Spider-Man 3 DVD Cover Art & Details
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Spider-Man 3 is easily my biggest disappointment of 2007 so far but you can read my full review for my full thoughts on that. The bottom line to me and what became obvious when watching the film was Sam Raimi didn't want Venom but Sandman as the villain and that was his script... Sony wanted Venom because of his big cult popularity and he was added into where he didn't belong and Raimi had no choice but to give the studio what they wanted because he was contracted to do so. His heart wasn't in Venom and then his enthusiasm for other aspects of the franchise waned, leaving us with a shitty movie. Maybe I'm giving Raimi too much credit and he just messed it up but I don't think so. He has a track record of hitting it out of the ball park and the guy who made Spider-Man 2, was the not the same guy who directed Spider-Man 3. So this brings me to the DVD release of the film which DVD Times have kindly provided the artwork and extra's for us. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this and to listen to Raimi's audio commentary and I'm eager to find out if he brings up the studio differences which so clearly blighted the film. Another good job on a Spidey DVD then and interestingly the cover artwork seems a lot brighter than a lot of the posters and imagery that promoted the film. Available in single-disc ($28.97 SRP) and 2-Disc Special Edition ($36.95 SRP) versions features are detailed below Single-Disc DVD 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen English and Spanish DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround English and Spanish subtitles Bloopers Photo Galleries Snow Patrol Music Video Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Cast Members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard Audio Commentary with Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant Curtis, Editor Bob Murawski and Special Effects Supervisor Scott Stokdyk 2-Disc Special Edition - The 2-Disc Special Edition offers all of the above plus additional bonus materials to offer over six hours of extras. Extras found on the bonus disc include Featurette: Grains of Sand - Building Sandman - details the challenges Sony Pictures Imageworks faced in creating the iconic villain Featurette: Re-Imagining the Goblin - plores the changes in the New Goblin character from page to screen Featurette: Covered in Black Creating Venom - follows the cinematic creation of Spider-Mans archrival Featurette: Hanging OnGwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor - where stunt coordinator Scott Rogers explores the logistics of the dangerous stunt performed by Bryce Dallas Howard Featurette: Fighting, Flying & Driving The Stunts - wherein Stunt Coordinator/2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley and Stunt Coordinator Scott Rogers provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the various gags in the film Featurette: Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 Featurette: Wall Of Water - where the viewer is taken into the creation of one of the biggest stunts in the film Featurette: On Location Cleveland The Chase on Euclid Avenue Featurette: On Location New York From Rooftops to Backstreets Featurette: The Science of Sound Featurette: Inside The Editing Room Theatrical TV Spots From Around the World