Being a movie collector is lots of fun. You go to the store or the online site and shop for hours looking for deals on your favorite movies. But, a problem for me is I go to secondhand stores and will sometimes buy movies that maybe I wasn’t crazy about when I saw them but now it’s only $6, so I figure “Why not?” Or, I buy a movie I’ve seen and I forget to watch it.
I have mentioned before that my wife is supportive of my collecting, but she also gets annoyed because I buy movies and they sit on my shelf, never seeing the inside of my blu-ray player.
At first, I told my wife “I’ve watched most of them!” But recently I decided to separate the films that I have not watched. And darn it, my wife is right!
So, I took all those discs and placed them on the bottom of my shelf. My movies are organized alphabetically, so I thought for fun I would mix them up, place them back on the bottom of the shelf and watch whatever movie is next.
I will review the discs as it will help keep me focused on completing my task of finally being able to tell my wife, “I have watched them all!”
Welcome to Blu-Buried!
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is the best bodyguard in the world. He always protects his clients. That is until one of his clients is assassinated.
Bryce is now no longer a “AAA” rated bodyguard, but struggling with the fact that one of his clients was killed. Bryce’s ex-girlfriend Amelia Roussel (Elodie Yung), is ambushed while trying to protect the world’s best hitman, Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) and asks Bryce for help. At first Bryce refuses but he also sees this as an opportunity to regain his “AAA” status. Bryce relectently decides to help Amelia by protecting Kincaid.
All Bryce and Kincaid have to do is not kill each other before Kincaid is scheduled to testify against a war criminal, Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman).
I wasn’t expecting much from The Hitman’s Bodyguard. That is perhaps the reason I really enjoyed it. The action is fun, and it’s a blast to watch a rated R buddy comedy movie. The violence is fast and so too are the insults that Reynolds and Jackson hurl at each other. This makes The Hitman’s Bodyguard fun and exciting. The plot is a little ho-hum as it never really elevates the material, but again the actors make it a fun ride.
The action is top notch. The hand to hand fight that takes place between Reynolds and a no name Russian bad guy is a real highlight.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a fun and breezy comedy-action film that delivers what you expect. Watch the film with that attitude and I guarantee you will be entertained.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard video presentation really hits the mark. Colors are vibrant, skin tones are natural and the world is detailed. This is a sharp looking blu-ray. The lightning in the film does the blu-ray a lot of favors by sticking mostly to natural lighting that isn’t heavily altered (I think) in post-production.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard snipes your sound system with an impressive sound mix. Everything sounds incredible. Explosions, gun fire, dialogue all come through crystal clear. Turn this film up, it will give your system a nice workout.
At first glance it seems the blu-ray for The Hitman’s Bodyguard has a nice set of features. But upon inspection they are pretty ho-hum, but worth your time.
Commentary with director Patrick Hughes is a nice, fun track.
Deleted Scenes: These are ok and probably best that they were deleted.
Outtakes: This is a decent extra, I actually did laugh a few times.
Alternate Scenes: Meh.
Extended Scenes: Not needed in the movie and the scenes benefitted from the trim.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard: A Love Story: A fun somewhat short EPK. Nothing revelatory but good interviews.
Hitman vs. Bodyguard: Reynolds and Jackson talk about their characters.
Dangerous Women: A disappointingly short feature about the women in the film. I wish it was longer because the interviews are pretty good.
Big Action in a Big World: Another short EPK about the action in the film.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard was more fun then I was expecting. A breezy, funny buddy action comedy that is a perfect afternoon action film.
Film: B
Video: A
Audio: A
Extras: C+
Overall: B