Congratulations on joining the Death Race, where Terminal convicts get a chance to race for their very lives! If you can win (and survive) 5 races then you win your freedom. Don’t worry, you won’t be driving a regular race-car. You get to drive totally tricked out cars complete with bullet-proof windows, machine guns, napalm, spikes, and more! Oh and if you decide to compete in the Death Race you get your very own extremely hot navigator from a Women’s Prison! She will help you make your way through the course and avoid the other racers. Good luck!
Now you too can join in the excitement that is Death Race because it is available on Blu-ray and DVD! This movie was brought to you from the team of Director Paul W.S. Anderson and Producer Jeremy Bolt that made the 90’s thriller Event Horizon.
Jensen Ames (as played by Jason Statham) was just a hardworking guy trying to make a living when his wife was brutally murdered and he was blamed. After being incarcerated at Terminal Island, Jensen makes a deal with the corrupt Warden Hennessey (played by Joan Allen) and agrees to join the Death Race. Now, under the guise of the deceased racer known as Frankenstein, he must work with a team of inmates to win his freedom. He must also fight against the original Frankenstein’s murder, the intimidating Machine Gun Joe (played by Tyrese Gibson).
Special Features
-“Start Your Engines: Making A Death Race”- Making of Featurette which also includes looks at pre and post production as well as casting.
-“Behind the Wheel: Dissecting the Stunts”- Watch how Paul W.S. Anderson and the stunts crew pulled off the detailed stunts in the film
-“Feature Commentary” from Director Paul W.S. Anderson and Producer Jeremy Bolt (this feature is only on the Unrated Version)
-The Blu-ray release includes both the Theatrical and Unrated cuts of the movie. The Unrated version has 6 minutes of additional footage interspersed throughout the film.
Additional Blu-ray exclusive features include:
-“My Movie Commentary”- Using BD-Live you can create your own play by play video and enter into the world of Death Race Sportscasting!
-“My Chat”- Chat live with your friends while watching the movie on a internet-connected Blu-ray player
-“Tech Specs” – Using the U-Control features on your Blu-ray player you can pull up information on characters, cars and races
-“Picture-In-Picture” – Access cast and crew interviews and behind the scenes footage while the movie is playing
-Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-The Blu-ray release also includes a free digital copy of the film for your Ipod.
Overall
Death Race is a perfect example of what qualifies as a “B” movie. It may not have the best story, but it definitely had a lot of hot women, cool cars, and lots of explosions. What more could you want? The special features are cool and allow you to further explore the world of the movie. Jason Statham is fun to watch as Jensen Ames (a role that was originally slated for Tom Cruise) and Natalie Martinez is enjoyable to watch as Frankenstein’s navigator, Elizabeth Case.
ComicsOnline gives Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race 4.5 out of 5 tricked out cars. 
