Waking up three months later, Chev finds that his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated device that requires regular jolts of electricity or it will fail. Chev comes across a protest featuring pornography performers on strike who carry signs with sexual phrases on them (including the "f" word), while one chants, "No dough, no blow." El Huron repeatedly flogs Chev's back, bloodying him. Also starring Amy Smart. While its audaciousness is impressive, Crank: High Voltage doesn't amount to anything but a bunch of noise. See "Violence" for details. Coming Soon. "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?" "One of the 50 Coolest Websitesthey simply tell it like it is" - TIME, The current economic climate has reduced our revenues. A man slips and falls onto a railing hurting his crotch (he whimpers). Just confirm how you got your ticket. We see a ferret licking its own testicles and we focus on the testicles. We see open-heart surgery being performed on Chev (while he's awake), with various graphic and bloody views of his chest open and his heart removed, while the surgeons' gloved hands are also bloody. To jolt his artificial heart, Chev licks his finger and sticks it into a cigarette lighter inside a limo. 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. A man punches Johnny (whose face is bloody), and whacks the chair he's in with a machete to intimidate him. Hitman Chev Chelios launches an electrifying pursuit of a Chinese mobster. - Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations (sometimes in a sexual content). Chev breaks a car window to get inside and hotwire the car. - Frequent and prolonged portrayals of graphic violence with detailed images. I love the first one, but the second one is even better. All Rights Reserved, Through the course of the movie, Chev runs into his old girlfriend Eve at a strip club, has sex with her on a horse racing track, gets in a shootout with the Chinese triads, faces off against the disembodied yet somehow still alive . 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 large gun battle breaks out in a strip club where various people are shot (with machine guns and handguns) with bloody results. He then hits and shocks many cops before driving off in one of their police cars. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Crank - High Voltage is rated R by the MPAA for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. No longer restrained by that collar, the large dog attacks a policeman who has arrived (those with a fear of dogs might not like that scene). Johnny is suddenly shot in the head, with very bloody results. He also beats up others in another flashback view. With his portable heart battery weakening, Chev uses a car's electoral system to give himself a jolt. All of the action, fighting, and other stunts might be enticing for some kids to try to imitate. Is there any value in depicting violence in brutally realistic fashion, or is it all about shock value? 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. We see some flashback violence (hitting, etc.) Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video. He also beats up others in another flashback view. Later, when that tank breaks, Chev picks up the head, spits into the face, and then punts the head into a pool. Men smoke cigarettes in several scenes. Venus strikes one person with nunchuckas and then head-butts another, while Chev jams a rod through one man's body (with bloody results). Is Crank: High Voltage streaming? This movie just cranks up the raunchy humour up to eleven. That includes licking her shoulder, caressing her leg, and then caressing her clothed crotch and bare breast, while saying she can bet something on her own momma's "cootchie." We see various close-up views of various parts of women's bodies in small bikinis. The crotch of a man's pants are bloody after Ria repeatedly strikes him there. 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.". Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). Chev chases after Johnny and another man in their fleeing car, while Chev is on foot. Many men and women who are apparently adult film actors protest over wages and make sexual threats to people trying to cross their picket line. The Neveldine/Taylor combination are back at it with Crank 2: High Voltage, but it's a slight slump from it's predecessor, with the amount of lackluster material that tends to wander off the subject. He then comments on flossing his teeth with some "pubes," but nothing else happens as a ricocheting bulletin hits him in the head and kills him. Chev chases after Johnny and another man in their fleeing car, while Chev is on foot. When Chev Chelios awakens to find himself being kept alive for organ harvesting he goes on a wild rampage throughout L.A. to get his heart back, which has been sold off to a Chinese gangster. He then slaps her butt while she's in that same position. A person hits Chev with a rod, knocking him 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). During this, the crowd cheers on their display of public sex until a worker literally hoses them down. 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). We hear that Chev never knew his dad. ", 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.". 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. The action and other behavior/material (lots of tattoos, piercings, etc.) Chev imagines making out with Eve (clothed). 