Law & Order: Special Victims Unit needs to be commended for staying on the air for an astounding 25 seasons and while I don’t find this a must-watch series, the acting at least was passable and some compelling stories.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 25
(2024)
Genre(s): Drama, Crime
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment| NR – 571 min. – $29.98 | September 10, 2024
Date Published: 09/29/2024 | Author: The Movieman
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE MOVIE — 3.5/5 |
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Synopsis: The fight for justice never ends as Captain Olivia Benson and her squad returns for the landmark 25th season of the groundbreaking series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest-running live-action primetime series in American television history. Created by Emmy® Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, the trailblazing series examines the lives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department. Capt. Olivia Benson (MARISKA HARGITAY) leads the powerhouse unit, which includes Benson’s second-in-command Sgt. Olafin “Fin” Tutuola (ICE-T), Detective Joe Velasco (OCTAVIO PISANO) and Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (PETER SCANAVINO).
Quick Hit Review: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the very rare series to last 20+ seasons and while the quality of what I’ve seen over those years has been up and down and certainly seen many changes in its cast, it’s still a highly engaging show with interesting storylines. Having not kept up with the show for the past few years I was a bit surprised to see this ensemble cast has dwindled down to Mariska Hargatay, Ice T and Octavio Pisano on the “Order” side and just Peter Scanavino on the “Law” side of things with some guest stars filling the gap, including Kelli Giddish who was a main cast member in seasons 13-24. Perhaps it’s a cost cutting measure by NBC/Universal as I imagine at this juncture, Margitay’s pay is up there (as of 2018, $500,000+ per episode). In any case, this season is mostly watchable entertainment even with the dark storylines and uncomfortable topics, this season also has a through-line involving a teenage girl who was kidnapped and trafficked across state lines, always on the back of Benson’s mind as she and her team tackle other cases of the week, circling back every so often until it’s conclusion later in the season. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
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The 3-disc set is housed in a standard Blu-ray case. No features were included. |
VIDEO – 4/5 |
| Law & Order: SVU is, at least in the USA, the first in the franchise to get a Blu-ray release. Each episode comes with a 1080p high-definition transfer and presented in the originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio. As someone who is not an avid watcher of this show as it airs, I can’t make a direct comparison however I assume its pretty close. Despite the very dark crimes the show covers, there are some good colors that do shine through and detail is relatively sharp and well defined throughout. |
AUDIO – 4/5 |
| Every episode is equipped with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that is more than adequate for a show that is probably 85% dialogue, 10% generic crime-drama score and 5% action. Dialogue does come through with good clarity and there is some modest depth making use of the front and rear channels. |
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OVERALL – 3/5 |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit needs to be commended for staying on the air for an astounding 25 seasons and while I don’t find this a must-watch series, the acting at least was passable and some compelling stories, if not dark and heavy as the usual for the show. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.
When will the other seasons like seasons
1 to 24 going to be on Blu-ray
I assume it will depend on how the sales of this one, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. CBS/Paramount tried this with CSI, re-releasing Season 1 and, IIRC, season 9 on Blu-ray (at that time the most recent season release) before going back to DVD only releases. Also want to say same with NCIS: LA (want to say seasons 1 and 2 got Blu-rays) and maybe the original but can’t remember at the moment.
I saw that you listed your copy had English SDH subtitles, is that correct? The copy I purchased didn’t have them 🙁
I probably forgot to remove it as I use templates for my reviews. I’ll check to make sure but likely an oversight on my part.