MARVEL STUDIOS: BLACK PANTHER 3D [2018] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [UK Release]
Marvel Comics Newest Superhero! Long Live The King!
MEET THE NEW KING: After tragedy forces young Prince T'Challa [Chadwick Boseman] to assume Wakanda's throne, and he is faced with the ultimate test, putting the fate of his country and the entire world at risk. Pitted against his own family, the new King must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and embrace his future as an Avenger.
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2019 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for Ludwig Göransson. Win: Best Achievement in Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter. Win: Best Achievement in Production Design for Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart. Nominated: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for Anthony Tiffith, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave and SZA for the song "All the Stars." Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year for Kevin Feige. Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Editing for Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker. Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing for Brandon Proctor, Peter J. Devlin and Steve Boeddeker. 2019 Golden Globes: Nominated: Best Motion Picture in a Drama. Nominated: Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for Ludwig Göransson. Nominated: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for Anthony Tiffith, Al Shux, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave and SZA for song "All the Stars." 2019 BAFTA Film Awards: Win: Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects for Craig Hammack, Daniel Sudick, Geoffrey Baumann and Jesse James Chisholm. 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Win: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Letitia Wright, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Chadwick Boseman, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman, Sterling K. Brown and Angela Bassett. Win: Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for Marcus Adair, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Gee Alexander, Jay Amor, Hank Amos, Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci, Branden Arnold, Kevin Arnold, Aviel Ayoung, Dean Bailey, Raven-Danielle Baker, Chris Balualua, Clayton J. Barber, Ricky Barksdale, Danya Bateman, Hunter Baxley, Kelly Bellini, Eric Benson, Carrie Bernans, John Bernecker, Richard Epper, Jonathan Eusebio, Troy Faruk, Vaughndio Forbes, Philip Fornah, Simeon Freeman, Jeremy Fry, Johnny Gao, Shad Gaspard, Khalid Ghajji, Jomahl Gildersleve, Andy Gill, Kelly Gill, Denisha Gillespie, Travis Gomez, Daniel Graham, Carlos Guity, Dante Ha, James M. Halty, Barry Hanley, Jason Elwood Hanna, Michael Hansen, Jessica Harbeck, Zedric Harris, Charles Haugk, Zac Henry, Darin Hicks, Maria Hippolyte, Jermaine Holt, Niahlah Hope, David Hugghins, Abongo Humphrey, Pan Iam, Zee James, Michael Jamorski, Kirk A. Jenkins, Precious Jenkins, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Craig Johnson, Erika T. Johnson, Alexander Christopher Jones, Brett A. Jones, Bobby Jordan, Aaron Joshua, Courtney Julien, Terrence Julien, Micah Karns, Tiara Kelly, Steve Kelso, Cyrus Birch, Tristan Boswell, Tomar Boyd, Jermaine Brantley, Chris Brewster, Dan Brown, Taran Butler, Sadiqua Bynum, Jwaundace Candece, Donny Carrington, Kevin Cassidy, Courtney Chen, Alvin Chon, Sean Christopher, Pat Chu, Anis Cheurfa, Tye Claybrook Jr., Tom Cohan, David Conk, Stephen Conroy, Ralf Koch, Grant Koo, JoJo Lambert, Oakley Lehman, Jefferson Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Corey Michael Lincoln, Jorge Longoria, Travis Love, Brionna Lynch, Jalil Jay Lynch, Adam Lytle, Kortney Manns, Tim McAdams, Randall McDonald, Jameca Mcghee, Crystal Michelle, Mario Moody, Christopher B. Moore, David M. Morizot, William Morts, Marie Mouroum, Josh Mueller, Kirkland Murphy, Jachin J.J. Myers, Robert Nagle, Jessica Nam, Niko Nedyalkov, Leon Ngo, Tang Nguyen, Mark Norby, Daniel Norris, Nnamdi Nwosa, Juan R. Ojeda, Femi Olagoke, Noon Orsatti, Allan Padelford, Chris Palermo, Richie Parker, Samuel J. Paul, Gary Peebles, Jasper Pendergrass, Mario Perez, Nathaniel Perry, Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Victor Plajas, Don Powers, Brian A. Prince, Brycen Counts, Chad Crumley, Clay Cullen, Nathan B. Daley, Chris Daniels, Jaeson M. Daniels, Craig H. Davidson, Kl Davis, Kent De Mond, Nick DeKay, Julius Denem, John Dixon, Cory Dunson, Kevin Dyer, Constance Ejuma, Kofi Elam, Matt Emig, Taraja Ramsess, Greg Rementer, Delmar Reyna, Antjuan Rhames, Meredith Richardson, Ryan Robertson, Dalton Rondell, R.A. Rondell, John