MARVEL STUDIOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION [2011 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [UK Release] Triple bill of Superhero action adventure is based on the 1940s MARVEL Comics series.
‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ [2011] finds Chris Evans who stars as Steve Rogers, who volunteers for a top secret military research project after being deemed physically unfit to enlist in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. The experiment transforms him into super-soldier Captain America, who, along with sidekick Bucky Barnes [Sebastian Stan] takes on the mighty power of Hitler's henchman Red Skull [Hugo Weaving].
Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Stanley Tucci, Samuel L. Jackson, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Kenneth Choi, JJ Field, Bruno Ricci, Lex Shrapnel, Michael Brandon, Martin T. Sherman, Natalie Dormer, Oscar Pearce, William Hope, Nicholas Pinnock, Marek Oravec, David Bradley, Leander Deeny, Sam Hoare, Simon Kunz, Kieran O'Connor, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Sophie Colquhoun, Doug Cockle, Ben Batt, Mollie Fitzgerald, Damon J. Driver, David McKail, Amanda Walker, Richard Freeman, Katherine Press, Sergio Covino, Fabrizio Santino, James Payton (Adolph Hitler), Ben Uttley, Kevin Millington, Peter Stark, Amanda Righetti, Raed Abbas (uncredited), Christian Black (uncredited), David Chant (uncredited), Jason Alexander Charchan (uncredited), Robert Clayton (uncredited), Jack Conway (uncredited), James Cook (uncredited), Graham Curry (uncredited), Drew Gregory (uncredited), and Stan Lee (General) (uncredited)
Director: Joe Johnston
Producers: Alan Fine, David Maisel, Joe Johnston, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Mitchell Bell, Nigel Gostelow, Richard Whelan, Stan Lee, Stephen Broussard and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Jack Kirby (comic books) and Joe Simon (comic books)
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson (Director of Photography)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Anamorphic Panavision)
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
German: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio
Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
French: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Italian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English, English SDH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish
Running Time: 124 minutes
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER MUSIC TRACK LIST
STAR SPANGLED MAN (Music by Alan Menken) (Lyrics by David Zippel) [Performed by The Star Spangled Signers]
SABRE AND SPURS (Written by John Philip Sousa) [Performed by United States Marine Band]
NEWSREEL MARCH (Composed by David Raksin) [From the 1952 motion picture ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’]
STARK’S THEME (Composed by Joe Johnston and Joe E. Rand)
STARK’S FLYING CAR (Composed by Joe E. Rand and Joe Johnston)
MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW TODAY (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman) [Performed by Alan Silvestri]
THE WASHINGTON POST (Written by John Philip Sousa) (Arranged by J.J. Young)
I’LL REMEMBER APRIL (Written by Gene de Paul, Pat Johnston and Don Raye) [Performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra]
Wagner: Szene 3: 'Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater' (Die Walküre) – Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels 'Der Ring des Nibelungen,' Erster Aufzug (Composed by Richard Wagner) [Performed by Jon Vickers, Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan]
Wagner: Trauermarsch (Götterdämmerung) - Dritter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', Dritter Aufzug (Composed by Richard Wagner) [Performed by Jon Vickers, Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan]
JERSEY BOUNCE (Written by Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson, Bobby Plater and Buddy Feyne) [Performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra]
ROSE OF MAYFAIR (Composed by Joe Johnston and Joe E. Rand)
THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN (1883) (Traditional)
SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE (Traditional)
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‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER' [2014] Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson star in this action adventure sequel based on the MARVEL Comics series. Set two years after 'The Avengers' [2012], the film follows superhero Steve Rogers aka Captain America [Chris Evans] who is now living in Washington where he is trying to adjust to modern society. When a fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agent is attacked he teams up with Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow [Scarlett Johansson] to uncover a conspiracy and, with the help of the Falcon [Anthony Mackie], defeat a powerful enemy known as the Winter Soldier [Sebastian Stan].
