And re-invest them into the site to keep it humming! Subscribe to this RSS feed. I for “one” can’t wait (don’t know what impact COVID-19 will have on it time-wise). Birds of Prey focuses on remaking Harley Quinn, but in doing so, ignores the more interesting and nuanced characters around her. The film is often scattershot, much like Harley herself, and a few sequences fall prey to some fairly bland cinematography, but when the movie hits its stride it breezes by, leaving you longing to see these characters again. The action sequences as you would expect with the John Wick crew on hand are spectacular. The below video score and related critique of things here are based upon both my viewing of the 4K Ultra HD and 1080p Blu-ray  Disc presentations of Warner Bros. Do the Right Thing (Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray) Cinema Paradiso (Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray) Tenet (Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray) Birds of Prey’s boldness brings attractive sequins, rich makeups, and detailed environments, all splashed with dazzling arrays. Moving along though I do want to tell y’all something. Box office matters, so Quinn’s leading. So why deny us of that? Rather, how Harley Quinn, the character, is totally reinvented. Lastly, despite the erratic, non-linear nature of it all it’s ultimately the simplistic story that does me in here. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, a Dolby Atmos enabled AV receiver and additional speakers are required, or a Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar; however, Dolby Atmos … 4.2 out of 5 stars. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; This is the world as we know it today. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a movie title I have loved saying over and over for some time now. Okay so yeah while the audio presentation leaves something to be desired (reason for only a 4-Harley score overall) you’re still getting a pristine 4K Digital Intermediate and some really fantabulous extras. Each of these birds holds their grudge against a man who wronged them. No one deserves a solo Harley Quinn movie. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Birds of Prey doesn’t acknowledge Jared Leto’s take on Joker; footage purposefully cuts around him to tell Quinn’s scattered, narrated story. Additionally Best Buy has an amazing 4K steelbook available HERE. Make sure to check out all our 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray reviews archived here. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey is available to own digitally from Friday 24th April. The eccentric, overlong subtitle to Birds of Prey notes the “emancipation of one Harley Quinn,” and that’s the lone reason this movie exists – to reset a critically callous depiction of an abused woman who submits to a madman. 75,169 ratings. She’s freshly emancipated and I for “one” again can’t wait to see what’s next for her (please God let there be a Yan directed Harley and Ivy movie). In a throwback to Blu-rays earlier days, there’s Bird’s Eye View, a pop-up feature spreading interviews and character bios (among other things) as the the movie plays. With Birds of Prey I had the pleasure of enjoying all the below mentioned extras prior to this review thanks to COVID-19 and the film’s early digital release this past March. Overview -. In 2002, DC produced a Birds of Prey television show that only lasted for one season. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; However, it’s about owning the complete package and when it comes to that philosophy there ain’t nothing like it. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0 . I mentioned I wanted a movie solely about Harley, but an interview I read that Robbie did reminded me of something that is pretty solidified in all the Harley Quinn comics I have ate up over the years. Birds of Prey: Birds of a Feather – The main players in the movie (Robbie, director Cathy Yen, etc.) Need I say more? Needless to say if I never see another movie in 2020 due to COVID-19, I’d be perfectly content as I have my just about near perfect as you can get, Harley Quinn movie, and all the endless merchandise I was lucky enough to get my grubby hands on in bulk (from the UK too). The Joker 4K Ultra HD disc comes with a making of featurette and Birds of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn comes with the digital code, a gag reel, several featurettes, and a bird’s eye view mode.. I’m in the minority, but I absolutely loved Birds of Prey and preferred it over Joker!! Ultimately (as rehashed from above) Harley, Huntress (Winstead), Black Canary (Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya’s (Perez) paths collide as they form an unlikely girl gang to not only save Cass, but also plot to take Roman down. birds of prey 4k unboxing by bobs movie review When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor), and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz (Chris Messina), put a target on a young girl named Cass (Ella Jay Basco), the city is turned upside down looking for her. Sprinklers send heavy water into the action, and when at a peak, macroblocking can be seen. For simplicity sake I’ll keep the technical Disc details below relative to the 4K UHD one, but I’ll also call out observations about the 1080p Blu-ray one. