Death Race [Blu-ray]

Surprisingly comedic anda thrill for speed lovers.

This is one of those movies movies that I made a decision to buy blindly due to my being a lover of great action also I enjoyed Jason Statham's Transporter trilogy so this felt like a possibly great blind purchase. Well as it rarely plays out for me, this movie proved to to completely deliver on all that it promised, in spades.The movie focus's on Jensen Ames(Jason Statham), an ordinary guy that had a job in which was just closing leaving Jensen and his co-workers jobless and collecting their last paychecks. Things soon get worse for Jensen as 2 vicious people of whom's appearances are completely covered by their black outfits break into Jensen's home, physically assault Jensen, and murder his wife. It isn't long before poor Jensen is sent to a prison on an island in which the prison is corporately funded to put on a webshow called, "Death Race". It's a show online in which people watch imprisoned racers kill eachother while racing. While there he meets Lists, a highly talkative young prisoner/mechanic that is up on stories and stats on everyone and everything. Soon evil and sadistic Warden Hennessey(Joan Allen) along with her brutal guard Ulrich(Jason Clarke, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Terminator Genisys) offer Jensen a chance to join the Death Race as their presumed dead, mask-sporting icon Frankenstein. Hennessy promises that if Jensen races and wins as many times as she says then he will get a full pardon. At first Jensen refuses but soon he decides to do it. He then meets Coach and his sexy Navigator Case as he races for his freedom and the prison looks for high ratings from the viewers.This movie is Jason Statham just how we all love him; wild, tough, and kicking a** and taking names. His character Jensen Ames is a character that you truly feel for as you really feel bad about what happened to his wife and you wish him the pleasure of justice for her death as well as his freedom. The mechanics are really cool characters that are able to equip the race cars with all kinds of cool weapons as well as repair. They're also very likable characters.If you're into lots of awesome action including cars crashing, bullets flying, lots of explosions, a fast pace, and above all some really awesome equipped with all sorts of state-of-the-art weaponry then this movie is one that you have got to see and believe.Also there are really hot women in this movie as well that come from a women's prison to be both the male prisoners navigators but also to help them with the usage of the weapons as well.For those who want to see Jason Statham give his enemies a smackdown as well, there is one fun scene of that.The script to this movie is a work of brilliance with only occasional awkward lines.The music is very well composed music perfect for any action sequence.The cinematography is beautiful, well framed, and never dull.My only criticism of this movie is the extremely irritating shaky cam issue.

The Blu Ray release of Death Race has two discs in the package, and some extras that are, while not unique, not standard either.First of all, regarding the second disc in the package: You will receive a standard blu-ray case, with two discs inside. The second disc is a DVD Digital Copy disc (along with a cardboard insert and installation code), not a second Blu Ray disc. The insert states "code may not be valid after 12/31/09". Since that is more than two years ago now, I doubt the digital copy disc will work any longer (I did not try it). There is no indication on Amazon's site what the second disc is, so now you know for sure.The extras are more than what you get with most Blu Ray discs. The first clue is that something is different is that a "User's Guide to Death Race" is included in the package. Did you ever wonder what those colored buttons on your Blu Ray player's remote control were for? They're used by this Death Race Blu Ray disc.The value of the extras, like beauty, is "in the eye of the beholder". Plug an active internet cable into your Blu Ray player and you can text your buddies while you watch the movie. Also, in some fashion you can record and share your own commentary. Both are useless to me, but perhaps you're interested.The disc has your standard (and insightful, imho) audio commentary.Something unusual, and which I find interesting, is a PIP option where, while watching the movie, a second smaller window opens and you get behind-the-scenes information matching what's on the screen at that moment, cast interviews, etc. This is the only disc I own with this capability.The last extra, called "tech specs" (I think - going by memory), is something you can bring up while watching the movie. It brings up details about each driver, their sentence, etc. Probably not something you'll refer to more than once or twice, but it's a nice add-on for those initial viewings.The extras I've listed above are not an all-inclusive list, but you get the idea: this disc offers something beyond your standard movie, audio commentary, trailers, and featurette release. The picture quality is very good, too, Accordingly, I rate this release 5 stars.Update June 6, 2012: As my blu-ray collection has increased, I've gotten a couple more discs that have the same or similar "unusual special features" mentioned above, complete with "user's guide" documentation. So it's obvious that a particular company puts these features on their discs, that they are not unique to this movie. But the above lets you know they're here, anyway.

"Death Race" bears little resemblance to the original  Death Race 2000 (Roger Corman's Cult Classics)  but it stands fairly well on its own. This is an action movie pretty much from get go, driven by the star power of Jason Statham and a lot of very cool cars.No plot spoilers from me; Set in the near future, the story follows Jensen Ames (Statham) as he enters a prison system that has commercialized the "Death Race" as a for-profit venture. Prisoners can earn their freedom by winning five races in their highly weaponized and armored cars, but actually stand a much better chance of being killed in an audience pleasing fireball. The acting is decent, the action is great, and the special effects are quite good. There are a lot of plot holes, but they can be overlooked for the enjoyment of the movie.This isn't a deep movie, but it is a fun action flick.Recommended!CFH

Very good movie wow just wow

Great/Sad/Exciting/Unbelievable action & redemption! I had actually seen & I own it & wanted to buy as gift for someone else, who told me that loved it as well! Although I cannot watch the beginning of the film(after seeing it once....)the rest is what it is all about & it ends as it should have. The special effects & the actors were right on que! With a touch of sentiment....be careful what you ask for, you may get more than you bargained for, in this film, 'She' got what she deserved. You have to watch the film to know who 'she' is & why she deserved what ever! This film is a good bet!

Ce pack Blu-ray + DVD et Digital comprend Death Race / Course à la mort et la version française est doublé au Québec

Guter Film, spannend, kann man immer wieder ansehen.

Another good film by Jason statham a bit different from his previous films

La película está llena de acción y adrenalina desde el principio al final.El actor Jason Statham interpreta a su personaje a la perfección .100% recomendada.Audio Castellano perfecto.

Audio e video buoni spedizione e imballaggio ok.