Oct 11 Fast Five Blu-ray Review #2
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker head up an all-star reunion of the explosive Fast franchise set in sultry Rio de Janeiro. Former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and his girlfriend Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) bust Mia’s brother Dom (Vin Diesel) out of prison, blasting across South America to elude the authorities. Finding themselves backed into a corner in Brazil, they assemble an elite team of top racers to help pull off the one last job that could mean freedom for them all. But hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is hot on their trail, and so is a corrupt and powerful businessman who wants them dead. When Hobbs and his strike force launch an all-out assault to capture the Torettos and their team, he can’t separate the good guys from the bad. Instead, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey…before someone else runs them down first. Buy Now $16.99
Reader Comments (3)
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I thought the video was outstanding, and despite the suspension of disbelief the movie was a lot of fun to watch. I was not impressed with the 5.1 DTS Master Audio...just seemed like it was not impactful and didn't really hit the subwoofer or surrounds enough. To me it seemed like typical 5.1 DD DVD audio. Normally when I am impressed with audio it's because it draws attention to its extreme realism, for example the gunfire in The Hurt Locker. I thought the soundtrack of this movie sounded compressed and overprocessed, with not a lot of discrete sounds coming through, just a wall of noise.