The Forsaken

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Summary: An entertaining Vampire Film.
Review: An young aspiring B-Movie Tralier Editor (Kerr Smith) driving Cross-Country to be in his sister Wedding but when he picks up mysterious hitch-hiker (Brendan Fehr) and they find themselves battling a bloodsucks vampires (Led by Johnathan Schaech) in the American Southwest.

This is a Well Made, Fast-Paced, Action-Thriller is Cleverly Written by Director:J.S. Cardone with also a Surprisngly Good Cast for this Gerne. An small hit in Theaters. DVD's has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (Also in Pan & Scan) with an strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD Extras are:An Commentary Track by the Director, Deleted Scenes and More. This film will become a Cult Classic for the Horror Gerne. Grade:B+.

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Summary: Virus Infected Telepathic Vampires Rock the Desert
Review: Movie Summary: Sean is driving from Los Angeles to Florida in order to deliver a car and attend his sister's wedding. He's on a tight schedule but everything will turn out fine as long as he sticks to the number one rule: No Hitchhikers. But is someone a hitchhiker if they help you pay for gas? Sean tries to convince himself that they aren't as he allows Nick to come along for the ride as long as he pays. It's no surprise that along with Nick comes a world of trouble, a dark and evil world.

My Opinion: I have a habit of not watching the trailer or reading the summary on the slipcase before I watch it. So I go into a movie with a clean slate. A lot of trailers ruin the movie, as do the slipcase summaries. So I knew that The Forsaken was a horror movie, but not much else. Would it be hypocritical for me to tell you that it's a vampire movie? I'm going to say no, because you've obviously decided to read some reviews before watching and/or purchasing this DVD. There isn't too much new to the vampire legend here nor in the way the good guys fight them. They throw in a few minor twists, but nothing too original. The three male leads do a good job keeping the story tight and believable. Brendan Fehr is very cool as the mysterious Nick who is hot on the trail of the lead vampire. Kerr Smith is believable as Sean who has a very hard time believing the world he has stumbled across. Finally, Johnathon Schaech is delightfully evil as one of the forsaken. In the end I was mildly entertained by this solid B movie. There are better, but there are a lot worse as well.

DVD Quality: Video: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 and Full Screen. Sound: DD5.1 Extras: Commentary, Trailer, Making of Featurettes, Deleted Scenes Menus:

What You Should Do: See it if you are a B horror movie fan. It's got nothing new, but the lead actors do a good job and pull the story through.

Related Movies To Check Out: From Dusk Till Dawn, Jeepers Creepers, Interview with the Vampire

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Summary: Terribal movie
Review: How could they compare this movie to The Lost Boys?!This movie was nothing like the Lost Boys,this movie was terribal!Don't waist your money on this movie,for a good Vampire flick I recomend Interview With The Vampire or Bram Stokers Dracula.

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Summary: Cute Boys!
Review: Overall, the story could have used more plot twists. The good looking men made it worth watching.

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Summary: MTV VAMPIRES
Review: While driving cross country, Kerr Smith picks up vampire hunter Brendan Fehr who embroils Smith in his quest to kill the vampire patriarch that has "infected" him and thus dooming Fehr to eventually (possibly) becoming a vampire too. Not quite a stereotypical vampire film, it is never-the-less filled with a resoundingly untalented cast and an unimaginative plot that makes for a stale and uninteresting eternal youth vehicle. The "plot" has the G.Q. looking vamp dady and his groupies pursuing Smith and Fehr who seek to lure said vamp dady onto "holy ground" (can you say HIGHLANDER?), which in the films recreation of vampire mythology, is the only place they can kill him and thus kill the vampire "virus" that infects Fehr. Giving credit where it's due, however, the vampire origin concept was surprisingly thoughtful. But when all is said and done, passing this one by is probably a wise decision (unless you're 12 years old). If you're interested in vampire movies, "After Dark" was much better done, even if it did steal shamelessly from the Anne Rice novels; or, if you want to take a chance with a more recent avant-garde(ish) vampire film, you might try "The Breed." Staring Adrian Paul of "Highlander" fame (the t.v. show, not the movie) and the wonderfully versatile Bai Ling, "The Breed" offers some of the best vampire characterizations in just about any film for years. However, be forewarned that the vampires aside, the rest of the film might not be satisfying or uninteresting for the more mainstream movie crowd. Still, whether you like "The Breed" or not, just about anything is better than "The Forsaken."

