The DVDs
The set has two discs, one for the main feature, plus a few special features, and the other devoted to the rest of the special features (of which there are many).
The Quality
Just as you’d expect, the quality of the film is fantastic. The anamorphic widescreen presentation will look great on any widescreen TV. The 5.1 Dolby Digital more than does the sound in this movie justice, making the jet scene as fun to listen to as it is to watch.
The Packaging
The discs come packaged in a normal snapcase with a swinging tray in the middle. The slipcover is interactive with the case itself. A hole is cut out in order to expose the glowing arc-reactor Stark has implanted in his chest. Some people just throw slipcovers away, I don’t know why. But, this one needs its slipcover, because underneath is Tony Stark and on the cover is Iron Man. They complete each other. Take that, all you people who just chuck out slipcovers like pieces of trash.
The Special Features
Man, the special features are lengthy, but worth it. There’s no wasted space here. There are the usual deleted scenes, screen tests, trailers, and even a preview for the new Ironman cartoon coming in 2009.
But, there are some real stand-out special features. “I Am Iron Man” is a seven part making of that runs well over an hour and starts from day one of planning and goes all the way through the wrap-up of shooting and the special effects editing that went on at ILM. This is an enormously comprehensive making of feature. We get to see the fledgling beginnings of the team in a small office building. Then Robert Downey Jr. shows up and steals most of the documentary with his quick and witty remarks. After watching him for a while you wonder if he really had to act at all to be Tony Stark.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Looks good! I'll be picking this up.