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Angel Has Fallen: Steelbook Edition
Movie:![3 Stars :3stars: :3stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/3_stars.png)
4K Video:![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Video:![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Audio:![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Extras:![2.5 Stars :2.5stars: :2.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2.5_stars.png)
Final Score:![3.5 Stars :3.5stars: :3.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/3.5_stars.png)
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Movie:
![3 Stars :3stars: :3stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/3_stars.png)
4K Video:
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Video:
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Audio:
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Extras:
![2.5 Stars :2.5stars: :2.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2.5_stars.png)
Final Score:
![3.5 Stars :3.5stars: :3.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/3.5_stars.png)
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I’m going to admit, I kind like the “Has Fallen” franchise for the six years when they were pumping them out. 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen acted as a sort of reinvigorating of Gerard Butler’s career as it competed with White House Down for “best Die Hard Clone of 2013”. It was silly, goofy, filled with sarcastic one liners, and lots of brutal action. Gerard played the tough guy role well enough, and I have embarrassingly probably watched Olympus at least 10 times in the last decade (though I’ve almost watched White House Down as many times as well). London Has Fallen was an OK film, but it suffered much the same fate as Ocean’s 12. It was in a different country, with different stakes, and really felt more like an offshoot to the original film rather than a sequel to the secret service super duper commando that is Gerard Butler’s Mike Banning. However, Angel Has Fallen goes back to the roots, with Banning having to protect the President’s life one more time, albeit with a bit of a twist.
After getting back into the Secret Service after the events of the first film, Agent Mike Banning is at the top of his career arc. He’s just about to be handed the job of Secret Service Director, but Mike has a few demons he’s struggling with. He’s got some physical ailments and an addiction to pain pills that he’s trying to keep secret from everyone around him, so when the leader of a paramilitary organization under contract with the U.S. government decides to go rogue and assassinate President Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) he’s left as the primary suspect. Now, on the road and trying to clear his name, Mike has to meet up with his estranged father (Nick Nolte) and figure out a way to get to his old buddy who is spearheading the coup (played by Danny Huston) and put him six feet under before the FBI and the rest of the Secret Service hunt him down first.
The highlight of the film is actually Nick Nolte’s action scene, with Nick chewing up the scenery with his growling gravely voice, while lighting things on fire and setting off more explosive charges than the Unibomber. But, at the end of the day, Angel Has Fallen is a pretty fun mindless popcorn film. I’m easily amused with action flicks, but I’m also one of those guys who isn’t into all the DTV sequels with no good choreography and STUPID low budget either. While Angel Has Fallen may not exactly be Die Hard 3, but it’s a solid enough 3rd entry into the Has Fallen franchise if you want something big, dumb, fun, and stupid.
Rating:
Rated R for violence and language throughout.
4K Video:
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Audio:
![4.5 Stars :4.5stars: :4.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/4.5_stars.png)
Extras:
![2.5 Stars :2.5stars: :2.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2.5_stars.png)
• Someone to Watch Over Me: New Blood
• Call All Angels: Casting
• True Faith: Authenticity
• Fights For You: Stunts and Action
• Earth Angel: Recreating DC
• Angel Declassified
Final Score:
![3.5 Stars :3.5stars: :3.5stars:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/3.5_stars.png)
Being that Angel Has Fallen released a little less than 5 years ago there’s not much to add as a summary, but I still enjoy it as a mindless popcorn film (minus Jada Pinkett-Smith, who is about as likable in her roll as…..well….real life Jada Pinkett-Smith). Being that Best Buy lost the contract for Lionsgate Steelbooks, this particular steelbook can only be found at Walmart, and is actually pretty snazzy for a steelbook. The cover art is a muted and tamped down color palette that looks clean and clutter free (artistically speak) and the discs even have new silk screening on them. My only “complaint” is the over lapping disc structure that most steelbooks use (I much prefer the “one on one side of the case, the other on the other side”), but that’s merely nitpicking cuz I’m an retentive collector. People who already have the 4K UHD won’t really NEED to upgrade as the discs are identical, UNLESS they’re into steelbook collecting. Otherwise, fun popcorn watch for those who want to grab this.
Technical Specifications:
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Huston, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Written by: Robert Mark Kamen, Matt Cook, Ric Roman Waugh
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 HEVC
Audio: English: Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Core), French, Spanish DD 5.1, English DD 2.0 DVS
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Studio: Lionsgate
Rated: R
Runtime: 121 Minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: July 2nd, 2024
Recommendation: Fun Watch