{"id":16711,"date":"2017-10-23T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=16711"},"modified":"2017-10-23T23:04:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T06:04:28","slug":"review-vikings-s4v2-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/10\/review-vikings-s4v2-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings: Season 4 &#8211; Volume 2 BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/10\/review-vikings-s4v2-bd\/#more-16711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 - Volume 2 Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/foxhe-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Vikings<\/em><\/strong> was never a show I could fully get into, but the performances all around aren\u2019t half bad and, like <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, feature some respectable production and costume designs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Vikings: Season 4, Volume 2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2016)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Action, War<br \/>\nFox | NR \u2013 441 min. \u2013 $49.99 | October 3, 2017<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/23\/2017 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 - Volume 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2017\/vikings-s4v2-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01LTI0W04\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01LTI0VZU\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on DVD from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>SERIES INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Michael Hirst (created by)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Alyssa Sutherland, John Kavanagh, Moe Dunford, Alex Hogh, Linus Roach, Gustaf Skarsg\u00e5rd, Alexander Ludwig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (DTS 5.1), Portuguese (DTS 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>NA<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GtgMY15.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 - Volume 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GtgMY15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THE SEASON<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Ragnar\u2019s (TRAVIS FIMMEL) return to Kattegat escalates tension among his sons, he and Ivar the Boneless (ALEX HOGH) set out to fight the Saxons. Meanwhile, a prophecy that a woman will rule Kattegat deepens the feud between Aslaug (ALYSSA SUTHERLAND) and Lagertha (KATHERYN WINNICK).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 3-disc set comes housed in a standard Blu-ray case and comes with a textured, embossed, <strong>slip cover<\/strong> with a fold-out front cover revealing a cast shot. There is a Season Play option to watch all of them, even if you have to change discs. Also available are Extended Episodes for each one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Deleted Scenes (TRT 7:43; HD)<\/u><\/strong> are available on various episodes. Kind of wish they were on one disc than spread across all three (and list which scene belongs in which episode).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Episode Commentaries<\/u><\/strong> on \u2018In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning\u2019 and \u2018All His Angels\u2019 with Creator Michael Hirst and Actor Linus Roache<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also a few promotional featurettes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><u>The Queen and the Shieldmaiden (8:41; HD)<\/u><\/strong> profiles Viking women being as strong warriors as their male counterparts and the characters portrayed by Katheryn Winnick and Alyssa Sutherland.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Vikings, Valhalla and the Legacy of Ragnar Lothbrok (9:12; HD)<\/u><\/strong> looks at the Viking afterlife and on the character, Lothbrok.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The Journeys of Bjorn Ironside<\/u><\/strong> is an interactive feature where you can look at the legends of the adventures of the iconic ship featured on the show.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QW6VqjN.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 - Volume 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QW6VqjN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fox unleashes <strong><em>Vikings<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture for the most part looks pretty good though being a grimy and somewhat dark series, it\u2019s not going to be the most pleasant looking Blu-ray or anything yet detail isn\u2019t bad while colors are on the more muted side, though skin tones look natural.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each episode comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and it\u2019s relatively strong providing clear dialogue levels and the action sequences to feature some nice depth making usage of the front and rear speakers with the LFE channel kicking in for a slight boost.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dP9IY8R.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 - Volume 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dP9IY8R.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>Vikings<\/em><\/strong> was never a show I could fully get into, but the performances all around aren\u2019t half bad and, like <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, feature some respectable production and costume designs. One other aspect I do not appreciate is the splitting of seasons, as it is, though the video and audio are good and features on the so-so side.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<table id=\"gallery\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 500px;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Vikings: Season 4, Volume 2<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GtgMY15.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GtgMY15.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dP9IY8R.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dP9IY8R.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a 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width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1hPbvnJ.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1hPbvnJ.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QW6VqjN.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QW6VqjN.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/me2ilzZ.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/me2ilzZ.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/54ZEnDq.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/54ZEnDq.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9tHiJ14.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9tHiJ14.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZKY0da2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZKY0da2.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7Hr9HmM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7Hr9HmM.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a 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