Death Wish 5 [DVD] [1994] [US Import] [NTSC]

Arrived in swift time. Bought initially to rewatch on blu ray format as ive relisged the death wish series with some twists and turns.breathtaking sound affects. Charkes bronson thrives the role of infamous paul kersey pushed beyond limits by society permented via lawlessness. Dont make films like this manner anymore. sets out on going back to his old methods as thug wasting fiancee is tormented.menaced by mobsters but kersey decides enough is enough and comes to the fire in inficting pay back on the gang in a planned way.improved sound and audio

I LIKE THIS FILM BUT THE VIDGALANTY HAS MORE MAD LUCK WHEN IS WOMAN IS FACIALY DISFIGARED THEN SHOT . EVERTIME HE MEETS SOMEONE HE LOVES THEY ARE KILLED - NO WONDER HE SWEEPS THE STREETS CLEAN OF THE FILTH . THIS TIME HE TAKES ON HIS GIRLFRIENDS X HUSBAND AND HIS CRONIES .LOOK OUT FOR THE ACID BATH SEQUENCE AT THE END OF THE FILM ! LUVLY !

brill film the 5th and final one from Mr Charles Bronson simply superb buy it now!

good old film

great

Death Wish V: The Face of Death is a hard movie to describe. It's easily the best Part 5 I've ever seen, beating out such stiff competition as The Dead Pool, Rocky V, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Zombie 5: The Killing Birds (does that count?), A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Diary of the Dead...you name it, this is better, for what it's worth. (If "The Empire Strikes Back" really counts as a Part 5 and not a Part 2, well...). It might be a bit too overdone for some fans, a bit too brightly-coloured, early 90s, a bit too serious for this late in the game, but it really is a very good effort and the best end to the series one could hope for (except the final teaser ending), nicely balancing the elements of all of the previous films, with a serious, plot driven first half and a slightly less serious last half, with grim wisecracks and murder set pieces.While not exactly a direct sequel, the film does take it's cues from Death Wish 4 in a number of ways: Kersey tackles organised crime again, he uses gadgets and ingenuity more than brute strength or a gun, plot makes a return. Even plotwise, Kersey is now in the Witness Protection Programme after the events of Part 4. I guess the police still doesn't want to make a martyr out of him with a trial, but knew the organised crime elements in LA would put a whack on him sooner or later. Even the subtitle "The Face of Death" is a Death Wish 4 reference - in his dream, Paul calls himself "death". Continuity is further maintained with Kersey's predilection for dark blue leather jackets, as shown in Death Wish 3 and 4.Direction is really good, possibly the best in the series, at least after part 1. I don't agree with Paul Talbot, author of  Bronsonýs Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films  that this is the best of the sequels, in fact I'd probably put it last or on par with Part 2, but I can definetely see the appeal, in many ways it's the odd one out. Bronson gives a really committed performance, moreso than even Part 4, nearly up to the standards of the first film. Other familiar faces include Michael Parks (Jean Renault from Twin Peaks, Sheriff Earl McGraw in a bunch of Tarantino/Rodriguez films), Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Most Toys", True Romance), Robert Joy (Land of the Dead, Amityville III), Miguel Sandoval (Repo Man, Repo Chick, Medium) and Kenneth Walsh (Windom Earle in Twin Peaks) as the beleaguered cop, with even less to do than George Dickerson in the fourth film (I'm not sure after Ed Lauter in Part 3 it was necessary to have a Dirty Harry type cop involved in these movies...). The action is about as real as in the previous film, though frequently better done, with much more convincing exploding humans and some terrific stuntwork and good gunshots. Music is also a new touch: ever since Herbie Hancock's brilliant score for the first film, the Death Wish films have had some twist on popular music forms like jazz, hard rock, funk, blues, interspersed with moody synthesiser driven menacing pieces. In Death Wish V, for the first time, a real film score designed to underpin the violence with a heavy heart, is found and rather effective it is too. The fact they shot (aside from some establishing shots of FAO Schwartz) not in Manhattan but in Toronto, meant that the urban-drab of that city helps give the film a unique mood in the series, including the return of a miserable, snowy New York feel from the first film. Clearly, there was an effort here by all involved to do the best Death Wish sequel they could.The first half is well acted, fast paced, well directed and very plotted. The inciting murder occurs about forty minutes in the film - contrast that with the quick and cynical murders of Death Wish II. The second half is more in the vein of Part 4 - black comedy, assassinations on a private hit list, infiltrating private functions... etc.Overall, the best Part 5 anyone could hope for and a solid watch. Just don't expect another cheesy 1980s Death Wish film, this is a bit more serious and a bit more sincere, which is just what the series needed to close out on.The DVD from Trimark is okay - it's the same old Full Screen video era master on a DVD, with a nice reproduction of the Ultra Stereo (a dead rival to Dolby from the late 80s/early 90s) soundtrack, making it the only Death Wish film with two channels of audio. There's also a trailer.The Region 4 Australian DVD in the DEATH WISH: VIGILANTE COLLECTION boxset (now out of print; it contained all five movies in widescreen and uncut) was in the 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio and is a superior print. Good luck finding that. A Blu-ray is coming out in Sweden in the next couple of months, but there's no clue as to whether it will be any good or an upscale, and what aspect ratio it will be in. It should be an indicator other releases will be coming soon anyway.

It is a disgrace that only Death Wish 1 is available in region 2 to buy in the UK.I had to order 2 to 5 from Holland.Another fantastic cinematic masterpiece by Bronson.Enjoy.

im a massive fan of the death wish series with the the 1st,2nd and 3rd being the best. the 4th was gud too in a cheesy eighties kinda way. part 5 is enjoyable although it has its flaws and bronson does look older but its still fun to see him wipe out the bad guys in different ways. if ur a bronson fan then its definately worth a watch

Good

Batallé tanto para encontrar esta película en DVD y al fin la encontré, y en qué forma...Con una calidad excelente, tanto de video como de audio. Por cierto, la pude ver en reproductores de regiones 1 y 4

j'ai acheté ce dvd pour lequel il est bien précisé toutes régions sauf qu'il ne passe pas chez moi il m'indique "erreur région"

Edición de zona 1,con idioma inglés y subtítulos en castellano.Por el precio que tiene merece mucho la pena,ya que es una película imposible de encontrar en España.

Love this movie from the Man himself! 5 stars.