Safe House Blu-ray Review 6/5/12

[Hunk Golden]

Safe House Blu-ray

Safe House Blu-ray Review



Safe House Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook



Bummer that it's going to be 4 months from theatrical-to-Blu (not that 4 months is forever, but I'm looking forward to this one). "The Vow' was released the same day, yet it'll be released on Blu a month earlier. "This Means War" came out a week later and will be released on Blu 2 weeks earlier.

There's a nice steelbook being released in the UK.

[crow2k5]

Here's the link to uk steelbook...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Limited-Edit...3666690&sr=8-1

[chris_sc77]

BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD:

Making Safe House—This featurette is filled with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage revealing how director Daniel Espinosa, stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds and the rest of the team came together to bring this thrilling story to life.
Hand-To-Hand Action— Renowned fight choreographer Olivier Schneider (Taken) puts the actors through the intense training and rehearsal required to create the film's powerful scenes of deadly hand-to-hand combat. Schneider, along with Ryan Reynolds and Daniel Espinosa, explain how the high-intensity, character-based approach to the action informed the final film and share the brilliant raw versions of the scenes (with a special direct-to-camera set-up by Schneider).
Building the Rooftop Chase—Filmed in hardscrabble Langa, Cape Town's oldest township, this riveting stunt sequence required a massive amount of precision, a little bit of politics and a lot of planning. Featuring cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and a first-person perspective of Denzel Washington's rooftop run, this piece showcases the intense preparation and focus necessary to pull off one of Safe House's most pivotal and dangerous sequences.
Inside The CIA—Technical advisor Luis Falcon III, a 30-year CIA veteran who has gone undercover in some of the hottest zones in the world, talks about working with the cast and collaborating with the director. He leads audiences on a walk and talk through the CIA offices and explains just how closely this film matches up to reality.
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVELY ON BLU-RAY™:

Behind The Action—Legendary stunt coordinator Greg Powell, fight choreographer Olivier Schneider and tactical advisor Dan Hirst lead viewers through key action sequences involving dangerous driving stunts, heavy gun play and frenetic fight choreography.
Safe Harbor: Cape Town—A popular tourist destination, Cape Town is rapidly becoming one of the most-photographed cities in cinema. The creators of Safe House reveal the reasons they set this intense action thriller in Africa's multicultural hub.
Shooting the Safe House Attack—Every detail behind the creation of the film's epic initial attack is revealed in a featurette that includes interviews with Academy Award-winning production designer Brigitte Broch, plus the film's cast and crew. From the initial rehearsals to the final takes, director Daniel Espinosa and his spectacular stunt team combined artistry with tactical perfection for a chillingly realistic sequence.
UltraViolet™: The revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, store them in the cloud, and download and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smartphones. Currently available in the United States only.
Digital Copy: Viewers can redeem a digital version of the full-length movie from a choice of retail partners to watch on an array of electronic and portable devices.
U-Control:
Picture-in-Picture – featuring pre-visualization and storyboard comparisons of some the film's most exciting scenes.



hmmmm. was gonna blind-buy pre-order this but lack of commentary is making me gonna have to pass i think

[K i r a]

Saw this movie just a few days ago and was really impressed. Ryan Reynolds surprised me with a great performance, and the movie's pace was really fast, and another thing I liked was how it didn't make me go "why don't they just do this?" at scenes where there are viable options for escape.

[Show spoiler]The scene where they walk back from the locker, and Frost is handcuffed and Reynolds' character is holding him hostage, I was like, "Why doesn't he just play the victim and scream for help in a public place with security," and just 2 minutes later, he does just that.

I can appreciate when movies do those little things.

[gaeljet]

can someone please tell me if the dvd is zone free? thx

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by bam777

My unboxing of the Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlxX7JRmINs

I can see the chipped paint from here. Steelbook quality sucks.

Also....why you touch the underside of discs!@#$%

[crs]

Originally Posted by gaeljet

can someone please tell me if the dvd is zone free? thx

The Blu-ray disc is region free and the DVD is region 1.

[gaeljet]

+1 and thx for the info crs

[KimberleyWillard]

agree

[MoneyFromStrangers]

great movie

Denzel is bad ass i was sad we he

[Show spoiler]died

[Booker Dewitt]

It was an alright movie, thought the first act was the peak of the film. With the mix of Washington decimating and showing a straight up boring CIA job with Reynolds character was interesting. After that, it goes purely into the standard spy action/thriller territory.

[Rz_Samurai]

Anyone looking for one of these? Let me know

[Forever Knight]

Thinking about a blind buy.

[zoomddy]

I went to Best Buy tonight to pick up Blade and Falling Skies, and I noticed they had several of the exclusive Safe House steelbooks on the shelf. I asked an associate, and they received the shipment today.

So if you missed out, and are interested, your local BB may have received a few. YMMV.