Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina
Distributed by: Sony Home Entertainment
Release Date: June 12, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 127 minutes
Blu-ray Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Film Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Extras Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has decided to reissue the “Spider-Man” Trilogy in lieu of this summer’s reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man”. The film is presented in a nice individual O-Ring package. In addition, this release includes a bunch of great features including an Ultraviolet streaming digital copy. Also their is a sneak peek included for “The Amazing Spider-Man”, as well as “The Amazing Spider-Man” movie money (worth $10 bucks). I enjoyed “Spider-Man 2” but I thought it was a loud and started the trend of Spider-Man crying (a lot). If you are a fan of the “Spider-Man” series and do not already own this, I would recommend for sure though.
The Blu-ray presentation is impressive. “Spider-Man 2” really amped up the visual effects from the first one. The 1080p transfer looks fantastic and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1. The audio track included on this release though is different from past releases. Included is an DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track instead of the prior release which included PCM 5.1 Surround and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround tracks.
The special features on “Spider-Man 2” are very impressive. Besides the theatrical cut of the film, this release also includes the extended version, 2.1, with additional footage and fight sequences not seen in theaters. This cut also comes equipped with optional commentary by producer Laura Ziskin and screenwriter Alvin Sargent. On the theatrical version there are two other commentaries with cast and crew and a technical commentary. If you are a fan of featurettes, this release is jam-packed. There is a twelve-part “Making the Amazing” featurette, “Hero in Crisis” behind-the-scenes featurette and “Ock-Umentary” behind-the-scenes featurette. There is a fantastic five-part visual effects breakdown, which is worth a watch. Lastly there is a blooper reel included.