Synopsis:

Frank White is a Psychotic Drug-Lord freed from prison. Once freed he does two things. First he has all those who either opposed him or helped in having him put away killed. Then, he informs all of the gang leaders, drug lords and other scum bags that nothing goes down in this town without him getting a piece of the action. Add to that the cops are so sick of him and the inability of the legal system to bring him down that they decide upon a little vigilante justice of their own. Add to that Frank White's rather interesting dancing style and you have the King of New York. Part Scarface, part 80's excess.

Audio:

The audio is presented in a loud but empty 2.0 Dolby Stereo presentation. What it lacks in surround presence, it makes up in loud, loud…noise. There is a lot going on in the soundstage and just not enough speakers in use to accommodate the carnage.

Video:

The video is presented in Widescreen and not as sharp as I would expect for an Artisan release. There are a great many soft spots and in the very darkest scenes, a fair amount of pixelation is present. For the most part the colors are bright and well presented. In the 80's I'm sure that this was cutting edge crime drama for the time however, watching it now, it's all very lackluster.

Extras:

There are three trailers as well as a "Schooly D" music video for the film included. Other that that, the disc is rather empty.

Overall:

This film seemed to have just about every actor I like in it. Wesley Snipes, Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken just to name a few. The storyline was uninspired and suffered by an incredible amount of overacting. In any event, this film has been identified as a successor to Scarface…I don't' think so. Rent it if you must but be warned, it's not a pretty sight.