Johnny Englis Strikes Again Blu Ray Review

Johnny English Strikes Again

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Movie

Johnny English is dorsum! The man who doesn't know fearfulness, doesn't know danger, and doesn't know how to quit (mostly because he's a bumbling buffoon) is dorsum for a third become at the box part. It seems that Johnny English movies are few and far between, but actually one of the more than entertaining films from the crumbling comedian. Rowan Atkinson is a rubber faced comedian god, made famous for his work with John Cleese in Fawlty Towers, and the legendary Mr. Bean persona of his (which turned slapstick into an art class). All the same, the man hasn't had the greatest of luck in feature films exterior of the Johnny English globe (basically a British lampoon of James Bail), and information technology seems similar very 7 to 8 years the human comes dorsum for a new one. The commencement Johnny English language came out in 2003 to very niggling fanfare, merely was a rather hilarious romp for those of us who really went out and saw in. 8 years later in 2011 they made a 2d outing which actually didn't set fans hairs on fires, and after ANOTHER seven years, we finally get to meet the bumbling bail knockoff go a tertiary attempt. An attempt that is surprisingly funny and redeems itself from the mess that was 2011's Johnny English Reborn.

It seems that the earth has changed a lot since Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) retired and moved away from the world of espionage. He'due south teaching at a British boarding schoolhouse, while the rest of the globe has gone digital. Notwithstanding, his skills are chosen upon once more when a hole-and-corner hacker has hacked into the British intelligence databases and exposed every agile agent in the field. This means that Britain needs someone Not on the world'south radar to come out of retirement and save them from the digital threat. This means Johnny gets some other go at the globe of existence a super spy, even if it means that the earth may be completely terrified at the concept of Johnny English getting a gun and power once more.

Johnny's all set to get back into the saddle, only to notice out that the earth of spies has moved away from saddles, and into Ipads, health waivers, and safe signs on everything from a gun to a blow dryer. 1 of the biggest gags in the motion picture is watching Johnny roll his optics at all of the pansy prophylactic stuff that has been put on everything. Cars are now hybrids for gas mileage, guns are out of date, and everything requires a safety and health waiver to continue on. Stuff that an former timer like Johnny is nigh to take none of, and we get to lookout him walk all over these little irritants with giant clown shoes.

I got a chuckle out of having Olga Kurylenko come in to play the veritable "Bond Babe" variance in the film, specially due to the fact she WAS a Bail Baby in 2008's Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig. She adds nothing of real substance to the film, merely she fulfills the role of gorgeous Bond Baby with ease (and somehow looks more than gorgeous at 39 than she did at 29), allowing Rowan Atkinson to ham it upwards with ease. Rowan is a virtual god at being a rubber faced comedian, and his mode of wry physical humor is perfect for the outdated stereotype of the Bond like hero. He hams information technology up with glorious gusto and I establish myself laughing at his antics more than I was expecting to. He's a ane human wrecking crew, and while a few of the slapstick antics got a bit old (like the exo skeleton debacle), he's a fantastically funny watch and is EASILY the highlight of the flick.

Rating:

Rated PG for some action violence, rude humor, language and brief nudity

Video:

Filmed on Ruddy Epic Dragon digital cameras and and then transferred to a (presumably) 2K digital intermediate for dwelling video, Johnny English Strikes Again is a gorgeous looking bit of Blu-ray center candy. There's non a whole lot of color grading going on with the movie, and information technology leans towards a rather neutral expect with strong principal colors (the greens of the English grasses are striking), and tons of fine detail across the lath. You lot tin encounter everything from the creases on Rowan Atkinson'due south aging confront, to the little nuances and lines on clothing. The CGI is lower budget (every bit is expected for a Johnny English movie) and yous can see the creases and seams in some of the real life/CGI cross overs, but it's non wildly obvious in reality. The blacks are deep and inky and I only noticed one case of banding in the lower light shots to really give any credence to digital artifacting in the film. Overall, this is a lovely looking Blu-ray by all accounts.

Audio:

Universal in one case once more brings forth a gorgeously nuanced DTS:X rails that actually is much more powerful and immersive than I was expecting for a Johnny English language movie. The vocals are e'er precise and clean, and the front sound phase is active with the diverse fisticuffs (both intentional and accidental) that Johnny seems to always find himself in the middle of. The LFE aqueduct is deep and guttural, offer upwardly quite a flake of low end support for the gadgets and automobiles that Johnny is blasting about in, also as complimenting the James Bond (ish) inspired musical elements. The end explosion with the missile is the almost prominent and deeply felt, just in that location are numerous times in the movie where that mid and depression bass gets to come out and play. The DTS:X parts itself are a mixture of discrete and ambient elements, allowing helicopter blades to thud in from higher up, or the noises of Johnny flight headlong over the audience into the h2o to be pinpoint precise from to a higher place the listening position.

Extras:

• Audio Commentary with Managing director David Kerr
• The Comedy Genius of Rowan Atkinson - Fetaurette
• A Cast of Characters - Featurette
• The Johnny English Legacy - Featurette
• Virtual Reality Johnny English Style
• The Gadgets
• The Cars
• Locations and Design

Terminal Score: ​

As I said in a higher place, I really like the Johnny English films. They're a cheeky British take on lampooning the James Bond films, and Rowan Atkinson is the king of condom faced comedy (at least since Don Knotts and Jim Carrey have faded from the limelight) to practice and so. Strikes Again is some other romp for the accidental spy, and it's a fun one at that. It doesn't get besides much into the slapstick, but uses simply enough slapstick combined with wry British sight gags (ala Fawlty Towers) to garner a chuckle, and there's more than enough chuckles to get around. This is non what I would call an intelligent comedy, but a fun lampoon that'south more than entertaining if you're Rowan Atkinson fan. The audio and video are spectacular and the disc contains a shocking corporeality of special features for a new release (it seems that more and more new releases are going minimalist with the corporeality of extras), making it a recommended film past yours truly.

Technical Specifications:

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Jake Lacy, Emma Thompson, Kendra Mei, Alfie Kennedy, Noah Spiers
Directed by: David Kerr
Written by: William Davies
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 AVC
Audio: English: DTS:X (DTS-HD MA 7.ane Core), French, Spanish DTS 5.ane
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Castilian
Studio: Universal
Rated: PG
Runtime: 88 Minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: January 22nd, 2019

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