‘Blu-ray or Bust’
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018, 149 minutes, PG-13)
The Quick of It -
Faced with the decision of buying a Blu-ray of a film you
have already seen can be testing. Is it
worthy of the visuals on my 4K super badass TV that I had to study the user manual
three days to understand the damn thing?
Does the sound live up to the possibilities on my also badass Bose surround
sound system that took me twenty hours to wire only to find out it’s wireless? What do I get for spending my extra fundage
on something I have already seen and had to work half a day to afford?
After this ‘risky’ purchase, INFINITY WAR quelled any fears I
had on this ‘tiny’ investment of time and money. So, how does this help you when staring at
the display at your local store?
First off, you HAVE seen the film and know that this is one
of the strongest comic-made-movie adaptations you could have hoped for. If you haven’t seen it… I’m not saying you
are a loser… in the sense that you should have… but just losing out on this
epic moment that has been promised by all the previous MCU films. Either way, no discouragement at this point. Right… loser?
Then, I have previously expressed in my initial review that you
finally get the villain that completes a well-rounded story. I hate that Marvel feels the need to make
their bad guys flat, just having a sinister side. I think the producers and studio stand on the
principle of a good vs. evil plotline at the core, avoiding too much gray area. The Mad Titan, Thanos, who is played by the compelling
Josh Brolin, makes you slightly believe in his cause, finally leading you into
the gray area as you yearned for in the past.
Well, at least I yearned. Thanos
has come to believe that the universe is plagued by those planets and people that
do not practice caution in disrupting the natural flow of the universe. With that troubling his awfully large brow, he
desires to unite the Infinity Stones, using the power to reduce the universe’s pesky
population in half. His opposition is
everyone else in the MCU. EVERYONE.
The cast is a long list, one you have become familiar with
after three lengthy phases. Do I really have
to name them all…? Each is allowed enough
airtime to give you a taste of what you come to love about each, but never
enough to dominate the overall screen. This
chance of distilled goodness quickly tells you that the imagery has to be grand
to keep with each story the films have come to deliver. You have the universe to tell this visual
story and the cinematography does not let you down. This also solidifies the sound aspect. You have every possible scenario that
assaults your aural senses, heightening the experience to the next level. Bam!
(Oh wait, that’s kinda a 60’s Batman thing. Oops.)
The final selling-point is what you find on the back of the
case. All the extras they include; some
added deleted scenes that slightly expand on character stories, behind the
scenes examinations of particular confrontations, and a gag real. And then some more… ‘Strange Alchemy’ teases the future of
characters and who they crusade with (damn, another Batman thing, I’m such a DC
fanboy). I would be remiss in my duty
not to point out the Audio Commentary you can turn on during the film. The commentary is provided by the directors,
Anthony and Joe Russo, and the screenwriters, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The in-depth insight into the creation and thought
processes involved in making INFINITY WAR will feed your film junkie needs.
So, treat yourself with this fine film… again. Right?!
Grade: A
Special Features: A
Blu-ray Necessary: Absolutely
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