Cast: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Maximiliano Hernández, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Stan Lee (Smithsonian Guard), Callan Mulvey, Jenny Agutter, Bernard White, Alan Dale, Chin Han, Garry Shandling, Georges St-Pierre, Salvator Xuereb, Brian Duffy, Zack Duhame, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, Christopher George Sarris, Aaron Himelstein, Allan Chanes, Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Pat Healy, Ed Brubaker, D.C. Pierson, Danny Pudi, Bernard Zilinskas, Branka Katic, Angela Russo-Otstot, Jon Sklaroff, Chad Todhunter, Abigail Marlowe, Jeremy Maxwell, Emerson Brooks, Evan Parke, Ricardo Chacon, Griffin M. Allen, Ann Russo, Joe Rosalina, Michael Debeljak, Eddie J. Fernandez, Jody Hart, Steven Culp, Derek Hughes, Wendy Hoopes, Iman Nazemzadeh, Dominic Rains, Charles Wittman, Andy Martinez Jr., Michael De Geus, Terence O'Rourke, Anne Grimenstein, Dante Rosalina, Robert Clotworthy (Fury Car voice), June Christopher (SHIELD Computer voice), Gary Sinise (The Smithsonian Narrator voice), Davis Aguila (uncredited), Dean Barlage (uncredited), Dyrell Barnett (uncredited), David Biedrzycki (uncredited), J. Blakemore (uncredited), Jeremy Michael Burns (uncredited), Travis Allen Bush (uncredited), Jose W. Byers (uncredited), Giles Clarke (uncredited), Daniel Clifford (uncredited), Andrew Constantini (uncredited), Martin Cremer (uncredited), Layla Cushman (uncredited), Rydell Danzie (uncredited), Michael Eric (uncredited), Alvin J. Frazier II (uncredited), JoAnna Leigh Gerondale (uncredited), Aswan Harris (uncredited), Brian Hartong (uncredited), Josh Heileman (uncredited), Hamilton Ray Hodge (uncredited), Johnathon L. Jackson (uncredited), Mike Karban (uncredited), Robert E. Kerr (uncredited), Kevin Kissig (uncredited), Jason Klingensmith (uncredited), Tara Kodosky (uncredited), Annette Lawless (uncredited), Neal McNeil (uncredited), Sage Porter (uncredited), Kristina Randjelovic (uncredited), Martin Reese (uncredited), Brent Reichert (uncredited), Robert B. Schneider IV (uncredited), Jeff Seich (uncredited), Joel Shock (uncredited), Michael Simpson Jr. (uncredited), Matthew Skomo (uncredited), Jason Tait (uncredited), Derek Talib (uncredited), Robert P. Thitoff (uncredited) and Travis Wong (uncredited)
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Producers: Alan Fine, Kevin Feige, Lars P. Winther, Louis D'Esposito, Michael Grillo, Mitchell Bell, Nate Moore, Stan Lee and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics), Joe Simon (based on the Marvel comics), Ed Brubaker (based on "The Winter Soldier") (uncredited), Michael Lark (based on "The Winter Soldier") (uncredited) and Steve Epting (based on "The Winter Soldier") (uncredited)
Composer: Henry Jackman
Cinematography: Trent Opaloch (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 (Anamorphic Panavision)
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio
Hindi: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Tamil (Dravidian): 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Telugu (Indian): 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish
Running Time: 136 minutes
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER MUSIC TRACK LIST
IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME (Written by Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne) [Performed by Harry James and His Orchestra]
TROUBLE MAN (Written by Marvin Gaye) [Performed by Marvin Gaye]
SCORE FROM ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER’ (Composed by Alan Silvestri]
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‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' [2016] Steve Rogers stars as the leading the newly formed team of The Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving The Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps — one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for The Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Daniel Brühl, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Martin Freeman, Marisa Tomei, John Kani, John Slattery, Hope Davis, Alfre Woodard, Michael A. Cook, Laughton Parchment, Jackson Spidell, Yi Long, Heidi Moneymaker, Aaron Toney, Cale Schultz, Ann Russo (Voice of Zemo's Wife voice), Gene Farber, Florence Kasumba, Cornell S. John, Sven Hönig, Joshua Peck, Brent McGee, Be Satrazemis, Blair Jasin, Oliver Bigalke, Rafael Banasik, David De Vries, John Curran, Katie Amess, Austin Saunders, Brett Gentile, Kim Scar, Jessica Walther-Gabory, Beniamino Brogi, Silvina Buchbauer, Henry Amadi, Ugochukwu Ani, Michael Anthony Rogers, Damion Poitier, Umar Khan Baber, David E. Brown, Guy Fernandez, Jim Rash, Sophia Russo, Joe Russo, Stan Lee (FedEx Driver), Amelia Morck, Kerry Condon (Friday voice), Julianna Guill, Surely Alvelo, Brian Schaeffer, Kevin LaRosa Jr., Al Cerullo, Frédéric North, Chris Jai Alex (uncredited), Lindsay Small Barrios (uncredited), Carsten Berger (uncredited), Lucie Carroll (uncredited), Dirk Ellis (uncredited), Austin Handle (uncredited), Beverly Hanley (uncredited), Anthony B. Harris (uncredited), Lainey Kloes (uncredited), Steve Knoll (uncredited), Daniel Lucente (uncredited), Phil Mallon (uncredited), Taylor McPherson (uncredited), Michael Mercaldi (uncredited), Duane Moseley (uncredited), Daniel Patrick Shook (uncredited), Mike Sibley (uncredited), Manesh k Singh (uncredited), Jason Speer (uncredited) and Alexander Yassin (uncredited)
