Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.

Official Synopsis: In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. The two releases will be available for purchase on June 13. John Wick: Chapter 2, Warner Bros.Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray director Chad Stahelski's action film John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), starring Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan, Ruby Rose, and Laurence Fishburne. We say: This state-of-the-art action extravaganza boasts the best- sounding guns in cinema history. The accompanying 1080p platter misses out on the commentary (due to the cuts to the film), but adds several featurettes, deleted scenes and trailers. The museum set-piece is a work of sonic art this is an action movie mix to cherish.Įxtras: There's only one bonus on the 4K disc, a commentary track, but it's a corker: star Reeves and director Chad Stahelski chat enthusiastically about the movie's elaborate stunts, and offer copious insights into the production. Big weapons even get their own reverb in the surround channels. Dynamics are massive – gun retorts are shockingly loud, somehow finding room to breathe amid the hard rocking score. A Dolby Atmos presentation, based on a theatrical Dolby Surround 7.1 mix, there's superb sonic steerage to match the choreography. Nothing seems lost on this HDR transfer.Īudio: Sound design is similarly impressive. The movie is framed in 2.40:1 'Scope, and was shot on Arri Alexa/XT Plus at 2.8K with a 2K DI. Dan Laustsen's cinematography is rich and polished, his fight sequences never disrupted by choppy, hyperactive editing. Opening with a soaring city view, there's plenty of scope for spectral HDR highlights, wide colour and huge detail. Picture: The Ultra HD image quality is gorgeous.

Both the standard Blu-ray and the DVD reflect the original theatrical release, which was rated 15 by the BBFC following 23 seconds of cuts to a suicide sequence. Insane bouts of action, juxtaposed with moments of comical civility, give the movie a sublime pace that actually makes perfect sense.Ĭompletists should note that the 4K Blu-ray is the only way of owning the uncut version of the film in the UK. The themes are mythical and characters operatic, but the gun-fu is clearly inspired by the John Woo/Hong Kong action playbook (via a nod to Enter the Dragon). What unspools is an ambitious expansion of the series, in which we visit another Continental Hotel, this time in Rome, where our eponymous hero is obliged to take on another gig he really doesn't want. Picking up shortly after the conclusion of the first film, with a mood-setting Buster Keaton Easter egg, this high-octane sequel wastes no time putting the beat down.

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