Ross, Rich Rutherford, Ayami Sakaeda, Erik Schultz, Brandon M. Shaw, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, John J. Shim, Paul E. Short, Joseph Singletary, Derrell J. Smith, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tim J. Smith, Greg Sproles, Nick Stanner, Daniel Stevens, Jénel Stevens, Eric Stratemeier, Granger Summerset, II, Kimmy Suzuki, C.C. Taylor, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Nancy Thurston, Antonio Lewis Todd, Aaron Toney, Ty Tornes, Greg Tracy, Keisha Tucker, Eric VanArsdale, Tony Vo, Aaron Walters, Eric Watson, Lee B. Webb, J. Wells Jr., Mark Willis, Tyler Witte, Nico Woulard, Eddie Yansick, Kofi Yiadom and Chris Yung. 2019 AFI Awards, USA: Win: Movie of the Year. 2019 Art Directors Guild: Win: Excellence in Production Design Award for Fantasy Film for Hannah Beachler (production designer), Alan Hook (supervising art director), Jason T. Clark (art director), Joseph Hiura (art director), Alex McCarroll (art director), Jay Pelissier (art director), Domenic Silvestri (art director), Marlie Arnold (assistant art director), Daniel Frank (set designer), C. Scott Baker (set designer), Aric Cheng (set designer), David Chow (set designer), Nick S. Cross (set designer), Patrick Dunn-Baker (set designer), Sarah Forrest (set designer), Chad S. Frey (set designer), Marco Rubeo (set designer), Mayumi Konishi-Valentine (set designer), Zachary Fannin (graphic designer), Dan Engle (model maker), Scot Erb (model maker), Rick Bouen (illustrator), Tani Kunitake (illustrator), Fabian Lacey (illustrator), Andrew H. Leung (illustrator), Till Nowak (illustrator), Manuel Plank-Jorge (illustrator), Raj Rihal (illustrator), Vicki Pui (illustrator), Todd Harris (storyboard artist), Anthony Liberatore (storyboard artist), Dan Milligan (storyboard artist), Mark Sexton (storyboard artist), Gary Damian Thomas (storyboard artist), Simeon Wilkins (storyboard artist), Wesley Burt (concept artist), Melissa Encinas (concept artist), Adi Granov (concept artist), Karla Ortiz (concept artist), John Staub (concept artist), Darrell Warner (concept artist), Anthony Francisco (concept artist), Rodney Fuentebella (concept artist), Ian Joyner (concept artist), Vance Kovacs (concept artist), Khang Le (concept artist), Alexander Mandradjiev (concept artist), Fausto De Martini (concept artist), Jerad Marantz (concept artist), Josh Nizzi (concept artist), Andy Park (concept artist), Constantine Sekeris (concept artist), Tully Summers (concept artist), Jackson Sze (concept artist), Henrik Tamm (concept artist), Jay Hart (set decorator), Jesse Rosenthal (art director), Jia Kim (art director), Ji-hye Choi (assistant art director), Hye-Lim Kim (graphic artist), Hyun-ji Kim (graphic designer) and Jeong-min Park (graphic artist). 2019 Black Reel Awards: Win: Outstanding Motion Picture. Win: Outstanding Actor for Chadwick Boseman. Win: Outstanding Director for Ryan Coogler. Win: Outstanding Supporting Actor for Michael B. Jordan. Win: Outstanding Ensemble. Win: Outstanding Original Song for Kendrick Lamar and SZA for the Song: "All the Stars." Win: Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for a Male for Winston Duke. Win: Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for a Female for Letitia Wright. Win: Outstanding Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter. Win: Outstanding Production Design for Hannah Beachler. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress for Danai Gurira. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress for Letitia Wright. Nominated: Outstanding Screenplay for Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. Nominated: Outstanding Score for Ludwig Göransson. Nominated: Outstanding Original Song for Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd for the Song: "Pray for Me." Nominated: Outstanding Cinematography for Rachel Morrison. 2019 Cinema Audio Society, USA: Nominated: C.A.S. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures in Live Action for Brandon Proctor (re-recording mixer), Chris Fogel (scoring mixer), Doc Kane (adr mixer), Peter J. Devlin (production mixer), Scott Curtis (foley mixer) and Steve Boeddeker (re-recording mixer). 2019 CinEuphoria Awards: Win: Best Supporting Actress for an Audience Award for Danai Gurira. Win: Top Ten of the Year for an Audience Award for Ryan Coogler. Nominated: Best Visual Effects for an International Competition. Nominated: Best Costume Design for International Competition for Ruth E. Carter. Nominated: Best Sound/Sound Efects for an International Competition. Nominated: Best Editing an International Competition for Debbie Berman and Michael P. Shawver. 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards: Win: Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film for Ruth E. Carter. 