Black Panther (English) (4K Ultra HD) (Blu-ray Combo) (2018)

This was already going to be on my "Buy" list because we love Marvel in our home, but getting the combo pack for such a great Black Friday deal was perfect. Two blu-rays (4k will have to wait till updating our player) along with the MoviesAnywhere digital code is pretty much the only way I buy movies anymore. Black Panther in particular is such a great Marvel entry. The cast of this film is flawless. Chadwich Boseman blows me away every time I see him on screen and his second pass as T'Challa is great. But Danai Gurira as Okoye blew me away. She nailed every aspect of her character, from the steely general to the flippant friend.

Even setting aside the long-overdue acknowledgement of black heritage, this is a better than average super hero movie. The characters are mostly interesting the set design using African themes are gorgeous to look at and the action sequences are good too. Watching African American kids in the theater finally able to get the same kick out of watching a superhero that they can easily imagine themselves to be in their daydreams just adds another layer of enjoyment. I always imagined that secretly I could be Peter Parker when I was 10 years old (idiotic I know, but i was T E N yeas old!) so why shouldn't black kids dream about the Black Panther? Fun movie.

The movie itself was amazing. I saw it in the theater and couldn’t wait for its release however I wasn’t able to find it in regular dvd format except for online. I did settle for the blueray and 4K version so I did purchase that. It’s a waste and a bit unnecessary as I shouldn’t “have to” be made to purchase those at a higher price. Not many ppl have 4K accessibility however I’ve noticed at my neighborhood store there’s an increase in inventory of these formats when movies are premiering which seems to me an effort to drive up revenue which is my only complaint. The movie/dvd itself had phenomenal quality, picture and sound with all the extras as promised.