
Into
The Badlands: Season One (2015/Anchor Bay Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A Sound: B+ Extras: A Episodes: A-
In
the future, civilization is gone and only the strong survive. Those
who live, survive in the Badlands. The Badlands are ruled by 7
Barons, each one controlling a vital resource to life in the Badlands
and each Baron controls and is protected by an army of 'Clippers' to
enforce their power and rule. Baron Quinn is currently the strongest
of the Barons and is protected by Sunny (Daniel Wu), the current
strongest of the Clippers, but when Sunny rescues a young mysterious
boy M.K. and takes him under his wing, the other Barons will do
anything to possess the secret of his power in Into The Badlands:
Season One (2015).
Sunny
is a Clipper and he is best of the best, along with Baron Quinn they
control the largest army and the best lands, but after years of
peace, there are rumors of Baron Quinn health is failing and now
vulnerable. As the Barons maneuver positions to take over their
territory, they are manipulated by the newest of Barons, 'The Widow'
(Emily Beacham) and her army of female ninjas. Sunny's fate changes
when he saves M.K. (Aramis Knight) a boy with a mysterious power the
soon becomes a key to the balance of power within the Badlands, and
while he and Sunny struggle to control and keep his powers a secret,
soon the Barons will all be fighting over who has and controls M.K.
This
was an interesting post apocalypse mini series, it was like a mix of
Mad Max (minus the desert) with kung-fu action. It set up an
interesting culture/world where mankind has reverted back to a feudal
system, guns are banned, but there are still few bits of technology.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is a really impressive
shoot throughout, while the lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix is pretty
decent, warm and soundfield-consistant on each episode, but not as
surprising as the picture. Extras include Inside Into the
Badlands, Anatomy of a Fight, Building the World of
Into the Badlands, Characters of Into the Badlands: Barons and
Clippers, Into the Badlands Kung Fu, and a digital comic.
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Ricky Chiang