2019 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics: Nominated: Dorian Award for Film Performance of the Year for Supporting Actor for Michael B. Jordan. Nominated: Dorian Award for Visually Striking Film of the Year. 2019 Gold Derby Awards: Nominated: Ensemble Cast for Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker and Letitia Wright. Nominated: Motion Picture for Kevin Feige. Nominated: Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter. Nominated: Production Design for Hannah Beachler. Nominated: Original Score for Ludwig Göransson. Nominated: Original Song for Anthony Tiffith, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave and SZA for the Song "All the Stars." Nominated: Makeup/Hair for Camille Friend, Joel Harlow and Ken Diaz. Nominated: Visual Effects for Craig Hammack, Daniel Sudick, Geoffrey Baumann and Jesse James Chisholm. 2019 Grammy Awards: Win: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Ludwig Göransson (composer). Nominated: Best Song Written for Visual Media for Al Shux (songwriter), Anthony Tiffith (songwriter), Kendrick Lamar (songwriter), Sounwave (songwriter) and SZA (songwriter) for the Song "All the Stars." 2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Nominated: Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over 25 Million Dollars for Dave Jordan. Nominated: Best Song/Recording Created for a Film for Al Shux (songwriter), Anthony Tiffith (songwriter), Dave Jordan (music supervisor), Kendrick Lamar (recording artist and songwriter), Sounwave (songwriter) and SZA (recording artist and songwriter) for the Song: "All the Stars." 2019 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards: Nominated: Artisan Award for Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling for a Feature-Length Motion Picture for Camille Friend, Jaime Leigh McIntosh and Louisa V. Anthony. Nominated: Artisan Award for Best Special Makeup Effects for a Feature-Length Motion Picture for Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz and Sian Richards. 2019 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation in Long Form for Ryan Coogler (writer/director) and Joe Robert Cole (writer). 2019 Image Awards (NAACP): Win: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Michael B. Jordan. Win: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Danai Gurira. Win: Outstanding Motion Picture. Win: Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Chadwick Boseman. Win: Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) for Ryan Coogler. Win: Outstanding Breakthrough Role in a Motion Picture for Letitia Wright. Win: Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) for Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Winston Duke. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Lupita Nyong'o. Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Letitia Wright. Nominated: Outstanding Breakthrough Role in a Motion Picture for Winston Duke. 2019 International Film Music Critics Award: Nominated: Film Score of the Year for Ludwig Göransson. Nominated: Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film for Ludwig Göransson. 2019 Kids' Choice Awards, USA: Nominated: Favorite Movie. Nominated: Favorite Movie Actor for Chadwick Boseman. Nominated: Favorite Movie Actress for Lupita Nyong'o. Nominated: Favorite Butt Kicker for Danai Gurira. 2019 London Critics Circle Film Awards: Nominated: Supporting Actor of the Year for Michael B. Jordan. 2019 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Nominated: Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing for a Music Score for Feature Film for Anele Onyekwere (music editor), Nashia Wachsman (music editor), Ronald J. Webb (music editor) and Steve Durkee (supervising music editor). Nominated: Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film for Benjamin A. Burtt (supervising sound editor), David C. Hughes (sound designer), James Likowski (foley editor), John Roesch (foley artist), Jonathan Borland (sound effects editor), Richard Gould (foley editor), Shelley Roden (foley artist) and Steve Boeddeker (supervising sound editor). 2019 PGA Awards: Nominated: Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for Kevin Feige. 2019 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: Nominated: Bradbury Award for Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. 2019 USC Scripter Award: Nominated: Film for Ryan Coogler (screenwriter), Joe Robert Cole (screenwriter), Stan Lee (author) and Jack Kirby (author) and based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. 