Fortress
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Movie Reviews of Fortress
Movie Review: Great Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie was terrific. My kids enjoyed it as much as I did and it arrived was aheaad of schedule in excellent condiion.Movie Review: United we stand
Summary: 4 Stars
(3.5/5 stars) "Fortress" is a pretty good little movie that sets its suspenseful tone from the opening scene. Although it is loosely based on a true story, its source material is a fictional novel by Gabrielle Lord. Rachel Ward plays Sally Jones, a teacher in a rural, agrarian Australian town. Her classroom is a one room school, combining several age groups in the same room. This aspect of various age groups provides some catalysts for the plot, as the younger children fail to recognize the nature of their situation and the older children bear some of the brunt of responsibility. With no one at the school except Sally and her class, a group of armed, masked men kidnaps them for ransom. Sally and her group are barricaded inside a cave while the men leave to go demand the ransom. The group attempts their escape and eventually stops at a different cave. This is their fortress, which they will stay and attempt to defend from their kidnappers upon their inevitable return. What makes this movie good is the process this group goes through during this terrifying situation. The emotions they express, the actions they take and the age and personality dynamics make for an entertaining watch. They begin the movie emphasizing their differences, then band together during the course of their ordeal. The performances are better than expected, considering some of the young ages and the fact this was made for cable. I didn't find it to be an outstanding movie, though it has stuck with me after watching it. Definitely worth at least one viewing. The DVD doesn't offer much in the way of extras, though it has two channel stereo and a clean picture.Movie Review: Lord Of The Flies Down Under
Summary: 4 Stars
In this made for TV film based on a book about a real-life incident, Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds, Sharky's Machine) plays a teacher in a rural one-room schoolhouse who is, along with her students, kidnapped by psychopathic yahoos.
Ward is prettier than most teachers, but she avoids being too glamorous to be believed in the role. Facing hardships and possible death, she and her students bond through their efforts to survive and escape. The children are the strength of the film--not too cute, but still likeable; not into book learning, but filled with the lore of the Outback.
While the climax may stretch the viewer's credibility, it has a satisfying feel to it, and the final scene of the kids and their teacher safely back in civilization adds a bit of zest to the run-of-the-mill action film.
If you like films about attractive people in danger in exotic settings, you won't go wrong with this DVD.
Movie Review: Suspenseful Thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Setting: Australian wilderness- desolate and isolated. An Australian teacher and her students. A schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere. They start the day off like normal and are in the middle of a lesson when a group of whackos in crazy masks show up with guns at the window. Some of the masks they use are Santa Claus, A mouse, a duck, etc. The teachers and students are then forced into a van and driven off into the even more remote wilderness area where they are trapped in a cave... Now they have to devise a plan and fight for their own survival and try to get away from these kidnappers before its too late. They have to use their brains to get out of this situation. It reminded me of a Lord of the flies type of deal. The ending was a little disturbing to me. They're in a cave and the last kidnapper comes in and it involves spears, wont give it away here but this was scary and quite plausible situation. Recommended.Movie Review: the heart!!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
OMG, I've never posted on Amazon ever and I haven't bought this item yet; however, I'm COMPELLED to write. I have been searching and searching for this movie for years!! I watched it when I was a kid (6,7,8?) on HBO like all of the other 47 comments below mine. I was probably in 3rd grade - so have no idea why I was allowed to watch this everytime HBO showed it. But this movie scared the hell out of me and I can't tell you how HAPPY I am that it's finally been released on DVD - I'm ecstatic! For those of you have seen it - I hope you recall the creepiest part of the entire movie - the end and the beating heart! I'm not giving anything away here, for those of you who have yet to see this classic. But when viewing it for the first time, be sure to watch until the credits roll - you'll be glad you did. I'm ordering my copy today and I can't wait to watch it again.