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The Breakfast Club Blu-ray Review

Score: 79

from 4 reviewers

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Criterion's Blu-ray of "The Breakfast Club" offers a classic '80s film with excellent 4K restoration, engaging new features, and a must-have for fans.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 77

The Breakfast Club's Blu-ray presentation offers a commendable 1080p transfer based on a 4K scan of the original 35mm negatives, showcasing superior resolution, clean colors, and stable sharpness. Despite minor inherent softness and slight grain, the remaster delivers a visually pleasing, film-faithful experience. Criterion’s meticulous AVC MPEG-4 encode ensures minimal digital anomalies, preserving the movie's natural look.

Audio: 81

The DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix expands the soundstage, enhancing dialogue clarity and music impact, while the original Mono track offers excellent clarity and presence; both options offer solid audio performance for a satisfying listening experience on this dialogue-driven film.

Extra: 78

The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray edition of 'The Breakfast Club' delivers a comprehensive examination of the film with a 4K digital restoration, DTS-HD Master Audio options, a wealth of new and archival interviews, unseen deleted scenes, an audio commentary, and a rich video essay, providing an in-depth homage to John Hughes' iconic work.

Movie: 81

The Criterion Collection’s Blu-ray release of 'The Breakfast Club' is a comprehensive and deeply insightful presentation of John Hughes' timeless teen classic, featuring a 4K digital restoration, extensive new and archival supplements including deleted scenes and cast interviews, and a richly illustrated essay booklet.

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