{"id":16587,"date":"2017-10-13T16:24:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=16587"},"modified":"2017-10-13T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T23:24:34","slug":"review-riverdale-s1-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/10\/review-riverdale-s1-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverdale: The Complete First Season BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Riverdale: The Complete First Season<\/em><\/strong> actually was far better than I expected even if some of the teen angst clich\u00e9s are present, but the cast is mostly likeable with Camila Mendes probably being the standout of the bunch. I commend the writers for this compelling freshman season.<\/p>\n

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Riverdale: The Complete First Season<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Suspense, Crime
\nWarner Bros. Home Entertainment | NR \u2013 555 min. \u2013 $39.99 | August 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/13\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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SEASON INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Luke Perry, Madelaine Petsch, M\u00e4dchen Amick, Skeet Ulrich, Lochlyn Munro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodecs: <\/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

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Season Synopsis: <\/strong>As the school year begins, Riverdale\u2019s residents are reeling from the news of golden boy Jason Blossom\u2019s shocking death \u2013 an event that reveals many secrets bubbling just beneath the surface of this once-idyllic town. All-American teen Archie Andrews (K.J. APA) grapples with whether to come forward with scandalous information about the day Jason disappeared. Girl-next-door Betty Cooper (LILI REINHART) carries a hopeless torch for Archie, while fallen-from-grace socialite Veronica Lodge (CAMILA MENDES) instantly sparks with him. Cheryl Blossom (MADELAINE PETSCH) reacts to the death of her twin brother by tightening her grip on the River Vixens, while neo-beatnik Jughdead Jones (COLE SPROUSE) sits in a booth at Pop\u2019s Chock\u2019lit Shoppe, trying to make sense of his darkening town.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I don\u2019t ever remember reading an Archie comic book but knew of the character and the age old debate of Betty or Veronica (FWIW, I always liked Veronica). So when there was word the CW was developing a modern day update, to go along with the updated version of the comic series, I can\u2019t say I was all that interested. And while this first season does contain some of the typical \u2018teen angst, Riverdale<\/em><\/strong> actually is a pretty good series with an all-too-good-looking cast but still interesting characters.<\/p>\n

The performances weren\u2019t bad with Camila Mendes being the standout of the main cast, and while I didn\u2019t mind K.J. Apa as Archie, he did have a striking similarity to Robert Pattinson in the Twilight Saga<\/em>… that\u2019s not a best comparison. In any case, between some interesting storylines surrounding the death of one of their own, with a whodunit encapsulating the entire season (seems akin to the first season of Pretty Little Liars<\/em>), and little character moments such as Archie\u2019s affair with a teacher, Riverdale<\/em><\/strong> is very much a teen soap opera, so go in with that in mind. You\u2019ll either dig it or you won\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This 3-disc set comes housed in a standard Blu-ray case.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (TRT 14:18; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are scenes available on 11 out of the 13 episodes.<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n