Product Description

A small group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world take refuge in an empty hospital with plans on rebuilding society. They resc ue a young girl who is the victim of a brutal attack but soon discover that they were followed by a savage band of cannibals known as Rovers. The Rovers begin to kill them one by one and the trapped survivors must find a way to outwit their stalkers.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: R UPC: 031398226925 Manufacturer No: 22692

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6005 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2008-03-18
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 94 minutes

Customer Reviews

ONE OF THE BETTER 2008 HORRORFEST FILMS
After getting mostly negative reviews from critics and most fans, Blade the Series ended after just 12 episodes. New Line Home Entertainment is now bringing the complete series to fans in a four disc DVD set which includes the two-part pilot episode. These episodes are extended and unrated so even if you saw them during their initial TV run, there will be new stuff to see. More gore, profanity, as well as a bit of nudity. Was the series really that bad? Not really, there are actually some pretty good things to be found in the series.

Set in Detroit (and as a native, it's so nice to see my city once again portrayed as being strewn with garbage and abandoned cars) Blade faces off against the House of Cthon, one of several houses or clans of vampires. Leading the house of Chthon is Marcus Van Scriver (Neil Jackson) a rather dapper, gentlemanly vampire. In the pilot episode, former soldier Krista Starr (Jill Wagner) returns home from the service but the homecoming is bittersweet. Her brother is murdered and she intends to find out who killed him. This leads Jill to the discovery that her brother was a lackey and wannabe vampire. Eventually murdered by Marcus for getting a little too curious. Jill also discovers there's a new street drug called "Ash" made from dead vampires that gives normal humans the powers of a vampire for a couple of hours.

Jill's investigations lead to her discovering the existence of vampires and meeting Blade. She'll try to kill Marcus but is captured and bitten by Marcus. Blade keeps her from turning full vamp by having her take the same drugs that he takes. Jill works from the inside with Blade on the outside to bring down Marcus and the House of Chthon.

Let's start with the good...the series does have a lot of action and it's certainly never boring. The fight choreography is well done and Blade comes up with some very clever ways to kill the enemy vampires. Jill Wagner, perhaps best known for her frequent Lincoln Mercury commercials, is quite good as Krista Starr. She's more than just a pretty face. I also really enjoyed Bill Mondy as Detective Boone, a dirty cop who eventually is turned into a vampire himself. He's just wickedly fun to watch! There's also a great rivalry between Krista and fellow female vamp, Chase (Jessica Gower) who becomes jealous of Marcus' attraction to Jill.

Where Blade suffers is with the main character himself. Wesley Snipes may not have the most range as an actor but compared to Sticky Fingaz he's Robert De Niro. Sticky scowls his way through the entire series, hissing his lines and trying to be intimidating. His dialog comes off as wooden and forced, partly because of the clichéd scripting and partly because of his own lack of skill as an actor. Now for all that the directors and producers claims that they love Sticky, they seemed to realize his limitations. Sticky is not onscreen all the time and you go through long stretches in each episode without seeing him.

The other weakness of the series is making it all about Blade Vs. Marcus Van Scriver and his henchman. I think I'd have preferred to see Blade traveling about, city-to-city, eliminating vampires along the way without him having a Lex Luthor-type archenemy. It simplifies the series much too much. The series had it's limitations but probably deserved a longer run.

Extras

Not a lot. There is a solid documentary "Turning Blade" about the development of the show and the differences between the series and the films. There are also two commentary tracks on the pilot episode, one from Director Peter O' Fallon and the other from writers David Goyer and Geoff Johns.

By sunrise, I'm gonna be gnawing on your bones!
Michael Madsen as a post-apocalyptic cannibal? Sound somewhat promising. Unfortunately he has a very small insignificant role.
The story is nothing new, except the end of the world was caused by escalating gas prices. People get hungry and eat other people. Some survivors take refuge in a local hospital and get trapped by the flesh eaters known as The Rovers.
This isn't completely horrible, just pretty unoriginal and basic.
Nothing special 2.5 stars

Very good thriller..why would anyone give this a zero ?
Hi..
I had very low expectations for this movie, i mean i have been reading alot of negative reviews about the 2007 Horror fest movies and especially about tooth and nail..
So i statred watching and the more i watched the more i got into it, i found it a very good thriller movie..
I guess most of you know that this is a postapocalyptic thriller involving a group of survivors who settle in a deserted hospital and get attacked by a group of cannibals, pretty simple huh ?
But its pretty good, first off, the acting was very good and i was surprised by some familiar faces in this, the production values were also high, i was expecting an indy type of production, but got surprised with proper productions.
the plot was fast paced, started with a good character development and built up to thrills and action..lots of chasing and hiding in the dark..i particularly enjoyed the big hospital setting where most of the action takes place..
I was on the edge of my seat most of the time, i really enjoyed this and was surprised by some reviewers here who gave this a zero ? COME ON !
the only bad thing about this might be the bad clothing of the cannibals, they looked a bit silly..but thats a minor thing
It might not be as scary as other horror fest movies, but it is the most entertaining
I saw about half of the 07 horror fest, and i think tooth and nail is the best out of them, to me it was better than Mulberry Street - After Dark Horror Fest (2007) and better the Borderland - After Dark Horror Fest..
Tooth and nail is the best, followed by Crazy Eights - After Dark Horror Fest..
In summary, give this a chance, its really good ! a solid 4.5 stars