2019 Writers Guild of America: Nominated: WGA Award (Screen) for Adapted Screenplay for Ryan Coogler (written by) and Joe Robert Cole (written by) and based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis (Ulysses Klaue), Florence Kasumba, John Kani, David S. Lee, Nabiyah Be, Isaach De Bankolé, Connie Chiume, Dorothy Steel, Danny Sapani, Sydelle Noel, Marija Juliette Abney, Zola Williams, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Maria Hippolyte, Marie Mouroum, Jénel Stevens, Sope Aluko, Stan Lee (Thirsty Gambler), Atandwa Kani, Ashton Tyler, Denzel Whitaker, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Christine Hollingsworth, Lucy Hockings, Bambadjan Bamba, Roland Kilumbu, Jermaine Holt, Dominique Elijah Smith, Jalil Jay Lynch, Vaughndio Forbes, Sasha Morfaw, Alexis Louder, Francesca Faridany, Mark Ashworth, Seth Carr, Jeremy Sample, Chad Crumley, Alexis Rhee, Danny Chung, Elizabeth Elkins, Tony Sears, Alex Riley Hughes, Clifford Gay, Shamel Heath, De'Jon Watts, Alex R. Hibbert, Tristan Timmons, Abraham Clinkscales, Thabo Moropane, Zani Mogodi, Zenzi Williams, Trevor Noah (Griot voice), Joseph Akharoh Jr. (uncredited), John Jacob Anderson (uncredited), (uncredited), Rodney Luis Aquino (uncredited), Tobias Armand (uncredited), Stanley Aughtry (uncredited), Clayton J. Barber (uncredited), Carrie Bernans (uncredited), Rose Bianco (uncredited), Maiya Boyd (uncredited), Wayne Burley (uncredited), Teneisha Campbell (uncredited), Andrea Antonio Canal (uncredited), Timothy Carr (uncredited), Jamel Chambers (uncredited), Michael R. Ciminna (uncredited), Byron Coolie (uncredited), Cowboy (uncredited), Adelynn Cuevas (uncredited), Jaylen Davis (uncredited), Ibrahim Dumbuya (uncredited), David Dunston (uncredited), Jacob Evans (uncredited), Kinley Fleurejuste (uncredited), Shad Gaspard (uncredited), John Gettier (uncredited), Tahseen Ghauri (uncredited), Raenen Golez (uncredited), Emelita T. Gonzalez (uncredited), Apollo GT (uncredited), Mohamed Hakeemshady (uncredited), Donja Harper (uncredited), Cecil M. Henry (uncredited), Maxwell Highsmith (uncredited), Rabon Hutcherson (uncredited), Lidya Jewett (uncredited), Floyd Anthony Johns Jr. (uncredited), Ryan King (uncredited), Maritalyn Koulebetouba (uncredited), Tunde Laleye (uncredited), Demetri Landell (uncredited), John Y Lee (uncredited), Alona Leoine (uncredited), Josue Louis-Charles (uncredited), Travis Love (uncredited), Fernando A. Mico (uncredited), Jerel Tyrone Miller (uncredited), Frank David Monroe (uncredited), Timothy D. Montjoy (uncredited), Joel Nathaniel (uncredited), Ofu Obekpa (uncredited), Amechi Okocha (uncredited), Tari Omoro (uncredited), David Opegbemi (uncredited), Che'valier Paul (uncredited), Isaac Phillips (uncredited), Hasaan Rasheed (uncredited), Leo De Rivera (uncredited), Sheril Rodgers (uncredited), Michael Christopher Rodney (uncredited), Brady Rogers (uncredited), Kawta Sarak (uncredited), Matteo Spears Satriano (uncredited), Milton Saul (uncredited), Patti Schellhaas (uncredited), Shomari (uncredited), James Siderits (uncredited), Jihae Song (uncredited), Sebastian Stan (uncredited), Travis Thompson (uncredited), Kent Wagner (uncredited), William Walker (uncredited), Rachel Star Withers (uncredited), Raven Wynn (uncredited) and Perry Zulu Jr. (uncredited)
Director: Ryan Coogler
Producers: Danny 'Yun Tae' Kang, David J. Grant, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Chernov, Louis D'Esposito, Nate Moore, Stan Lee and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: Ryan Coogler (screenplay), Joe Robert Cole (screenplay), Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics) and Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics)
Composer: Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography: Rachel Morrison, A.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
German: 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus
French: 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio Description
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, French, German, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
Running Time: 134 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / MARVEL STUDIOS
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘BLACK PANTHER’ [2018] is the first film in the Marvel Comic cinematic universe to centre on a superhero of colour: African prince-turned-king T'Challa [Chadwick Boseman], aka the Black Panther. As in all superhero film, there's plenty of violence, in this case, mostly brutal hand-to-hand combat that gets quite intense, with bloody injuries and even some deaths. Although there are a few shoot-outs with super-powered guns/cannons (as well as some cold-blooded killings), the majority of the action features spear and blade fighting. That said, some confrontations do include larger, explosive battles and very destructive car chases.