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Producers: Ari Costa, Charlie Woebcken, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter, Júlio Uchoa, Kevin Feige, Lars P. Winther, Louis D'Esposito, Mitchell Bell, Nate Moore, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee, Trinh Tran and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics), Joe Simon (based on the Marvel comics), Mark Millar (comic book: "Civil War") (uncredited) and Steven McNiven (comic book: "Civil War") (uncredited)
Composer: Henry Jackman
Cinematography: Trent Opaloch (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 (Anamorphic Panavision)
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio
German: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Português, Spanish and Swedish
Running Time: 148 minutes
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR MUSIC TRACK LIST
TRY TO REMEMBER (Written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt) [Performed by Hope Davis]
FINDERS KEEPERS (Written by Xzibit, Demrick (as Demerick Shelton Ferm), Sylvester Jordan Jr., and 21)
PIE JESU (Composed by Gabriel Fauré) (Arranged by Robert Henry) [Performed by The Atlanta Boy Choir]
BONNIE & CLYDE (Written by Spencer Shapeero) [Performed by Spencer Shapeero]
I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY (Written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn) [Performed by Chet Baker]
LEFT HAND FREE (Written by Joe Newman, Thomas Green and Augustus Unger-Hamilton) [Performed by Alt-J]
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Number of discs: 6
Region: All Regions
Studio: Paramount Pictures / MARVEL STUDIOS
Andrew’s 3D Blu-ray Review: In 2011 MARVEL STUDIOS secured one of the most bankable film studios on the planet, with the first of the trilogy of immense successful ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ [2011]. Then with the ninth endeavour for MARVEL STUDIOS and released the very exciting blockbuster ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER' [2014] which had a lot to live up to. Then finally they released ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' [2016].
‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ [2011] is the first of these action packed films that delivers everything you expect from such a film. Directed by Joe Johnston, and written by Christopher Marcus and Stephen McFeely, ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ is all utility and it has everything you might want from a film of this kind lots of bangs, and plenty of baddies. Chris Evans plays Steve Rogers, a puny kid from Brooklyn whom his Army Colonel [Tommy Lee Jones] later describes as a “90-pound asthmatic” and as a “gerbil”. Steve Rogers’s desperate to fight in Europe, but it’s only when he’s spotted by eccentric doctor Abraham Erskine [Stanley Tucci] that he gets the chance, undergoing a Frankenstein-style operation that turns him from punch-bag homunculus to super-soldier. ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ thought of originally as a risqué venture has now faithfully been brought onto the big screen for some great shield-slinging fun. From the moment the film opens a number of elements that MARVEL STUDIOS and Joe Johnson, the director, set out to do, the film has to tie in with the ever expanding MARVEL STUDIOS film franchise continuity which it does straight away showing the discovery of the Cosmic Cube, seen in the post credits of ‘THOR’ [2010], and with numerous mentions of Odin. ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ manages to play tribute to the mythology of the fictional character with elements of the real world mixed in for fun. Overall the film is very entertaining yet it certainly has its flaws with the overuse of green screen, leaving a slightly hollow feel to some of the environments. The third act is weak in dramatic tension, with no reason for the audience to care too much about the outcome; especially since everyone thought CAPTAIN AMERICA would seemingly die at the end, but instead is just frozen in time. There is a major plot hole in the final confrontation of the film which rips the audience out of the action and what is supposedly the emotional core of the film.
In ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER' [2014], MARVEL STUDIOS squeaky-clean hero is reborn in this gritty conspiracy thriller. The film finds Captain America [Chris Evans] still adjusting to life in the present day. After an impressive boat rescue sequence with Black Widow [Scarlett Johansson], and Captain America finds out that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been secretly building a trio of massive Heli carrier ships. Part of an initiative led by Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and his colleague Alexander Pierce [Robert Redford], the ships are massive airborne drones designed to be the ultimate deterrent, but they’re also able to analyse personal communications NSA-style, using that information to pre-emptively determine who will commit crimes before they happen. There’s a moment in ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER' when Robert Redford, playing a higher-up at the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and says, “That in order to improve things you often need to tear down what’s come before.” The film’s most interesting elements fall away in the final half-hour as it lunges from set piece to set piece, but ultimately these are minor complaints; even at its most conventional there’s no denying this is one of the strongest films MARVEL has released. While Iron Man 3 may have left some wishing for a return to form, the takeaway from ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER' is that change is not only good, it’s absolutely essential. By interpreting an iconic character through modern-day lenses, the Russo brothers have crafted an inspired thriller that transcends superhero films, and given that they’ll be directing the third Captain America where they can take things even further next time. Yes, ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER,' with a menacing Sebastian Stan, is a character in this film, and I will leave out the specifics of why he is linked in particular significance to Captain America. But ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER’ is glorious and flashy, and absolutely essential. By interpreting an iconic character through a modern-day lens, the Russo brothers have crafted an inspired thriller that transcends superhero movies, and given that they’ll be directing the third Captain America hopefully they can take things even further next time. You just need the courage to take some chances.
In the final trilogy, ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' [2016] is MARVEL STUDIOS best film so far and the most mature and substantive picture to have yet emerged from the MARVEL Cinematic Universe and can with confidence say that the three films come together to create the greatest super heroes of all time has a better grip on Captain America than any of their heroes. The Russo brothers return with ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR,' pitting two of MARVEL STUDIOS favourite sons against each other and is an entertaining blockbuster with a few surprising decisions thrown in. Following the Battle of New York, the destruction of Sokovia and numerous other catastrophes indirectly caused by the Avengers, it is decided by the world's governments that these heroes need to be brought into check. The UN and US Secretary of State General Ross [William Hurt] step forward as the ones to do it with a brick of a document dubbed The Sokovia Accord, backed by a war-weary Tony Stark [Robert Downey Jr.] and Captain America [Chris Evans] is immediately suspicious, primarily because he has seen what corrupt powers-that-be can do with super-weapons, namely his war buddy James "Bucky" Barnes [Sebastian Stan]. Each hero picks their side. Scarlet Witch [Elizabeth Olsen], Falcon [Anthony Mackie], Hawkeye [Jeremy Renner] and the aforementioned Winter Solider decide to go rogue after the discovery of a mysterious plot by a former Sokovia soldier, Helmut Zemo [Daniel Brühl], to unearth a mysterious covert-op that took place in 1991. Meanwhile, Tony Stark and his loyal band, War Machine [Don Cheadle], Black Widow [Scarlett Johansson], Vision [Paul Bettany] and new addition Black Panther [Chadwick Boseman] decide that Captain America and comrades need to be brought into check. The pitch is simple enough, liberalism or totalitarianism, heroes or vigilantes and it has more than a whiff of American imperialism on both sides of the coin. The Russo brothers manage to navigate the territory to the level the genre demands, bringing back the spy-thriller movie credentials demonstrated in ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR,' and it holds our attention rather than the bombast of the fight scenes. ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' truly shines when we get extended dialogues, best of all when they include Robert Downey Jr., who again brings his always reliable level of depth to Iron-Man. A particularly fine moment of sees Tony Stark decide that he needs backup in the form of everyone's friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man [Tom Holland], who I found a complete obnoxious jerk and should never have been included in this film, as I can’t see why he was introduced. But on top of that I found Tony Stark/Iron Man very arrogant, thinking he was right and everyone was wrong and of course near the end of the film he is told the truth to his face and hates what has been said to him, as Tony Stark realises he back the wrong side of the Civil War and has to admit he was in the wrong. There are also some credible “real-world” issues thrown in along the way by screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeel. MARVEL STUDIOS greatest strength comes to the forefront here: a studio developing from its history, breaking new ground, and preserving its future all at once. Keeping track of who’s who in this superhero multipack poses a challenge, but the screenplay packs a powerful punch. Fortunately, the sharp worded screenplay, by MARVEL STUDIOS regulars Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, hits home almost as frequently as the punches. ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR,' is the Superhero film you have been waiting for, and that is what you call the ultimate MARVEL STUDIOS superhero event and featuring what is arguably the best ever screen depiction of the cool new hero in the form of Black Panther. ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR,' is a Superhero film that lives up to the hype and also explores family, friendship and sacrifice, and reaffirms why it's best in the business and the best film to come out of the MARVEL STUDIOS. Despite all the heaviness surrounding the film, those looking for a classic MARVEL STUDIOS experience will not be disappointed, especially if you are banking on seeing some pretty incredible fight choreography, so let the battle commence. The plot is tighter and more plausible than in the ghastly pompous over the top ‘Batman vs. Superman’ film.
Overall, MARVEL STUDIOS have managed to exceed expectations again with this immense successful trilogy that is totally intelligent, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat political-thrillers that evokes real world fears and issues, in one of the most engaging entries to the MARVEL STUDIOS genre. With some truly stunning action sequences, that gives a captivating performances and an equally brilliant affective music film score by Alan Silvestri and Henry Jackman to go with it. But the biggest bonus for very cool MARVEL fans is this exclusive CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION limited edition 3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray disc triple packs, which features some awesome artwork of the three different shields used by Steve Rogers throughout the trilogy. It is a really eye catching piece of designed imagery, and one which it's actually easy to imagine making for a great poster or piece of wall art.
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – Paramount Pictures and the MARVEL STUDIOS has given us something truly special with this awesome package of the CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION and especially the equally impressive 3D Blu-ray discs. Each 3D Blu-ray disc presents us with a spectacular 1080p encode image and an equally impressive 2.35:1 [Panavision], 2.40:1 [Panavision] and 2.39:1 [Panavision] theatrical aspect ratio that really brings you images that will blow you away and make your eyes light up with adrenaline excitement. Shadows are deep and inky with plenty of detail to go around and image is spectacular and makes for stunning demonstration worthy material.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Paramount Pictures and the MARVEL STUDIOS has given us something truly special with this awesome package of the CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION and especially the equally impressive reference quality 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, that will blow you away with a really spectacular audio experience that will give your surround speakers a good workout. These three 3D Blu-ray discs really excel at ramping up its dynamic range. Dialogue levels are very clear, even during heated action scenes. The panning effects are precise and very immersive. And the heart-in-your-throat aerial scenes give you a nonstop dynamic audio demo sensation. The climax events in all three films are an aural assault on your senses and you will enjoy it again and again. Equally impressive is the moments of quiet atmosphere, it's all but impossible to find any flaws in these three 3D Blu-ray discs 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix. But you will also get equal enjoyment out of the 2D Blu-ray discs, but the 3D Blu-ray discs for me personally always gets the thumbs up.
2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER:
Audio Commentary by Director Joe Johnston, Director of Photography Shelly Johnson and Editor Jeffrey Ford: Director Joe Johnston, Director of Photography Shelly Johnson, and Editor Jeffrey Ford introduce themselves. They start being totally silly, and go on about the Paramount logo and how spectacular it looks in 3D. This track often goes nowhere fast, but the "insights" found in this audio commentary are totally laughable. There is very little information given out, just a ton of meandering and time wasting, with comments that don't really say a thing. What is this? Is this supposedly an audio commentary, I don’t think so.
