BLU-RAY REVIEW: NO ESCAPE
11/23/2015

OVERVIEW: Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the intense international thriller, NO ESCAPE starring Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, Night at the Museum series)), Lake Bell (HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” No Strings Attached) and Pierce Brosnan (The James Bond Franchise, Survivor, The Thomas Crown Affair). Directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above So Below, Quarantine) and written together and produced with his brother Drew Dowdle (As Above So Below, Quarantine). NO ESCAPE will be available in Digital HD on November 13, 2015 from Starz Digital before heading to Blu-ray™ and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment and On Demand November 24, 2015.

NO ESCAPE, “a taut thriller” (Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer) is rated R for strong violence throughout, and for language and has a running time of 103 minutes. DVD and Blu-ray™ special features include Feature Commentary with Writer/Director John Erick Dowdle and Writer/Producer Drew Dowdle, Deleted Scenes, and Behind-the-Scenes Gallery.

SYNOPSIS: NO ESCAPE centers on an American businessman (Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city.

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English, French  and Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.85:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTSHD-MA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles - Spanish, English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.

DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

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Feature Commentary with Writer/Director John Erick Dowdle and Writer/Producer Drew Dowdle

Deleted Scenes

Behind-the-Scenes Gallery.