District B13 [HD DVD]
For eye-popping kinetic thrills, District B13 tops the class. In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris have been walled in and left to rot. When a neutron bomb gets stolen by a criminal kingpin in seedy District B13, Damien--a cop who specializes in deep cover assignments (Cyril Raffaelli, a stuntman turned actor)--has to team up with Leito (David Belle), who grew up in the district and has his own reason for going back: the kingpin kidnapped his sister (tough yet adorable gamine Dany Verissimo). The plot takes a few preposterous turns, but it's beside the point--every turn serves only to maintain the relentless flow of sheer physical prowess. Belle is one of the inventors of a sport called parkour, which treats a city's architecture like an obstacle course; while running from gun-toting thugs, Leito leaps, bounds, and scrambles up and down buildings with astonishing grace. The fight sequences are just as down-to-earth yet over-the-top as Damien whirls, kicks, and crunches through armies of bad guys. Just as important is the tongue-in-cheek tone that never turns smirky; the movie doesn't take itself seriously, but doesn't mock itself or its basic cinematic pleasures. Anyone looking for a break from the overbearing CGI and self-important pomp of Hollywood action movies should watch District B13. --Bret Fetzer more
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ProductReviews82/100 (70 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-22-2008
- District B13 - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, CAspect ratio: 2.35:1MPEG-2 BD-25Running time: 1:24:34Movie size: 19,32 GBDisc size: 23,79 GBTotal bit rate: 30.46 MbpsAverage video bit rate: 20.99 MbpsDTS-HD Audio English 3018...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-11-2008
- France VS. Hong Kong In The Action Film Market...
Over the past decade the Hong Kong/Asian Pulp film market has been edged out by the French studios, especially by Gaumont and the Luc Besson producers. The CRIMSON RIVERS series, and now DISTRICT B-13 being two striking examples of...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-24-2008
- Great movie. Not much else on the disc.
I love this movie. Best action scenes ever caught on film. If you don't have this movie, pick this one up on Blu-Ray.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-11-2008
- Style over substance
District B13 is a region of Paris so dangerous that the authorities decided to build a wall around it in order to segregate the "scum" from the rest of the city. However, not everyone in the district is a criminal. Leito (David Belle)...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-11-2008
- France VS. Hong Kong In The Action Film Market...
Over the past decade the Hong Kong/Asian Pulp film market has been edged out by the French studios, especially by Gaumont and the Luc Besson producers. The CRIMSON RIVERS series, and now DISTRICT B-13 being two striking examples of...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-22-2008
- District B13 - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, CAspect ratio: 2.35:1MPEG-2 BD-25Running time: 1:24:34Movie size: 19,32 GBDisc size: 23,79 GBTotal bit rate: 30.46 MbpsAverage video bit rate: 20.99 MbpsDTS-HD Audio English 3018...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-04-2008
- OVER HYPED + AMATEURISH ACTING + BELOW-PAR PLOT = Not worth buying.
I rented this movie after reading many praises for the stunts. It's called "parkour". It's a kind of free style jumping over any obstacles such as walls, fences, stones, etc. Yes, they look good but after 30 minutes of seeing the same...
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