{"id":21840,"date":"2019-08-24T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T23:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2019-08-24T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T23:55:17","slug":"review-lock-up-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/08\/review-lock-up-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock Up 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Could be argued Lock Up<\/em><\/strong> was one of Stallone\u2019s best movies of the 1980s and its one where he felt right in his element and although the story isn\u2019t the strongest, it still was highly entertaining and consistently thrilling.<\/p>\n

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Lock Up<\/span>
\n(1989)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller<\/span>
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $22.99 | September 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/24\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John Flynn
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Richard Smith and Jeb Stuart and Henry Rosenbaum (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore, Frank McRae, Darlanne Fluegel<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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The studio provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.
\nNote:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K transfer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cThis is hell and I\u2019m going to give you a guided tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Sadistic prison warden Drumgoole (DONALD SUTHERLAND) is bent on taking his revenge against Frank Leone (SYLVESTER STALLONE), the only prisoner to have escaped from his institution. He drags the inmate back to his maximum security hellhole and proceeds to have his guards torture him mercilessly. In addition to the warden, Frank tangles with fellow prisoner Chink Weber (SONNY LANDHAM). When Frank learns that Drumgoole plans to kill his girlfriend (DARLANNE FLUEGEL) on the outside, he plots his escape once more.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Although I vaguely have heard of the 1989 prison-thriller Lock Up<\/em><\/strong>, for one reason or another never had the opportunity to watch it, never owning the movie on any format, not even VHS (and I did have a decent VHS collection back in the day). With that, this being my first viewing, this was one hell of a thriller. Stallone is perhaps at peak form in terms of his 1980s offerings, though Rambo: First Blood Part II<\/em> is also well done, however here he does show some good range and better character development.<\/p>\n

For his part, Donald Sutherland is great as the sadistic, revenge-filled warden, never going over-the-top which would have been easy to do and the battle of the wills between he and Stallone\u2019s Leone was well done. The film does also feature some wonderful character actors from John Amos portraying one of only two sympathetic prison guards; Sonny Landham as Leone\u2019s vicious prison-mate; Frank McRae portraying a teddy bear convict with a thing for cars; and last Tom Sizemore in his feature film debut\u2026<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release does come with a glossy slip cover<\/strong> and inside the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features are available on both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs. Although the features look plentiful, these are all thin promotional crap and nothing new or all that interesting.<\/p>\n

Making of (6:35)<\/u><\/strong> is an older promotional featurette from 1988\/89 with on-location interviews with the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

Sylvester Stallone Featurette (3:11)<\/u><\/strong> is a profile on Stallone and his character, pretty much the same thing as the \u2018Making of\u2019.<\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes (8:13)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Sort of a fly-on-the-wall featurette, taking viewers inside the East Jersey State Prison where the movie was made.<\/p>\n

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