Christian Gudegast’s 2018 sleeper hit Den of Thieves was never trying to be Heat . It was a barrel-chested, beer-and-bullets B-movie that knew exactly what its audience wanted: gruff men, greasy diner food, and reloading sounds in 5.1 surround. Six years later, Pantera doubles down. Gerard Butler returns as "Big Nick" O’Brien, now a disgraced sheriff’s deputy chasing the suave Euro-thief Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) into the world of the Panther mafia and a diamond heist at the World Diamond Center in Nice, France.
The review copy came with a DD+ 5.1 track. The low end (gunshots, the thud of a sucker punch) is punchy. However, the Atmos mix (if you can find the higher-tier stream) is superior—helicopter rotors actually pan overhead during the Marseille sting. den of thieves 2: pantera h265
Is Den of Thieves 2: Pantera a good movie? It’s a guilty pleasure—too long, too macho, and too proud of its own stupidity. Is this H265 release worth your bandwidth? Absolutely. Christian Gudegast’s 2018 sleeper hit Den of Thieves
Now, for the reason you clicked. This review focuses on the H265 (HEVC) digital release (streaming/download, likely around 15-25 Mbps). Gerard Butler returns as "Big Nick" O’Brien, now
If you watched the first Den of Thieves on a standard H264 stream, you may recall macroblocking in the dark LAPD bar scenes and banding during the smoky shootout. Pantera ’s H265 encode is a substantial upgrade.
Christian Gudegast’s 2018 sleeper hit Den of Thieves was never trying to be Heat . It was a barrel-chested, beer-and-bullets B-movie that knew exactly what its audience wanted: gruff men, greasy diner food, and reloading sounds in 5.1 surround. Six years later, Pantera doubles down. Gerard Butler returns as "Big Nick" O’Brien, now a disgraced sheriff’s deputy chasing the suave Euro-thief Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) into the world of the Panther mafia and a diamond heist at the World Diamond Center in Nice, France.
The review copy came with a DD+ 5.1 track. The low end (gunshots, the thud of a sucker punch) is punchy. However, the Atmos mix (if you can find the higher-tier stream) is superior—helicopter rotors actually pan overhead during the Marseille sting.
Is Den of Thieves 2: Pantera a good movie? It’s a guilty pleasure—too long, too macho, and too proud of its own stupidity. Is this H265 release worth your bandwidth? Absolutely.
Now, for the reason you clicked. This review focuses on the H265 (HEVC) digital release (streaming/download, likely around 15-25 Mbps).
If you watched the first Den of Thieves on a standard H264 stream, you may recall macroblocking in the dark LAPD bar scenes and banding during the smoky shootout. Pantera ’s H265 encode is a substantial upgrade.
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