The Condemned [Blu-ray]

A great action fick for fans who luv action movies

The Condemned is one of those movies that you know right off the bat is made for one specific type of audience. If you like reading Jane Austin novels and sunsets and walks along the beach and romantic movies then this movie may not be for you. This is all out balls to the wall action movie that does not apologize for what it is. Premise is a reality series producer is putting together the ultimate survivor series on the internet. He picks ten people from the worst prisons around the world and buys them from death row and attaches a bomb to their ankles. The Bomb will go off in 24 hours the catch is simple only one can win. It's a fight to the death the prize is you get your life your freedom and a big bankroll. Trapped amongst the sadistic killers is Jack Conrad (Steve Austin) a former Navy S.E.A.L. who was recruited to do black ops types of jobs his last one went bad and he was caught in El Salvador awaiting death. All Conrad wants to do is get out of this alive and go home to his girl. But Conrad is decent man with Honor and a code of principles that will not let him take part in this sadistic game so he tries his best to survive and get help. Steve Austin does a good job in his first film As lead actor and he's gone on to make better films since his role in the EXPENDABLES is much better and you can see Austin has grown as a actor, This movie is worth checking out if you are a fan of this type of action flick. Better then Van Damme's hard target and Rutger Hauer's The game, This movie does deliver good entertainment.

I have got to say that the movies "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are all action packed and top notch action films. This movie in particular is awesome,the plot is this..a film/internet production company is making a fortune out of this little "game" they have rigged. The company takes 10 hardened criminals and put them on an island with 24 hours to pretty much kill each other,and the 1 con that remains gets their freedom. The show is broadcast online & tons of people are subscribing to watch,so the creators stand to make a fortune off of this game show. I enjoy the fact that the movie is fast-paced and there is non-stop action and brutal fight sequences. The head role is played by Steve Austin and the internet company decides to paint him black,making accusations that he was a KKK member who wiped out a family(which is all bs) just to get higher ratings. Each of the 10 "contestants" is rigged with a C4 explosive charge that will detonate if tampered with or the person decides to pull it to eliminate the enemy. There is a big feud between Austin & Vinnie Jones that escalates til' the end and is an all out brawl. Vinnie decides to take the creators of the game hostage,kill the workers and take all the money. Austin's ex-wife is watching this all unfold on the internet & i will not give away the ending but Austin prevails and regains his freedom. If you are a fan of hardcore action movies or a fan of Stone Cold then you will enjoy this movie,it is nonstop action from start to finish. I hope this was helpful. Enjoy.

The Condemned is a WWE Films product so my expectations could not have been lower. But instead of a gory no-brainer it was surprisingly clever gorefest and very critical of the violence-driven entertainment industry; something that WWE itself is part of. Those accustomed to European movies may think it drives its message home too strongly but I was still pleasantly surprised to see that kind of thinking in a Hollywood product.Acting ranged from fair to good and while practically most people didn't get very many lines of dialogue, they did what they could with their face time. The protagonist is a little cliched but considering it was played by Steve "Stone Cold" Austin it could have been much, much worse. The antagonists were, for the most part, delightful and the setting had more than one layer to it. Action could have benefited from less shaky-cam and more choreography but still got the adrenaline flowing.I actually think this film tops Battle Royale, heresy though that may be and earns bonus points for having a message that runs counter to its obvious target demographic. The Condemned was a box office flop and judging from various forums, pro-wrestling fans really hate it. I guess the message struck a little too close to home.

Interesting movie all the way through.

I love this DVD. I've watched it multiple times.

When a friend of mine contacted me about putting together a wrestling-oriented care package forn one of our troops in Afghanistan, I jumped at the opportunity. This is one of the DVDs I sent him.Starring arguably one of the most-compelling pro wrestlers of all time, Stone Cold Steve Austin, this movie consists of a real-life "game" where an internet-based promotor takes criminals and puts them on an island to fight to the death. The sole survivor earns his freedom.This movie also stars Vinnie Jones, who is an underrated actor. He is an excellent actor and eventually becomes the lead villan in this film.This film is well-acted and Stone Cold fits the role perfectly. In terms of wrestlers-turned-actors, this film is on par with The Rock's performances and is worth taking a look. It is by far, Stone Cold's best film to date.

That's the way it goes because Stone Cold Steve Austin does not believe in the Marquis of Queensbury rules governing fisticuffs....

A good first Steve Austin movie

Arrived earlier than predicted and in perfect working order.

Hallo ich suche schon seit langer zeit diesen film, jetzt hab ich ihn hier endlich gefunden aber es steht bei Sprache englisch, kann man den auch auf deutsch einstellen oder muss ich mich wo änderst umschaun???? leider finde ich ihn n irgendwo!!! bitte um eure Hilfe.. mfg

attention!!!ce film est vraiment tres bon mais il est completement en anglais!!! ou sous titre espagnole... ;)

But even now it has its faults, the violent scenes at times become quite uncomfortable to watch and the acting is something to be desired. With these faults this film still has many plus points that make it one of the best WWE films to date. (Of the 3)The story places Jack Riley, an ex special forces operative is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and winds up on death row. A multi millionaire is ready to give him his break as he has a concept to place 10 Death Row convicts on an Island and let them loose on each other. They are told that there must only be one man left standing after the 30 hour time limit, or they all die. The last man standing is given his freedom and Breckel, the man with the concept will capitalise off the millions of internet subscribers who want to watch a live death tournament.Jack Riley after being missing for over a year is seen by one of his old school friends and the FBI inform his wife, Sarah Cavanaugh. The only thing she can do is wait and watch and hope he wins the tournament because there's only one way out and that's to kill.Along with this being a WWE film I have to say Austin was the perfect person for the lead character. He's tough, he's got an attitude and he fears nothing. For those fans of the wrestling world they will say the pure depiction of such a personality is Austin. For those who aren't familiar with Steve Austin within the wrestling world you will still come to appreciate how much of an intimidating character Steve Austin can portray. Vinnie Jones is something special as well and presents something that can be quite scary and at times make it awkward to watch.This is a pretty mindless action movie but that's something that can gain an appreciation on its own. If you decide to forget that it's associated with the WWE I garauntee that you wont be disappointed by how fun this can be.