Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) - May 4, 2021 - Blu-ray Forum

imsounoriginal · 03-24-2021, 10:11 AM

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah (2020), starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, and Ashton Sanders The release will be available for purchase on May 4.

Synopsis: FBI informant William O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O'Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton's political prowess grows just as he's falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?

Special Features and Technical Specs:

"Fred Hampton for the People" – The filmmakers and cast discuss why telling Chairman Fred Hampton's story is more important now than ever before.
"Unexpected Betrayal" – The filmmakers and cast discuss William O'Neil's complexities and his eventual betrayal of Hampton.
Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature

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Inspired by true events. Get early access to Academy Award Nominated #JudasandtheBlackMessiah. Rent it on 4/2.
Available to own on Digital 4/27 & Blu-ray 5/4.

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dougotte · 03-24-2021, 03:42 PM

We watched it on HBO. It's a powerful film with superb acting. These are the kinds of films that unveil recent history we don't often know about.

DukeTogo84 · 03-24-2021, 04:11 PM

Looking forward to this. Glad WB is keeping physical alive.

MeatballSub · 03-24-2021, 05:26 PM

Best film I've seen in quite some time.

Very disappointed with no 4K release, but will buy nonetheless.

BijouMan · 03-24-2021, 07:01 PM

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah (2020), starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, and Ashton Sanders The release will be available for purchase on May 4.

bookcase · 03-24-2021, 08:28 PM

I only made it halfway through this -- I found it so hard to hear what they were saying that I turned on the subtitles. It just didn't resonate with me, so I gave up. But I will say that Lakeith Stanfield deserved his Oscar nomination -- he was the best part from what I watched.

I'd rather watch a documentary of this very important history.

bigdaddyhorse · 03-24-2021, 09:29 PM

This was a great flick. Not sure how much replay value is there, but man it had me glued to the TV when I watched it. Didn't even take a smoke break, which I usually do on anything over 60-70 minutes.

dougotte · 03-25-2021, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bookcase

I only made it halfway through this -- I found it so hard to hear what they were saying that I turned on the subtitles. It just didn't resonate with me, so I gave up. But I will say that Lakeith Stanfield deserved his Oscar nomination -- he was the best part from what I watched.

I'd rather watch a documentary of this very important history.

I find I need subtitles with so many titles these days. The dialogue is mixed much lower than the rest of the soundtrack, and actors are directed to murmur and speak very quickly.

I thought Stanfield was brilliant in this role. It seemed like he was phoning in his acting in a few other recent things, but he really stretched for this one.

UnbelievableMontages · 03-27-2021, 02:37 PM

Imagine releasing Wonder Woman 84 on 4K, but not this.

Monterey Jack · 03-27-2021, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by UnbelievableMontages

Imagine releasing Wonder Woman 84 on 4K, but not this.

This will always be the way...Twinkie blockbusters are guaranteed 4K UHD releases, while thoughtful dramas for adults get stuck on Blu, or sometimes even DVD (last year's Burden comes to mind).

AaronMK · 03-30-2021, 08:28 PM

This is one that would have been an instant 4K Blu-ray purchase, but as a standard Blu-ray, I'll wait for a lower price, especially if it does not have the Atmos track. (The listing is saying it will only be 5.1?!)

bensfiction · 04-29-2021, 04:13 PM

I'm completely weirded out that they didn't give this movie a 4K release. It had some of the best cinematography I've seen of the last year. It deserves that sweet HDR goodness... shame

Randy Miller III · 04-29-2021, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bensfiction

I'm completely weirded out that they didn't give this movie a 4K release. It had some of the best cinematography I've seen of the last year. It deserves that sweet HDR goodness... shame

Agreed. On that note, site review is live.

Judas and the Black Messiah Blu-ray Review

DW5x1 · 04-29-2021, 06:30 PM

There was about 8hrs of interviews on HBO Max relating to the film and the story. The disc ...less than 20 minutes.

bookcase · 04-29-2021, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III

Agreed. On that note, site review is live.

Judas and the Black Messiah Blu-ray Review

Dialogue is cleanly recorded for the most part, although Kaluuya's spot-on imitation of Hampton's staggered speech pattern makes the disc's optional English SDH subtitles almost mandatory for first-time viewers.

That was my problem on HBO Max, but by the time I realized my hearing wasn't going to adjust (as it often does when encountering dialects), I was lost and turned it off. And English SDH always takes me out of the film because all sounds are captioned.

Hedrox · 04-29-2021, 09:51 PM

WB really did this one dirty: no 4K, no Atmos, barely any extras.
And this was probably their best movie of the past year. I'm starting to believe that rumor that they're packing everything up next year and stop putting out discs altogether.

