{"id":11011,"date":"2015-12-16T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T20:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11011"},"modified":"2015-12-16T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T20:55:48","slug":"review-gameofthrones-s1-le-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/12\/review-gameofthrones-s1-le-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season – Limited Edition Steelbook BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> starts off strong and continues to its brutal season finale with brilliant performances from its vast cast from beginning to end along with award-winning production and costume designs. This new Limited Edition Steelbook release is more or less the same as the previous releases but comes with an upgraded Dolby Atmos soundtrack.<\/p>\n

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“Game of Thrones”: The Complete First Season
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\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Adventure, Drama
\nWarner Home Video | TVMA \u2013 600 min. \u2013 $79.98 | November 3, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>George R.R. Martin (novels); David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, Mark Addy, Jason Momoa, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glenn, Kit Harrington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, In-Episode Guides
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos\/TrueHD 7.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n** Click Here to Purchase “Game of Thrones”: Season 1 on Blu-ray from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/strong> follows the trials and tribulations residing in the Seven Kingdoms \u2014 Kingdoms of the North, Mountains, Rivers and Isles, Rock, Stormlands, Reach and Principality of Dorne \u2014 and when the show begins, the realm is unified led by King Robert Baratheon (MARK ADDY). When his previous Hand of the King, Jon Arryn, dies, Baratheon asks old friend, Lord Eddard Stark (SEAN BEAN), to take over the position. At first Eddard is reluctant but agrees as he believes Arryn was in fact murdered and would use his position to find the culprit(s).<\/p>\n

In the pilot episode, we also meet a variety of characters who will play prominent roles in subsequent seasons. As Baratheon approaches Eddard to be his Hand of the King, he also suggests the marriage between his son, Joffrey (JACK GLEESON), and Stark\u2019s daughter, Sansa (SOPHIE TURNER). But like any good medieval drama, the true paranatage of Joffrey was in fact between Jaime (NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU) and Cersei Lannister (LENA HEADEY) who are in fact brother and sister. Oh, and we also meet easily the best and most memorable character, and brother to Jaime and Cersei, Tyrion Lannister (PETER DINKLAGE).<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, the House of Targaryen, exiled by King Baratheon, plots their revenge and return to prominence. In order to do so, they must gather a large army. Viserys Targaryen arranges the marriage of his sister Daenerys (EMILIA CLARKE) to Khal Drogo (JASON MAMOA), leader of the Dothraki warriors.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/strong> is the rare bird, or dragon, of a show to start off strong and continue its success throughout its inaugural season featuring incredibly strong performances none more so than Sean Bean and Lena Headey whose characters often sparred not to mention Peter Dinklage who continues to be the highlight for the entire series. Beyond the great casting, the production and costume designs, both top notch on the level of a Hollywood feature film.<\/p>\n

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Re-watching it again after a few years, and seeing where certain storylines and characters would advance (or not) going on five seasons is quite interesting but what also was striking is just how much replay value this series has and being only 10 episodes is perfect for binge watching.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This \u201cLimited Edition\u201d release has the 5-discs contained in a nice and sturdy Steelbook packaging which is housed in a clear outer packaging with a \u201cCollectible Sigil Magnet\u201d displayed in front. Unfortunately the discs are stacked so it is a pain to switch from one disc to another. Also inside is a little card with the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong><\/span> copy.<\/p>\n

In-Episode Guides<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Each episode comes with a picture-in-picture feature where viewers can learn more info on the characters, locations and history as well as a \u201cComplete Guide\u201d with text and audio trivia.<\/p>\n

Episode Commentaries<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Winter is Coming\u2019 with Executive Producer\/Writers David Benioff and D.B. Wiess; \u2018The Kingsroad\u2019 with Actors Lena Headey, Mark Addy and Niklaj Coster-Waldau; \u2018Lord Snow\u2019 with Actors Sophie Turner, Madie Williams and Isaac Hempstead Wright; \u2018Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things \u2018 with Writer Bryan Cogman and Actor Kit Harington; \u2018A Golden Crown\u2019 with Actors Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Harry Lloyd and Director Daniel Minahan; \u2018The Pointy End\u2019 featuring Co-Executive Producer\/Author George R.R. Martin; \u2018Fire and Blood\u2019 with Benioff, Weiss and Director Alan Taylor<\/p>\n

Disc 1:
\nComplete Guide to Westeros<\/u><\/strong> is an interactive compendium of the Noble Houses featured in the first season.<\/p>\n

Character Profiles (30:42; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a collection of featurettes with backgrounds on the major players including Arya Stakr, Jon Snow, Ned Stark and several others which can be accessed individually or via a Play All option.<\/p>\n

Disc 3:
\nAnatomy Of an Episode (1:00:31; HD)<\/u><\/strong> breaks down how the episode, \u2018A Golden Crown\u2019, was filmed. It serves more as a picture-in-picture feature.<\/p>\n

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\nMaking \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d (30:02; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette that includes behind-the-scenes footage from the set and interviews from the cast and crew.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> is presented in its original televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture quality is amazing with excellent detail levels and colors are generally bright except in certain scenes which were intentionally bleak in keeping with the darker tone. There were no apparent signs of aliasing or artifacts making for a nice and clean transfer that more or less matches how it aired on HBO.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The original release was good enough as it was with a DTS-HD MA 5.1 but that has been upgraded to the new Dolby Atmos track which for older systems decodes to TrueHD 7.1, so you do gain an extra two channels. This new track sounds, unsurprisingly, fantastic with great depth and exceptional dynamic providing for crisp and clear dialogue and comes to life especially for the action-centric scenes. The score also makes good use of every available channel beginning with the catchy and identifiable main theme.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Overall, \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d: The Complete First Season<\/strong> starts off strong and continues to its brutal season finale with brilliant performances from its vast cast from beginning to end along with award-winning production and costume designs. This new Limited Edition Steelbook release is more or less the same as the previous releases but comes with an upgraded Dolby Atmos soundtrack but I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s worth the upgrade cost unless you are a collector of Steelbooks.<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n