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Firstborn Blu-ray Review

Score: 30

from 2 reviewers

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Firstborn's Blu-ray presents underwhelming video and acceptable audio, but is worth watching for its early performances by rising stars despite its inconsistent melodrama.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 28

Firstborn's Blu-ray presentation by Olive Films features an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1, with a soft and inconsistent image quality marred by murky shadows, milky blacks, and garish colors, plagued by frequent film grain and print anomalies, indicating substantial room for improvement.

Audio: 43

Firstborn's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio Mono mix offers a decent yet unremarkable audio experience, with reasonably vigorous source music cues, fairly crisp dialogue, good depth in Michael Small's score, and a fine dynamic range, though the bass can be a bit muffled.

Extra: 0

The Olive Films Blu Ray release of 'Firstborn' disappoints with a complete lack of supplemental features or extras.

Movie: 51

"Firstborn," a 1984 domestic drama directed by Michael Apted, offers notable early performances from Teri Garr, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Robert Downey Jr., but is marred by an uneven script and hyperbolic dramatics, making it ultimately an oddly unsatisfying viewing experience despite its competent technical elements.

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