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Summary: grate
Review: i loved the lost boys, and I still think that movie was better then this one, but this one was still grate. And it is still one of the best new vampire movies I have seen.

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Summary: Funniest movie of 2001
Review: I don't know if this movie is a spoof or a parody or what but this movie rock's it is clearly one of the better one's of this year . This movie recycles thing from about every horror vampire and road trip movie I have ever seen .I really like how the actor's especially Kerr Smith don't ham it up they play it straight the whole movie which does wonders . This one is a keeper this movie is 20 times funnier than Scary Movie this one will go in my collection with Tomb Raider and Glitter as my all -time favorite comedies

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Summary: Great film, disappointing features.
Review: I saw "The Forsaken" in theaters last May, and I loved it, I thought it was a great film. "The Forsaken" is a story about Sean (Kerr Smith) who is going cross-country to deliver a car to a guy in Florida, and on his way he picks up a lone hitchhiker, Nick (Brendan Fehr). The two pick up a strange girl who has just been bitten by a vampire, and while trying to help her, Sean gets bitten by the lady they picked up. And so the threesome are out to stop the head vampire so that they can prevent becoming vampires. The plot is semi-original, the acting was believable, the direction was pretty good, and the film overall was great, but the dvd was disapointing. When I saw the packaging and the special features that were on the dvd, it made me want to get "The Forsaken" even more, plus the price was right, so I bought it. I finally watched it today, and the features were good but not what I expected. The 3 deleted scenes were good, one is where Nick tells Sean about his childhood, I felt that one should have been included in the film, because it adds charecter-development. Another deleted scene has Nick and Sean leaving a diner and Sean asks Nick if crosses, garlic, ect. work on vampires, and the final one has a confrontation between the head vampire and Izabella Miko's character. All 3 deleted scenes equal roughly 4 minutes. And there are trailers for "The Forsaken", "Hollow man", "Vampires", "Dracula",
and "Ghosts of Mars". The real let-down was the two making-of features, one is a profile of Brendan Fehr which is about 2 minutes, and the other is about the Mercedes used in the film, and who they filmed one of the vampires death scenes and is roughly 2 and a-half minutes. Usually featurettes are atleast 5 minutes, both of these combined aren't even 5 minutes long.

Overall, "The Forsaken" is worth buying alone just to see a great vampire flick, but if you're looking for special features, they are there, but are relatively short and disapointing. "The Forsaken" is for vampire and horror film fans, but those who aren't into those types of movies may want to stick with a rental.

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Summary: Nice
Review: This film rocks. Hip rock and roll gore fest road trip from hell.

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Summary: Same Formula, yet Fun
Review: The Forsaken, a group of vampiric like individuals that go back to the Crusades. There are 8 of them to be destroyed. Four have been killed, 4 remain. And it's up to a group of people who are brought together to destroy one of the remaining.

The first mistake made with The Forsaken is it being compared to The Lost Boys and Near Dark. It's nowhere near those two gems, but in its own way, The Forsaken is actually pretty good. The whole cast gave very good performances. Kerr Smith deserved his lead role. The action sequences are tense, and are never over the top. The final showdown between bad and good is worth the watch, although it falls kind of short. The backstory given for the vampires is another interesting bit added to Hollywood vampire lore, and is one of the most interesting one to come along lately.

The second mistake is, well, there's no second mistake. The Forsaken didn't do so great in theatres because people thought they've seen this formula before. But I believe they movie didn't fail in any of it, and did a good job at keeping you interested. I believe The Forsaken could not have been any worse or any better. It is what it is. A fun watch for any vampire or horror movie lover.