{"id":19442,"date":"2018-09-26T05:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T12:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19442"},"modified":"2018-09-26T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T23:01:16","slug":"review-barbershop2-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/09\/review-barbershop2-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbershop 2: Back in Business Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/09\/review-barbershop2-bd\/#more-19442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Barbershop 2: Back in Business Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/mvd2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Barbershop 2: Back in Business<\/em><\/strong> is a fine sequel and although, as with the first film, isn\u2019t my cup of tea in terms of comedy but any fan of Ice Cube or Cedric the Entertainer might find it entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Barbershop 2: Back in Business<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2004)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy<br \/>\nMVD Visual | PG13 \u2013 106 min. \u2013 $24.96 | September 11, 2018<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/26\/2018 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Barbershop 2: Back in Business\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2018\/barbershop2-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B07D3KT4GT\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Kevin Rodney Sullivan<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Mark Brown (story), Don D. Scott and Norman Vance, Jr. &amp; Kevin Rodney Sullivan (written by)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Harry Lennix, Queen Latifah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Music Videos, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (PCM 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><b>MVD Visual provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<br \/>\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vPchNiV.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Barbershop 2: Back in Business\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vPchNiV.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This sequel returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (ICE CUBE). His employees &#8212; Isaac (TROY GARITY), Terri (EVE), Ricky (MICHAEL EALY), Dinka (LEONARD EARL HOWZE) and Kenard (KENAN THOMPSON) &#8212; have their own personal and workplace problems, and a new barbershop called Nappy Cutz has moved in across the street. As Calvin tries to change the character of his business, Nappy Cutz and gentrification become a threat to the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This release comes with a matted <strong>slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Director Kevin Sullivan and Producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Actors Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity and Jazsmin Lewis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Cast Video Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity and Jazsmin Lewis. Same as above but with some video which cuts in and out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Deleted Scenes (8:31)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Several scenes failed to make it into the film for a variety of reasons. Each comes with an introduction by the cast and there\u2019s also optional commentary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rounding things out there are <strong><u>Outtakes (6:22)<\/u><\/strong>, 2 <strong><u>Music Videos<\/u><\/strong> for \u201cNot Today\u201d by Eve (7:27) and \u201cI Can\u2019t Wait\u201d by Sleepy Brown featuring OutKast (5:10), a <strong><u>Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery<\/u><\/strong> and the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (1:59)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mO94Nwy.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Barbershop 2: Back in Business\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mO94Nwy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Barbershop 2<\/em><\/strong> is presented in its original theatrical 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a standard but okay 1080p high-definition transfer. Colors are pretty good and detail, while not fantastic, is decent enough, though it does look a bit splotchy at times.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The disc includes your based but adequate DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track along with a stereo track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5rz5nZY.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Barbershop 2: Back in Business\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5rz5nZY.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>Barbershop 2: Back in Business<\/em><\/strong> is a fine sequel and although, as with the first film, isn\u2019t my cup of tea in terms of comedy (never really found Cedric\u2019s old man routine all that funny) but any fan of Ice Cube or the aforementioned Cedric the Entertainer might find it entertaining.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<table id=\"gallery\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 500px;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Barbershop 2: Back in Business<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vPchNiV.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vPchNiV.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QcOERtn.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QcOERtn.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a 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width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MfzPEMC.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MfzPEMC.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2v7tbwV.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2v7tbwV.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DpgnDD4.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DpgnDD4.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kZvh1A8.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kZvh1A8.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mO94Nwy.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mO94Nwy.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4jH8bOY.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4jH8bOY.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5rz5nZY.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5rz5nZY.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 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