Marvel Studio's Captain America: Civil War [Blu-ray] [2016]

Captain America: Civil War is a riveting blend of action, character-driven drama, and thought-provoking storytelling. Chris Evans once again embodies Steve Rogers with his unwavering sense of justice and heart, delivering a performance that cements his place as one of the MCU's most compelling heroes.This film sets itself apart by delving into complex moral dilemmas. The rift between Captain America and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) over the Sokovia Accords is both believable and heartbreaking, as the film masterfully balances personal stakes with larger political themes. The addition of Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) is seamless, with both characters leaving a lasting impression in their MCU debuts.The airport battle scene is a standout moment—an exhilarating spectacle filled with humor, tension, and jaw-dropping action. The choreography is top-notch, showcasing each character's unique abilities while maintaining narrative weight.On Blu-ray, the picture quality is stunning, bringing every detail of the action to life, and the sound design immerses you in the chaos of battle. The bonus features, including deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes footage, offer a deeper appreciation for the film's creation.Whether you're a die-hard Marvel fan or new to the MCU, Captain America: Civil War is a must-watch. It's a superhero movie with heart, depth, and plenty of spectacle—one of Marvel's finest achievements.

A new marvel comics movie. Which picks up on events in previous ones 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Avengers; Age of Ultron.' Plus a bit of 'Ant-Man.' Pre knowledge of these films helps, but anyone who is going to watch this will doubtless have that.This is based on the Marvel Comics comic series 'Civil War'. But is a somewhat loose adapatation of that, so you can get into this without having read it.Following on from the end of the Ultron affair, the world isn't entirely happy with the superheroes. And Tony Stark in particular. Civilians are getting caught in the crossfire of the Superhero battles. People want something done about it.When rules are laid down, Captain America and Iron Man find themselves on different sides. The latter supports them. The former thinks it's an attack on liberties. Meantime, the Winter Soldier is on the large. Is he a killer to be taken down or an old friend to be saved?Choices have to be made. The Avengers will never be the same again...Marvel do shake the formula up here, and try to do something different. It's a film you have to be patient with, because it doesn't really get going till about halfway through. And neither Steve nor Tony are very sympathetic in their actions or behaviour throughout.Once it does get going though, it really gets there. With a big battle set piece totally different to what we've had before. And a second half that really clicks, making you reappraise all that came in the first half, and thus you can watch it again and look at it from a different perspective.It does offer the viewer plenty of moral food for thought as well.Also it introduces two new characters. African hero the Black Panther. Who makes a reasonable impression. And Spider-Man. A whole new take on the character for the movies. Google it to find out about the rights issues if you don't know. Tom Holland is great in the role, a more youthful take on the character than we've had before. And thankfully we don't have to go through his origin story from scratch again.This does leave all the characters in a very different place, and will leave you eager to see what comes next.A bold take on superhero films, and well worth five stars.As ever, there is an extra scene in the middle of the end credits. And another right at the end.The dvd has the following language and subtitle options:Languages: English, Spanish.Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish.It's English audio captioned as well.It begins with a couple of trailers which can be skipped via the next button on the dvd remote. These appear in the sneak peeks section of the disc anyhow.There are no extras at all.

Having thoroughly enjoyed The Winter Soldier and having read all the glowing reviews, I was really looking forward to watching Civil War – and it didn’t disappoint. The Russo brothers and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have an incredible ability to ground these far-fetched characters in reality, combining complex, often very political plots with breath-taking action scenes. Despite cramming in a dozen superheroes, including two new faces, the film never feels over-stuffed or ponderous, and while clearly the focus of the film is on Steve Rogers and his relationships with Tony Stark and Bucky Barnes, every character gets their significant turn in the spotlight. Above all Civil War is a movie about human drama, conflict and emotion that happens to have superheroes in it. My only minor gripe is that despite everything that happens it still seems a little hard to swallow that the relationship between Rogers and Stark could reach such a low and catastrophic nadir.The visual effects and action scenes are spectacular, with the airport melee the absolute highlight – watching these iconic characters smashing each other around is exhilarating and actually often amusing thanks to the constant quips from the likes of Stark, Lang and Peter Parker. Speaking of Parker, Civil War’s take on this classic and much-loved character is excellent and Tom Holland makes an impressive debut, though I’m not sure whether what is effectively an extended cameo was the best way to introduce him into the MCU, plus I’m not sure about the idea that he is Stark’s protégé. Also impressive is Chadwick Boseman as the proud, brave and formidable T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther.Picture quality is fantastic, though once again Marvel don’t exactly pull out all the stops when it comes to bonus features. There are two ‘making of’ documentaries which are each around 22-25mins each (no idea why what is essentially a single documentary is split in half), two short featurettes on Rogers and Stark, a few deleted scenes, an amusing gag reel and a sneak preview of Doctor Strange. Everything here is interesting, but something a little more in-depth would have been good, e.g. very little is said about the visual effects and stunt work, and I would have liked to have been told how Spider-Man was brought to life. It’s also worth noting that none of the bonus features have English subtitles, which I personally think is inexcusable.At the moment I’m not sure whether I prefer Civil War or Winter Soldier, but either way this is easily one of the best MCU movies so far, and despite the slightly underwhelming bonus features the blu ray presentation is first rate.