Mean Machine (US)
Inside for 3 years, outside for 90 minutes
Certificate: R
Running Time: 99 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
From the producer of Snatch comes this rousing, rough-and-tumble story that shows spirit and heart can exist in the most unlikely places… and in the most unlikely men.
Ex-soccer star Danny Meehan (Vinnie Jones) was sitting on top of the world… until a sports fixing scam ruined his career and an assault charge landed him jail. When the prison`s soccer-crazed warden (David Hemmings) asks Danny to coach the guard`s soccer team, Danny counters with another idea: a match between the guards and the convicts. For the inmates, it`s the dream of a lifetime: a dirty no-holds barred chance to face the malicious guards. But first, Danny must turn a group of murderers, thieves and madmen into something unthinkable: a team. Based on the film classic The Longest Yard, Mean Machine scores with its lineup of gritty action, colorful characters and hilarious comedy.
Special Features:
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Barry Skolnick
Written By:
Andrew Day
Chris Baker
Charlie Fletcher
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Starring:
Vas Blackwood
Ralph Brown
David Hemmings
David Kelly
Vinnie Jones
Casting By:
Gary Davy
Soundtrack By:
John Murphy
Jeff Cardoni
Director of Photography:
Alex Barber
Editor:
Dayn Williams
Eddie Hamilton
Costume Designer:
Stephanie Collie
Production Designer:
Russell De Rosario
Producer:
Guy Ritchie
Georgia Masters
Adam Bohling
Executive Producer:
Matthew Vaughn
Albert S. Ruddy
Cynthia Pett-Dante
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Jones gives yet another brilliant performance as an ex-soccer star who got himself in jail.
The video transfer is average. There are a few compression signs and the picture could`ve been a bit clearer.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are used occasionally and the dialogs are well centered and understandable (despite the various heavy accents).
The menus are still and silent.
There are no extras on the disk at all.
The disk includes 2 versions of the movie, with the "local" one being about a minute longer than the R-rated one.
Bottom line - a nice little movie, but, alas, not a good disk.