{"id":23506,"date":"2020-07-05T10:38:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23506"},"modified":"2020-12-18T20:52:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T04:52:07","slug":"review-selena-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/07\/review-selena-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena: Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Selena<\/em><\/strong> is a well made biopic featuring two incredible performances from Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos, both deserving of more award recognition than they received.<\/p>\n

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Selena
\n<\/span>\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1997)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Music, Biopic<\/span>
\nWarner Archive | PG\/Unrated \u2013 128 min. \/ 134 min. \u2013 $21.99 | May 19, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/05\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Gregory Nava
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Gregory Nava (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Outtakes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>46.54 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.80 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 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (JENNIFER LOPEZ) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham (EDWARD JAMES OLMOS), realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez (JON SEDA), who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Selena<\/em> <\/strong>is a very well acted, especially from Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos, the latter probably deserving of a Supporting Actor nomination, telling the rise of the talented singer crossing the barriers of Mexican and American music only to be slain before she rose to certain superstardom that awaited.<\/p>\n

While the film does feature quality performances from most involved, the direction from Gregory Nava (who would re-united with Lopez on 2006\u2019s Bordertown<\/em>) was a bit amateurish at times, though employed many of the techniques that plagued 1990s cinema from slo-mo, jerky camera movements. In addition, and can\u2019t say how it should\u2019ve been done, but Selena\u2019s death seemed more tacked on and the development between her and Yolanda Sald\u00edvar could\u2019ve been expanded a bit, however the focal point of the film about the singer\u2019s raise to fame rather than the latter, which was out of fraud (and probably shame).<\/p>\n

Albeit not perfect, I will say Selena<\/em><\/strong> does tell an uplifting story of a young woman\u2019s rise through tough love and adversity in at least a unique way compared to other bio-pics, and also under the difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with two featurettes: Selena: Queen of Tejano (18:56)<\/u><\/strong> and Making of Selena<\/em>: 10 Years Later (30:25)<\/u><\/strong>, one on the life of the singer\/songwriter and the other specifically on the movie with interviews by the cast and crew, as well as Selena\u2019s family. Also included are some Outtakes (12:09)<\/u><\/strong> and the Theatrical Trailer (2:27)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/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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Selena <\/em><\/strong>debuts on Blu-ray through the Warner Archive program and while there was no mention of a new transfer, the 1080p high-definition picture does look rather good considering it\u2019s been over 20 years since its release. Detail on the close-ups are sharp and nicely defined and colors have some good vibrancy to them, such as Selena\u2019s exotic outfits which show off nice reds, blues and deep dark levels on the black dresses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Nice to have a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track here where the musical sequences, particularly in the concert venues, make excellent usage of all the speakers, while the quieter moments are more centralized with maybe some ambient noises coming through the rear channels. All in all, it\u2019s an effective lossless track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Selena<\/em><\/strong> is a well made biopic featuring two incredible performances from Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos, both deserving of more award recognition than they received. Adding to that, can\u2019t imagine the pain the family went through putting this together so soon after the tragedy, but doing so to quell the numerous tabloid rumors that permeated the market back then.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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