Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		2.5
Overall		3.0

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman March 10, 2025

Note: This version of this film is available as part of the Den of Thieves: 2-Film Collection 4K, which as of the writing of this review is available as an exclusive from Lionsgate Limited.

Lionsgate's boutique e-tailer Lionsgate Limited has been offering releases for several months now, but there has been a rather widely variant approach to those releases in terms of packaging and/or swag as well as whether or not any given film has had a previous 4K release. So far Lionsgate Limited's releases have included everything from The Conversation 4K to a more recent array of Quentin Tarantino films, to last month's The Third Man 4K. This particular release is in its own way sui generis, at least within the confines of this still nascent marketing franchise, in that it offers SteelBook editions of the two Den of Thieves films in both 1080 and 4K UHD presentations (the SteelBooks are themselves enclosed in a vault like case with an L shaped cover that snaps closed). However, kind of interestingly if perhaps a little bafflingly, this release is the only way to see the first film in 4K as of the writing of this review, whereas the second film had a pretty recent (as of the writing of this review) "wide" 4K release in standard packaging. To answer a question frequently raised with a lot of Lionsgate 4K releases (not necessarily just those put out by Lionsgate Limited), the 1080 disc included in the first Den of Thieves SteelBook is a "legacy" disc.

As mentioned above, this film rather recently received a wide release in 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate. My Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray review offers my thoughts on the film, a list of supplements, and my reaction to the technical presentation. The disc in this package matches the wide release with the exception of Lionsgate Limited branding on the actual disc top.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked review.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked review.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked review. The SteelBook packaging emphasizes cool blue tones (the first film's SteelBook is awash in greens). A photorealistic-(ish?) illustration of Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in profile is on the front panel, while a kind of prismatic shattered glass approach offers several supporting characters on the rear panel. The inside panels offer a graphic representation of part of a map.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera suffices perfectly well as a veritable popcorn movie. It has little to offer in terms of compelling characters or even plotting, but Butler and Jackson Jr. are affable in what might be termed a low rent Mel Gibson and Danny Glover kind of way. Where this release excels is in its technical presentation, which is often quite striking both visually and aurally. Some appealing supplements and this version's handsome if minimalist SteelBook design may help to sweeten the pot for anyone interested in making a purchase.