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Rating: R (strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity) Length: 113 minutes |
Video |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color |
Audio |
ENGLISH: DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio |
Captions |
English, French, Spanish |
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Plot |
Scotland is walled-off after a deadly virus ravages its population in an effort to keep the virus from infiltrating England. Three months later, the virus appears in England and a team is sent into Scotland seeking the doctor that was searching for a cure; satellite pictures show that there were survivors. Oh, and by-the-way, the survivors have formed two warring factions.
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Pros |
This has all an action/apocalyptic movie needs; grotesque corpses, gunplay, hot looking women, crazy survivors, car chases, tons of violence, corrupt governments and an attractive heroine to cheer for while wearing tight form-fitting clothes. |
Cons |
This is really nothing new, just a bunch of pieces from other movies thrown in together. You have the crazies from the "Mad Max"e; films going against "King Arthur"; an apocalyptic virus like " 28 Days/ Weeks Later" almost wiping out an entire population; the hero having to go into an cordoned off area for a rescue like "Escape From New York". If you look closely you'll think our heroine looks a lot like Kate Beckingsale from " Underworld" which is a good thing since she will be playing the lead in the next movie in that franchise. And don’t worry if you bought this on Blu-Ray, about half-way through they actually do film in daylight. |
Extras |
- Audio Commentary with Director Neil Marshall and Cast Memebrs Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden, and Les Simpson
- U-Control
- "Reaper Virus Files" Featurette
- "Tech Specs" Featurette
- Picture in Picture
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Recommendation |
This is a brain-dead action film that will take full advantage of your sound system. It’s entertaining but nothing original; I suspect it was done to ride the wave of recent apocalyptic movies that have been hitting the big screen. Fortunately for me, I really enjoy brain-dead action films that actually provide some entertainment. |
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Actors |
- Martin Ball - DDS Guard
- Nathalie Boltt - Jane Harris
- MyAnna Buring - Cally
- [The Descent]
- Emma Cleasby - Megan
- [Dog Soldiers]
- Craig Conway - Sol
- [The Descent, Dog Soldiers]
- Jeremy Crutchley - Richter
- [Lord of War]
- Cokey Falkow - Captain Hendrix
- [Starship Troopers 3]
- Bob Hoskins - Bill Nelson
- [Brazil, Enemy at the Gates, Michael, Nixon, Pink Floyd The Wall, Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
- Adrian Lester - Sgt. Norton
- [Jason and the Argonauts, Primary Colors]
- Malcolm McDowell - Dr. Marcus Kane
- [A Clockwork Orange, Caligula, Halloween (2007), Island of the Dead, Moon 44, Princess of Thieves]
- Rhona Mitra - Maj. Eden Sinclair
- [Hollow Man, Shooter, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans]
- David O'Hara - Michael Canaris
- [The Departed, Wanted]
- Nora-Jane Noone - Cpl. Read
- [The Descent]
- Chris Robson - Stevie Miller
- [Dog Soldiers]
- Alexander Siddig - PM John Hatcher
- [Kingdom of Heaven, Reign of Fire, Vertical Limit]
- Rick Warden - Chandler
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