Special Feature: Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:03] Agent Phil Coulson leaves Tony Stark’s lab in Malibu to investigate a situation in New Mexico. Agent Phil Coulson stops at a gas station to fill up his car and, as he tries to decide between which donuts to buy, two armed robbers enter the shop and hold the night clerk at gun point telling her to empty the cash register. Agent Phil reveals himself to the criminals and feigns stupidity, offering to surrender his pistol. However, he tricks them into allowing him to slide it over through the next aisle, and while they are distracted, the agent takes them both down. Agent Phil then casually pays for his donuts and leaves the night clerk staring in awe and recommends that she inform the police that she was the one who subdued the thieves.
Special Feature: Featurettes: Here you have a selection of seven different features, which are as follows:
Outfitting A Hero [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:52] A thorough, enjoyable, and informative behind-the-scenes piece looking at the history of the character's costume and the evolution and development of the Captain America's film outfit.
Howling Commandos [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:07] A brief piece that looks at the supporting players who come to Captain America's aid throughout the film.
Heightened Technology [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [5:43] This is a brief supplement that looks at the "secret arms race" that plays out in the film and the resultant future-inspired weapons and vehicles that appear in the film.
The Transformation [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [8:50] A solid, but brief supplement that offers an in-depth look at the process of digitally shrinking Actor Chris Evans for the film's first act.
Behind the Skull [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [8:50] Here we take a look back at the history of Red Skull, casting the role, and creating the character's right look for the film.
Captain America's Origin [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:55] Captain America Co-Creator Joe Simon looks back at the history of the character in comics, and the piece ends with red carpet interviews with Joe Simon's friends and family.
The Assembly Begins [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:46] This is a short promotional film advert for the MARVEL Studios “First Avengers” film that was originally released in May 2012.
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [5:32] Here you get to view four deleted scenes from the ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ film and they are Attack in Norway; The Battle at Azzano; Steve Rogers Gets his Medal and Steve Rogers Meets Nick Fury. As usual you can either watch them separately or “Play All.” Please note that “Steve Rogers Meets Nick Fury” is not available with an audio commentary.
Trailers: Here you have a selection of five different trailers, which are as follows:
Theatrical Trailer No.1 [2014] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:25] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy.’ You can view this trailer in both 3D and 2D and is a totally awesome brilliant presentation.
Theatrical Trailer No.2 [2011] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:28] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.’
Theatrical Trailer No.3 [2011] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:28] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.’
SEGA Game Trailer [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:28]
The Avengers Animated Trailer [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:19]
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER:
Special Feature: Featurettes: Here you have a selection of three different features, which are as follows:
On the Front Line: An Inside Look at Captain America's Battlegrounds [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:11] Marvel Studios brings you this special feature, with people involved with the film, especially key members of the cast and crew offer insight into the production, the development of the sequel, the tone and style the filmmakers aimed for from the start, the intensity of the action and handheld camerawork, and the evolution of Captain America and his appearance since the first film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.’
On Set with Anthony Mackie: Cut the Check! [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:55] With his little quickie feature, we get a slightly lighter look behind-the-scenes that focuses on The Falcon's role in the film, and Anthony Mackie's casting and performance, the challenges of creating a strong character with limited screen time, and Anthony Mackie's very annoying habit of ending a scene with "cut the check!"
Steve Rogers' Notebook [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:26] With this very short feature, Nate Moore [Co-Producer] goes into great detail in taking a closer look at Captain America's notebook, specifically the ways in which the items list that he has written in his notebook is shown differently in various international versions of the film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.’
Special Feature: Deleted and Extended Scenes [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:36] Here you get to view a selection of four Deleted and Extended Scenes that are as follows: Hill and Sitwell Talk Loyalty; In Pursuit of Captain America; Nick Fury's Circle and Widow Reveals Her Past.
Special Feature: Gag Reels [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:37] They say making these types of films is hard work, but they are also a lot of fun, but the selection of silly blooper gags, watch out particularly for the scene with Robert Redford accidentally talking about Superman.
Audio Commentary with Directors Anthony & Joe Russo and Screenwriters Markus & Stephen McFeely: Here first of all everyone introduces themselves and informs us of their involvement in the film. Here we get some average extensive audio commentary, beginning with a discussion of 1970s conspiracy thrillers and their influence on the Captain America sequel. From here on they cover every bit of information that Captain America fans could ever hope for, from information about casting, performances, story development, themes, characters, balancing action, humour, drama, shooting styles, special visual effects, stunt work, fight choreography sequences, editing and the film music score. They all also go into great detail about the ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER’ film and its connection to the MARVEL Cinematic Universe and its connections to other films in the series. This Audio Commentary in general starts to get slightly boring and monotonous and then boredom sets in.
