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Posted by Allan Ford 19 April, 2009 Crank 2: High Voltage is the freak show act at a carnival. It’s so over-the-top that the phrase ceases to have meaning in this context. It’s a bizarre concoction of testosterone, adrenaline, and psychedelics. It seeks not only to top its predecessor, Crank, but to outdo itself at every turn. The problem with all of this is not a lack of entertainment value but the sense of no longer watching a movie. There aren’t any characters and there isn’t a plot. It’s an arcade video game (as is explicitly suggested by the opening credits) run amok, a ... Read Full Story

I think it's safe to say that-- given the overwhelming number of diverse classics from which readers selected in pinpointing Billy Wilder's "masterpiece"-- there was no limit to what Wilder could do as a filmmaker. But how did he do manage to make such a wonderful body of work which topped every single genre. Was it magic? An undeniable gift for creativity? The constant drive to challenge himself from one "picture" to the next? Perhaps it's all of the above but before we get into the results, here's a little something from Mr. Billy Wilder himself that perhaps gives us a small insight into ... Read Full Story

With its combination of fourth-wall-shattering onscreen graphics, self-conscious art direction and camera moves, ADHD editing, incongruous song choices (lowriders blast Little Anthony and the Imperials’ “Tears on My Pillow” on their car stereo, for instance), pneumatic nudity and outrageous ultra-violence, “Crank: High Voltage” is, in its own unique way, pure cinema. Imagine a gonzo collaboration between Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Bay and Tex Avery on a weekend meth binge, and you begin to get an idea of what writer-directors Mark Neveldine and Brad Taylor have up their sleeves. Jason Statham returns as hit man Chev Chelios, a.k.a. the lad who would not die; Statham is ... Read Full Story

Jason Statham is back as hitman, Chev Chelios, but this time he takes huge fall from a very,very high place. A whole bunch of Asian dudes take him to a private hospital, and take his heart out so they can transplant it into some old Asian guy. They give Chev a fake inferior artificial heart that runs on a four or five bar battery pack. Then when that goes out, it has a one hour internal backup battery. After that, it’s lights out for Chev. But I gotta tell you he makes the most out of this little fake heart because there’s another option. ... Read Full Story

Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the guys behind the Crank movie series, have been interviewed by Collider and they’ve hinted at a third Crank movie, even stating that they’re thinking about going 3D with Crank 3 ! More information at: Crank 3 Movie Trailer Crank 3 or Crank 3D, whatever the title, I bet Jason Statham will be back as hitman Chev Chelios in this movie sequel to Crank High Voltage: so much fun for him in those movies! Amy Smart who plays the role of Chev Chelios’ wife should be back too, she talked about Crank 3 to Io9: “I know definitely ... Read Full Story