STACK #156 Oct 2017

DVD&BD REVIEWS

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Homework can wait. The city can’t. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Release Date: 18/10/17 Format:

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10 Deleted & Extended Scenes Cast Gag Reel The Spidey Study Guide: A Pop-up Factoid Track Unseen Alternate Captain America PSAs Aftermath: Filmmakers bridge the gap from the Battle of New York A Tangled Web: Spider-Man’s integration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Having swung into the MCU in Captain America: Civil War , new Spider-Man Tom Holland gets to prove his worth in this solo venture. Spider-Man: Homecoming is as much a high school teen movie as it is a superhero film, with Peter Parker navigating homework, a scholastic decathlon and adolescent issues when all he really wants is to be out

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there with the big guys fighting interdimensional threats. When contractor Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) begins wreaking havoc with alien technology scavenged from the Avengers’ New York battle, Peter seizes the opportunity to be more than just a ‘friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man’ but quickly discovers he still has a lot to learn. Holland’s Spider-Man is

the youngest yet and the most endearing – an over- enthusiastic kid who’s also a bit of a klutz. And the movie’s big FX set pieces complement rather than overwhelm what is essentially a coming-of-age story in red spandex. The best Spidey movie since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 and the most down-to-earth Marvel movie since The Winter Soldier . SH (see page 24)

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Captain America: Civil War

Every legend hides a secret. TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT

Release Date: 04/10/17

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Merging Mythologies Climbing the Ranks The Royal Treatment: Transformers in the UK Motors and Magic

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Alien Landscape: Cyberton On More Giant Effin’ Movie Creating Destruction: Inside the Packard Plant Uncovering the Junkyard 4K UHD/Blu-ray VR Edition including Limited Edition Viewing Goggles, 360° Video Experience and Bonus DVD with Extra Features

After ten years and billions in box office, the Transformers fanchise isn’t about to change its formula, and The Last Knight delivers pretty much everything fans expect. The plot is a little more complicated than usual this time, involving a connection between the Transformers and King Arthur, with Merlin’s staff being crucial to the fate of Cybertron. The race is on to procure this magical object, and with Optimus Prime turned to

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director Michael Bay’s forte. The FX are as spectacular and assaultive as ever, with more pyrotechnics than New Year’s Eve in Sydney. And this time there’s the added novelty value of seeing an esteemed actor like Hopkins joining the Transformersverse. If you thought King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was over the top, you ain’t seen nothing yet! AC

the dark side by the evil Quintessa (Gemma Chan), it’s up to resident hero Cade Yaeger (Mark Wahlberg), an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock) to unlock the staff’s secrets and save the day. All of this is incidental of course to the planet-smashing mayhem, sound and fury that is

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Transformers: 4 Movie Collection

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