Theatrical Trailer [2014] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:25] This is the original Theatrical Trailer for ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy.’ You can view this trailer either in 3D or 2D and is a totally brilliant awesome presentation.
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR:
Special Feature: Featurettes: Here you have a selection of five different features, which are as follows:
United We Stand, Divided We Fall – The Making of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR: Part 1 [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [22:25] With this Part 1 feature we get the cast and crew looking back at the story's comic book origins and discussing the story's thematic depth and relevance, the large assortment of characters featured in the film, the directors' contributions, the casts' abilities to perform complex stunt work, making various scenes, character relationships and development in the film, shooting locations, key props, Ant-Man's role in the film, choosing which characters would side with which faction, and General Ross's part in the film.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall – The Making of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR: Part 2 [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [23:18] With this Part 2 feature, it all kicks off with a discussion of Vision's role in the film and the characters performance, and what part does the Black Panther character plays in the film and Spider-Man's part in the story, making the large-scale battle between the warring factions, the villain Zemo, a major revelation in the film, and more.
Captain America: The Road to Civil War [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:11] This feature explores the path of Captain America in the MARVEL Comic Book that led to his decisions and choices throughout Civil War. It’s a nice video offering some context of Captain America’s journey in the films and what leads him to the point of rejecting the Sokovia Accords.
Iron Man: The Road to Civil War [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:27] With this particular feature it spotlights on Tony Stark’s journey as Iron Man in the previous MARVEL STUDIOS films, along with his relationship with Captain America.
Open Your Mind: MARVEL's Doctor Strange – Exclusive Sneak Peek [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:02] This is a very short look at MARVEL’s next live-action extravaganza, ‘DOCTOR STRANGE.’
Special Feature: Deleted & Extended Scenes [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:52] Here you have a selection of five different Deleted and Extended Scenes, which are as follows: Extended Peggy's Funeral; Zemo Meets Doctor Broussard; "You Are Not Used to the Truth" and "Gotta Get Me One of Those."
Special Feature: Gag Reels [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:53] This is your typical feature gag reel of outtakes from the film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' and we view sometimes very silly outtakes which features the lighter side of your favourite Super Heroes being filmed and goofing around, but as usual, this is a complete waste of time and is not at all funny and should have been deleted from this special feature.
Audio Commentary by Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and Screenwriters Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely: MARVEL STUDIOS fans are treated to a full on screen-specific audio commentary track for the film ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR’ by Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. But here we are told that they welcome us to this DVD audio commentary, which already put me off instantly, as how incredibly unprofessional of Paramount Pictures and MARVEL STUDIOS that they could not of redone this audio commentary for this exclusive Blu-ray disc, and already these people talk like nerdy idiots who just talk endless vacuous mindless comments and so unprofessional and of course I felt this was a complete waste of time.
Sneak Peeks: Here you have a selection of two different features, which are as follows:
Theatrical Trailer [2016] [1080p] [2.35:1] [1:57] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for MARVEL STUDIOS ‘Doctor Strange.’ This is an amazing totally brilliant and spectacular presentation.
MARVEL STUDIOS Promotional Film Footage [2016] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:10] This is a sort of add on promo video showing extra behind-the-scene filming of ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.'
Finally, ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION’ is a totally terrific solid entry into the every improving MARVEL STUDIOS Cinematic Universe. The 3D Blu-ray discs offer the strongest and ultimate 3D visual presentation, and you get an equally perfect 2D Blu-ray video presentation extravaganza, and of course a definitive reference audio quality 7.1 Master Audio Surround sounds mixes. The ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: 3 MOVIE COLLECTION’ is a massive fun over the top action packed filled romp feature films, and has also wonderful over the top colourful characters, really excellent good stories to keep you enthralled, and plenty of great USA patriotism done right, not just propaganda and anger-inducing thoughts and images, that is a visual explosion action to keep you on the edge of your seat! Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
