{"id":23947,"date":"2020-10-09T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T18:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23947"},"modified":"2020-12-17T16:52:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:52:28","slug":"review-split-second-bluray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/10\/review-split-second-bluray\/","title":{"rendered":"Split Second: MVD Rewind Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Split Second<\/em><\/strong> is a sometimes cheesy, even messy, low budget cross between science fiction, buddy cop comedy and horror that works thanks to Rutger Hauer\u2019s committed performance and at least some interesting cinematography copying the aesthetics from Blade Runner<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Split Second
\n<\/span>\u2014 MVD Rewind Collection \u2014<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Comedy<\/span>
\nMVD Entertainment Group | R \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $34.95 | August 11, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/09\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Tony Maylam
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Gary Scott Thompson (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil Duncan, Michael J. Pollard, Alun Armstrong, Pete Postlethwaite<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>45.34 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>33.38 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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MVD Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In the year 2008, the cops are better armed than before, but nothing has prepared them for this. Swift, sharp-clawed and deadly, something moves among them on the streets, in the alleyways, on the rooftops, tearing out human hearts and devouring them. Maverick cop “Harley” Stone (RUTGER HAUER) lost his partner to the beast, and now it looks like his girlfriend Michelle (KIM CATTRALL) is next on the killer’s list. Even in the future, there aren’t guns big enough to stop the creature’s deadly force, but Stone has no choice. Teamed with rookie detective Durkin (ALASTAIR DUNCAN), Stone must stalk the edge of his own sanity if he is to destroy the rampaging Evil on the outside and banish the very real demons within.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Split Second<\/em><\/strong> is a really weird hybrid of genres. Part dystopian science fiction, mixed with some buddy cop comedy and a bit of horror thrown in for bad measure. Not sure what the budget was for this, but they tried their damndest to, at least early on, replicate (no pun intended) Blade Runner<\/em> given how the DP shot it, before it took a right turn into 48 HRS<\/em> territory with the gruff veteran cop having a young buck following him around. And by the end, for the few moments we see the monster, which is prominently shown on the poster, goes a bit Alien<\/em> or, for a more recent example, Venom<\/em> even.<\/p>\n

In terms of the supporting cast, Alastair Duncan (credited as Neil Duncan) had some fun quips opposite Hauer and never a bad thing at all seeing Kim Cattrall whose character isn\u2019t terribly fleshed out but she does provide that 1990s eye candy. Both Duncan and Cattrall serve well for the story and do what they can with the thin character development, although the Japanese version of the film does show Derkins\u2019s domestic life with his girlfriend (the actress is credited even though her scenes were entirely removed).<\/p>\n

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Now, while none of the genres exactly mixed well together, I did generally like Rutger Hauer in the lead here, huffing and puffing his way through as the grizzled offbeat detective who is certainly going a bit crazy, to the point I wonder how valuable his character being the best man on the force would have gotten him off suspension. So even though characters don\u2019t make a whole lot of sense, and the plot even less so (no idea how this creature was able to do the things it does, like driving a car, capturing and tying up the damsel, etc with his gangling claws), I did find myself entertained.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This is part of the \u201cMVD Rewind Collection\u201d (#24) and comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and newly designed cover artwork. Inside is a foldout mini-poster and the interior sleeve is reversible, the other side is the original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Film Historian Mike Leeder and Filmmaker Arne Venena. A cordial but informative track recorded for this release. They breakdown the production delays until Hauer signed on and discusses the plot and characters.<\/p>\n

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