Set mostly in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, the movie features not only the first mostly black ensemble cast in superhero-film history. Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira, and Daniel Kaluuya co-star, but also feature an all-female royal guard and a brilliant female inventor/engineer. Families who want to view the film ‘BLACK PANTHER’ will I suspect have plenty to talk about afterward, from its portrayal of race and gender to the overall importance of having black superheroes as the main characters, rather than sidekicks.
The ‘BLACK PANTHER’ film is a film beyond the average superhero movie. There's an interesting and well plotted story with themes of family loyalty and community responsibility, and especially it is very witty and exciting and very entertaining, and since its release it has been the talk of the town and especially a new direction for Marvel Comics, as it is especially positive is the representation of Black heroes, both male and female, which is all too rare in media. The female characters are strong and smart and important to the plot. Even the villain is a complex character, a person shaped by his history and surroundings to pursue violence, not a cartoon villain. There is very little romance, but the relationships alluded to are those of men and women who show each other respect.
Once again there is of course lots of violence in the film, but of course it is mainly super hero violence of the fantasy kind, because we view lots of shootouts, punching, stabbing, fighter planes, explosions, and a large scale battle, where the violence is not unduly glorified but it's definitely a movie where people get to fight a lot. If children who view this film, have viewed other superhero films like Avengers or Thor, or read superhero comics, then they will love this fantasy film, as all the characters in the end give out a very positive messages of this film and I also know the young viewers will love the young female character, who will be impressed by the female inventor, and the cool tech, and talking about the interesting story line and discussing the characters relationships and choices, who gives a much more interesting engaging reaction than we get with many films.
The plot bridges the gap between 2016’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and the forthcoming ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and takes in T’Challa’s coronation and a dormant threat to his kingdom that’s consequently shaken awake. This takes the form of Michael B Jordan’s Erik “Killmonger” Stevens, a vengeful Wakandan exile with his own eye on the throne, and Ulysses Klaue [pronounced claw] a brawny arms dealer played by Andy Serkis who speaks in a spicy Afrikaner bark, and whose attentions are turned on the country’s vast deposits of Vibranium, an indestructible metal that often comes in useful in fantasy films like this.
The ‘BLACK PANTHER’ film is a radically different kind of comic-book movie, one with a proud Afrocentric twist, featuring a nearly all-black cast, that largely ignores the United States and focuses instead on the fictional nation of the African nation of Wakanda, and guess what: Virtually everything that distinguishes “Black Panther” from past Marvel Comic pictures works to this standalone entry’s advantage.
Finally, whenever the end credits appears in a film in the cinema, people walk out, well nine times out of ten they miss out on extra film footage at the end, well again for fans of this film should again stay to the very end of the end credits as you get two nice film extra bonuses, the first bonus film clip happens at the end of the 3D end credits and at right at the end of the final end credits, you get the appearance of the winter soldier and the next chapter in the MARVEL STUDIOS film franchise.
