UHD Review The Color Purple (2023) UHD Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Warner’s 2023 film adaptation of the Broadway musical version of The Color Purple arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray.



The Color Purple (2023)



Released: 25 Dec 2023
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 141 min




Director: Blitz Bazawule
Genre: Drama, Musical



Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks
Writer(s): Marcus Gardley, Alice Walker, Marsha Norman



Plot: A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.



IMDB rating: 6.9
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Warner Brothers
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 2160p HEVC w/HDR



Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Dolby Atmos, English 5.1...

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[Mark Mayes]

Interesting movie--- inasmuch as I saw it and cannot remember a frame of it. If it prompted the release on 4K of the 85 version, which I got, I am grateful to it for that alone.

 

[Robert Harris]

A very honest review. Thank you. I received a Blu-ray as a review copy, and decided that without 4k, I wasn’t going there.

 

[trajan007]

A very honest review. Thank you. I received a Blu-ray as a review copy, and decided that without 4k, I wasn’t going there.

COLOR PURPLE is a magnificent film on every level. The care that went into its making shines through.

 

[Kyle_D]

I share Todd’s sentiments on the film. It’s a superfluous production. The musical numbers just aren’t good enough or seamlessly integrated enough to justify their inclusion. Fantasia and Danielle Brooks are good, but Whoopi and Oprah were better, and the craft is lacking compared to the Spielberg film.

 

[GerardoHP]

This has to stand as one of the most unsuccessful adaptations of a Broadway musical to the screen. What may have worked on stage musically with stylized sets and lighting just bombs on the screen with realistic sets placed against modern style music and dancing. It just doesn't work. And Fantasia Berrino, great as she may have been on the stage, simply disappears in an almost inappropriately subdued performance.