Stake Land (2010)
Strong horror violence
| Director: | Jim Mickle |
| Actors: | Danielle Harris, Michael Cerveris, Connor Paolo, Kelly McGillis, Bonnie Dennison, Nick Damici, Chance Kelly, Sean Nelson, Marianne Hagan |
'The American horror film of the year' (TWITCH FILM), Stake Land is a heart stopping road trip to the outer edge, by way of a blood drenched jugular. America is lost in the darkness and decay of a Vampire epidemic as survivors cling together in rural pockets fearful of sunset and the vicious feral beasts that define their living nightmares. When seventeen year-old Martin (Connor Paolo Gossip Girl) is orphaned after a marauding vampire destroys his family he is taken under the dusty wing of a battle-weary drifter called Mister (Nick Damici Mulberry Street). Bonded by a glimmer of hope they forge a formidable fighting team and travel from town to fortified town joined by a displaced nun(Kelly McGillis Witness) a pregnant woman (Danielle Harris Halloween) and a disillusioned Marine (Sean Nelson Fresh) in search of a far-off frontier called New Eden. Surrounded by hungry vampires and the opposing force of a fundamentalist militia known as The Bretheren, the stakes are well and truly raised for a bloody battle royal in what has been audaciously described as 'The Road' on supernatural steroids.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 94mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
| Run Time: | 94mins |
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| File Size (Approx): | 0.8 GB |
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Member Reviews (9)
9 Member
Reviews
Lloyd
says
A brillant vampire road movie with heart that comes across as 28 days later with vampires instead of the rage virus. Even the Brotherhood are much like the miltary from 28 days later. Well acted by all and smooth direction plus heaps of gory vampire action and a nice showdown near the end with a super vampire. My only tiny gripe is they never explain Misters fate but apart from that this is an awesome vampire flick.
Georgie
says
Good vampire movie. It was different, well acted and I enjoyed it.
chris e
says
Fantastic movie, all the characters worked, brilliant tension and effects, best film i have seen in a long time, wish all vampire movies were this good
Debbie
says
That was a waist of a hour and half of my day
Larry
says
This was an interesting story for the first half hour, but then they met The Brotherhood and the story went downhill fast!
If you want to see a decent Vampire Movie, then check out Daybreakers, and not this rubbish.
Liz
says
This is an excellent vampire movie. The landscape is as bleak as Cormac McCarthys The Road but Stake Land has way more heart. In a way this is more a road movie with vampires. A lone vigilante simply called 'Mister' travels north to a place called New Eden to escape the vampire hordes. Along the way he picks up a ragtag crew. Enroute they encounter the real monsters - Evangelical Christians called The Brotherhood who use the vampires as their instruments of purity. Stake Land may be anti - the American Christian Right but it is for - tolerance, justice and fairness which makes it a brilliant movie in my books.
Vic
says
Not bad. Considering that generally most american vampire and zombi movies are primitive. OK, something turned most of the people into blood sucking vampires (instead of zombies), but why do they have to kill them with the stick in the heart? A bullet in the brain would not do the same job? But anyway, 4 stars for originality and good story and lots of vampire action.
Phi
says
Fantastic dark film! Really felt the exhaustion of their long journey, but never boring. Impressive acting and unconventional storyline including some brutal moments that most mainstream films shy away from. The additional chapters on the dvd (originally web trailers) were a nice touch.
Joe Chip
says
3 . I enjoyed this, and there were a few watch between my fingers moments. Instead of the zombie holocaust there has been a vampire holocaust, just for a change, leaving us with a road movie with vampires, with a touch of the Karate Kid, played as if Mr Miyagi was a total a*hole. There are a couple of deus ex machina moments for both the good guys and the bad, but you do get a sense of the awfulness of the situation, not just cheap scares. Much of the real horror comes from the actions of human beings, not monsters. Some real thought has gone into this.