{"id":28301,"date":"2022-04-18T22:40:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28301"},"modified":"2022-04-18T22:41:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:41:55","slug":"review-spiderman-nwh-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/04\/review-spiderman-nwh-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man: No Way Home Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/span>
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Genre(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Action, Science Fiction<\/span>
\nSony Pictures | PG13 \u2013 148 min. \u2013 $38.99 | April 12, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/18\/2022 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Jon Watts
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (comic book); Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Gag Reel
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.38
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>42.64 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>28.55 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Sony Pictures Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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This review does contain many spoilers so reader beware!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker (TOM HOLLAND) from the high stakes of being a superhero. When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange (BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH), the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.<\/p>\n

Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/strong> is sort of the conclusion of a trilogy and set-up for the next phase for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and serves as a wonderful send-off for the other two incarnations, at least more proper than what we got with Spider-Man 3<\/em> and The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em>, especially for the much maligned Andrew Garfield version, though admittedly I actually quite enjoyed his first bout in the role (second one, not so much).<\/p>\n

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Tom Holland once again shows he was perfect in the role, showcasing the youthfulness that I think was missing from the Maguire and Garfield versions and his relationship with \u201cMJ\u201d, played once again by Zendaya, was far better than in Homecoming<\/em> and Far From Home<\/em>. I put a spoiler warning earlier but at this point we already know the big reveal of seeing Maguire and Garfield and their scenes with Holland were excellent, and not just fan service but give some depth and help with Holland\u2019s Peter Parker and what he has to deal with.<\/p>\n

The story itself was a concern going in finding it to be a bit out of character for someone like Doctor Strange to mess with time in the first place, but still kind of works and once I got past it, just sat back for the fun ride. Along with the previous Spider-Men but nice to have some of the villains back, a couple also getting redemption for how they were treated, namely Electro and Lizard. With Venom being part of the Sony MCU, no surprise we don\u2019t see one for Topher Grace\/Venom.<\/p>\n

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What I especially liked is No Way Home<\/em><\/strong> does serve as a reset of sorts for Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man, where he\u2019s on his own, no Stark tech and really no support system due to the events in the finale. Interesting way to go back to the basics and I am intrigued to see what\u2019s in store for Holland\u2019s fourth outing if it ever comes fruition (I mean with Holland, I\u2019m certain Sony is keen on getting the next one off the ground ASAP).<\/p>\n

Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/strong> sees the return of Jon Watts in the director\u2019s chair and he does another solid job with some decent action sequences, albeit nothing I\u2019d call mind-blowing or terribly memorable, although shows his strength in characters, which has been his strong suit throughout this \u201ctrilogy\u201d. Meanwhile, the script was written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, who also wrote Homecoming<\/em> and Far From Home<\/em>, as well as Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slip cover<\/strong> and inside the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Bloopers & Gag Reel (4:01)<\/u><\/strong> provides some line flubs and general tomfoolery on-set.<\/p>\n

Action Choreography Across the Multiverse (6:25)<\/u><\/strong> details the action sequences with behind-the-scenes footage and sound bites from the stunt coordinator and others.<\/p>\n

A Spectacular Spider-Journey (6:16)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 This featurette looks at Tom Holland\u2019s time as Peter Parker\/Spider-Man over the course of seven years.<\/p>\n

Realities Collide, Spiders Unite (8:09)<\/u><\/strong> is about the bringing together of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland.<\/p>\n

Graduation Day (7:07)<\/u><\/strong> looks at Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Tony Revolori and their time through the three films.<\/p>\n

Enter Strange (5:04)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Featurette on Benedict Cumberbatch and his character\u2019s involvement in the film.<\/p>\n

Weaving Jon Watts\u2019 Web (7:18)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette on the director and his vision for his third Spider-Man<\/em> film.<\/p>\n

Alternate Reality Easter Eggs (4:41)<\/u><\/strong> shows the Easter eggs in the film.<\/p>\n

A Multiverse of Miscreants (6:38)<\/u><\/strong> on the variety of villains that the Spider-Men fight\/cure.<\/p>\n

A Meeting of the Spiders: Heroes Panel (7:23)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 A chat amongst Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield with some behind-the-scenes footage.<\/p>\n

The Sinister Summit: Villains Panel (8:44)<\/u><\/strong> features Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx discussing their characters and involvement in Far From Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Daily Bugle (4:06)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Are three \u201csegments\u201d from J. Jonah Jameson\u2019s (J.K. Simmons) show.<\/p>\n

Stunt Scene Pre-Vis (3:31)<\/u><\/strong> shows off the \u201cApartment Fight\u201d and \u201cShield Fight\u201d sequences with pre-visualization.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/strong> swings onto Blu-ray where it\u2019s presented in its original theatrical 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio. As one would expect for a big budget new movie, this one looks great in high-definition. Detail is relatively sharp and colors have a good balance between the lighter elements, including the reds in Spider-Man\u2019s suit (and blue in the case of the last scene), to the darker scenes, particularly at night. No significant or obvious signs of aliasing, artifacts, pixilation, banding or other flaws so it is a clean looking picture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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While I\u2019m sure the 4K got the more advanced Dolby Atmos track, for whatever reason the Blu-ray has the standard DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. While for the most part this is a solid lossless track, I did feel it was a bit underwhelming. Dialogue does come across with good clarity and the action scenes have some okay depth, I did think the LFE channel was a bit light.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/strong> was probably my favorite of the \u201ctrilogy\u201d with an okay story, albeit thin and on the contrived side, but the character and their developments were pretty entertaining and seeing some old characters back again was fun. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything amazing yet still entertaining as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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