Good Bad Things appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. The movie came with a decent but unexceptional presentation.
Sharpness tended to feel inconsistent. While much of the film brought pretty solid delineation, a fair amount of softness impacted wider shots.
No issues with jagged edges or shimmering materialized, and I saw no edge haloes. Print flaws failed to appear.
Colors leaned toward a subdued mix of amber and teal. The hues looked adequate but lacked much life.
Blacks were reasonably deep, and shadows seemed acceptable. I thought the end result seemed good enough for a “C+“ but it didn’t come with visual delights.
Similar thoughts greeted the meh DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack of Things. That said, I didn’t expect a sonic spectacular from a low-key tale like this.
The soundscape tended to emphasize music and also came with some general environmental information. These elements filled the room in a moderate manner but didn’t bring anything memorable.
Audio quality worked fine, with speech that remained concise and distinctive. Music showed nice range and punch as well.
Though they lacked much to do, effects seemed accurate enough. Nothing here impressed but the mix worked fine for the story at hand.
A few extras appear here, and we get two Filmmaker Panels. One comes from the film’s LA premiere (31:06) and the other stems from a screening in Century City (36:39).
We get the same five participants at both. We hear from executive producer Steve Way, director Shane D. Stanger, writer/actor Danny Kurtzman and actors Jessica Parker Kennedy and Brett Dier.
Across these, we get notes about the projects roots and development, screenwriting/character/story topics, cast and performances. Both tend to lean toward happy talk since they exist essentially for promotional reasons, but they come with enough useful material to merit a look.
Century City probably fares better because it seems more serious and less oriented on joking among the participants. LA also works fine but it becomes the more “skippable” of the two.
Next comes A Conversation. It runs one hour, six minutes, 58 seconds and features Kurtzman and Steve Way.
In their discussion, they talk about aspects of their lives and experiences, with an emphasis on social interactions and romantic relationships as well as Kurtzman's challenges as a neophyte actor. It becomes interesting to hear the men relate the truth of their lives.
In addition to the film's trailer, we finish with an Interview that involves Stanger and director of photography Nathan Haugaard and lasts two minutes, 31 seconds. They provide minor notes about the film and its cinematography that give us minor insights but the reel seems too short to tell us much.
The disc opens with ads for In the Summers and The Dish and the Spoon. We also find the trailer for Things.
While I respect the movie’s attempts to depict a particular disabled community, Good Bad Things drags as a story. Saddled with a poor lead performance and a barely-existent narrative, the film becomes a bore. The Blu-ray offers adequate picture and audio along with a mix of bonus materials. Despite its good intentions, the flick flails.
