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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
New York gangsters are pursuing Sue, so for her safety, Mick takes her back to Oz. When the gangsters follow them, Mick demonstrates his outback skills once more.
Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo, Steve RackmanComedy | 100% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (224 kbps)
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (224 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (224 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Note: "'Crocodile' Dundee II" is currently only available as part of a double feature two-pack with "'Crocodile' Dundee."
There's an unwritten rule of thumb in the world of movie sequels: top the first one by making the second a bigger, more involved version of the first.
Nobody
knows that better than James Cameron, whose sequels Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day are proof of the theory's validity. They're
two of the finest sequels ever made, arguably better than the originals, and they blend together precision filmmaking and focused storytelling with
audience-pleasing action. "Crocodile" Dundee II gets it half right. It's a significantly bigger film than its predecessor, but it's nowhere near as
good
and, more, almost nothing like the original. Aside from keeping the primary actors and building on their characters and their relationship from the
original, the sequel looks and feels completely different. That's not a death sentence -- the movie is somewhat fun at face value -- but it's a far cry
from the charming simplicity that made the first such a huge success.
Man of action.
"Crocodile" Dundee II arrives on Blu-ray with a good, though somewhat flawed and aged, 1080p transfer. Unlike the first film's Blu-ray transfer, this one's a little more evenly presented, lacking the smoother stretches and softer edges in favor of a sharper image. Grain is slightly spiky but consistent in texture. It helps establish a rather pleasing film-like surface and accentuate finer details around the frame. Paramount's transfer reveals with rather good attention to detail all of the clothing intricacies to be seen on Dundee's outback-style attire. City textures and earth terrains are also well defined. Colors are bold and bright, whether light blue police paint or lush green vegetation. Black levels are fine, and skin tones don't appear to betray natural shades. The transfer does contains quite a bit of wear and tear, showing a good bit of debris and light speckling throughout. Light noise and a few minor edge halos crop up from time to time as well. Overall, it's a good transfer, certainly not one on the cutting edge but a solid effort for something of a budget catalogue title release.
"Crocodile" Dundee II features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack, unlike its predecessor's 2.0-channel affair. Paramount's presentation is nothing extraordinary, but the added sense of space and somewhat heightened clarity help make the experience a bit more enjoyable. Musical delivery won't dazzle but it's solid enough, presenting decent spacing and clarity. Ambient sound effects, too, help define various environments, including a shopping mall, city exteriors, and Australian brush. The scene with Dundee and a man contemplating suicide in chapter four is a particularly good example of the track's ability to nicely immerse its audience into the world. Action sound effects are suitably strong, including several instances of gunfire. Dialogue plays evenly and clearly from the center. It's not a showstopper, but this soundtrack carries the nearly three-decades-old film nicely enough.
"Crocodile" Dundee II contains the following two supplements:
"Crocodile" Dundee II proves itself a serviceable time killer but never comes close to recapturing the magic found in the original. And that's a shame. Too much stone-faced action and too little feel-good humor and romance make this sequel one of the lesser follow-ups of the past several decades. It's a fair watch in a vacuum but fans of the original will likely be disappointed, particularly those who enjoyed the first for its light tone, charm, and emphasis on characterization and contrasts. Paramount's Blu-ray release of "Crocodile" Dundee II features good video, decent audio, and a couple of throwaway supplements. Rent it.
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