BLACK PANTHER MUSIC TRACK LIST
IN THE TRUNK (Written by Too $hort (Todd Shaw) and Shorty B (Stuart Jordan) [Performed by Too $hort]
WAKANDA (Written by Ludwig Göransson and Baaba Maal) [Performed by Baaba Maal]
WOLOLO (Written by Bongekile Simelane and Mandla Maphumulo) [Performed by Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha]
BÈRÈBÈRÈ (Written by Idrissa Soumaoro and François Bréant) [Performed by Idrissa Soumaoro]
HANGOVER (Written by Snoop Dogg, Psy and Gun-hyung Yoo [Performed by Psy featuring Snoop Dogg]
GOBISIQOLO (Written by Busiswa Gqulu, Arnold Nkombose Madlala, Siphesihle Kunene, Siphesihle Radebe, Sbonelo Perfect Dimba and Sbonelo Dominic Dimba) [Performed by Bhizer, Busiswa, S.C. Gorna, Trigger Bhepepe]
PRAY FOR ME (Written by The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Kendrick Lamar (K. Duckworth), Frank Dukes (Adam Feeney) and Doc McKinney (Martin McKinney) (Produced by Frank Dukes and Doc McKinney) [Performed by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar]
NERVOUS (Written by Noah Coogler and Tyler Fountain) [Performed by White Dave]
WHAT IS LOVE (Written by John Eichendorff and Junior Torello)
OPPS (FILM MIX) (Written by Kendrick Lamar (K. Duckworth), Sounwave (Mark Anthony Spears), Ludwig Göransson and Vince Staples) (Produced by Sounwave for Top Dawg Entertainment, and Ludwig Göransson) [Performed by Vince Staples and Yugen Blakrok]
HOW DARE YOU (Written by Professor Langa, T.J. Moropa, Themba Sekowe) [Performed by Professor featuring Mr. Selwyn]
THE RHYTHM (Written by Tumelo Andrew Ruele, Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, Langa Bright Msomi, Lindani Leon Nzama and Simon Sprinkaan Ruele) [Performed by Tumelo]
SLEEP WALKING (Written by Timothy Patterson) [Performed by Mozzy]
ALL THE STARS (Written by Kendrick Lamar (K. Duckworth), Sounwave (Mark Anthony Spears), Al Shux (Al Shuckburgh) and SZA (Solana Rowe) (Produced by Sounwave for Top Dawg Entertainment, and Al Shux) [Performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA]
Blu-ray Image Quality – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and MARVEL STUDIOS presents us with a stunning 1080p and equally impressive and outstanding 2.39:1 aspect ratio. The image is, of course, crisp and immaculately detailed. Even in dimly-lit sequences such as the opening assault in the Sambisa Forest, shadow detail remains robust. Its lush, vibrant palette frequently dazzles, most memorably the vivid colours of the Wakandans' clothing. On top of all that, what is also impressive is the searing African sun, the ever-present neon alongside the streets of Busan, the highlights of gleaming skin and armour, and the blue glow of vibranium-powered tech repeatedly leaving me awestruck, and helps to greatly heighten an already terrific image experience. Some of the more core visuals that really lend themselves to a 3D presentation shine. Ships appear to fly through space with a tangible sense of distance from land, more distant sky, and one another. The holographic technology various character employ, as screens and images and readouts appear to hover over their wrists, is quite impressively shapely. Additional extra-screen goodness abounds. Rifle barrels stick out during an action scene in chapter two and plenty of extension and depth alike draws the viewer in close to the climactic battle sequence.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and MARVEL STUDIOS brings us with a stunning 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience. Once the volume is properly set, the audio track is quite good, though not quite a beast. Bass is present but not often in any prodigious quantities. There's enough support to the composed music, explosions, power flying craft, car chases, and a large-scale battle at film's end to add some dynamism to the track, but this one certainly doesn't rock the stage with any serious, big-time authority. Percussion drum beats are perhaps a notable exception, offering plenty of weight to each strike. Still, the audio track is never shy about engaging every speaker. It's frequently very open, sprawling about and drawing the listener squarely into the middle of any given scene, from fights for supremacy to the film's climactic battle where all sorts of chaotic sound elements present but never draw the listener's attention away from the main-draw, on-screen action. Several discrete effects are very enjoyable. A tire rolls into the back right speaker following the big car chase in the middle of the film, and craft distinctly fly through the stage towards the climax. Minor atmospheric details are handled well, and dialogue is clear and detailed with natural front-centre positioning and some excellent reverberation at the 97-minute mark. So overall this gets a 5 star rating.
