SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE – The Blu Review

When I reviewed SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE, the latest from Aardman Studios, for its theatrical run, I wrote: “The most entertaining animal story since BABE, SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE is this summer’s sleeper for kids and their parents, a terrific and hilarious movie that takes a lot of risks and makes them all pay off. The modelmakers and stop-motion animators at Aardman studios have created a witty, high-spirited adventure literally out of clay with lovingly rendered detail and the same type of visual hijinks that made their Wallace & Gromit shorts such classics.” (read all of my review HERE)

Now you can own SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE on Bu-ray and DVD when it’s released November 24 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

We Are Movie Geeks has had an advance peek at the Blu-ray

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE arrives on Blu-ray with a dazzling 1080p high definition transfer. This is a smooth, rich, picture-perfect image that reveals every last bit of information. Detail is remarkably precise and complex through every frame, across every element. Whether Shaun’s furry coat, patchwork clothing, wrinkles in fabrics, or scuffed barnyard textures, , this Blu-ray captures with precision detail every last little texture from beginning to end. The color palette is just as brilliant. The many daylight scenes offer a startling array of balanced, accurate hues. This is a reference-quality animated transfer that impresses even this far into the Blu-ray game.

The lack of dialogue in SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE means that most of the “sounds” on the soundtrack are effects-driven but they sound great on this Blu-ray with a wonderful Master Audio 5.1 track. The track plays big, spreading out easily across the front end while employing rich, detailed sound through the entire range and across a number of sonic elements.

The extras are average:

• Making the Shaun Movie runs 12 minutes. The makers of SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE acts out some of the scenes from the film before explaining how it was made.
• Meet the Characters runs 4 minutes and introduces not just the players but some of the plot of the film.
• Join Shaun Behind the Scenes runs 2 ½ minutes and features Shaun’s animator and model maker and includes some interesting footage of a sequence being prepared for stop motion animation.
• Meet the Crew runs 3 minutes  and offers interviews with various technicians.
• Parody Poster Gallery (1080p)