| | | 10 People Will Fight...9 Will Die.
Features: Widescreen, English, Subtitled, Spanish
Jack Conrad is a death row prisoner in a corrupt Central American prison who is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer to take part in an illegal reality game show. Brought to a desolate island, Conrad finds himself trapped in a fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world. With no possible escape - and millions of viewers watching the uncensored violence online - Conrad must use all his strength to remain the last man standing...and earn his only chance at freedom.
"...the most entertaining WWE release to date." Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
"...fantastically sadistic and unapologetically brutal..." Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
With the stage set by a contemporary spate of films starring WWE wrestlers, including SEE NO EVIL (Glen "Kane" Jacobs) and THE MARINE (John Cena), THE CONDEMNED follows suit by building a story around the massive physique and impassive demeanor of pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin plays former military agent Jack Conrad, whose top-secret mission to El Salvador went awry; the mountainous man wound up on death row in a local prison while his associates back home conveniently forgot about him. Conrad is offered a final chance at clemency by the evil entertainment tycoon Ian Breckel (Robert Mammone, THE MATRIX RELOADED), who buys up Conrad and nine other condemned men and forces them to participate in his diabolical new reality-TV show. The game is simple: the contestants are dropped on a remote island fitted with cameras, and instructed to kill or be killed over the next 30 hours. At the end of that time, the sole survivor will be awarded his freedom and a large cash prize, and the event can be viewed online for $49.95. Conrad, not a murderer by nature, is forced to defend himself against fellow contestants Saiga (Masa Yamaguchi), who is a Japanese martial artist; badass Brit McStarley (former soccer star Vinnie Jones); and the deadly Ghanaian woman Yasantwa (Emelia Jones). Meanwhile, Conrad's girlfriend back home (Madeline West) worries about his safety, and Mammone's own girlfriend (Victoria Mussett) develops some doubts as to the morality of their online venture. The film attempts to critique the culture of violence that informs our media, but also works as a straightforward B-movie thriller, well-equipped with tough guys, one-liners, and nonstop violence.
| Features | Audio: English DTS HD 7.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Condemned - DVD Review By: Jarad I. Wilk - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 9/23/2007 8:57 PM | | In order to try and enjoy The Condemned, you must go into the movie without any expectations - and I mean none. Do not expect an award-winning script, or anything resembling a plot. Do not expect anything more than choreographed violence, hypocritical viewpoints and a terrible love story - yes, love story. In other words, go in expecting exactly what you'd see in a WWE telecast: mindless violence performed by several alleged steroid-ridden monsters in tights, the degradation of women, laughable story lines and mediocre acting. ...read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 8/12/2008 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 21669 | | UPC: 00031398216698 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | | Rick Hoffman | | Tory Mussett | | Vinnie Jones | | Derek Brechin - Editor | | Graeme Revell - Original Music By | | Graham "Grace" Walker - Production Designer | | Lisa Brennan - Art Director | | Michael Gruber - Executive Producer | | Richard Hobbs - Art Director | | Rob Hedden - Writer | | Ross Emery - Cinematographer | | Scott Wiper - Director | | Scott Wiper - Writer | | Vince McMahon - Executive Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Eye Weekly 8 of 10
...The Condemned is easily the best film released so far under the World Wrestling Entertainment banner. (Not hiring a porn director this time out was a good start.) Over-amped, under-thought, vulgar, mostly indefensible and frequently fun, it's a pungent piece of B-movie trash with self-reflexive flourishes that suggest Michael Haneke working under the influence of steroids and stupid pills...An internet-age reworking of The Running Man with a little Most Dangerous Game tossed in, the film revolves around a deadly Royal Rumble that's been organized by an unscrupulous (and more than a little Vince McMahon-ish) TV producer. Ten death row inmates have been deposited on a webcam-infested island to kill each other off for the benefit of a massive online viewing audience...The script's blunt equations of its cynical villain's bloodthirsty viral-video constituency with our own unholy appetite for media violence fall flat, but the various throw downs nestled amidst the fatuous attempts at auto-critique are energetic and credible. - Adam Nayman
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