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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