{"id":16113,"date":"2017-08-28T19:59:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T02:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=16113"},"modified":"2021-03-19T23:10:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T06:10:10","slug":"review-gotham-s3-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/08\/review-gotham-s3-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotham: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>No Escape<\/em><\/strong> is an all around entertaining film perfect for a Saturday movie night. No, it doesn\u2019t make you think or have any profound performances but the acting isn\u2019t bad with Owen Wilson serving as a fine everyman type of character and Pierce Brosnan in his small part is a lot of fun. This is probably worthy of a rental.<\/p>\n

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Gotham: The Complete Third Season<\/span>
\n(2016-17)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Crime, Drama, Fantasy
\nWarner Bros. | NR \u2013 957 min. \u2013 $54.97 | August 29, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/28\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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SEASON INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Bruno Heller (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, Drew Powell, Maggie Geha, Benedict Samuel, Michael Chiklis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\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

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE SEASON \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Season Synopsis: <\/strong>With the Indian Hill fugitives on the loose, Jim Gordon (BEN MCKENZIE) takes matters into his own hands as a bounty hunter. But will he find demented mastermind Hugo Strange (BD WONG) and his deranged subject, Fish Mooney (JADA PINKETT SMITH)? Bullock (DONAL LOGUE) and Barnes (MICHAEL CHIKLIS) attempt to hold the front line on crime against burgeoning Super-Villains Oswald Cobblepot\/Penguin (ROBIN LORD TAYLOR), Edward Nygma\/Riddler (CORY MICHAEL SMITH), the fugitive Poison Ivy (MAGGIE GEHA) and Jervis Tetch (BENEDICT SAMUEL) aka Mad Hatter. All the while, young Bruce Wayne (DAVID MAZOUZ) discovers yet more secrets behind his parents\u2019 murder as he peels back the curtain on the infamous criminal organization, The Court of Owls.<\/p>\n

Gotham<\/em><\/strong> has been a series that has peeked my interest mostly based on my childhood fandom of the Batman comic books and even its spin-offs (remember \u201cAzrael\u201d?), and with that, I do tend to enjoy seeing the various classic villains making their appearances, though some have been done worse than others (Mr. Freeze) while others make for formidable antagonists, even seeing Cobblepot once again running for mayor was fun, and his team-up with Edward Nygma worked. Then you get James Gordon working the streets as a bounty hunter and that aspect, eh, hasn\u2019t worked for me, though I still like Ben McKenzie\u2019s portrayal.<\/p>\n

But with another season, it means we get another<\/em> villain being put into the fold: Jervis Tetch alias The Mad Hatter, and like the others in this world, he\u2019s been given a dark makeover and not nearly as goofy as his comic counterpart. And I actually liked Benedict Samuel (short stint on The Walking Dead<\/em>) in the role, with the character being a hypnotist who spends the season obsessed with getting Gordon for the death of his sister, Alice (played by the beautiful NAIAN GONZALEZ NORVIND). And another addition to the season is somebody with a familiar last name: Valerie Vale (JAMIE CHUNG) and the latest love interest for Gordon; I feel real sorry for Ben McKenzie. And speaking of which, Dr. Leslie Thompkins (MORENA BACCARIN), is back in town and engaged to one Mario Falcone (JAMES CARPINELLO), which brings Carmine Falcone back into the fold as well.<\/p>\n

Amongst all of these characters and politics within Gotham City, Bruce Wayne continues his ascent, or is it descent, into becoming the Dark Knight following his and Alfred\u2019s (SEAN PERTWEE) escape from Indian Hill, and a blossoming relationship with bad girl, Selina Kyle (CAMREN BICONDOVA). I haven\u2019t been the biggest fan of this storyline but have enjoyed the actress who played Selina at least and have hopes to actually seeing young Wayne\u2019s path.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This 4-disc set comes housed in an HD Keep Case and comes with a side-sliding matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy and an Episode Guide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Better to Reign in Hell…\u2019, \u2018New Day Rising\u2019, \u2018The Red Queen\u2019, \u2018The Executioner\u2019, \u2018Time Bomb\u2019, \u2018Ghosts\u2019, \u2018Smile Like You Mean It\u2019, \u2018How the Riddler Got His Name\u2019, \u2018Light the Wick\u2019, \u2018Destiny Calling\u2019<\/p>\n

Madness Rising: The New Villains of Gotham<\/em> (10:00; HD)<\/u><\/strong> takes a deeper look at Mad Hatter, Ivy Pepper and the elusive Court of Owls.<\/p>\n

Gotham<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: 2016 Comic-Con Panel (28:22; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Join the cast (nearly all of them) and executive producers in San Diego as they talk about the third season.<\/p>\n

Ben McKenzie Directorial Debut (2:20; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is about the actor\/star of the show helming \u2018These Delicate and Dark Obsessions\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Dark Within the Dark: The Court of Owls (12:02; HD)<\/u><\/strong> looks at the history behind this organization and their motivations.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Gotham: The Complete Second Season<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray presented in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. The video more or less look close to how it aired and features sharp detail; colors are on the drab side in keeping with the series\u2019 darker tones while skin tones appear to be natural looking and the transfer itself is clean, free of any flaws. (Copied from my Season 2 review)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is fairly dynamic. Dialogue generally sounds clear throughout the season and when the action picks up, the depth is showcased with each of the 5 channels getting decent usage. The LFE channel does kick in but is minor. On the whole, it\u2019s a nice and satisfactory lossless track. (Copied from my Season 2 review)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Gotham<\/em><\/strong> still isn\u2019t exactly my favorite of the DC television series but I do get quite a bit of enjoyment just because I\u2019m more familiar with the Batman-lore and appreciate characters the filmmakers sprinkle in, and there is a nice layer with the whole Court of Owls storyline. This third season release does offer good video and audio transfers and a solid amount of features, though a couple commentaries would\u2019ve been nice.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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No Escape is an all around entertaining film perfect for a Saturday movie night. No, it doesn\u2019t make you think or have any profound performances but the acting isn\u2019t bad with Owen Wilson serving as a fine everyman type of character and Pierce Brosnan in his small part is a lot of fun. This is … Continue reading “Gotham: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4840,5524,5519,5521,5520,5517,347,1396,5522,3144,4839,2186,5523,1995,2872,5518,1623],"class_list":["post-16113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","tag-ben-mckenzie","tag-benedict-samuel","tag-camren-bicondova","tag-chris-chalk","tag-cory-michael-smith","tag-david-mazouz","tag-dc-comics","tag-donal-logue","tag-drew-powell","tag-erin-richards","tag-gotham","tag-jessica-lucas","tag-maggie-geha","tag-michael-chiklis","tag-morena-baccarin","tag-robin-lord-taylor","tag-sean-pertwee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16113"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25641,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16113\/revisions\/25641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}