{"id":21913,"date":"2019-09-04T16:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21913"},"modified":"2019-09-04T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:11:11","slug":"review-walking-dead-s9-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/09\/review-walking-dead-s9-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season<\/em><\/strong> is a solid enough entry into the series and offers some interesting little twists with the ensemble characters and the departure of one of the original cast in Andrew Lincoln.<\/p>\n

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The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season<\/span>
\n(2018-19)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Horror<\/span>
\nLionsgate | NR \u2013 751 min. \u2013 $80.99 | August 20, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/04\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SEASON INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Charlie Adlard & Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore (graphic novel); Frank Darabont (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohen, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Khary Payton, Xander Berkeley<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>5<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Season Synopsis: <\/strong>Last season brought the culmination of \u201cAll Out War,\u201d which pitted Rick Grimes (ANDREW LINCOLN) and his group of survivors against the Saviors and their leader, Negan (JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN). With Negan\u2019s life in his hands, Rick had a character-defining choice in front of him, and he spared Negan to uphold the values of his late son, Carl, championed \u2014 values that created conflict within his group.<\/p>\n

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Now, with our survivors rebuilding civilization under Rick\u2019s leadership a year and a half after the end of the war, it\u2019s a time of relative peace among the communities. However, the world they knew is rapidly changing, nature is literally taking over, and, as time passes, the communities confront unexpected obstacles and danger. But nothing can prepare them for the formidable force they\u2019re about to encounter, threatening the very idea of civilization our survivors have worked so hard to build.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I probably mentioned this in previous reviews, but The Walking Dead<\/em><\/strong> never was must-watch television for me, and besides, I generally don\u2019t watch these serialized shows live (or through DVR) given I can watch them later on home video (this being such a case). With that said, while everything in this ninth season was pretty top-notch from the performances by the ensemble case (Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan particular standing out) to the set design and make-up effects on the zombies.<\/p>\n

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I never was especially engaged with the story though at least this season was a bit better than the previous and the introduction to an almost Game of Thrones<\/em>-like North Wall with the show going into snowy locations (well, on a soundstage anyway). Even though I am not biggest fan of The Walking Dead<\/em><\/strong>, Season 9 was still fairly entertaining so it was at least worth checking out.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slip cover<\/strong> and redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. For some reason, there\u2019s no episode guide included\u2026<\/p>\n

Episode Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n