8.1 | / 10 |
Users | 4.8 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Starring: Tom Holland (X), Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon FavreauAdventure | 100% |
Action | 99% |
Comic book | 85% |
Fantasy | 79% |
Sci-Fi | 78% |
Comedy | 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)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48 kHz, 16-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
This review contains spoilers for this film and the previous Tom Holland 'Spider-Man' films, though I have tried to greatly minimize any reveals.
Not that any Marvel or Spider-Man movie needed a shot in the arm, but Spider-Man: No Way Home certainly provides a burst of
adrenaline and excitement and a whole lot of nostalgia in one of the best and most dramatically thoughtful and well-conceived franchise
films yet. The past is very much alive here, and the future is still looking very bright for the Tom Holland take on the web slinging superhero as he, in
this film, finds himself faced with, or better said face to face with, an army of familiar favorites in a story that both advances the
Spider-Man
brand while saluting the trailblazers that have come before.
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc.
Sony brings Spider-Man: No Way Home to the UHD format with a very impressive 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation. It is, unsurprisingly,
the superior of the two available high-definition physical format options, besting the companion Blu-ray for both image clarity and color output excellence. The picture offers
the
usual staples of format superiority, revealing a clearer, cleaner, and more colorfully correct presentation that manages to improve on a practically
perfect
Blu-ray by enhancing all of the critical elements. The picture enjoys the fruits of the resolution boost, which produces a sharper image that offers
more
overall definition and stability to all of the film-critical elements, including skin and hair, costume details, and the various cityscape urban textures
that
are particularly stout and sharp at this resolution. The differences do not reach the level of "striking" as the case can be when a lesser Blu-ray is
promoted to full 4K goodness, usually from a film source, but even for a new digital movie where the Blu-ray reaches best case scenario for its
format
the UHD manages to improve around the edges to squeeze out the superior product for overall definition, stability, and reality. The silky-smooth
clarity
is easily one of the best points for improvement, bringing an overall crisper image to the screen,
Color reproduction thrives under the Dolby Vision parameters, offering a more robust and finely tuned and tailored color experience that enriches the
viewing experience from beginning to end. Look at the greater green burst and intensity that the J. Jonah Jameson scenes offer, for example, or the
newfound punch and depth on Spider-Man's suit. Urban grays and other city colors enjoy more abundant realism; nothing escapes the Dolby Vision
grading's fine tuning and more lively yield. Flesh tones are certainly more precisely revealed, black level depth and shadow detail elements are
superior
even against the Blu-ray's excellent work in that area, and of course white brilliance and clarity are better here, too. Like the Blu-ray, there are no
encode issues or source flaws dragging the picture downward. This is a high yield and high class UHD from Sony.
Spider-Man: No Way Home's UHD disc features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. The presentation is full and aggressive with appropriately balanced, but not thunderous, low-end extension and intense, but not overpowering, surround usage. Essentially, the track is not earth-shattering, but it is in no way timid, either, presenting all elements in fine working order within a fully complimentary fashion. Listeners will enjoy intense action scenes that offer full stage usage and plenty of supportive overhead content. While the top layer channels may not offer a regular barrage of truly discrete effects, these channels do blend in content and offer the odd sense of spatial movement and unique awareness to better draw the listener into the finely engineered action scene mayhem. Likewise, environmental elements are crisp and well placed, too, whether the off discrete element or more immersive chants and cheers and jeers as Peter and MJ walk to school amidst a throng of protestors, for example. Music soars with graceful clarity and precision placement from a heavy front left and right engagement along with balanced surround and subwoofer components. Dialogue is clear and center focused for the duration.
This UHD release of Spider-Man: No Way Home includes a whole host of extras...on the Blu-ray disc; no extras minus some Sony previews
are included on the UHD disc itself. A Movies Anywhere digital
copy code is included with purchase. This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Spider-Man: No Way Home both honors the past and looks to the future in one of the most clever and complex, yet accessible, story lines yet in an MCU film. The picture ends with opportunity for any number of new directions for the series to take in the forthcoming sequel. Should be fun! Sony's UHD is first-rate. Superior video and audio are supported by a number of high-quality supplements. Very highly recommended.
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