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The film is presented in the original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio and in 1080p high definition and looks as pin-sharp as you’d expect, with many locations deliciously colourful as previously stated. There really is nothing to complain about, here.
The sound is in DTS HD 5.1 and as it’s an action film, there’s a lot of gunfire along with a few explosions. And in the case of the former, there’s a fair few split-surround moments. It delivers a very pleasing aural soundscape. The film is mostly in English with occasional Russian language, but anything pertinent is subtitled onscreen, often in a rather cool way.
The extras are as follows:
- Don’t F*#% With John Wick (15:17): Yes, that’s precisely how it’s titled in the extras in this behind the scenes piece which begins showing how Keanu Reeves did solid training for four months, including driving, so I guess it really was him throwing that fancy car around, early on. Well, he did a bit of it, not al. There’s plenty of cast and crew members enthusing about working with him.
There’s also “gun fu”, mixing kung fu and Judo with guns. A *lot* of people die in this film.
- Destiny of a Collective (6:20): A brief look at the work of Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, and how it led to making John Wick.
- The Assassin’s Code (5:17): Going into John Wick’s underworld, where everything takes place in the real world, but is so different. There’s also a description, of sorts, for the gold coins, but I won’t spoil that here.
- The Red Circle (6:28): A featurette on the club in the film.
- NYC Noir (6:01): Giving the film a dark feel, like a noir movie.
- Audio commentary: from producer-director duo Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.
Warner’s menu system is an odd one, since it features just a static shot of Keanu as John Wick, but the individual menus are very quick to navigate and pleasing to use as the options slide across, such as the elements of the extras menu. Other distributors could do worse than have a look. However, it would be nice to have a menu with some movement and music in there. Then again, you know when you’re watching a menu and the same clip is going round and round and round and round and round and round? Well, on the plus side, we don’t get that.
Sadly, when it comes to chapters, there’s just 12 over the 101-minute running time. The recent Cake had 32! Hey! Warner! Where’s the chapters?!
John Wick is out now on Blu-ray and DVD, and click on the packshot for the full-sized version.
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FILM CONTENT PICTURE QUALITY SOUND QUALITY EXTRAS |
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Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 101 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Cat.no.: 5000201456
Year: 2014
Released: September 21st 2015
Chapters: 16
Picture: 1080p High Definition
Sound: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Widescreen: 2.35:1 (ARRIRAW (2.8K) and Anamorphic Hawk Scope)
Disc Format: BD50
Directors: Chad Stahelski and David Leitch
Producers: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch, Basil Iwanyk and Eva Longoria
Screenplay: Derek Kolstad
Music: Tyler Bates and Joel J Richard
Cast:
John Wick: Keanu Reeves
Viggo Tarasov: Michael Nyqvist
Iosef Tarasov: Alfie Allen
Marcus: Willem Dafoe
Avi: Dean Winters
Ms. Perkins: Adrianne Palicki
Gregori: Omer Barnea
Victor: Toby Leonard Moore
Kirill: Daniel Bernhardt
Helen: Bridget Moynahan
Aurelio: John Leguizamo
Winston: Ian McShane
Addy: Bridget Regan
Hotel Manager/Charon: Lance Reddick
Kuzma: Keith Jardine
Nicholai: Tait Fletcher
Ivan: Kazimieras Tauginas
Alexander: Alexander Frekey
Jimmy: Thomas Sadoski
Continental Doctor: Randall Duk Kim
Charlie: David Patrick Kelly
Harry: Clarke Peters
Francis: Kevin Nash
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