The Blu-rays that exist for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy are pretty terrible. The two good films in the series only have one disc each (Spider-Man 3 has two disks) and the extras that are there aren't very special. It's a strange thing, considering how much money the series brought to Sony, but it looks like they are finally doing good to them. And just in time for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man.
Marvel has announced that new editions of all three Spider-Man films on Blu-ray with extra bonus features. The Blu-ray will be in stores on June 12th, just in time for the July 3rd release date for Marc Webb's upcoming reboot. Below you will find the specs for all three movies and if you head over to the Marvel site you can get a better look at the box art.
New to the "Spider-Man" Blu-ray:
- “Spider Sense Trivia Challenge” -- Rise to the ultimate web-slinging challenge as you test your "Spider-Man" movie knowledge in this over feature trivia game. Do you have the spider sense to achieve the highest score?
- “The Spider-man Cutting Room” -- Create and share your own video using clips and music from the movie!
- New collectible O-Ring packaging
"Spider-Man" Blu-ray Bonus Features Also Include:
- Filmmakers and Cast Commentary Sam Raimi, Laura Ziskin, Grant Curtis, and Kirsten Dunst
- Visual Effects Designer & Crew Commentary John Dykstra & Special Effects Crew
- Tobey Maguire and J.K. Simmons Commentary
- “Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century”
- HBO Making of "Spider-Man"
- “Spider-Mania” an E! Entertainment Special
- Director Profile: Sam Raimi
- Composer Profile: Danny Elfman
- Costume Design Featurette
- Seven Behind The Scenes of "Spider-Man" Featurettes
- Screen Tests with Tobey Maguire, J.K. Simmons, and CGI Spider-Man
- Costume and Makeup Tests
- Gag/Outtake Reel
- Six Muti-angle Webisodes
- Music Video: “Hero” performed by Chad Kroeger and featuring Josey Scott. Performed by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, Saliva vocalist Josey Scott, Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, and Theory Of A Dead Man guitarist Tyler Connolly
- Music Video: “What We're All About” performed by Sum 41
New to the "Spider-Man 2" Blu-ray:
- New collectible O-Ring packaging
"Spider-Man 2" Blu-ray Bonus Features Also Include:
- Commentary with cast and crew (Theatrical Version)
- Technical commentary (Theatrical Version)
- Commentary with Producer Laura Ziskin and Screen Writer Alvin Sargent (Extended Version)
- Blooper Reel
- 12 Part Making of -- Making the Amazing Featurette
- Hero in Crisis Featurette
- Ock-Umentary Featurette
- Five-Part Visual Effects Breakdown
New to the "Spider-Man 3" Blu-ray:
- New collectible O-Ring packaging
"Spider-Man 3" Blu-ray Bonus Features Also Include:
- Commentary with Director and Cast
- Filmmaker Commentary
- Bloopers
- Concept Gallery: Sketches
- Concept Gallery: Paintings
- Concept Gallery: Sculptures
- Photo Gallery: Special Effects
- Photo Gallery: Director and Cast
- Music Video: “Signal Fire” by Snow Patrol
"Spider-Man" has a run time of approximately 121 minutes and is rated PG-13 for stylized violence and action. "Spider-Man 2" Theatrical version has a run time of approximate 127 minutes and is rated PG-13 for stylized action violence. Extended version "Spider-Man 2.1" has a run time of approximate 136 minutes and is NOT RATED. "Spider-Man 3" has a run time of approximate 139 minutes and is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence.
Looking at this list it would seem that the biggest upgrade is going to the first Spider-Man movie, but beggers can't be choosers, right?
