Product Description

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.System Requirements:Run time: 113 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 031398216667 Manufacturer No: 21666

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12748 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2007-09-18
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, German
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 113 minutes

Amazon.com
Like your action movies loud, fast, and violent? World Wrestling Entertainment has just your cup of testosterone with The Condemned, a derivative but watchable punch-out starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, one of its top draws. The mountainous Austin is a former Special Forces soldier who is retrieved from a Latin American jail by an unscrupulous television producer to participate in a pay-per-view death match in which ten criminals must fight each other to the death. The other contestants (which include fellow athlete-turned-actor Vinnie Jones) are all cut from the most villainous of cloths, but Austin is, of course, Wrongly Accused; in no way does this prevent him from opening a ten-gallon drum of beatdown on his competitors. Scott Wiper's direction is overwrought, and the script's attempt to make a statement on violence is pointless, but Austin is a more charismatic lead than John Cena in the WWE's previous action movie effort, The Marine. And the premise, which has been tapped by everything from The Most Dangerous Game to Battle Royale, is pure comic book fun, and should please B-movie fans who felt turned off by Grindhouse's relentless tongue-in-cheek tone. -- Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Not Gilligan's Island
The Condemned is a "logical result" film. In recent years, the reality show craze has included shows that involve people risking serious personal injury for bucks. The logical result is a show that involves people getting killed. This film is about such a scenario. Ten condemned convicts in "third world" prisons(a few of whom are from "first world" countries) are placed on a remote island. They will fight to the death as millions watch (for a hefty fee) on the Internet. The last one standing will be freed.

Cameras are placed everywhere on the island and subscribers to the show on the Net get to see the gore up close. There are cold-blooded teckies in a control room under the supervision of a greedy producer, unconvincingly portrayed by Robert Mammone. The condemned range from the really really bad, to the not so bad at all, to the very good (Jack Conrad).

Steve Austin plays Jack Conrad. Austin has three expressions: tough with a grimace, tough with a grin, and just plain tough.

All in all, it's an exciting action film that does not seem to recognize the irony of moralizing about exactly the type of entertainment we see on the screen.

Unoriginal, but who cares
A group of 10 condemned criminals are taken to an island and set against each other, with freedom being the prize for the last survivor.

There is very little in "The Condemned" that is remotely original; it could essentially be described as "The Running Man" meets "Battle Royale" meets "Die Hard". Yet, in spite of the fact that I have seen all of these films many times, it didn't bother me. "The Condemned" is a good action film that required very little brain power and kept me entertained for its entire duration. There is very little character development; the hero (wrestler Steve Austin) barely speaks; and the message at the end is delivered in a rather heavy-handed manner; but if you're looking for 100 minutes of mindless violence, then this film won't disappoint.

A BETTER WWE film to watch
I just gotta say, of all the would-be films that were made by the WWE, this one delivered BIG time. I mean if you look at movies like "The Marine", and "Walking Tall". What do they both have in common-NO ACTING. I mean the stories were good, but Vince McManon, or how ever you pronounce his last name, just flat-out flopped them both. No emotion, no real expressions of loss, or pain, or just about anything. I think he needs to know what it really takes to make a good movie. However, "The Condemned" out-shined them with flaw-less proformance. I just pray that the next WWE film that comes out will just as, or better then this one. Steve Austin is the man.