{"id":5709,"date":"2013-06-12T19:05:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=5709"},"modified":"2021-06-13T15:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:24:15","slug":"review-driven-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/06\/review-driven-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Driven Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Driven<\/i><\/b> is an overly dramatic, poorly acted melodrama that never really hits its stride. In 2001 when the movie was released, Sylvester Stallone was still in a funk, aside from Cop Land<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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\nDriven (2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/b>Suspense, Drama
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 117 min. \u2013 $19.98 | June 11, 2013<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Renny Harlin
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Jan Skrentny & Neal Tabachnick (story), Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/b>Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Gina Gershon, Estella Warren, Cristian de la Fuente, Robert Sean Leonard<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>April 27, 2001<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/b>34.9 GB\\
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A, B, C<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: <\/b>Talented veteran driver Joe Tanto (SYLVESTER STALLONE) confronts the lost potential of his past when called out of retirement by an old friend (BURT REYNOLDS) to mentor a talented by unfocused rookie contender (KIP PARDUE), whose destructive behavior includes pursuing the girlfriend (ESTELLA WARREN) of his primary racing rival (TIL SCHWEIGER).<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Driven<\/i><\/b> is an overly dramatic racing film featuring horrid performances and soap opera-like drama. It\u2019s quite astonishing the screenplay was written by Sylvester Stallone who also penned Rocky<\/i>. Anyway, I actually saw this movie in theaters back in 2001 and didn\u2019t think much about it then and it\u2019s actually gotten worse in the decade plus since. In fact, unless you see the cover in stores, you might\u2019ve forgotten its existence… Still, and in fairness, the racing sequences are well filmed \u2013 even if the CGI is a bit iffy \u2013 so it\u2019s not a complete waste, it\u2019s just unfortunate there\u2019s 95-minutes of other crap to get through.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Audio Commentary<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Director Renny Harlin provides a commentary covering various aspects of filming from locations, the cast, etc. It\u2019s nothing special and an extra participant would\u2019ve been helpful.<\/p>\n

The Making of Driven <\/i>(15:04; SD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 This featurette takes viewers behind-the-scenes showing how the movie was made. It\u2019s more of a promotional feature so it\u2019s pretty mundane in terms of interesting information.<\/p>\n

Conquering Speed Through Live Action and Visual Effects (9:56; SD)<\/span><\/b> shows the merging of the two and how it all came together.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (51:54; SD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 There are 12 scenes that got the axe or were cut down. There\u2019s also a set of scenes with a commentary by Stallone.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (1:20; HD)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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

Driven<\/i><\/b> races onto Blu-ray presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec) and a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio. The movie doesn\u2019t look too bad in HD but it hardly has the pop or brilliant colors expected from the format. While the detail levels are decent enough, there are some sizeable amounts of noise. This transfer, while not bad and surely better than the DVD release, isn\u2019t anything impressive, just more on the above average range.<\/p>\n

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

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track fairs a bit better showcasing the film\u2019s numerous racing scenes as well as the score from BT. While comparatively to other films released around the same time it doesn\u2019t quite measure up, it\u2019s still a fine lossless track which, for any fans of the movie, will appreciate.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Driven<\/i><\/b> is an overly dramatic, poorly acted melodrama that never really hits its stride. In 2001 when the movie was released, Sylvester Stallone was still in a funk, aside from Cop Land<\/i>. The Blu-ray released by Warner does have respectable audio\/video transfers and ports over all the bonus features even if they\u2019re superficial.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/b>06\/12\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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