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. We see primitive looking videogame footage showing a blocky version of Chev fighting another man while falling from the sky. A man throws another man onto the floor (we see blood on the floor next to him but he seems OK). A man pulls another man's pants down (we see his bare buttocks). Powerful Stories About Martin Luther King Jr. Johnny smokes several times (and even flicks his ashes into Chev's open chest cavity during surgery), while another man smokes a cigar. Venus gives Chev a ride on his motorbike, but they end up wiping out and crashing onto the street. Mild Venus is thrown out of a moving limo, followed moments later by Chev hitting one of the men inside there, and then grabbing one or more guns and shooting everyone inside dead, although some tried to shoot back but were unsuccessful. Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. QUICK TAKE: You're almost there! We see several miscellaneous men with Mohawk haircuts. See "Violence" for details. A nurse uses a rectal thermometer on Chev (we don't see the actual insertion). More of a comedy than an action film in my opinion. Eve repeatedly poses as a bad girl during her arrest photo session. Mild Chev accidentally farts while receiving a jolt from a dog's shock collar. This is art. (2009) (Jason Statham, Amy Smart) (R) Open heart surgery. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. We see Eve's bare breasts, and moments later when she's in the backseat of Chev's car with another stripper and/or prostitute, that woman comes on to her. Common Sense Media. A man holds a gun on another man who punches him in the throat and takes the gun away. Watch Clip: Crank: High Voltage -- "Randy Fight" Clip, Watch Crank 2: High Voltage -- Teaser Trailer, Watch Clip: Crank: High Voltage -- "Jump Start" Clip, Watch Crank: High Voltage -- "Car Chase" Clip, Watch Crank: High Voltage -- "Mansion Fight", Adult film star Ron Jeremy was not originally supposed to be in the porn actors strike in the film. Johnny does various bits of exaggerated laughing. FILTER by RATINGS We don't see the actual insertion, but do see the side of that man's bare butt, as well as a side view of that shotgun firmly sticking out of his rear. The crotch of a man's pants are bloody after Ria repeatedly strikes him there. Two men with machetes fight a man with nunchucks, one man is struck and falls to the ground and the other is beaten with punches. A man and a woman kiss passionately in a few scenes. Mild A hit man has his heart stolen by a Chinese gangster in this high-octane action thriller. Chev uses a tazer to shock his own clothed crotch. FRIGHTENING SCENES Extreme Chev hits one man, and moments later, grabs Randy and throws him aside. Considering the speed at which the following occurs and often simultaneously overlaps with other categories, the following should be considered a bare minimum: A nurse comments on Chev having a "big c*k" and that he is "hung like a horse." In the closing credits, Chev and Eve make out at the strip club where a bare-breasted stripper is in the background of the shot. We see various close-up views of various parts of women's bodies in small bikinis. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. 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." Reviewed April 17, 2009 / Posted April 17, 2009 On a TV news story, we see a box in the upper corner that shows a partial view of the above horse track sex scene (showing movement but only a view of the upper torsos and above). 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). CAST AS ROLE MODELS: VIOLENCE/GORE 10 - A man is ordered to cut off his own nipple (he moans, we see the skin pulling away and we see the bloody hole remaining); he is then ordered to cut off the other nipple (again we see blood, the skin pulling away as it is cut, and the man moans); later we see the man pick up the severed nipples from the bloodied floor and see him with band aids over the wounds. Music(Inappropriate) A woman lifts a sheet off a semi-unconscious man in a hospital bed, she looks at his crotch area and remarks about the size of his endowment, and reaches under the sheet. We see open-heart surgery being performed on Chev (while he's awake), with various graphic and bloody views of his chest open and his heart removed, while the surgeons' gloved hands are also bloody. THE ASSIGNED NUMBERS 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. Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements. Crank: High Voltage (2009) Parents Guide Add to guide Showing all 51 items Jump to: Certification Sex & Nudity (6) Violence & Gore (33) Profanity (3) Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (3) Frightening & Intense Scenes (6) Certification Edit Sex & Nudity Severe 68 of 87 found this severe Preschoolers (2-4) Little Kids (5-7) Chev's head is bloody after he falls from the sky and lands on a car. Crank: High Voltage is the 2009 sequel to 2006's Crank. "You ain't ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing Crank" Well I beg to differ; I think an award category should be created for making a film like this. Seeing two men trying to train their dog with a shock collar, Chev then has that collar and use it to shock himself. R 2009 96 minutes Save Rate movie Parents say age 16+ Based on 11 reviews Kids say age 14+ Based on 16 reviews Watch or buy Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. A dog tackles a police officer and bites his crotch repeatedly. Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners. 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. JUMP SCENES We don't see the actual insertion, but do see the side of that man's bare butt, as well as a side view of that shotgun firmly sticking out of his rear. 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. Scenes listed under "Violence" and/or "Blood/Gore" may be unsettling and/or suspenseful to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. In this high-octane sequel, hit man Chev Chelios (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. During this, one of the performers compares a cop's weapon to the one in his pants (referring to his unseen penis). A nurse uses a rectal thermometer on Chev (we don't see the actual insertion). A man states, "I'd rather stick my d*ck in a blender" (in reference to a hooker). Know when new reviews are published We will never sell or share your email address with anybody and you can unsubscribe at any time, We will never sell or share your email address with anybody and you can unsubscribe at any time, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. He eventually settles on doing that behind an older woman who doesn't know quite what to make of that. Great movie,definetly not 4 kids,but great 4 16+ :D:D:D. Loved it. The action and other behavior/material (lots of tattoos, piercings, etc.) 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. 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." We see miscellaneous graffiti. With an artificial heart running on a battery, he must repeatedly charge it with any available electrical current while he tries to retrieve his own heart. Chev stumbles down some steps and then he and Eve fall over a short wall down onto a horse race track, but are okay. You know when they say "A roller-coaster ride of a movie". Understandably upset -- and fitted with a temporary artificial heart -- Chelios goes on a rampage to get his heart back; of course, the limited battery capacity of his artificial unit means that he has to jolt himself with electricity on a regular basis to stay alive. A man is shot in the head and blood spurts against the wall behind him and next to him. Two men, who look like giant puppets, fight in a high voltage area: one is zapped, the two men continue to fight and throw each other back and into more of the electrical equipment, one man punches the other in the face repeatedly (we see his bloody mouth), and he then lifts a box over the man's head to strike him once. Johnny's face is very bloody after Chev pummels him. "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?" You need to see this film. Various characters have gold-plated teeth. He later pummels another person, bloodying his face. Moments later, doctors comment on what else is to be removed from Chev (after his heart), and a sketch of his body shows a large penis that one of the surgeons circles (while one of them looks under the sheet to check out the size -- we don't see anything). If they're fans of the first "Crank" film, star Jason Statham, anyone else in the pic, or over-the-top action films, they just might. How soon after "Crank" ends does "Crank: High Voltage" begin? She tells them that he should go out and visit a "t*tty bar;" have some "smelly sn*tch" rubbed in his face; "dip his wick;" and that he should "f*ck a whore" (referring to herself). movie totally blew though, the first was steezey. Regardless, it's still a somewhat-decent, junkie-filled action picture. 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. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts. That's followed by a montage of them having sex in various positions (done in something of an exaggerated fashion and thus played more for laughs then eroticism, including when a thoroughbred jumps over top of them and Eve longingly looks up at the horse's large genitalia as it passes overhead). Released April 16th, 2009, 'Crank: High Voltage' stars Jason Statham, Amy Smart, David Carradine, Dwight Yoakam The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 60 (out . A man punches Johnny (whose face is bloody), and whacks the chair he's in with a machete to intimidate him. age 18+ Based on our expert review. (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). Eve repeatedly poses as a bad girl during her arrest photo session. Moderate Extreme Chev holds his gun on a paramedic in the back of an ambulance. Also with Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine, Reno Wilson and Dwight Yoakam. We see a flashback to Chev as a boy who repeatedly bashes a trashcan down onto another boy (with bloody results) while also punching another one back. There is also a 7 to 10 minute long sex scene that was done for laughs, but it still is sex. "Slant-eyed associates," "Your friend has the gay condition," "Mighty white of you to help out," "Nigger" (said by a black man) and "Homo," among others. All Rights Reserved, Chev then passionately kiss her on stage. Needing a jolt for his artificial heart, Chev takes Doc Miles' advice and tries to create static electricity by rubbing up against other people. If you think what we do is worthwhile, please donate or become a member, Crank: High Voltage | 2009 | R | - 10.10.10, In this sequel Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) survived his fall from a helicopter only to have his heart harvested and transplanted into a crime syndicate boss. 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