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    Dead 2, The

    Featured In Issue 191, November 2014

    Picture2.5
    SoundNR
    WSR Score1.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Anchor Bay Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    AF62103
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    Bloody violence/gore and some language
    (Retail Price):
    $29,99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    98
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2013
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    09/16/14
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Howard J. Ford & Jon Ford
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    Dolby TrueHD 5.1
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    In "The Dead 2," a ship docks fresh from Somalia, which contains one infected worker that passes unnoticed into the very heart of India's overpopulated bustling streets, setting off an unstoppable chain of events. Meanwhile, American turbine engineer Nicholas Burton (Millson) is working in the stark yet tranquil Indian countryside when he receives a call from his love, Ishani (Meenu), a local girl who lives on the outskirts of the slums of Mumbai and who has hidden their relationship from her tradition-minded father. She reveals she is now pregnant and scared for her life, as chaos and terror have taken hold of the cities as the dead return to life and attack the living. Nicholas has to battle his way across their 300-mile landscape filled with the flesh-eating—and infectious—undead. With the help of a young street kid, Javed (Goyal), he has minutes before the last flight out of a living hell. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include a making-of featurette (HD 29:12), two deleted scenes (HD 02:21), and upfront previews.

    The 1080p AVC picture is oversaturated throughout and exhibits a dense, unnatural appearance. Colors are unnaturally hued and distorted. Blacks are deep but shadow delineation is poor. Resolution is inconsistent and often poorly resolved. Overall, this is an undistinguished, poorly produced and photographed movie. (Gary Reber)

    The Dolby® TrueHD 5.1-channel soundtrack often engages all the channels with a bass emphasis and .1 LFE energy that pounds. The music score is electronically synthesized with an aggressive surround presence. Dialogue is generally decent. This is a poorly stylized soundtrack that is undistinguished. (Gary Reber)

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