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Rating: 3.5/5

Review: "Machete DVD review"

Machete is a bloody entertaining movie. Not sure whether this kind of things happen in Mexico but this manages to be a fun and entertaining ride without anything to be taken seriously. There is blood and there is nudity but no actual sex. The pace is decent with some short action scenes slotted in between. I am fine with the bloody action scenes but the climax is disappointing; the showdown between Danny and Steven. Some jiggling of the swords and one dies.

DVD special features- 2/5

There are only two features. One is the deleted scenes (11 minutes) is not bad. There is an extra story plot about Jessica Alba's character's twin sister. And the rest is something extra. The audience track is actually nothing much. I felt that the track is cheering at random scenes other than the killing scenes. When Machete kills some one in an extreme way, the "audience" cheer. Basically, it is useless. It is not even a laughing track. The "audience" cheer during the opening and ending credits. How lame. There are trailers (10 minutes) for upcoming DVDs and movies like Priest.


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Rating: 3.4/5

Review: "Faster Blu-ray DVD review"

The Rock is back in the action genre. Unfortunately, this movie can't be classified as an action movie because it actually contains little action. It is a disappointment in the action department but as a thriller, it is fine. The two shootouts are less than a minute of trading blows. The two car chases fare slightly better but still can be better than that. And that's it. Story wise is okay, it is a straight-forward revenge movie with a twist in the end.

DVD special features- 3/5

There is an alternative ending (12 minutes) which includes an action-packed climax and involves a death. The director explains that the audience want both characters to live and therefore has to change the sad ending. There are deleted scenes (11 minutes) which are background stories for the characters. A featurette on the making of the movie (12 minutes) which involve the cast and crew discussing about the roles and story. The last featurette is on the cars and guns in the movie (11 minutes). The director explains each character's choice of his the weapon/gun.

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