5.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
An in-name-only, direct-to-video sequel to 1995's blockbuster thriller The Net, The Net 2.0 begins with a new character - a stunning computer tech named Hope Cassidy - who travels to Istanbul, where she plans to take a new job. Yet Hope soon finds herself pursued by dozens of unsavory characters and underhanded types, who threaten to "erase" her identity by wielding the power of the internet's dark side.
Starring: Nikki Deloach, Demet Akbag, Neil Hopkins, Charles Winkler, Keegan Connor TracyDrama | 100% |
Thriller | 80% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 1.0 | |
Audio | 2.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
This Mill Creek Blu-ray release of the terrible 2006 cyber thriller 'The Net 2.0' is currently available in a two-pack with its predecessor-in-name-only, 'The Net.' The Blu-ray presentation is as bad as the movie: there are no extras, the video quality looks like a DVD at best, and the lossless soundtrack is no great shakes.
Mill Creek brings The Net 2.0 to Blu-ray for its not-long-awaited debut with a miserable 1080p transfer. Right from the Sony logo the image looks awful. Compression artifacts abound and the logo is soft, dull, and devoid of even basic vibrancy, never mind the visual acumen from real Sony discs. This is, like Mill Creek's The Net, with which this film shares a disc, is a poor image, defined by heavy compression artifacts, bland colors, and flat detail. IMDB doesn't state whether this was shot on film or on video, and it really doesn't matter considering how crummy the movie looks, anyway. The compression artifacts mentioned above are more than an eyesore. They're picture-destroying irregularities that leave not just backgrounds, but often human faces, appearing on the verge of digital collapse. It's just awful. There are no fine textures to be found. Everything is bland, boring, and visually unappealing. Colors are poor, too. There's no depth, no brilliance, and even the most would-be intense reds and natural greens struggle to offer both boldness and tonal nuance. Skin tones are pasty and ugly and black levels are murky and unprofessional. This is one terrible looking Blu-ray; it doesn't help that the movie's innate aesthetics are horrible to boot, and add in a horrid picture quality and this one is tough to watch.
Mill Creek casts The Net 2.0 onto Bu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless soundtrack. This is the presentation's "highlight" by default; with a lousy movie, terrible picture quality, and no extras it more or less stands out for not being completely terrible. The track is fine, in general, certainly lacking serious stage presence, depth, or atmospheric nuance, but essentials like musical fidelity and front-end spacing are OK. Atmosphere is not at all rich but the track does a serviceable job of plopping various city exteriors into the stage to offer a crude sonic recreation. A few of the more "robust" effects fail to offer superior definition, distinction, or dominance but do convey enough of the essentials to satisfy base requirements. Dialogue is at lest clear enough and images well to the center. This is a pedestrian track at best.
No supplements are included.
It's bad enough that The Net 2.0 is a poor movie trying its best to masquerade as something edgy and purposeful, but add in this terrible Blu-ray presentation and there's virtually no reason to watch. It's a miserable experience start to finish in every way, one of the true slogs and an easy candidate for worst release of 2021. Skip it.
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