{"id":5380,"date":"2013-03-15T23:39:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T06:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=5380"},"modified":"2021-06-01T23:32:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T06:32:36","slug":"review-bountyhunters-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/03\/review-bountyhunters-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bounty Hunters Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bounty Hunters<\/i><\/b> features the sexy and cool Trish Stratus and although she\u2019s not a great actress, she does have some mad fight skills even of those sequences aren\u2019t well choreographed often times looking awfully fake. Aside from Stratus, however, this was neither a well made movie nor one that\u2019s particularly entertaining.<\/p>\n

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\nBounty Hunters (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/b>Crime, Suspense\/Thriller, Drama, Comedy
\nMPI | R \u2013 79 min. \u2013 $24.98 | April 2, 2013<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Patrick McGrearty
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Reese Eveneshen (written by)
\nCast: <\/b>Trish Stratus, Frank J. Zupancic, Boomer Phillips, Andrea James Lui, Enrico DiFede, Joe Rafla<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>2 Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English
\nDisc Size: <\/b>20.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: Bounty Hunters<\/i><\/b> is a sexy ride through crime-infested streets where everyone has a price. Jules (TRISH STRATUS) and her team of bail enforcement agents (FRANK J. ZUPANCIC and BOOMER PHILLIPS) struggle to make ends meet until they find what seems like an easy job: deliver a mob informant to the police and claim a $100,000 reward. But when the mob has its own proposition and gives Jules a choice: hand over the captive and walk away with a million dollars or face death at the hands of the underworld\u2019s finest. Now Jules and her gang must use every fighting skill they possess in a brutal, all-out battle for survival.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/b>First things first, wrestler Trish Stratus\u2019 feature debut actually wasn\u2019t bad. No, she\u2019s not a very good actress but as far as wrestler\u2019s go, she\u2019s not half bad and is far better than somebody like \u201cThe Miz\u201d whom I recently seen in The Marine 3<\/i>. However, she\u2019s also doesn\u2019t receive much help from her supporting cast or the screenplay by Reese Evenshen. Not that the plot is anything profound or complicated, but this was an amateurish job all around. Still, I\u2019m sure some viewers will enjoy it for its campiness and for Trish Stratus who is at times stunning especially in her \u201cwaitress\u201d uniform at the strip club.<\/p>\n

All in all, it\u2019s not a terrible movie but it has very little redeeming values except, I will say, the fight sequences aren\u2019t too bad, though there are a few that looked and felt staged (go figure). Stratus isn\u2019t bad in the lead role but like those who came before her, save for Dwayne Johnson, she\u2019s not a natural, but she at least possesses some charisma, albeit set against a supporting cast who lack personality. Bounty Hunters<\/i><\/b> is at best a Red Box rental.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DVD version was released last year but rather than merely porting over the limited features, MPI has added more…<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries<\/span><\/b> \u2013 The first of the two tracks features actresses Trish Stratus and Andrea James Lui and the chatter of course is friendly and mostly superficial but the pair of ladies are fun to listen to, but don\u2019t go in expecting to learn much; the second track is much more technical with director Patrick McBrearty and Producer Chad Archibald but this one is also relatively relaxed but more informative. ** Blu-ray Exclusives **<\/b><\/p>\n

Interview with Trish Stratus (5:02; SD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 This is a basic interview, intermixed with scenes from the movie, with Stratus as to what drew her to the role and learning a new kind of fighting.<\/p>\n

Epic Fight: Behind the Scenes (3:28; SD)<\/span><\/b> breaks down the fight scene between Stratus and Andrea Lui, but in a fly-on-the-wall fashion rather than with intermittent sound bites.<\/p>\n

Trish on \u201cThe Score\u201d (17:18; SD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 There\u2019s apparently a show called \u201cThe Score\u201d and Stratus appears on it to advertise the DVD release and do some Q&A with the host. ** Blu-ray Exclusive **<\/b><\/p>\n

Trish at Actionfest 2011 (0:33)<\/span><\/b> is a short featurette showing Stratus at the festival (well, outside) looking at the fan lineup. ** Blu-ray Exclusive **<\/b><\/p>\n

Trailer (1:38)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

MPI Home Video releases Bounty Hunters<\/i><\/b> onto Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a relatively decent 1080p high-definition transfer. This movie looks like it was shot digitally and certainly has that feel as there\u2019s nary a sign of natural film grain or noise. There\u2019s also no artifacting or pixilation and the detail levels are pretty good, although nothing extraordinary. Having sampled the DVD before, this is a step above.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track isn\u2019t anything noteworthy but at least serviceable providing decent surrounds for the different action and fight sequences (though the balance is heavy in the front channels) and the dialogue levels sound nice and clear. As I said, it\u2019s not a spectacular lossless track but compared with the standard 5.1 Dolby Digital version, it\u2019s at least a modest upgrade.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Bounty Hunters<\/i><\/b> features the sexy and cool Trish Stratus and although she\u2019s not a great actress, she does have some mad fight skills even of those sequences aren\u2019t well choreographed often times looking awfully fake. Aside from Stratus, however, this was neither a well made movie nor one that\u2019s particularly entertaining. I guess if you\u2019re a fan of the former wrestler, the 75-minute running time might be worth it, otherwise I\u2019d recommend skipping this one.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/b>03\/15\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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