Sony’s most recent superhero offering, Madame Web, has hit theaters this week, and enthusiasts can already secure their copies through online preorders, including a Steelbook 4K edition. Although the exact release date for the home video versions of Madame Web remains undisclosed, interested viewers can ensure their access to the 4K edition right away.
The anticipated Madame Web Steelbook edition encompasses the movie in 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and digital download formats. The steel book casing will showcase exclusive cover art yet to be unveiled. Preorders for this edition are accessible at $35 via Walmart or $56 on Amazon, though it’s anticipated that Amazon’s price will considerably decrease before the launch.
Amazon typically aligns its Blu-ray preorder prices with Walmart’s despite initially listing them higher. Regardless of the platform chosen, payment for preorders will only be processed upon shipment, assuring customers of securing the lowest available price by preordering promptly.
In addition to the 4K steelbook edition, customers can also preorder Madame Web on standard Blu-ray and DVD formats through Amazon. It’s expected that prices for these versions will also decrease before the official launch. Presently, the 4K steelbook edition is priced equivalently to the DVD and is even cheaper than the Blu-ray version. Hence, opting for the steelbook preorder is advisable for those interested in Madame Web.
Madame Web narrates the origin tale of the titular superheroine. Cassandra Webb (portrayed by Dakota Johnson), a paramedic, discovers her clairvoyant abilities, enabling her to foresee the future of fellow superheroes within her universe. Despite lacking superhuman abilities like strength or agility, when a masked antagonist emerges, she allies with various web-slinging and wall-crawling Spider-Women, including Julia Carpenter (played by Sydney Sweeney), Celeste O’Connor (as Mattie Franklin), and Anya Corazón (portrayed by Isabela Merced), to combat the menace.
While the premise may seem typical of superhero narratives, Madame Web diverges from genre norms, resembling more of a slasher horror film than an action-packed adventure. Furthermore, although the movie and its array of characters draw inspiration from the Spider-Man comics, Madame Web exists independently from Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, instead inhabiting the same alternate reality as Sony’s Venom series starring Tom Hardy and the forthcoming Kraven movie.
Regrettably, this departure from the conventional superhero formula has not garnered favorable responses from critics or audiences. Madame Web presently holds a “generally unfavorable” rating among critics on Metacritic, with a user score average of 1.9. However, GameSpot’s review struck a slightly more positive note, labeling the film “delightfully subversive” in its 6/10 Madame Web review.
