The Condemned (Widescreen Edition)

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.

I have been a WWE fan since 2001. I haven't seen this in over a decade and I finally saw it. This is Stone Cold Steve Austin's best films I've ever seen. While a TV show director was inviting prisoners for a new game for the entertainers to watch and to isolate the prisoners in a small island for survival. But it does go too far. Jack is trying to survive two one of the toughest prisoners out there and the TV Show Director too. Some scenes were a little to hard to watch. I love the scene when Jack throws the ankle belt right in the helicopter and it blows up with the bad guy. Best performances and role by Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones and the rest of them. I recommend it if you love action and WWE.

Good movie

A serious film for hard core suspenseful fans of pure action. Easily Stone Cold Steve Austin's best film. The Condemned is a film about a deranged mogul businessman named Breckel (Robert Mammone) intent on having his own show via internet where 10 of the world's biggest and baddest criminals fight it out on a secluded island with one mission at hand: to be the last one standing. Each contestant has ankle bombs around their ankles that are armed for 30 hours with a red clip tag installed in it. Once someone pulls the red tag, after a 10 second delay-Boom! If you try to disarm it, without delay-Boom! Stone Cold stars as Jack Conrad-an innocent prisoner falsely accused for a crime he didn't commit looking to get out and make it back home safe to his family. Alliances are formed and betrayals are set as the object is to kill or be killed. Vinnie Jones has a very powerful performance as McStarly-the most ruthless, cunning bad guy criminal within the contest. It is indeed a must have and must see for any hard core action fan.

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.

Different Story. A little like hunger games, but good movie over all

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.

Quality:Picture and audio quality are superb. Picture is very sharp with bright but natural colours, audio is perfect in DTS HD HR 7.1 (English). Picture size is a screen fitting 16:9 format with no bars at top and bottom.Movie:10 people from death row (Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones...) are chosen to fight against each other on a secret island which has cameras everywhere. This event goes online LIVE.Raw action movie with a solid-acting Steve Austin. He is not the brutal bad guy, he plays a man who just wants to get home to his family but is willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Awesome fighting and hunting scenes with very good bloody effects.I have seen "See No Evil" with Kane and liked it but this movie is even better.

If you like rough action films (and do not expect this one to be an oscar winning drama), this is the one to go! In the tradition of "Running Man" this flick offers an action-packed ride of big guys and cute girls fighting to death on a beautiful island. Covered in some not-so-bad-at-all-criticism of our sick media dominated world this film will entertain from beginning to end.The picture quality plays on reference level (filmed digitally)! Just looks great!The 7.1-High-Resolution-Audio is one of the best tracks I've listed to so far!Recommended!

Have reviewed this previously. But repeat that it was one of my favourite ones which was corrupted over time & not complete. Glad to have it back in my collection & working fine - watched it straight away. Seller was prompt & it was well packaged as I am in France at present.

Great value film, interesting, unusual and plenty of action without sacrificing the need for a decent plot.