2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Play Movie With Director Ryan Coogler Intro [2018] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:23] Director Ryan Coogler discusses the honour of bringing the character and Black Panther comic book to the screen, and also bringing powerful women into the film, and the themes that connect to him and wide audiences alike. I wish the director Ryan Coogler would speak in proper English, as I had a terrible time trying to understand what he was trying to say. On top of all that, Ryan Coogler talks such pompous rubbish about the storyline and the outline of the film.
Special Feature: Crowning of a New King [2018] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [5:34] Here we take a look at Black Panther's debut in the Marvel film ‘The Avengers: Civil War,’ and the character's place in the film, the costume, the character's grounded and relatable origins, the character's journey between Civil War and this film, the character's comic origins, the film's driving story, and much more. Contributors include: Kevin Feige p.g.a. (Producer), Nate Moore (Executive Producer), Ryan Coogler (Co-Writer/Director), Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther) and Danai Gurira (Okoye).
Special Feature: The Hidden Kingdom Revealed [2018] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [6:57] Here we get to view the set and costume designers reveal their real-world African influences for Wakanda and touches on the fictional kingdom of Wakanda and how it was brought to life. It shows the intricate detail used to build this place while keeping it grounded in reality enough to make it feel like a place here on Earth instead of an alien world. Contributors include: Kevin Feige, p.g.a. [Producer], Nate Moore [Executive Producer], Michael B. Jordan [Erik Killmonger], Ryan Coogler [Co-Writer/Director], Winston Duke [M’Baku], Chadwick Boseman [T’Challa/Black Panther], Hannah Beachler [Production Designer], Ruth Carter [Costume Designer], Lupita Nyong’o [Nakia], Letitia Wright [Shuri], Daniel Kaluuya [W’Kabi], Danai Gurira [Okoye] and Beth McGuire [Dialect Coach].
Special Feature: The Warriors Within [2018] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [6:08] Here we get a discussion of the prominent role women play in Wakanda, with focus on several of the film's key female characters and also examine the strong women of Wakanda and talk about the focus placed on the women of Wakanda and how important it was to show them in positions of power and reverence. There is also a bit of background laid out about each of the women in central character roles and their relationship with King T’Challa. Contributors include: Kevin Feige p.g.a. (Producer), Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Nate Moore (Executive Producer), Ryan Coogler (Co-Writer/Director), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Angela Bassett (Ramonda), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Jonathan Eusebio (Stunt Coordinator) and Andy Gill (Stunt Coordinator).
Special Feature: Wakanda Revealed: Exploring the Technology [2018] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [6:16] This piece explores the critical role Vibranium plays in the story, including how it has helped develop the land and its use in clothing, weapons, vehicles and we also hear how the technology was a massive integral part of the film ‘BLACK PANTHER,’ with Wakanda being the most technologically advanced nation in the world. This feature shows how the technology of the African nation came to be in this film and how important it is to the world of ‘BLACK PANTHER.’ Contributors include: Kevin Feige p.g.a. (Producer), Ryan Coogler (Co-Writer/Director), Martin Freeman (Everett K. Ross), Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther), Drew Petrotta (Property Master), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Nate Moore (Executive Producer), Hannah Beachler (Production Designer) and Winston Duke (M’Baku).
Special Feature: Gag Reel [2018] [1080p] [2:391] [1:38] Here is the usual obligatory gag reel that shows the stars of the film messing up their lines, dropping things and saying things not written in the script. There is nothing really noteworthy in this very short gag reel footage and would have been much better to of deleted this special feature.
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [2018] [1080p] [2:391] [6:53] Here we get to view the following four deleted scenes and they are as follows: UN Meet and Greet; Okoye and W'Kabi Discuss the Future of Wakanda; T'Challa Remembers His Father and Voices from the Past. As usual, you can either watch each deleted scenes separately or Play All.
