The deputies from the Reno Sheriff’s Department are on a mission to track down the one and only Q behind all QAnon conspiracies. Ordered to serve court papers to the mysterious Q, the team goes deep undercover on Q’s Booze Cruise (mostly just for the free cruise). They ultimately escape only to discover they’ve landed at Jeffrey Epstein’s old island.

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Video Quality

Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon comes to DVD with a 480p transfer that is as strong as you can get from the format. This DVD offers up a passable amount of detail in the production design and clothing. Compression artifacts are present without being too overwhelming. Black levels are decent but still present with some blocking in the darker scenes. Colors are nice and fairly vibrant, especially in the bright daytime scenes that serve as the primary setting for the film. The cinematography of the film is quite pleasing, but it is not represented to the best of its ability in this lesser format. Skin tones look natural, and there are some decent facial details present when our protagonists are in close-ups. This presentation is good enough for DVD, but those who care about video quality will want to go for the Blu-Ray that was not made available for review. This movie has a lovely aesthetic that would be worth checking out on that format.

Audio Quality

The DVD comes with a Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio track that sounds as strong as it can with the lossy format. Environmental sounds such as background chatter or various location-specific sounds add a dynamic touch to the proceedings. There are moments where police sirens are wailing and the sound pans across the room in a really immersive way. The film is mostly dialogue driven, but there is a surprising amount of environmental sounds that give the track some life. Dialogue is mixed well and comes through crystal clear without ever being stepped on by any music or any sound effects. Directionality is rendered accurately so that sounds originate from all the natural spots. Although there is not constant activity in the track, it presents the movie exactly as it was intended and that is really all you can ask. The disc also includes optional English SDH and various other subtitles.

Special Features

Deleted Scenes: Nine unused scenes totaling 16 minutes are provided here featuring some incredibly fun cameos, outrageous arrests, crazy antics with the QAnon gathering, Deputy Williams trying to live her best life and more.

Final Thoughts

Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon is far from high art, but it delivers the ridiculous fun you expect from Lieutenant Dangle and the gang. The film does struggle a bit with providing the characters equal time to shine, but everyone is given at least one moment that will have you bursting with laughter. No one really saw the film’s Emmy nomination coming, but longtime fans could have told you that these creatives have been worthy of such recognition for a long time. Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment has released a DVD that is solid enough for the format, but we are living in an HD age and you owe it to yourself to pick up the Blu-Ray if you are going to pick it up at all. If you are a fan of the series, this newest installment will not let you down. Recommended

Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon is currently available to purchase on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital.

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the DVD.

Disclaimer: Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.