5-25-77 Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

With a production dating back to the mid-2000s, the mixed-media used to capture these images changes on a whim. From digital to 8mm, the disc has its challenges. Thankfully, it meets a majority of them. Any grain, real or otherwise, is held together by this encode - mostly. The grittiest scenes do show artifacts, but it's generally stable. This lets baseline details through including facial texture where possible. Hazier, nostalgic cinematography can take some visual bite in typical terms, but it's pleasing overall in the effect.

Given a slight amber grade to warm up the vintage aesthetic, color stays restrained. It's still enriched by strong primaries, including notably pure flesh tones. Excellent contrast keeps 5-25-77 perky, while black levels lead to small levels of crush; it's fine, almost insignificant.

Audio

A stereo track (PCM) joins a fun DTS-HD 5.1 track that for the budget, is better than expected. There's spacing aplenty, whether from ambient music or other sources. The stereo split is a wide one, but rears activate frequently too. School halls bounce audio around, and faux movie scenes feature effects moving about.