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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767867054
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 076786705X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 28123
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 27, 2001
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A youngman driving cross-country to deliver a vintage mercedes picks up a hitchiker. From that moment on his roadof trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. H his new companion is a hunter. And his prey are a roving band of vampires led by the leader of the vampire clan. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 08/31/2004 Starring: Kerr Smith Izabella Miko Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R Director: J.s. Cardone
Amazon.com:
Inviting comparison to Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult hit Near Dark, and derivative of The Hitcher and a half-dozen other films, The Forsaken is nevertheless a gritty little B movie that succeeds on its own modest terms. There's nothing new here, and the film's vampire folklore is only marginally intriguing, but if you're attracted to nihilistic tales that unfold in the middle of nowhere, you'll appreciate this bloody dose of low-budget horror. It all starts when Sean (Kerr Smith) agrees to drive a vintage Mercedes from Los Angeles to Florida, where he'll deliver the car and attend his sister's wedding. His troubles begin when he picks up Nick (Brendan Fehr), a nomadic 'hunter' on the trail of a small cadre of vampires (a.k.a. 'the Forsaken') who've been spreading their blood-sucking virus since medieval times. Nick's mission: Stop the virus by killing the vampires on sacred ground, using a rescued victim (Izabella Miko) as telepathic bait (telepathy being one of the movie's vampiric innovations).
It's basically a road movie with car chases, nudity, and plenty of grisly violence. It's not as stylish or witty as Near Dark, but after two decades in the B-movie biz, writer-director J.S. Cardone knows what he's doing, and while the movie's never really fresh, it's also never stupid. The young cast plays it straight (which is good), and Jonathan Schaech is a standout as the lead vampire. It's anybody's guess why the vampires manifest themselves as desert-dwelling punks in a rusty Dodge Charger, but hey, sometimes you just gotta go with the (blood) flow. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Vampires arent made of dynomite!
You know this had a good story line however about every vampire movie to date has used this equation already. The special effects were just too far over the top I found myself laughing as how unrealistic it was. I mean when vampires were exposed to the sun they had a great catching on fire effect similar to how a piece of paper would slowly ignite over time when exposed to intense heat vs instantly igniting as if it was place directly in the fire. However once the vampires began to ignite they soon ... Read More
Rating:  - A B-horror movie for slash fans!
I totally recommend this to Slash/yaoi fans. Vampires are the virus&curse type. Sean picks up a clever hitchhiker (Nick) that turns out to be a vampire hunter. Nick is looking to kill one of the original vampires to cure himself before he turns.
Its a little cheesy but the two main characters really shine out. That and the type of vampire in the movie was intresting.
I'm a big Sean/Nick shipper. :) The girls really more of a side character with few lines. The boys really ... Read More
Rating: - Best Horror/Thriller 'B' Movie in Decades
Beginning with rather strange Scrapyard receptionist wearing skin tight spandex over her... let's just say 'somewhat wide' hips, and from her plastic neck brace that looks very uncomfortable, to her habit of tying up her hair with between ten to fifteen pencils sticking out of the crazy brown mop atop her head, from the mechanic with a southern accent in the middle of the Sonoran Desert Badlands of Arizona to his greasy smile and vomit inducing teeth, from the black and white old western movie playing ... Read More
Rating: - "We kill the source of origin, and we kill the strain."
Written and directed by J.S. Cardone (Shadowzone, A Climate for Killing), The Forsaken (2001) stars Kerr Smith (Final Destination, "Dawson's Creek", "Charmed"), Brendan Fehr (Final Destination, "Roswell"), and Johnathon Schaech (Sol Goode, Road House 2: Last Call). Also appearing is Izabella Miko (Coyote Ugly), Phina Oruche ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Simon Rex (Scary Movie 3), Alexis Thorpe ("Days of Our Lives"), and the late Carrie Snodgress (Pale Rider, Wild Things), in one of her last, feature films. ... Read More
Rating:  - terrible
This movie was terrible doesn't begin to explain it. It's a vampire movie that follows none of the rules. They don't have to be asked to let in. No attacking them with silver or stake through the heart. Just shoot em up. Also the plot seems to randomly occur. I would give it 0 stars if possible.
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