Movie: Karate Kid for the cell-phone generation - a teenager learns martial arts in order to face up to the school bully and to score points with the opposite sex.

Televisions.com thinks:

Snack-sized fight movie - we've seen better,
but we also don't get spots any more.

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Never Back Down

Length: 113 minutes

Genre: Action, martial arts

Studio: Concorde

Cast: Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Djimon Hounsou, Evan Peters

Director: Jeff Wadlow

Rating: Unrated (USA), 15 (U.K.), FSK 18 (Germany)

Released: 2009

Picture Format: 2.35:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Excellent - the movie remains almost constantly crisp, and we loved the warm colors. The only criticism: the lack of depth effect.

(8 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Reasonable - particularly in fight scenes, the viewer feels drawn in, as if they're in danger of getting a black eye themselves.

(7 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Meager -"Mix It Up" (10:13), a martial arts video (36:52), and deleted scenes.

(3 out of 10 points)