Fortress (1992) Collection

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Village Roadshow Pictures

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Christopher Lambert

Kurtwood Smith

Loryn Locklin

Clifton Collins Jr.

Jeffrey Combs

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Tom Towles

Vernon Wells

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Alan Zitner

Deni Gordon

Eric Briant Wells

Dragicia Debert

Harry Nurmi

Peter Lamb

Troy Hunter

Troy Neighbors

Stuart Gordon

Tim Wellburn

John Davis

Frédéric Talgorn

Terence Ryan

Greg Coote

David Eggby

Graham Burke

David Venable

Steven Feinberg

John Flock

Terry Curtis Fox

Phil Meacham

Adrien Seffrin

Bernadette Van Gyen

Sam Elia

Lou Horváth

Marijke Rikki van Gyen

Richard Boué

Johnny Hallyday

Mitch Deans

Chris Anderson

Derry Field

Ric Anderson

Collin Dragsbaek

Bob Hicks

Don Vaughn

Josef Schwaiger

Allison Cowitt

Mike Fenton

Christine Miller

David Duffin

Karla O'Keefe

Rosslyn Abernethy

Lance Brown

Virginia S. Ellsworth

Paul Gentry

Andrew Gardiner

Peter Bevan

Diann Wajon

Nancy Rushlow

Phil Eagles

Sophie Fabbri-Jackson

Paul Menichini

Alan Howarth

Phil Cross

Simon Murton

Terry Ryan

Michael Chorney

Alicia Stevenson

Matthew Iadarola

Debra Stehlik

James Beshears

Derek Wyness

Karen Kory

Jeanine Chiavlo

Glenn Boswell

Margaret Archman

Jason King

Gary Gegan

David Copping

Lewis Goldstein

Filipe Manuel Neto

**This average quality film has creativity and some good qualities, but it can't overcome all the problems it faces.**

I didn't have very high expectations when I decided to see this movie. I knew that it was a film set in a future that, for us, is now past (the year 2017) and that it was yet another film about a prison break. I also knew that it had been a success in Europe, especially on the VHS market, and that it had been forgotten since the end of the tapes and no one was talking about it anymore. So, I decided to take a look, see if it was worth it, and I liked what I saw. It is a creative film, made by people with ideas and the ability to come up with imaginative solutions, based on a competent cast, and which made good use of its short budget.

The script takes us to a high-security prison, built underground in the United States desert, in order to accompany a couple who have just been arrested for trying to have a second child, something prohibited by the “one-child policy” then in effect. strength in the USA. Sentenced to the outrageous sentence of 31 years in prison, they are placed inside that place, where everything is controlled by a computer and depends on a vicious and sadistic director, and on the computer system itself, which sometimes seems to have a life of its own. Even the dreams of these inmates are controlled and censored via a mechanism installed in the gut, and that could kill them if they step over the risk (literally).

The script has a serious problem: it is based on an old premise that is prison escapes. We've seen a lot of them already, because almost every great fugue in history has been adapted for the screen in some way. However, the film tries to get around the problem with doses of imagination and creativity that futurism accepts well. The graphic violence of some scenes can also bother some people, but I think I've even seen worse. But be warned: we have everything from exploding intestines to half-human androids with a misshapen appearance. There is an investment in visual effects, special effects, make-up, quality sets and costumes, and this investment has paid off. Unfortunately, the cinematography is not very good, it is even below the standard of the time the film was made, but I coped well with it.

Stuart Gordon gives the film a well-executed, effective direction, managing to take full advantage of what he has to work with. Christopher Lambert, the eternal McLeod, is in excellent shape here and does a solid job, even if the role is simple and effortless. Kurtwood Smith is an efficient villain, cold and worthy of our contempt, but he also provokes some sympathy for his quest for a certain warmth that his character has lost. Loryn Locklin is also a welcome addition, but I felt several times that the character had little to do and was limited to being a damsel in distress. Tom Towles, Clifton Collins Jr., Vernon Wells, Jeffrey Combs and Lincoln Kilpatrick provide effective support, but they can do no more.

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Christopher Lambert

Kurtwood Smith

Loryn Locklin

Clifton Collins Jr.

Jeffrey Combs

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Tom Towles

Vernon Wells

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Alan Zitner

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