The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		2.0
Overall		4.0

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Disney and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive 4K SteelBook release of the Disney live-action film 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.' The SteelBook includes the identical disc and digital contents found on the wide release set. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook packaging.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The SteelBook's front cover offers some elegant embossing/debossing work, which seems appropriate given that the image depicts the egg Clara receives for Christmas that begins her journey. Of course, the more intricate portions of the egg are not given the same embossing treatment, but the portion around the edge where it's open at the middle has received some detailed work. The image of the open egg features Clara standing in the middle with an image of the Four Kingdoms behind her. The front cover features a pleasantly dark blue/aqua color scheme, which wraps around to the edges and the rear, albeit in reverse, with the lighter shading at the top on the front and at the bottom on the back. The rear side prominently features the key that unlocks the egg, aligned vertically in a center orientation, with Clara again appearing at the bottom in a similar pose as that seen on the front. The spine follows the rear's color scheme. The film's title is centered and an UltraHD logo appears at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code is situated underneath the left-hand side tabs. The two discs, one Blu-ray and one UHD, are housed on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that, rather than depict a scene or location from the movie, simply offers vertically aligned character portraits. From left to right: Clara, Drosselmeyer, Mother Ginger, The Ballerina Princess, The Sugar Plum Fairy, and Captain Hoffman.

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is an attractive SteelBook with good color balance and impressively intricate imagery that benefits from some embossing/debossing work. There are certainly areas where the presentation might have been more ornate, but perhaps at too high a manufacturing cost. As it is, it's a nice collector's item that fans will certainly want to pick up. Video and audio presentations are solid, too. Recommended.