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc and the Blu-ray disc of “Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” will also feature a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. Sadly, there’s no other way to access these bits. Female producer. About 40-minutes all together. Pick Birds of Prey up today! Hopefully the image down below (click on it to maximize) does what I am talking about here justice. Despite my unnerving obsession for one Harley Quinn I do want to put my vulnerability out there and briefly deep dive (free fallin’ and ballin’) into why I feel Birds of Prey is actually a near perfect film as challenged by fellow writer Adam Byrne when he originally asked me that question back in February and since then countless others. She’s the perfect blend of spunky chaos, which I fell in love with all these years within the comics. This web site is not affiliated with the Blu-ray Disc Association. We even have an all female soundtrack. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Birds of Prey is a Coke-Fueled Punk Ass Masterpiece (Blu-ray Review) Birds of Prey Hits Digital March 24 with a Stack of Special Features; Doctor Sleep Director’s Cut Delivers 3 Hour Superhero Horror Thriller Epic (4K Blu-ray Review) Bombshell is A Powerful Story That is Executed in A Monotonous Way (Review) OT: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Unterstützt die Arbeit an meinem Blog, indem ihr den Film bei Amazon kauft. Outside of my three lives I live I also enjoy spending time with my girlfriend and our three girls (of the furry kind). In Birds of Prey, shattering the male grip is everything. £24.99. BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR & Then To Blu-ray April 6th! We actually got something we wanted. Oddly, the confetti sprays minutes earlier manage just fine (at least in motion). Win A Copy Of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN On Blu-ray With This GIVEAWAY! Shrek celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary on 4K UHD Blu-ray May 2021! Displaying items by tag: Birds of Prey 4K review. Rather, how Harley Quinn, the character, is totally reinvented. Action itself lacks that kick, say gunfire or Quinn “hammering” someone in the jaw. Sure I get it there’s the stigma of the R-rating (and how it could work sans), but for just once if Warner Bros. would have highlighted the diversity of this film, I think they would have had a bonafide winner. At the heart of the film is a story about five women who are trying to find a place in the world, how they stand alone and also together. And I do mean in BULK, but I digress. 427 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings What to know. It’s based on the DC Comics Birds of Prey property and is sort of a follow-up from 2016’s Suicide Squad. Oh and by the way regardless of what people tell you (there’s a lot of trolls out there) Birds of Prey still has a very favorable Rotten Tomatoes score even to this day. A short gag reel isn’t much of anything. So in recap with Birds of Prey you have one Harley Quinn (hotness and all), exploding glitter bullets, incredible action and bone breaking fight sequences, fun mayhem and mischief, a hyena named Bruce (don’t ask me why there’s not a second one) and a stuffed beaver, F-bombs, comedy and laughs, animation, explosions, a booming soundtrack  with a complimentary underlying score and so much MORE. We earn commissions on qualifying purchases. Wednesday, 09 September 2020 18:34 New 4K/BD reviews, They Live 4K, Blade 4K, Chernobyl 4K, new KL Studio Classics titles & a DUNE trailer. The usuals, of course – debris from gunshots falls overhead. * * * 30 other products in the same category: Annabelle Blu-ray. Pretty standard stuff. Hell yeah! Margot’s character is going to be in the upcoming James Gunn Suicide Squad movie too (rocking the red and black hair and all). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn (4K UHD Blu-Ray, 2020, Limited Edition Steelbook) at the best online prices at eBay! that it simply feels out-dated. She kept that ship from completely sinking and thankfully Birds of Prey won’t be the last we see of one Harley Quinn on the big screen. And while I’d rather have a movie any day where Harley’s the sole property in the story (or a Harley and Ivy tale) I’ll take what I can get here with the eccentric cast. Highlights do their thing, especially with explosions, while marginally impactful elsewhere. Birds of Prey 4K Ultra HD+Blu-ray Steelbook + Lenticular (Free Postcard) ... No customer reviews for the moment. One movie prior, in the dismal Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie’s Quinn fell into a chemical vat, all to please Joker. Even when aggressively timed to suit specific dramatic tones, primaries still excel. And we see so many different sides of Harley from drunk and gullible to innocent and malicious. She shines when she interacts in the zany world that other citizens, villains and thugs of Gotham inhabit. Birds of Prey 4K Ultra HD+Blu-ray Steelbook + Lenticular (Free Postcard) Reference: 8859411607689. Margot absolutely loses herself in this role and comic book movie or not she’s the Best Actress of 2020 in my diary. Where were you women moviegoers? Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn or simply Birds of Prey as I’ll refer to it here on out in this review is officially the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe. Female director. I freakin’ LOVE Birds of Prey! They take on just as much work, well focused and spread wide to track any off-screen audio, dialog included. Yes 2016’s Suicide Squad may have been a huge hot, stinking mess, but if there was a silver lining to it all, that is the one Harley Quinn as portrayed by Margot Robbie. This comes after the film was recently released early digitally when theaters closed during these strange times we currently are living in. Unwanted foster child Cassandra (Ella Jay Basco) sits in an apartment hallway as her step father screams about getting rid of her. The Dolby Atmos through VUDU on Roku is crowd pleasing enough for me. What’s fascinating about Birds of Prey isn’t the feminist spark keeping the story lit. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a movie title I have loved saying over and over for some time now. Our story takes place in Batman’s world of Gotham and revolves around the insanity of the narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis (McGregor), and his right-hand henchman the equally evil Victor Zsasz (Messina). Birds of Prey (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) Cathy Yan (Director), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Actor), Jurnee Smollett (Actor) & 0 more. Blu-ray Review Warner Home Video, 09.07.2020 Warner Home Video, 09.07.2020. All trademarks are the property of the respective trademark owners. The following six screen shots serve as samples for our subscription-exclusive set of 49 full resolution uncompressed 4K screen shots grabbed directly from the UHD: Matt Paprocki has critiqued home media and video games for 20 years across outlets like Washington Post, Variety, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Playboy, Polygon, Paste, and others. In fact here’s what I was getting at up above…the diversity of this amazing cast. critics consensus. Rest assured I didn’t forget about the rest of Robbie’s supporting cast either. So that was always a big part of it.”. I was looking forward to this one for over 3 years since I authored this insightful 4K Review of 2016’s Suicide Squad HERE. His current passion project is the technically minded DoBlu.com. (Will not be published) (Required). Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. Then there’s the direction under Catherine Yan. – Amazon Commissions Earned – The 2020 film “Birds of Prey” starring Margot Robbie, as “Harley Quinn”, appears to be coming to physical media on both 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc, via Warner, on May 12th – according to retailers. Margot Robbie is so right about that and I like usual am so wrong. And Ewan McGregor, what more can I say? 4K Reviews: Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a one sentence plot line jazzed up with some flashy camera work and non-linear story telling. Pinging is currently not allowed. Glenn Weldon of NPR says it perfectly in the following quote I lifted. The rest finds natural detail, clean while battling minimal source noise. “She’s got to be with other people, it should be a girl gang. Birds of Prey is now available on Blu-ray and 4K, so here is my fantabulous review of it. You can follow Matt's body of work via his personal WordPress blog, and follow him on Twitter @Matt_Paprocki. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; HOME | ABOUT | ADVERTISE | CONTACT | FAQs | FRIENDS | STAFF This, along with the long movie title sad to say, is where I think Warner Bros. ultimately failed with the marketing. It’s told erratically from Quinn’s narration, clever in capturing her disturbed mind, settling into loyalties amid racial inequality, poverty, and then rising up against privilege. You’ll see what I mean. Condition: New product. It’s your civic duty. discuss the theme of the film, its rating and so forth. MY FAIR LADY Debuts On 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray May 25th Mainly In The Plain! This is the movie y’all been asking for…isn’t it? amzn_assoc_linkid = "a34f5e013e54a35bb14501c99efd3934"; What’s fascinating about Birds of Prey isn’t the feminist spark keeping the story lit. Socially, it’s a stark, driven story. However, that doesn’t mean the rest of the gang is crap. Sure she has her moments of weaknesses and self doubt throughout, but that’s part of the journey here with our anti-hero. Simply put Birds of Prey is essentially a twisted tale (non-linear at times) told by the character of Harley Quinn as only she can tell it. Own Joe Dante’s THE EXPLORERS On Shout Select Collector’s Edition Blu-ray May 21! I could as you know go on and on, but I won’t. And DON’T listen to the trolls. This superhero flick follows one Harley Quinn as she ditches her Puddin’ and ultimately joins forces with her Birds of Prey teammates Black Canary, Helena Bertinelli (AKA the Huntress) and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask. To an extent, it’s harmful – Quinn, the character, doesn’t shed the baggage. Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS). It rolls off the tip of my tongue like a youth’s belly skin does over a wet Wham-O Slip ‘N Slide. What separates Birds of Prey from most films is that it kind of defies your traditional 3-Act formulaic structure. This entry is filed under 4K UHD Blu-ray Review, Blu-ray Reviews . So for now that is Birds of Prey and I want to chat all about it. It’s also my number one most favorite film of 2020 and NOTHING can top it. J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 Comes to 4K UHD For Its 10th Anniversary 5/25. Well I may have had my reservations at first, but they were all for naught. Don’t mess with her (and yes I get it in regards to the critics that complain about the unrealistic nature of said fight scenes). Click on the images down below for maximum viewing pleasure. There’s so much more to explore (I could spend endless hours in this Margot created universe), but I’ll have to leave that to the home media consumers out there to show with their wallets that they also want more Harley Quinn shenanigans as they definitely didn’t show up in masses for the initial theatrical outing. Read more: Robbie says Birds of Prey holds Hollywood accountable. Pop Quiz, Hotshot – Buy The 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray Of SPEED May 4th! You can see for yourself down below that they are both very different in design, but the one thing they do have in common is glitter. Lean featurettes reside on the Blu-ray, tracking the typical areas – casting, characters, scene development (the roller derby in this case), saving more detailed looks for city design, costumes, and effects. Soundtrack selections spike the low-end into service to support those track. What’s missed though is that she’s least interesting in this group. She’s even a producer here too. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); These women suffer and attack that systemic problem. Total? Catch Big Fish on 4K UHD Blu-ray, May 2021. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "multiplayergames"; I’m sorry for even misleading you there. Apologies. They do so in a way that truly works, albeit still very zany, chaotic and playful all at once. If memory serves me correct, there’s also an extra rollerball supplemental features in the iTunes Digital Copy version (a Movies Anywhere compatible code is provided within the case). INDIANA JONES 4-MOVIE COLLECTION 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray Belongs In A Muse-YOUR HOME On June 8th! Why Warner Bros. oh why didn’t you promote that fact I’ll never know. Definition isn’t remarkable, yet pleasing and refined. Quick Buy Birds of Prey - Zavvi Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook (Includes Blu-ray) Birds Of Prey And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn - 4K Ultra HD (Includes 2D Blu-ray) Argh! Best Buy has honest and unbiased customer reviews for Birds of Prey [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2020]. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. It’s those latter three elements that work perfect and harmoniously together here, which results in Birds of Prey being a lot of…if I do say so myself, F-U-N! All Rights Reserved. … So these two evil guys place a target on the head of a young girl named Cass (newcomer to film Basco) and leave no stone (pun intended) unturned in their search for her. Quinn, in comparison, joins in only for the mayhem. I say music because rarely do I go on record saying this, but both the score and the soundtrack are equally amazing. The film is directed by Cathy Yan from a screenplay written by Christina Hodson. Not unique in its battle against masculinity – Hollywood’s shifted this way in recent years to finally credit women as action stars – Birds of Prey relies on slickness as to shield its problems. Meanwhile, Black Canary’s circumstances stem from injustice, her apartment covered in corporate banners and notices. RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Arrives On 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray May 18! Even John Wick‘s stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio and fight coordinator Jon Valera have joined the crew to maximize the action in Birds of Prey. DISCLAIMER: This 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review was judged and graded using the following 4K certified Ultra HD Premium television set found here and player here. Copyright 2008-2015 WhySoBlu.com. Mic drop. Thankfully, cinematography favors deep contrast, excelling in capturing precision black levels against light. That’s not downplayed, rather it’s Birds of Prey’s world, and Gotham’s normalcy. That’s one diverse cast! If the mesmerizing soundtrack selections don’t get you (every one’s a hit across a “diversity” of genres), the underlying core of the film that I affectionately call the score (by Daniel Pemberton) will completely infest you. Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) snaps at her all-male superiors when they take credit for her work. None of these extras whatsoever appear on the 4K UHD Disc. Wednesday, 09 September 2020 18:34 New 4K/BD reviews, They Live 4K, Blade 4K, Chernobyl 4K, new KL Studio Classics titles & a DUNE trailer. Harley herself is bi! Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is currently available to purchase on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital. It goes a little something like this: “I pitched the idea of an R-rated girl gang film including Harley, because I was like, ‘Harley needs friends.’ Harley loves interacting with people, so don’t ever make her do a standalone film,” Robbie said. Yes Margot Robbie (AKA Harley) narrates throughout (and even breaks the fourth wall on multiple occasions), but this one jumps around like crazy to get you caught up (reminiscent of a Tarantino device or Guy Ritchie’s recent The Gentlemen).
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