{"id":18210,"date":"2018-04-19T19:42:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T02:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=18210"},"modified":"2018-04-19T19:42:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T02:42:48","slug":"review-den-of-thieves-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/04\/review-den-of-thieves-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Den of Thieves BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Imperfect to say the least, Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> does have quite a few things going for it from an intense performance from Gerard Butler and suspense-filled crime sequences, that does somewhat overcome the lengthy running time and lack of some character development of the supporting cast.<\/p>\n

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Den of Thieves<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Crime, Drama
\nUniversal Studios | R\/Unrated \u2013 140 min. \/ 149 min. \u2013 $34.98 | April 24, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/19\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Christian Gudegast
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Christian Gudegast & Paul Scheuring (story), Christian Gudegast (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Gerard Butler, Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson, Pablo Schreiber, O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., Meadow Williams, Maurice Compte, Brian Van Holt, Evan Jones, Mo McRae, Kaiwi Lyman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailers
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.3 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> is a story following both sides of the law and in some respects, the side with a badge could be considered to be worse than the criminals or at the very least morally ambiguous at best. On one side, is \u2018Big Nick\u2019 O\u2019Brien (GERARD BUTLER), the head of a crack unit within LAPD\u2019s Major Crimes division investigating several bank robberies at the hands of a crew led by master criminal, and former Marine, Ray Merriman (PABLO SCHREIBER). His group includes right-hand man Enson Levoux (CURTIS \u201950 CENT\u2019 JACKSON) as well as a man named Donnie Wilson (O\u2019SHEA JACKSON JR.), a bartender who is new to the crew.<\/p>\n

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The film attempts to straddle the heist aspect as Merriman and his guys plan to rob the Federal Reserve and O\u2019Brien and his men with some more personal and domestic sides, with O\u2019Brien\u2019s family life falling apart due to his cheating ways and Levoux at his home with two daughters and scaring the living daylights one of their prom dates; it\u2019s a funny little scene but given Jackson is merely playing a sidekick to the main baddie, amounts to no payoff. In fact, Schreiber as Merriman doesn\u2019t really get his due outside of being an ex-Marine, in-and-out of prison and has a stripper girlfriend (MEADOW WILLIAMS).<\/p>\n

The issue at hand is, the movie already a rather lengthy film and in the end, I really didn\u2019t much of a sense for any character other than maybe O\u2019Brien but even there, his domestic storyline pretty much gets dropped after a blowup and Levoux could\u2019ve been completely removed, but I suspect he got a back story with 50 Cent receiving high billing credit. While watching, I couldn\u2019t help but think of another crime-drama: Heat<\/em>, a movie which also showed both sides of the law and a good sense of not only the two leads but get something out of the side characters, which can\u2019t be said here as everyone other than Butler and Jackson are merely cardboard cutouts, including O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., a great rising star who did have an important role to play but I literally know nothing about the character other than he\u2019s acutely aware of his surroundings and is a smart cat.<\/p>\n

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Now, outside of some shoddy character development, I can\u2019t at all say Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> was a bad movie. Far from it. The heist\/crime parts were actually well executed, even when does get predictable, primarily in the opening when it\u2019s discovered the crew stole an empty armored truck. Beyond that, any time the movie gets into the crime parts, it is quite suspense-filled and the shootout finale was near phenomenal, albeit can\u2019t really touch the likes of Heat<\/em> or The French Connection<\/em>, of course, even taking the character portions aside.<\/p>\n

Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> was co-scripted and directed by Christian Gudegast marks his directorial debut after being the screenwriter behind A Man Apart<\/em> and London Has Fallen<\/em>, the latter also starring Gerard Butler, who does give a tremendous and, frankly, frightening performance. The others? Well, Pablo Schreiber had a certain intensity, just wish there was more to him.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Unrated Version (2:28:49; HD)<\/u><\/strong> runs about 8-minutes longer and having never seen the theatrical one, can\u2019t say what was added, though some of it might\u2019ve been character moments or some extreme violence.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Christian Gudegast and Producer Tucker Tooley expand on the making of the film from shooting locations, technical details and working with the cast. It\u2019s all rather basic but some nuggets of information at least.<\/p>\n

Alternate Ending (4:51; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is different from the original, finding a certain character in jail instead of free. Honestly, not sure which version I prefer.<\/p>\n

There are a few short promotional featurettes covering the cast, plot and finale shootout with some interview and behind-the-scenes footage: Alpha Males (2:06; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, Into the Den<\/em> (2:06; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and Alameda Corridor (3:13; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Outtakes (23:22; HD)<\/u><\/strong> which are in actuality deleted\/extended scenes, some of which very well may be in the unrated version as in some cases, I didn\u2019t notice many (if any) differences.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Universal releases Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray, presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec) and in its original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio. Detail looks sharp throughout as well as brilliantly bright colors and a good array like the strip club scene where there is a variety of purple hues that pops off the screen. I didn\u2019t really notice any instances of artifacts or aliasing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Where the disc really shines is with the soundtrack. Dialogue did come through relatively well, but when the bullets come flying, it does showcase some excellent depth, chiefly the finale sequence where the gunfire reigns upon cars and windows in spectacular, and deadly, fashion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, imperfect to say the least, Den of Thieves<\/em><\/strong> does have quite a few things going for it from an intense performance from Gerard Butler and suspense-filled crime sequences, that does somewhat overcome the lengthy running time and lack of development, or even too much development on an irrelevant character. Still, it is worthy of a rental, just don\u2019t go in expecting a top-notch crime-drama.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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