Blu-ray Review: Replacement Killers
Published January 10, 2008
Details can be flat or awe-inspiring, and the black levels either work or they don’t. It’s even possible to pick out some light compression artifacts from time to time. When this one is on, it’s stunning in its sharpness and contrast. When it’s off, you’ll have to check to make sure you’re still watching this on Blu-ray. ![]()
Thankfully, the audio doesn’t suffer from these problems. This is a booming, active PCM presentation. Bullets fly all over the sound field, and techno style soundtrack never misses a chance to work the subwoofer. Gunfire can occasionally sound flat once the music subsides, but this is probably for the better. It would be hard to manage both, and would lead to an unnatural tone. This is an enveloping sound mix, and nearly every shoot-out is worthy demo material. ![]()
Studios continue to consider promotional material as effective extras, and that’s all Replacement Killers is given. Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood is a piece made solely to hype up the foreign star's US debut, and lasts 20 minutes. It’s incredibly outdated given his career. Where the Action Is focuses mostly on the director Fuqua, hyping him as the prior piece did for Yun-Fat. It lasts for 10 minutes, and you can then move onto trailers before taking the disc out of your drive. ![]()
How much action is packed into Replacement Killers? Enough to set the record for the most bullets fired in an American movie. That record may or may not still stand, but either way, it’s a telling sign of how active this one is for barely breaking the 90 minute mark.
- Blu-ray Review: Replacement Killers
- Published: January 10, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Video
- Filed Under: Video: Action, Video: Blu-ray
- Part of a feature: The Wild Blu Yonder
- Writer: Matt Paprocki
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