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Crank: High Voltage

A movie released April 17, 2009

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A shocking day at the races

Jun 1, 2009

by arichards

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Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):

1. Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) gets the short end of the stick in a one-sided body part trade, after falling from a helicopter at the end of the first movie.
2. He escapes when he learns which part is next up on the list.
3. The battery for his Chinese-implanted artificial heart has to be charged frequently, by any means possible.
4. "Any means" in this case involves a lot of gratuitous violence, public exhibitionism, corny humor, a crazy hooker, a gay man with Tourette's Syndrome and even a couple of dream sequences.
5. This is a movie only a guy could love.

This one totally failed for me, but I can see why it would appeal to some audiences. Too bizarre and cranked up for my taste, but to each his own.

Amanda Richards, May 31, 2009

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angelodignacio June 02, 2009

Poor Amanda, looks like all the movies you've seen recently have been luke warm in terms of their spot on the rating scale. Hopefully you'll come across some better ones...how are you doing?

arichards June 07, 2009

I'm good - pretty busy with my photography these days. It's my new hobby. Have a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36468821@N02/

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review by ryguy4738. November 22, 2010

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Run like the wind some more, Statham.

*** out of **** If you liked "Crank", then here's some good news: they made a sequel. But if you were one of those many critical grouches that didn't like "Crank", then they've made another sequel that's bound to piss you off. Luckily, I liked the first "Crank" and on the contrary, I liked "Crank: High Voltage" even more. "High Voltage" isn't much better than the first film, although it does have a few more crazy-ass tricks up its sleeve. I can't really say it differs much … more

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Quick Tip by ajoxley. July 22, 2010

A Quick Tip by ajoxley

Crank was a great movie, nonstop action.. I think Jason Statham was the perfect actor for this.. !

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Amanda Richards (arichards)
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I write reviews for a hobby. Most of my reviews are short and to the point, on account of my short attention span. I try to make my reviews both informative and entertaining, and sometimes I succeed. … more