Transporter 2 (Blu-ray Review)
May 30th, 2008 Blu-ray-au Posted in Blu-ray Movie Reviews | No Comments »
Transporter 2 (Blu-ray Review)
A substandard sequel looks and sounds great on Blu-ray.
My patience is about to run out.
Transporter 2 is proof-positive that even the glitziest, adrenaline-pumping action
extravaganzas need at least a hint of a well-developed story to succeed. While this film’s
predecessor, The Transporter,
didn’t
offer viewers even an inkling of an Oscar-worthy screenplay, it did manage to develop its
characters
enough to care and place them in an environmen…
Video
Like the Blu-ray edition of The Transporter, Fox has delivered a high-quality MPEG-2,
1080p, 2.35:1 framed transfer that manages to surpass the quality of the first film. A few shots
exhibited black levels that appeared a bit overly gray and bright. There, with that out of the way,
the only major issue I found with the transfer, we can move along to the good stuff. This is a
spectacular transfer. Flesh tones and much of the movie in general have a golden hue about
them. This…
Audio
Fox’s DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless sound mix for Transporter 2 is an exemplary one. Kicking
things off is a fine-sounding theme played over the film’s opening credits, a joy for the senses
based
on both the strength and quality of the music as well as its presence in this sound mix, filling the
room effortlessly. It’s loud, heavy, and exuberant, much like this track on the whole. Like the
first
Transporter movie, this one is powerful. Dialogue is excellent, presented at ju…
Supplements
Transporter 2 fizzles on Blu-ray, providing viewers with only trailers, the same ones, in fact,
as found on the Blu-ray version of this film’s predecessor, The Transporter. The 1080p
trailers included are Transporter 2, The Transporter, Planet of the Apes,
Phone Boot…
Final Words
Lacking the charm, charisma, and originality of the first Transporter film, Transporter
2 is the expected inferior sequel meant to cash in on the popularity of the first. This film ups
the ante considerably in terms of action and stunts, but fails to provide a story the audience cares
about in favor of displaying as many over-the-top action stunts as possible, all combined with
yesterday’s special effects. The movie gives a good effort, and for that 2:00 AM boredom-a-thon……
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