7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A subtly maimed surgeon finds a new life when a wizard trains him to become the new Sorcerer Supreme of Earth.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads MikkelsenAdventure | 100% |
Action | 95% |
Comic book | 84% |
Fantasy | 76% |
Surreal | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
German: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Italian: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Japanese: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Disney / Buena Vista and Marvel have partnered with Wal-mart for some exclusive SteelBook releases in the so-called Mondo X series, many of which through the years have offered some pretty spectacular design efforts. As I've been discussing in a number of Wal-mart related SteelBook reviews lately, some of the films being offered in this current slate have actually had prior SteelBook releases (with different designs) when Best Buy was in the exclusive SteelBook business, and that's the case with Doctor Strange 4K as well. Both this SteelBook and the older Best Buy SteelBook duplicate the disc and digital contents of the wide release.
Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.
Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.
On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked reviews. This latest slate of Mondo X SteelBooks offers a rather wide array of design aesthetics, and in that regard, this particular SteelBook may subscribe most closely to that comic part of Marvel Comics, with a kind of cool cover image the duplicates an "old school" Doctor Strange comic book panel look. A magical sigil extends from the left of the front panel to the right of the rear panel, where something just slightly sinister seems to be glaring in tones of purple. The mylar O-ring is actually kind of minimalist with this release, with again a kind of "old school" font for the title in green and a trademarked portrait of a very Cumberbatch-esque doctor also in green on the back. The second photo shows the O-ring next to the actual SteelBook, while photos 3 and 4 document how the O-ring looks on the SteelBook. I haven't been especially impressed with any number of interior panels on recent Wal-mart exclusive SteelBooks (not necessarily just Disney / Buena releases), but I have to say this particular illustration (seen in the seventh photo) is actually kind of fun and again in a retro way recalls old comic books. Discs also carry the Mondo X branding along with artwork. A digital copy is included.
Both some of the recent Lionsgate Wal-mart exclusive SteelBooks and now some of the newer Mondo offerings for Disney / Buena Vista and Marvel have offered to my eyes superior designs to any pre-existing SteelBooks of the same films, and I have to say that continues with this release of Doctor Strange, where the retro comic book stylized artwork is nostalgic but kind of ironically cheeky at the same time. I've recently mentioned in a review how a lot of home theater aficionados tend to be "rabid completists", and even those who got the older Best Buy SteelBook release of Doctor Strange 4K may find this newer release appealing enough to double dip. Recommended.
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