Leonidas King · 04-29-2021, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

This will always be the way...Twinkie blockbusters are guaranteed 4K UHD releases, while thoughtful dramas for adults get stuck on Blu, or sometimes even DVD (last year's Burden comes to mind).

This is actually accurate. I was even surprised when Warner gave The Mule a physical UHD. It seemed like your typical BD-only release. You could say the box office results really helped in that decision.

CelestialAgent · 04-29-2021, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hedrox

WB really did this one dirty: no 4K, no Atmos, barely any extras.
And this was probably their best movie of the past year. I'm starting to believe that rumor that they're packing everything up next year and stop putting out discs altogether.

GZvsK is getting a 4K with a commentary and an hour of extras. WB probably sees Judas as not a blockbuster, a film about Black political and community activism so the audience will be more niche. And as a HBO Max day and date title not released to cinemas in every territory, the box office receipts will be lower in order to justify a 4K. It’s financial

sidetracked1 · 04-29-2021, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bookcase

. I'd rather watch a documentary of this very important history.

Howard Alk's 1971 'The Murder of Fred Hampton' is a powerful doc that first made me aware of the story in any detail. It's technically raw, and was obviously made on quarter of a shoestring - but with a lot of passion. Somehow that felt right for the subject. It can be hard to find. Facets put out a DVD a while back, it might be possible to order from them, and it might be streaming somewhere. I hoped it would end up as an extra on 'Judas and the Black Messiah', but it sounds like that didn't happen...

UnbelievableMontages · 04-30-2021, 12:08 AM

Yeah, it sucks they threw the 4K directly to digital only just like Just Mercy and Richard Jewell.

03-24-2021, 03:42 PM	#2
dougotte Expert Member Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:181	We watched it on HBO. It's a powerful film with superb acting. These are the kinds of films that unveil recent history we don't often know about.

03-24-2021, 04:11 PM	#3
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4937 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	Looking forward to this. Glad WB is keeping physical alive.

03-24-2021, 05:26 PM	#4
MeatballSub Senior Member Member since:Mar 2018	Best film I've seen in quite some time. Very disappointed with no 4K release, but will buy nonetheless.

03-24-2021, 07:01 PM	#5
BijouMan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2020 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah (2020), starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, and Ashton Sanders The release will be available for purchase on May 4.

03-24-2021, 08:28 PM	#6
bookcase Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Boston, MA 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:155 iTunes collection:1207 Trading Score:2	I only made it halfway through this -- I found it so hard to hear what they were saying that I turned on the subtitles. It just didn't resonate with me, so I gave up. But I will say that Lakeith Stanfield deserved his Oscar nomination -- he was the best part from what I watched. I'd rather watch a documentary of this very important history.

03-24-2021, 09:29 PM	#7
bigdaddyhorse Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:SE MI. 4K collection:152 Blu-ray collection:1243 DVD collection:1148 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:103	This was a great flick. Not sure how much replay value is there, but man it had me glued to the TV when I watched it. Didn't even take a smoke break, which I usually do on anything over 60-70 minutes.

03-27-2021, 02:37 PM	#9
UnbelievableMontages Special Member Member since:Oct 2017 Trading Score:34	Imagine releasing Wonder Woman 84 on 4K, but not this.

03-30-2021, 08:28 PM	#11
AaronMK Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Orlando, FL 4K collection:634 Blu-ray collection:921	This is one that would have been an instant 4K Blu-ray purchase, but as a standard Blu-ray, I'll wait for a lower price, especially if it does not have the Atmos track. (The listing is saying it will only be 5.1?!)

04-29-2021, 04:13 PM	#12
bensfiction Junior Member Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:371 Blu-ray collection:995	I'm completely weirded out that they didn't give this movie a 4K release. It had some of the best cinematography I've seen of the last year. It deserves that sweet HDR goodness... shame

04-29-2021, 06:30 PM	#14
DW5x1 Active Member Member since:Oct 2013 DVD collection:1	There was about 8hrs of interviews on HBO Max relating to the film and the story. The disc ...less than 20 minutes.

04-29-2021, 09:51 PM	#16
Hedrox Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:250 Blu-ray collection:895	WB really did this one dirty: no 4K, no Atmos, barely any extras. And this was probably their best movie of the past year. I'm starting to believe that rumor that they're packing everything up next year and stop putting out discs altogether.

04-30-2021, 12:08 AM	#20
UnbelievableMontages Special Member Member since:Oct 2017 Trading Score:34	Yeah, it sucks they threw the 4K directly to digital only just like Just Mercy and Richard Jewell.

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