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Product Information
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Shoot Em Up (Blu-ray)
 
"No Name, No Past, Nothing to Lose."
 
 
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format)
 
A gritty, fast-paced action thriller, Shoot 'Em Up kicks into high gear with a memorable opening scene and never relents. Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Paul Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city. Shoot 'Em Up was written and directed by Michael Davis (Monster Man).
 
"A trigger happy full frontal assault."  Pete Hammond, Maxim
"...belongs to the same questionable new category of exploitation film as "Smokin' Aces" and "Domino"..."  Peter Debruge, Variety
"See Shoot 'Em Up for the affectionate sendup it is, and you won't be able to wipe the grin off your face."  Rolling Stone
"...a deliriously over-the-top exercise in pulp filmmaking...the most satisfying, ultra-stylized action flick since Sin City..."  Tim Knight, Reel.com
"A bold, brash blast of a movie...Davis' script has a wicked glint in its eye..."  Total Film

 


Editor's Note

For an action film, boasting a body count higher than its IQ isn't always a bad thing. In director and screenwriter Michael Davis's stylish SHOOT ?EM UP, inventive set pieces, and tongue-in-cheek humor make for fun, fast entertainment. Clive Owen (CHILDREN OF MEN) plays Smith, a man who is minding his own business and chomping on carrots when he is forced to try to save a pregnant woman in trouble. After she is killed, he takes charge, keeping her newborn child safe from a snarling villain (Paul Giamatti, THE ILLUSIONIST). Aided by a prostitute (Monica Belluci, THE BROTHERS GRIMM), Smith shoots his way through the big city as he cradles the baby in his arms.

Davis hails from the same school of thought as fellow directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Like those filmmakers, Davis doesn't take the medium too seriously, as he pays homage to action classics and peppers the film with playful dialogue and set pieces. This film might not be the standard choice for an Oscar-nominated actor such as Giamatti, but he's clearly enjoying his role as the bad guy, and it's just as much fun for the audience. With SHOOT ?EM UP, Davis has crafted a movie full of jaw-dropping action sequences sure to please fans of high-energy films from directors such as John Woo.

 

Features
Audio: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio
Deleted Scenes With Audio Commentary From Director & Writer Michael Davis
Documentary: Ballet Of Bullets - Making Shoot 'Em Up
Feature Length Audio Commentary From Director & Writer Michael Davis
Interactive Menus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Picture-In-Picture Option Allowing Viewers To Watch Behind-The-Scenes Footage & On-Screen Commentary Concurrently With The Running Feature
Scene Animatics With Audio Commentary From Director & Writer Michael Davis
Scene Selection
Special Sneak Peeks & Trailers
Subtitles: English, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound
 
Entertainment Reviews
Shoot 'Em Up - DVD Review
By: Paul Brenner - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews
Published on: 12/22/2007 12:57 AM
Presenting the recipe for a Shoot 'Em Up cocktail: Mix together a shot each of John Woo, Chuck Jones, and Run Lola Run, a dash of Sergio Leone and the Coen Brothers, add a twist of John Cassavetes' Gloria, shake vigorously and pour. Michael Davis' Shoot 'Em Up is a giddy, deranged, pumped-up theme park ride in Bullet Land where the bullets fly like rain, bodies drop like hail, and carrots are used as lethal weapons. Shoot 'Em Up grabs you by the throat, commands you to have fun and wills you not take anything that follows seriously enough to worry about....read the full review
Shoot 'Em Up - DVD Review
By: Franck Tabouring - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews
Published on: 1/5/2008 7:37 PM
Given the striking diversity of every of those unique action scenes, it's practically impossible to decide on which battle in the flick is the sharpest and most wicked. Sure, the level of implausibility dramatically rises as the running time nears its end, but every shootout is unique in itself, thus making it a lot harder for any lunatic filmmaker to top Shoot 'Em Up in the near future. ...read the full review

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 12/31/2007
Running Time: 86 minutes
Original Release Date: 2007
Catalog ID: 1000035484
UPC: 00794043112492
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Widescreen  2.35:1

 
Cast & Crew
Clive Owen
Monica Bellucci
Paul Giamatti
Stephen McHattie
Don Murphy - Producer
Jeff Katz - Executive Producer
Michael Davis - Director
Michael Davis - Writer
Patrick Banister - Art Director
Paul Haslinger - Original Music By
Peter Amundson - Editor
Peter Pau - Cinematographer

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