Xanadu - Blu-ray

Great to have Xanadu on blu-ray. It also comes with the bonus feature Going Back to Xanadu, which although doesn't feature an interview with Olivia, is very interestig in itself. A slight criticism is the sparse packaging, it would have been great to include a booklet of behind the scenes photos and stories. The German release did come with a nice booklet.

Xanadu was released on blu-ray in the UK in 2021. The blu-ray was also released in Germany in 2019 with great packaging.

More screenshots from the Xanadu movie.

DVD cover and the review below from blu-ray.com.

Xanadu's 1080p transfer shows some age, but it's a relatively stable and, sometimes, attractive presentation. Grain is thickly layered, for the most part. It spikes to a sharper and sloppier structure in places and finds a thinner veneer and finesse in certain other areas. Detailing is hardly revelatory, but it captures the finer points of skin, period attire, and other interesting bits, like murals, artist canvases, paint-splattered palettes, and all sorts of nifty details in Danny's luxury home and in the before-and-after Xanadu location. Colors satisfy, showing good saturation and vibrance but maintaining a pleasant neutrality. Clothes, paint, and all variety of multicolored lights, decorations, and accents around, again, Danny's home and the renovated Xanadu look quite nice. Black levels usually hold a fairly deep shading, but are home to the thickest grain. Flesh tones find a handsome neutrality. Compression artifacts are few and far between. Image quality: 3.5 out of 5.

Xanadu sings and skates onto Blu-ray with a capable DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Lifelike clarity is never superb, but the track presents all of its varied styles, from big band beats to sharper 80s Rock riffs, with satisfactory definition and verve. Spacing is generally strong; never does the track feel confined or tiny, instead allowed to breath with ample surround support and an appropriately large front end stage. Music feels richly vibrant and the movie larger-than-life thanks to its smartly dispersed music. Many sound effects push through the stage with excellent, seamless transition from one speaker to the next. Various electronic pulses, blasts, whatever push through with enjoyable detail and placement accuracy that mimics movement on the screen. Dialogue is adequately clear, center focused, and well prioritized. Audio Quality: 3.5 out of 5.