{"id":20617,"date":"2019-02-19T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T00:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20617"},"modified":"2019-02-19T16:19:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T00:19:51","slug":"review-star-is-born-2018-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/02\/review-star-is-born-2018-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"A Star is Born 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A Star is Born<\/em><\/strong> is a well made music-drama and although I can\u2019t compare it to the other versions, I thought this one had some great music to go along with solid performances from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in her feature film debut.<\/p>\n

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A Star is Born<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Music<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 136 min. \u2013 $44.95 | February 19, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/19\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Bradley Cooper
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle, Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Music Videos
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\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 Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Jackson Maine (BRADLEY COOPER) is a seasoned musician who discovers \u2014 and falls in love with \u2014 struggling artist Ally (LADY GAGA). She has just about given up on her dreams to make it big as a singer\u2026 until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally\u2019s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>Should be mentioned, I have not seen any of the previous incarnations of A Star is Born<\/em>, the first one released in 1937, remade in 1954 starring Judy Garland and James Mason, again in 1976 with Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Streisand and now the 2018 version. While I had not seen the others, I can say, this Star is Born<\/em><\/strong> is pretty damn impressive, if only for the catchy and superbly written songs, but also two incredible performances from Bradley Cooper (showing his musical side) and Lady Gaga (showing her acting side).<\/p>\n

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Along with starring, Bradley Cooper also handled directing duties in his debut after Clint Eastwood\u2019s attempts to get the remake off the ground stalled (apparently Beyonc\u00e9 was originally rumored to co-star with Cooper). For his debut, Cooper did an admirable job especially for a film that does have a compilation of live concert music videos.<\/p>\n

As I said, the performances from both Cooper and Lady Gaga were rather impressive. Cooper for his part is a damn good singer and overall musician while Gaga, of course has an incredible voice, but acquits herself nicely as an actress, though I\u2019m not sure she\u2019s going to segue into acting and probably be along the lines of Cher or Beyonc\u00e9, perhaps starring in a movie or two, but mainly continuing her focus on music; but she does have some wonderful charisma and hope to see her in a role that doesn\u2019t require her vocals.<\/p>\n

The film does feature an interesting supporting cast. Sam Elliot appears as Cooper\u2019s older brother who also basically was a father-figure; Dave Chappelle has one scene playing a former band mate to Cooper; and the most interesting one, and I didn\u2019t realize it until I read the credit block on the back cover, Andrew Dice Clay plays Lady Gaga\u2019s father. Not going to say ADC is a great actor, but does show a bit more range than he had in the past where he more or less was playing himself.<\/p>\n

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A Star is Born<\/em><\/strong> is a well made music-drama and although I can\u2019t compare it to the other versions, I thought this one had some great music to go along with solid performances from Bradley Cooper, who did a wonderful job in his directorial debut, and Lady Gaga in her feature film debut.<\/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 release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features are in high-definition.<\/p>\n

The Road to Stardom: Making A Star is Born<\/em> (30:02)<\/u><\/strong> is a semi-lengthy behind the scenes featurette with interviews by the cast and crew including Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and others going through the prep work for the singing aspects.<\/p>\n

Jam Sessions and Rarities:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n