Chico urinates off the back of a moving boat (we see the stream). The real Chev falls from the sky and lands hard on a car, bouncing off that and landing on street (his head is bloody). not for kids). He then shoots and kills him or another man, with bloody results. YouTube Reviews and Lists. This is without a doubt one of the most insane films I have ever seen. After being on fire, Chev's face becomes progressively burned and gross-looking, with missing and/or burned skin, etc. Poon Dong (an old man) comes on to various hookers on the street, betting one $5 that she will "blow" him for 20 bucks. The story is that Chev is now given an artificial heart and must shock himself repeatedly in order to stay alive (much like the first film) long enough to find his real heart and get it back. A woman repeatedly caresses another woman's bare thighs and kisses her bare shoulder. App Reviews; Best App Lists; YouTube. FILTER by RATINGS A man urinates off the back of a speeding boat. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Families can also discuss the fine line between satirical, comedic action/violence and going too far -- what happens when the audience stops laughing? Johnny smokes several times (and even flicks his ashes into Chev's open chest cavity during surgery), while another man smokes a cigar. A topless woman is shot and we see her bare breasts oozes bloodied silicone gel and deflate. Open heart surgery. In addition, various Asian characters are played as exaggerated stereotypes that might be offensive to some viewers. An extreme amount of action-oriented music plays in the film. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. Some drinking and smoking also occur, and there's a little bit of tense family material, as well as some crude humor. We see a flashback to Chev as a boy on a TV talk show where he talks about stealing various things, and he also gives someone "the finger." And that's why I love it, crank 2 is better than the first one, it's got more crazy action and it's much more ridiculous, and there's also some funny moments in it too, mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are such awesome directors lol. A car suddenly strikes Ria in the middle of the street, and we initially think she is dead, but she's later seen alive. Read Crank: High Voltage reviews from parents on Common Sense Media. if so then how does it end. To make Johnny talk, other goons hold a man, and the first goon uses that machete to cut off part of that other man's elbow, with graphic bloody results (we see the elbow piece on the floor, as well as the wound). Extreme See "Violence" for details. Lots of topless women throughout and a not too surprising amount of "f--ks". Along the way, he has run-ins with a varied assortment of characters, including hooker Ria (LING BAI), thug Chico (JOSEPH JULIAN SORIA) and Venus (EFREN RAMIREZ) who suffers from "full body Tourette's." How Do I Protect My Young Child from Cyberbullying? A man states, "I'd rather stick my d*ck in a blender" (in reference to a hooker). Johnny's face is very bloody after Chev pummels him. What's the impact of seeing these types of images? He then fights with them but ultimately falls off. Extreme Chico then reluctantly does this, seen in close up, with very bloody results. One of the characters is named Poon Dong (played for sexual laughs on the part of the film). Johnny has various facial piercings. Ria then tells a man, "No f*cking sucky for you" and states that Chev is going to "tap your ass," not realizing she is using that term incorrectly. Extreme We briefly see the side of Doc Miles' bare butt as he sits on the toilet. A nurse uses a rectal thermometer on Chev (we don't see the actual insertion). A man shoots several men repeatedly (we see blood spurt and splatter and open holes). "Jesus f*cking Christ," "One f*cking hour," "F*ck that sh*t," "F*cker," "No f*cking sucky for you," "F*cking Cantonese," "Get out of the f*cking car," "For f*ck's sake," "You slanty-eyed f*ck," "Who the f*ck are you?" Chev shoots and kills several goons (with bloody results). We see paramedics in the back of an ambulance working on a very bloody man who seems to have some sort of bad abdominal wound. One thing I will say, I took my wife with me to see this and all the way through the film she had that "Could this get anymore ridiculous" look on her face. A man is struck hard on the back with a metal rod (he falls to his knees). All of the villains obviously have bad attitudes. A person hits Chev with a rod, knocking him out. If you chose to provide an email address, it will only be used to contact you about your comment. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major Press J to jump to the feed. A man punches Johnny (whose face is bloody), and whacks the chair he's in with a machete to intimidate him. When Eve realizes that woman is no longer cuffed, and the woman shows that she has keys to unlock those handcuffs, Eve tells her "do me," and the woman suggestively replies, "I'll do you," but Eve then knocks her out. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, camera movement is nearly nonstop throughout the film (including in close-up views, thus exacerbating the effect). Several shootout scenes show many people being shot repeatedly with blood spurting and spraying, many people falling dead and others writhing in pain: One such scene shows a topless woman shot in the chest and we see her bare breasts as they oozes bloodied silicone gel and deflate. Blood/Gore A man says that another man has "the gay condition." As Chev exits a brothel where surgery was performed on him, he sees a bare-breasted young woman on top of a person while massaging them. Parent reviews for Crank: High Voltage. Common Sense Media. might be enticing for kids to try to imitate (some of which - especially concerning a character repeatedly shocking himself -- could be very dangerous or even lethal), while all sorts of bad attitudes (regular villain stuff, as well as racism, misogyny, homophobia, etc.) A ricocheting bullet then hits that man in the head, killing him (with bloody results), and the woman then graphically vomits from the sight of that. Violence consists of people being killed by various means (the majority of which is from gunfire), while others are wounded and lots of hard-hitting fighting is present. FRIGHTENING SCENES TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Bring on Crank 3. [1:36]. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. (A fight between a hallucinating Chev and a Chinese gangster is shot and envisioned like a monster-on-monster battle from a '70s Japanese science fiction film, for one example.) Johnny and his thugs than show up and literally shovel Chev off the street and into a van. Violence: - Frequent and prolonged portrayals of graphic violence with detailed images. All of that has very bloody results, followed by the out-of-control limo crashing (but Chev is okay and gets out). When we last saw Chev Chelios (JASON STATHAM), he was plummeting toward terra firma from high above a city. Crank: High Voltage 2009 Directed by Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine Synopsis Stay Charged, Stay Alive! *Moderate In a gay club we see many men dressed in leather and one man wearing a dog collar and held on a leash by another man, and he is whipped on the back (behaving as if he is a dog). About her patient discussing his fear of guns after Chev held his on that man, the therapist states, "I would have sh*t myself." Two men talk about the number of organs that could be harvested from a man, they look at a diagram and one makes a circle around a line drawing of male genitals. suggesting a diversity update. Eve then jumps on them, followed by one using his tazer on Chev, thus shocking him back into action. Ria shows cleavage in her hooker outfit, while we see other hookers fleeing a house, some dressed in bras and panties, while others are bare-breasted. A scantily clad woman at a club has pasties on her nipples. All text and audiovisual content, unless otherwise attributed is One Voice Communications LTD. All Rights Reserved, Three Family Films for Black History Month, Movie Reviews Made Especially For Parent and Family Magazines. In the sequel, Chelios somehow survives and has been implanted with an artificial heart. We see miscellaneous graffiti. Also with Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine, Reno Wilson and Dwight Yoakam. Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Chev shoots and hits one goon, and then fires at Johnny and another man who run away and shoot back at him with machine guns and handguns during the resultant chase. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Along the way, he has run-ins with a varied assortment of characters, including hooker Ria (LING BAI), thug Chico (JOSEPH JULIAN SORIA) and Venus (EFREN RAMIREZ) who suffers from "full body Tourette's." CRANK High Voltage Opened on Friday nationwide. Writer/director team Neveldine & Taylor take everything to an extreme, and it doesn't work. App Reviews and Lists. - Frequent and prolonged portrayals of graphic violence with detailed images. In this sequel, Chev is determined to get his indestructible heart back from the mobster who (literally) stole it and replaced it with an inferior battery-powered model that constantly needs a jolt of High Voltage electricity to keep it going. Guns/Weapons ", Considering the speed at which the following occurs and often simultaneously overlaps with other categories, the following should be considered a bare minimum: At least 164 "f" words (18 used with "mother," 3 used sexually as are terms such as "bang," "do" and "tap"), 23 "s" words, 16 slang terms using male genitals ("d*ck," "c*ck," "c*cks*cker," "sausage," "wick"), 8 using female ones ("c*nt," "cootchie" and "sn*tch"), 2 for breasts ("t*tty" and "jugs," the latter written), 16 asses (5 used with "hole"), 4 hells, 2 damns, 2 S.O.B.s, 1 wanker, 3 uses of "Oh my God" and 1 use each of "Jesus" and "Jesus Christ.". No longer restrained by that collar, the large dog attacks a policeman who has arrived. Crank: High Voltage delivers on its promises: a fast-paced, exciting thrill ride that doesn't take itself too seriously. DISCUSSION TOPICS - Organ harvesting and transplants, crime syndicates, murder, greed, revenge, death of friends and loved ones, racism, fear, Karma. Later, when Randy is thrown into the bathroom, we see blood on the floor from that. Ria hits Eve, who then smashes something onto Ria's head. In the closing credits, we see beer in a fridge. App Reviews; Best App Lists; Parent Tips and FAQs. Regal Sexual Content: ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Considering the speed at which the following occurs and often simultaneously overlaps with other categories, the following should be considered a bare minimum: Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere Features Sad Bo-Katan, a Bad Baby, and a Pirate Problem, The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023. Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Having had enough of him, Eve hits Randy in the crotch, and then strikes him several more times before throwing him onto the windshield of a parked car. We see a man's open, bloody chest cavity on an operating table as an organ transplant is underway and paddles are charged and used to start his heart (we see him flinch from the charge). About her patient discussing his fear of guns after Chev held his on that man, the therapist states, "I would have sh*t myself." Venus gives Chev a ride on his motorbike, but they end up wiping out and crashing onto the street. from the first film. Two men pull guns on Chev, but he disarms and hits both of them. A song repeats the line "Suck my m*therf*cking d*ck. He later pummels another person, bloodying his face. At the same time, Ria attacks the man who threw her outside by repeatedly smashing something into his closed crotch until his pants are bloody. He leaps from one part of a parking garage to the next and so on to continue the pursuit, and eventually lands on the hood of their car. And that's why I love it, crank 2 is better than the first one, it's got more crazy action and it's much more ridiculous, and there's also some funny moments in it too, mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are such awesome directors lol. I saw it in theaters with a friend (who was also 17) and I know several 16-year-olds who were trying to get in, but the theater was IDing people. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). In the closing credits, we see footage of a man running in the opposite direction of the camera, and there's either a blood or fecal stain on the back of his underwear (which is all he's wearing). While Crank 2 may not be as original as the first, it's funnier and perhaps a little more entertaining than the first. Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. "I'm going to bitch f*ck your ass," "The f*ck I didn't," "I f*cking did it," "I didn't f*cking die," "Who's this f*cking asshole?" The story is that Chev is now given an artificial heart and must shock himself repeatedly in order to stay alive (much like the first film) long enough to find his real heart and get it back. The action and other behavior/material (lots of tattoos, piercings, etc.) Chev chases after Johnny and another man in their fleeing car, while Chev is on foot. A boy beats another boy in the head with a steel garbage can, and then strikes a teacher who tries to pull him away. Dont worry, it wont take long. A man crashes down onto a car, bounces high into the air and back onto the ground (we see blood on his ear and eye). A big gun battle between various parties breaks out at El Huron's estate, with many shooters and bystanders being hit, some with bloody results, while Chev jams a rod through one man's body (with bloody results). You can help us help kids by Music(Scary/Tense) About getting a new battery pack for his artificial heart, Chev states that it feels like "crank," but better. In the closing credits, we see a chest spreader being used for surgery on Chev. Crank: High Voltage (alternately titled Crank 2: High Voltage) is a 2009 American action film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Chev hits a goon with a shotgun, lubes up the end of the barrel, and jams that up the man's rectum while he is on all fours with his pants down. "One of the 50 Coolest Websitesthey simply tell it like it is" - TIME, The current economic climate has reduced our revenues. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Mild Escaping from there but then realizing his power source is running out of juice, he uses a car's electrical system to jolt his mechanical heart back into proper order. A man pulls another man's pants down, dips the barrel of a shotgun in tar, and shoves it in his rectum (we hear crunching and the man moans in pain); the man keeps pushing the shotgun, while asking questions. As Chev leaves a line of bodies in his wake, he keeps climbing the triad's chain of command, eventually encountering leader El Huron (CLIFTON COLLINS JR.). Is Crank: High Voltage streaming? As Chev leaves a line of bodies in his wake, he keeps climbing the triad's chain of command, eventually encountering leader El Huron (CLIFTON COLLINS JR.). Parents need to know that this gory, envelope-pushing sequel to Crank is packed with grotesque, bloody, how-do-we-top-this? More of a comedy than an action film in my opinion. A ricocheting bullet hits a man in the head, killing him (with bloody results). CRANK HIGH VOLTAGE is a repulsive movie that picks up where the first movie, another trashy action flick, left off. A man and a woman kiss passionately in a few scenes. Your privacy is important to us. A man says that he has "Full Body Tourette's Syndrome" and he thrashes and flails uncontrollably in several instances (sometimes striking other people). Totally insane, fast paced entertainment. 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