{"id":22049,"date":"2019-10-02T22:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T05:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22049"},"modified":"2019-10-02T22:50:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T05:50:50","slug":"review-shaft2019-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/10\/review-shaft2019-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaft (2019) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Shaft<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I went with minimal expectations so on those grounds, I guess it exceeded them, and honestly there were some genially entertaining moments and Samuel L. Jackson, and to a lesser extent Richard Roundtree, were the highlights of the film.<\/p>\n

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Shaft<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Crime, Comedy<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 111 min. \u2013 $35.99 | September 24, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/02\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Tim Story
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ernest Toyman (novel\/character); Kenya Barris & Alex Barnow (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp, Richard Roundtree<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.38
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>42.45 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>38.54 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Legendary badass John Shaft (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) agrees to help his estranged son, JJ (JESSIE T. USHER), uncover the truth behind his friend\u2019s suspicious death. The polar opposite of his foulmouthed father, JJ is a book-smart FBI cyber security expert who needs an education only Shaft can provide: how to navigate Harlem\u2019s underbelly. But if flying fists and bullets weren\u2019t enough of a challenge, JJ finds his political correctness clashes wildly with Shaft\u2019s \u201cshut your mouth\u201d style.<\/p>\n

Review: Shaft<\/em><\/strong> is the fifth movie within the franchise and the third to be named Shaft<\/em>, though I get why and I suppose it\u2019s better than something like Son of Shaft<\/em>. In any case, I went into this entry with low expectations and I guess it beat those as I did find the movie at least somewhat entertaining and did manage to chuckle at a few of the jokes. The plot itself isn\u2019t anything exceptional but serviceable.<\/p>\n

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The highlight of the movie, even though he seems like he\u2019s going through the motions (not unlike Bruce Willis with the later Die Hard<\/em> movies), Samuel L. Jackson can turn on the charm and really carries the film, especially since Jessie T. Usher was absolutely dreadful in what amounts to the titular character role; course it\u2019s no surprise he was rather bad in the exceptionally awful Independence Day: Resurgence<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On the positive end, besides Samuel L. Jackson who does kind of own the role, I am a fan of Alexandra Shipp though her talents were vastly underutilized in X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em> and Dark Phoenix<\/em>, but here she did well even just as a love interest (I actually wouldn\u2019t have minded her playing Shaft\u2019s daughter frankly\u2026). And Regina Hall has really grown as an actress from her Scary Movie<\/em> days..<\/p>\n

Shaft <\/em><\/strong>(2019)<\/strong> was directed by quasi-journeyman filmmaker Tim Story, director of Barbershop<\/em>, two Fantastic Four<\/em> movies, two Ride Along<\/em> films (with supposedly another in development) and two Think Like a Man<\/em> flicks. Here, nothing really stands out. The stunt-work and action is standard and the storyline has an almost 1990s vibe aside from the references to millennials.<\/p>\n

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As it stands, this new generation in the Shaft<\/em> series is by no means great and Jessie T. Usher made for a weak actor for the role (as I said, Shipp would\u2019ve been a more inspired choice), but having Samuel L. Jackson in the lead did make the movie more entertaining than it really deserved to be and makes this a rental.<\/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 matted slip cover<\/strong> and redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Can Ya Dig It?: The Making of Shaft<\/em> (10:36)<\/u><\/strong> is a behind-the-scenes featurette with interviews by members of the cast and crew including Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall, Tim Story and others.<\/p>\n

A Complicated Man: The Shaft<\/em> Legacy (44:14)<\/u><\/strong> is the crown jewel of this release, a three-part documentary on the history of the franchise and features Roundtree, Story, Michael Jai White (director of Black Dynamite<\/em>) and others discussing the effect it had on cinema.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (2:54)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are five scenes here that got trimmed down or completely cut out. Nothing especially noteworthy and they\u2019re rather short.<\/p>\n

Gag Reel (4:53)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Previews<\/strong> \u2014 Doctor Sleep<\/em>, Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/em><\/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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Shaft <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is one bad mother-shut-your-mouth on Blu-ray where it\u2019s presented with a 2.38 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). The movie looks pretty solid in HD, detail is relatively sharp and colors are fairly vibrant, such as the coats the three Shaft men wear at the end, have especially nice textures. Black levels meanwhile are decent, no signs of artifacting or aliasing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The movie comes equipped with a satisfying and strong Dolby Atmos track, outputting nice and clear dialogue levels via the center channel while the remaining speakers got a fine workout during the various gun fights, car chases and other action-bits. I especially liked that it never came across as overpowering nor did the track top out, instead it was an even spread across all channels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Shaft<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I went with minimal expectations so on those grounds, I guess it exceeded them, and honestly there were some genially entertaining moments and Samuel L. Jackson, and to a lesser extent Richard Roundtree, were the highlights of the film, while Jessie T. Usher was the weak link, unfortunately, not that it matters considering its lackluster box office returns.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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