DVD
REVIEW: CRANK 2 HIGH VOLTAGE
09/05/09
You can’t keep a good man
down. Chev Chelios (Jason Statham, The Italian Job) is back
this time to retrieve his stolen heart in the high-octane,
truly electrifying Crank 2 High Voltage. Debuting on Blu-ray
Disc, Special Edition DVD and standard DVD this September,
the film picks up right were the original left off, with
Chev surviving certain death only to face a new challenging
day. This action-packed thriller is a feast for the eyes and
the technology of Blu-ray only enhances the experience,
delivering the exhilarating content through the unparalleled
1080P High Definition Widescreen presentation and 7.1 DTS HD
Master Audio. The Blu-ray Disc and the 2-disc Special
Edition DVD both contain a standard definition digital copy
of the film as well as exhilarating bonus features that
include audio commentary with the writers/directors, a
“making of” documentary and a bloopers featurette. The Blu-ray
Disc also features a gag reel, wrap party footage,
bookmarks, Lionsgate Live™ and MoLog™, the first BD Live
application that allows users to insert and animate shapes,
text, audio and other graphics right into the film. Users
are also able to post “blogs” about the film to share with
other registered MoLog™ users. The Blu-ray Disc also
contains the feature exclusive of the Crank’d Out Commentary
with cast and crew available in Bonus View picture in
picture mode. The standard one-disc DVD of Crank 2 High
Voltage will include a Widescreen and Full Screen version of
the film and the theatrical trailer.
Chev Chelios wakes up to discover his nearly indestructible
heart has been surgically removed and replaced with a
battery-operated ticker that requires regular jolts of
electricity in order to work. After a dangerous escape from
his captors, Chev is on the run again, this time from the
charismatic Mexican gang boss El Huron (Clifton Collins,
Jr., Star Trek) and the Chinese Triads, headed by the
dangerous 100 year-old Poon Dong (David Carradine, Kill
Bill: Vol. 2). Once again turning to Doc Miles (Dwight
Yoakam, Four Christmases) for medical advice, receiving help
from his friend Kaylo’s twin brother Venus (Efren Ramirez,
Napoleon Dynamite) and re-connecting with his girlfriend Eve
(Amy Smart, TV’s “Scrubs”), who is no longer in the dark
about what he does for a living, Chev is determined to get
his real heart back and wreak vengeance on whoever stole it.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.85:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
Subtitles - English Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc One:
Audio commentary with writers/directors Neveldine/Taylor
“Making of” documentary
“Crank 2: Take 2" featurette
Theatrical trailer
Disc Two:
Standard definition digital copy of the film
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