Movie: In the third Spider-Man movie, Peter Parker has finally managed to reconcile his love for Mary Jane with his duties as a superhero. But before long, new havoc threatens to break loose: Spider-Man’s suit turns black and gives him new powers, but these also change Peter — and not in a good way...

Televisions.com thinks:

Our arachnoid friend never looked so good!

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Spider-Man 3

Length: 139 minutes

Genre: Comic-book adaptation, action, fantasy

Studio: Sony

Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace

Director: Sam Raimi

Rating: 12 (U.K.), PG-13 (USA), FSK 12 (Germany)

Released: 2007

Picture Format: 2.35:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
The gain in plasticity and detail resolution compared to the DVD is immense, but bright areas tend to clip slightly.

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Here again, the TrueHD sound is clearly superior to the DVD’s Dolby Digital track. The Blu-ray release shines with fantastic deep bass and impressive surround effects. There’s no doubt about it — full marks!

(10 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
All the extras from the double DVD are present here, spread across two discs, and the two-hour (!) ‘making of’ is now presented in 1080-line resolution. Thanks to BD-Java programming, the user can set bookmarks for their favourite scenes, and the coloured buttons on the remote control allow you to navigate though picture galleries. Also, a timeline appears while you scan forward or back through the film.

(8 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.