7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Captain America and Falcon continue their search for Bucky Barnes while going head to head with a new foe, Crossbones.
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony MackieAdventure | 100% |
Action | 99% |
Comic book | 85% |
Sci-Fi | 82% |
Fantasy | 73% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Marvel Studios and Best Buy have collaborated on a new line of SteelBook re-releases for several Marvel films, including 'Captain America: Civl War,' 'Ant-Man,' 'The Avengers,' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron.' The artwork, courtesy of alternative artwork designer Matt Ferguson, is, generally, relatively unassuming but at the same time largely gorgeous and a nice change of pace from the typical character collages or 'floating heads.' The discs are simply ports of previous releases, so these releases are only for hardcore SteelBook collectors or first-time buyers.
For a full video review, please click here; note that this includes only the 2D version of the film.
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The SteelBook, which is prone to fingerprinting, features a silhouetted Captain America and Iron Man, primed to
clash, in front of a
centered star with various round elements surrounding them in concentric circles, those with differing but uniform designs within each one. The
background of a
key set piece from the film appears behind the characters, and the image is split down the middle with a blue color on Cap's side and a red color on
Iron Man's half of the case. The characters are standing on ground, which gives way to a solid black bottom third or so of the SteelBook where the
film's
title appears. Only the words "Civil War" are embossed.
The spine is an attractive silver color across the top two-thirds or so with the black terrain from the front wrapping around. "Marvel Studios" appears in
small type at the top. The film's title appears near-center. Captain America's shield is printed, in color, near the top of the black surface area and a
Blu-ray disc logo appears on the bottom. The release ships with a basic removable card with a few identifying markers on the front, including artist
name and Best Buy exclusivity on the top and Marvel Studios "ten years" logo at the bottom. It also features a flat black top and basic rear-panel info
cluster including a
movie synopsis, special features listing, credits, and an image collage. Underneath the card, the terrain wraps around and the various structures line its
top. Captain America's shield, in full color, appears center-top. The entirety of the back panel is blue-tinted.
Inside, the single disc is situated on the right-hand side. The inner print is very basic. It's essentially reflective of the outside's image properties: the
terrain, the battling characters, and the shield from the rear. The main difference is that the title has been moved to the top above the characters.
Everything that was in color on the front and back are blue, and everything else is black.
For full coverage of the on-disc supplements, please click here.
Matt Ferguson's SteelBooks are undeniably very attractive, but they release at a time when the films have been on the market for some time, when Civil War and Ant-Man have previously released in the SteelBook format, and The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron are soon re-releasing in 4K UHD SteelBooks alongside Infinity War. That makes these, as attractive as they are, somewhat superfluous. But there are several potential audiences, as small as they may be: hardcore SteelBook collectors, first-time buyers for any or all of these movies, and those who don't care about future 4K re-issues, whether announced or unannounced. All that said, these are first-rate SteelBook releases that, for anyone interested in their collectibility, come highly recommended.
2016
Collector's Edition
2016
Collector's Edition | Digital Bonus Content
2016
2016
Exclusive Bonus Digital Content
2016
Gold holiday edition
2016
2016
Cinematic Universe Edition
2016
2016
Cinematic Universe Edition
2018
Cinematic Universe Edition
2019
Cinematic Universe Edition
2015
Cinematic Universe Edition
2017
2017
2019
Cinematic Universe Edition
2014
2013
Cinematic Universe Edition
2019
2021
2012
2011
2011
2013
2018
2016
The Rogue Cut
2014
2017
Cinematic Universe Edition
2018
2015