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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Prison is only available on region 2 dvd by optimum, while this film isn't widely known, I thought it was very underrated and should have reached cult status during it's release in the late 80's. From the height of the eighties horror boom, featuring a terrific cast and some intricate gory death scenes comes Prison. Predictably enough it is set in a prison but this particular prison has been re-opened after twenty years and is seriously run down. Not only is it run by a sadistic warden but it is also being haunted by the spirit of an executed man who was innocent. There are plenty of good, if clichéd, characters and even without the supernatural deaths this would be an especially nasty place to get locked up. The film is well directed and quite creepy at times with some spectacular death sequences. Prison was Renny Harlin's first American film, and also the movie that gave him the directing-job on A Nightmare on Elm Street part 4. I have no idea what the budget was on this flick, but it looked very slick and expensive. It's a great location and filled with some good actors to. Viggo Mortensen is an interesting hero, but doesn't have that same charisma like he has nowadays. Something to do with age I guess. Lane Smith plays the warden, and is electrifying in his role probably one of the best roles he's ever done. But in my opinion the star of the film is the prison itself, which makes the whole movie in a different league than many of the other horror movies of it's time. It's Grey and dark, and the production values are very convincing. Of course the special effects are important, and here we get some really cool stuff. It's never a bloodbath, but it's gory and graphic and has some very nice-looking murder-sequences. Optimum Releasing released this classic 80's horror on dvd without any special features however it's the only place you can find this film unless you have the region 2 Dragon Film Entertainment release from Germany which actually has special features but it's alot harder to find.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of the best films to be released by Charles Bands' now defunct Empire Pictures, for the record the others were Re-Animator, Dolls, From Beyond, Robot Jox, Ghost Town, Catacombs, Enemy Territory and Trancers. Back to the movie in hand, brilliant and atmospheric this is a class horror picture, the likes of which we don't see today, no dull teens in this movie. SFX are of a high standard and well used. It is also framed correctly at 1.85:1 with anamorphic enhancement, the disc also features the original trailer which will take you back to '88 when this was released by EIV. Great stuff,buy it now.
Format:DVD
Prison is a great film. A lost gem really, I mean how many people do you know that know of this film?
It's two movies in one as part of the movie deals with what prison life is like in a run down prison ran by guards that couldn't tie their shoelaces together. And the other part of the film is supernatural horror.
The film has a good script and character builds well. Lane Smith who I believe had just starred in the V series is absolutely brilliant here, a real menacing take no prisoners chief. You really don't want to mess with him.
Also there is an early role for Viggo Mortensen, though one feels that he doesn't add that much to the movie.
There are some good gore FX scenes and a cameo from Kane 'Jason Voorhees' Hodder.
Prison is certaintly worth having in your collection, a real horror gem and highly watchable.
It's two movies in one as part of the movie deals with what prison life is like in a run down prison ran by guards that couldn't tie their shoelaces together. And the other part of the film is supernatural horror.
The film has a good script and character builds well. Lane Smith who I believe had just starred in the V series is absolutely brilliant here, a real menacing take no prisoners chief. You really don't want to mess with him.
Also there is an early role for Viggo Mortensen, though one feels that he doesn't add that much to the movie.
There are some good gore FX scenes and a cameo from Kane 'Jason Voorhees' Hodder.
Prison is certaintly worth having in your collection, a real horror gem and highly watchable.
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Another classic!!
It has taken awhile, but another VHS film is finally available on DVD format!
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Lousy acting, pathetic script, no suspense, predictable storyline - I could continue but I can't be bothered to waste any more time on it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lazy Kipper
Great horror film
This is one of the 80s best and very underrated horror movies.With good acting, good storyline and very good special fx. Read more
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