The Grand Tour Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

[Note: This is on par with Back to the Future in terms of time travel movie greatness. It doesn't have the pop humor, but it's brilliant]

Video

Unearthed, uh, "unearths" Grand Tour for this Blu-ray with pleasing results. The film stock shows reasonable, thick grain, which isn't enough to dampen the sharpness or detail. This isn't a revelatory transfer, but it's a crisp, stable image, bringing only mild damage/dirt with it through the years (a clean-up pass wouldn't hurt though). Hazier cinematography doesn't help the digital process, so credit to the encode for holding out.

Densely saturated color shows excellent, natural reproduction. Flesh tones stick the landing, and environments pick up greens, reds, and other hues. It's satisfying.

Black levels near their deepest levels, creating the dimension and depth expected. Shadows perform consistently alongside the hefty contrast. Grand Tour excels in this department, and in that regard, everywhere else too.

Audio

Wide stereo PCM stretches the soundstage constantly, whether it's a voice off screen, a door closing, or anything else for that matter. Music fills the two available speakers to give things a dynamic, bold presentation.

It's a little dated in fidelity terms, the dialog worn a little and the range pinched. That's par to expectations and no better, but there's nothing inherently wrong with this track.