Dead Poets Society (MX Oct 19)

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Blu-ray review
Movie 4.5
Video 4.0
Audio 3.5
Extras 3.5
Overall 4.0

Dead Poets Society Blu-ray Review
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, January 11, 2012

Dead Poets Society Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life! Of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here. That life exists. That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play goes on... and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?

Of all the films announced for Blu-ray release in the first quarter of 2012, Dead Poets Society was the one I was most excited about. It's a personal favorite, one I've treasured since high school, but it's also a terrific film, a Peter Weir specialty. Williams and his young co-stars are excellent, the script, performances and cinematography are wonderful, and I challenge anyone to sit through the entire film with a stone face and a cold heart. As decades-old catalog releases go, Disney delivers with a faithful, filmic video transfer, a solid DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track and a nice selection of special features. A new retrospective documentary or cast commentary would have been most appreciated, but it hardly matters, particularly when Dead Poets Society is being made available at such an accessible pricepoint. So rip those old DVDs out of your collection and add this one to your shopping carts or wish lists post haste.