Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy Blu-ray (US)

Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy Blu-ray (US)

Sony Pictures | 2002-2007 | 3 Movies | 387 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 30, 2007

Anyone looking to purchase this trilogy is already a fan of the SPIDERMAN movies and wants to know how they stand up in the magic of blu ray. We all know that the original SPIDERMAN was an amzing film - a rare treat of exemplary action with superb acting for a change. Tobey Maguire and cast finally brought to the comic action movie acting ability that made the film believable. With Tobey Maguire was born Peter Parker/Spdiderman. We also know that with SPIDERMAN 2 the same cast and crew came together with a film that far surpassed the hugely succesful and critically acclaimed original to be the best in the trilogy. All that was good in the first was raised many notches. SPIDERMAN 3 was still a good film but certainly not a match for 1 and 2. Very enjoyable but a little lackluster in comparison.

Actors: Liam Neeson, January Jones 
Directors: Jaume Collet-Serra

Video  
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1, 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1, 1.85:1
Audio

English: LPCM 5.1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1

English, English SDH, French, Spanish (less)

Subtitles

English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Korean, Thai

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Four-disc set (4 BDs)

Playback
Region A

Cover

Box Set

Availability

1-5 days

Harga

Rp. 499.000

Special Features

The first two films are presented on BD-50 discs with no bonus material except the Spider-man 2.1 option that will not be accessible to all viewers without the appropriate firmware. However, Spider-Man 3 is a two-disc set that has the same bonus features as the DVD. One of the more worthwhile features are in the film commentary itself on Disc 1. I'm not referring to the mostly mindless banter with James Franco, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Hayden Church and Bryce Dallas Howard. Instead listen to the filmmaker's track with producers Avi Arad, Grant Curtis, Laura Ziskin, visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk and editor Bob Murawski. Many interesting anecdotes and observations are given to provide some insight into how the film was made. I highly recommend it. Disc 1 of Spider-man 3 also includes a Snow Patrol music video. But the most entertaining feature is a blooper reel. If you need a good laugh, check it out-- Maguire is hilarious. Rounding out the extras on Disc 1 are photo galleries and two video game previews.

The meaty featurettes are on Disc 2, including 11 behind-the-scenes features. "Grains of Sand: Building Sandman" is perhaps the most interesting due to the eye-candy of the villain's special effects. The feature focuses on Stan Lee and shows many instructive behind-the-scenes shots and interviews with effects technicians. A feature on the Green Goblin delivers insight into the goblin's most fearsome weapon, the armband with several retractable, menacing blades. The third villain in Spider-Man 3, Venom, is the focus of "Covered in Black: Creating Venom", which covers the CGI effect of the black substance that first covers Spidey. Yet another worthwhile feature, "Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor", demonstrates the use of specially designed hydraulics to give the effect of a quick drop. It also shows how rubber life-sized furniture models are used to give the illusion of dangerous falling objects.

Other features include "Inside the Editing Room", "The Science of Sound", "Tangled Web: The Love Triangle of Spider-Man 3", "Wall of Water" and a documentary on each of the two shooting locations: New York City and Cleveland. These featurettes provide important insights into budgetary and feasibility factors that are rarely considered by an audience. But it's actually intuitive to realize that location shots will have challenging problems associated with them. The cast and crew describes how they dealt with those challenges, including problematic crowds.