the standard 4K edition, Warner Bros.' new Amazon exclusive 4K gift set of Richard Donner's The Goonies continues the studio's long history of deluxe, oversized packaging variants. It's more compact than most, largely due to the mostly flat souvenir pack-ins, with much of its hefty price tag likely eaten up by a rugged outer box. Although perhaps not as unique as 2010's 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition (which included, among other things, a themed board game), it's still a pretty neat little collection of trinkets that die-hard fans will enjoy.
For my thoughts on Warner Bros.' new 2160p transfer, please see our separate review of the standard 4K edition.
For my thoughts on Warner Bros.' DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix (which is essentially just a port of the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix featured on 2010's Ultimate Collector's Edition), please see our separate review of that title. Please note that the list of available dubs and subtitles is different on this 4K disc and that information can be seen above.
Obviously, the main attraction of this collectible gift set is the packaging itself. As for the on-disc bonus features, they are identical to those found on the 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition and other stand-alone Blu-ray releases (including the "Triple Feature" set that paired it with Gremlins and Gremlins 2) and can only be found on the included Blu-ray, which is itself the recycled older edition rather than a newly remastered one.
A handsome-looking set to be sure, although it may have benefited from a few more items considering its list price of about $50 (which it is currently selling for on Amazon). That's almost twice as much as its regular 4K counterpart costs right now, but the limited nature of this collectible -- and of course the nostalgia hard-wired into The Goonies' fan base -- will likely push die-hard fans in the direction of a purchase.
Richard Donner's The Goonies still has a rabid fan base more than 35 years after its original release. If you're one of them, you likely have it on Blu-ray already...and maybe even the 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition. This new gift set shares a lot in common with that release but the overall feel and design of this package, while perhaps not as unique, seems like a better fit for the main feature. Despite my slight reservations about the 4K disc itself -- which includes the recycled Blu-ray it's paired with -- this gift set's sharp design and extra packaging goodies smooth over most of that initial disappointment and make this feel like a more complete (albeit expensive) alternative.
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