Special Feature: From Page to Screen: A ‘BLACK PANTHER’ Roundtable Discussion with the Writers and Filmmakers [2018] [1080p] [2.39:1/1.78:1] [20:27] Here we get to hear from everyone in the room, and talk about the origins of the characters from the Black Panther Marvel Comics and how the story was adapted for the screen. After a while I found this feature very tedious, very boring and especially very pompous rhetoric, especially when they keep stating the obvious and of course it will only be of interest to fans of the Marvel Comics. Contributors include: Christopher Priest (Writer of Black Panther Comics), Don McGregor (Writer of Black Panther Comics), Nate Moore (Executive Producer), Ta-Nehisi Coates (Writer of Black Panther Comics), Joe Robert Cole [Writer for the ‘BLACK PANTHER’ film) and Ryan Coogler (Co-Writer/Director).
Special Feature: MARVEL STUDIOS: The First Ten Years – Connecting the Universe [2018] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [8:39] Here we take a close look at the crossover worlds and the sprawling character roster in the Marvel Comic films and also take an in-depth look at how every MARVEL STUDIOS films are connected and what this means for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ film. Contributors include: Kevin Feige, p.g.a. (President of MARVEL STUDIOS), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Victoria Alonso (EVP, Physical Production), Stephen Broussard (Production & Development Executive of MARVEL STUDIOS), Peyton Reed (Director of ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’), Louis D’Esposito (Co-President of MARVEL STUDIOS), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord), William Hurt (Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross), Nate Moore (Production & Development Executive of MARVEL STUDIOS), Taika Waititi (Director: Thor: Ragnarok), Chadwick Boesman (T’Challa/Black Panther), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Anthony Russo (Director: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’), Joe Russo (Director: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’), Stephen McFeely (Writer of ‘Avengers: Infinity War) and Christopher Markus (Writer of Avengers: Infinity War).
Special Feature: Exclusive Sneak Peek at ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ [2018] [1080p] [2:39:1] [2:26] Here we take a quick behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming MARVEL STUDIOS film ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ film with on-set footage and interview snippets, especially with Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne/The Waso), Michael Douglas (Dr. Hank Pym) and Peyton Reed (Director).
Audio Commentary with Director Ryan Coogler and Production Designer Hannah Beachler: First to introduce them self is Ryan Coogler and next up is Hannah Beachler, and here they are of course doing a running commentary while viewing the film ‘THE BLACK PANTHER.’ But what has really annoyed me already is Ryan Coogler, because his voice is absolutely atrocious and I wish someone would give him elocution lessons on how to speak clear and precise English, then instead of this very incoherent American accent, and on top of all that he keeps stating the obvious what we are viewing in the worst possible way. As to Hannah Beachler, who also talks in a very atrocious American accent, which I had a job to understand what she was saying, because if you are to do an audio commentary, it has to be clear and precise. When we are supposed to in London and at the Museum of Great Britain, we are informed that this building is in fact in Atlanta, but again the information relating to this part of the film gets very boring information, especially talking about the men wearing specific colour clothing, which I found very boring and not at all interested in this information. When we see the African village with Prince T’Challa walking about and the two of them meet the rhino, well we are informed that this was actually a real horse and was sued because it has the same gait as a rhino and of course with the tricks of CGI, it was turned into a rhino. Finally, this audio commentary does covers all of the usual essential run of the mill comments, as well as details beyond the basics of the shooting of the film and also in-depth information about all of the visual designs and other in-depth facts throughout the film’s audio commentary. But overall I felt three quarters of the audio commentary was a bit mumbo jumbo rhetoric rubbish and what made it was were the two people doing the audio commentary, as I had a job to understand what they were talking about and so in the end I got totally bored with what they were talking about and was in the end glad when it had all finished. I would give it a three out of ten for perseverance.
Finally, ‘BLACK PANTHER’ 3D is one of the best films to come out of the Marvel Comics Cinematic Universe and is the first MARVEL STUDIOS film to headline black superheroes and is a remarkably entertaining superhero original story that not only pays homage to the roots of its character and especially the culture, but expertly blends the material with an especially relevant social and political message. The bonus special features definitely offer an honest look into the filmmaking process with a really excellent and informative audio commentary. And for all you dedicated fans of the Marvel Comics franchise, you can really recreate the theatrical cinema experience in your living rooms. One thing I really liked and impressed me was the first set of End Credits, which I thought they were very much in the style and homage to a James Bond film and even more impressive in the totally amazing 3D image presentation. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
