Product Description

Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie MartinezDirector: Paul W.S. Anderson

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2432 in DVD
• Brand: Blu-ray Action & Adventure
• Released on: 2009-02-02
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Subtitled in: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 139 minutes

Synopsis
Producer Roger Corman's cult classic film Death Race 2000 gets a millennium overhaul with director Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon, Resident Evil) behind the wheel. Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Bank Job) plays Jensen Ames, a prisoner who is serving a sentence for a crime that he didn't commit. But in this futuristic society, Ames can compete for his freedom with a victory in a brutal three-day race.

Joan Allen (The Ice Storm, The Bourne Supremacy), Tyrese Gibson (Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and Ian McShane (Hot Rod, TV's Deadwood) co-star in this high octane chase film.

This Blu-ray Disc comes with the following language tracks: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese.

Customer Reviews

Death Race - Blu-ray Info
Title: Death Race / Universal / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Disc size: 45,44 GB
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Number of chapters: 20

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Version: Unrated
Running time: 1:50:35
Movie size: 28,96 GB
Total bit rate: 34.92 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 24.97 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4247 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4247 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
DTS Express English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / 24-bit

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Version: Theatrical
Running time: 1:44:56
Movie size: 25,88 GB
Total bit rate: 32.89 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 32.89 Mbps
Number of chapters: 20

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4253 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4253 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
DTS Express English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / 24-bit

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#Start Your Engines: Making a Death Race (HD - 19m:44s)
#Behind the Wheel: Dissecting the Stunts (HD - 7m:51s)
#Audio Commentary
#Create Your Own Race
#U-Control - Picture-in-Picture
#D-Box enabled
#DVD Digital Copy
#BD-Live

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Version: U.K / Universal / Region A, B, C
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian, Japanese DTS 5.1, DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English SDH, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin

#Feature Commentary with Director Paul W.S. Anderson and Producer Jeremy Bolt
#U-Control: Picture-in-Picture
#U-Control: Tech Specs
#Make Your Own Race
#Start Your Engines: Making a Death Race
#Behind The Wheel: Dissecting the Stunts
#My Movie Commentary (BD-Live)
#My Chat (BD-Live)

One for the blokes
I really got into Jason Statham through The Transporter films, with their tongue-in-cheek violence and humour. This film is darker, slicker and even more entertaining, with some seriously lethal hardware in the form of armoured race cars roaring round a prison compound racetrack trying to blast each other to smithereens. Definitely one for the blokes! It's supposed to be a remake of Death Race 2000 from the 70s, but bears no resemblance to it other than the name of the lead character - Frankenstein. Notwithstanding, it's a highly enjoyable romp that doesn't tax the brain too much. If you can watch it in Hi-Def with surround sound and a six-pack of lager then so much the better.

Much better than I expected
I saw this at the cinema and must say it was much better than I expected. I assumed it would be a bit cheesy and not to be taken too seriously. How wrong I was, it was more serious and action packed and violent and I loved it. (I wasnt even a fan of Jason Statham til I'd seen this) With the blu ray coming as an extended version with some cool sounding BD live features this is a must buy for anyone who likes action movies. 10/10