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Salvage [DVD]

Shahid Ahmed , Dean Andrews , Lawrence Gough    Suitable for 18 years and over   DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Shahid Ahmed, Dean Andrews, Sufian Ashraf, Ben Batt, Linzey Cocker
  • Directors: Lawrence Gough
  • Writers: Lawrence Gough, Alan Pattison, Colin O'Donnell
  • Producers: Alan Pattison, Christopher Moll, Julie Lau, Lisa Marie Russo
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Revolver Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Mar 2010
  • Run Time: 79 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002WJAJ58
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 31,536 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Christmas Eve, and the residents of a quiet British cul-de-sac are suddenly plunged into a world of violence, terror and paranoia when a group of heavily armed military personnel storm their road ordering them at gunpoint to retreat inside their homes. Unsure if this is the sign of a terrorist attack, or something much worse, one local mother finds it in herself to desperately fight to save her estranged daughter stranded across the street. However, with growing dread, the residents soon discover that the threat is more monstrous than any of them could possibly imagine, and survival is no longer a guarantee. A stunning debut from director Lawrence Gough, featuring an award-winning cast (Neve McIntosh Best Horror Actress at Fantastic Fest 2009), Salvage is a nail-biting exercise in sheer adrenaline-fuelled fear that will chill you to your very core.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so Merry Christmas 30 April 2010
By PJ Rankine TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Got to agree with Debbie B, this is a film to rent not buy, you won't want to see it again. It all takes place over Christmas Eve in a suburban cul-de-sac when the season is ruined by a squad of special forces soldiers moving in and ordering everyone indoors after shooting dead the local gp who is definitely not having a good day. The build up is long and slow and even the action is paced out considering the film is only an hour and a quarter long. What the director does do well however is sow seeds of doubt in your mind as to just what is going on. Is it a virus ala '28 days later', a terrorist attack or a monster. You never get a real feel for who the bad guy/s is/are and that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The denouement when it comes however is somewhat disappointing. The cast all do a good job although having spent so much time setting up young Jodie as a main character she then disappears till the end. There is nothing here that suffers from the low budget but it just isn't that great a film. Rent it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Well made and effective. 11 July 2010
By Steve
Format:DVD
Imagine a normal British film, or even a soap opera (it was shot on the old Brookside (TV show) set) with naturalistic lighting and family arguments, all very kitchen sink, then 15 minutes in a group of black-clad SAS/SWAT guys suddenly appear and people start dying mysteriously and bloodily.

It's well shot, very claustrophobic (even at the start) and the cast are very good as they have to be without a lot of FX etc. help them carry the movie.

The advertising sells it as much more of a monster movie that it really is. This is a film about small rooms and fear.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing - especially as it had potential. 24 Nov 2012
Format:DVD
As I was watching Salvage - a movie that could easily have been tag-lined: Something Virulent This Way Comes! - I was reminded of a 4-part TV mini-series I watched in 1981: The Nightmare Man.
By age 13, I had long grown out of my `Dr. Who' stage, and The Nightmare Man kept me gripped. After seeing the TV show, I read the re-issued novel, originally titled: Child Of Vodyanoi, by David Wiltshire.
Salvage has some similar themes to The Nightmare Man: a military secret, soldiers struggling to wipe out that which is prowling and killing indiscriminately, with the locals fearing if they are dealing with either a psychopath or a savage creature. Salvage was filmed on the same Merseyside TV set as the old and now cancelled British TV soap: Brookside. The plot is simple: a container found on a beach during Christmas Eve makes the news due to dead bodies also discovered at the scene. Soon the inhabitants of a cul-de-sac are contained in their homes by a team of soldiers ready to shoot anything they see moving. Among the chaos, a troubled mother fights to save her estranged daughter who is trapped in a nearby house. Can she get to her daughter without falling victim to either a soldier's bullet, or the deadly `something' that is stalking the area ... which, disappointingly just turns out to be a guy with a gunky face!
A pity about Salvage; I wanted to like it. It was okay compared with so many other low-budget movies, but it ultimately lacked the way so many smaller-scale movies do: poor script, insufficient budget, some incoherent dialogue, and, despite the running around, a lot of screaming, and large helpings of blood and gore - there is a distinct lack of suspense. The actors (notably Neve McIntosh) do the best they can with the material they have, which sadly isn't enough to lift the movie above mediocre. What could have been a welcome addition to the Dawn of the Dead / 28 Days Later genre finally came across as a bargain-basement offering that failed to deliver.
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3.0 out of 5 stars NOT BAD HORROR SOAP
This to me comes across as a horror soap set for the most part in houses down one street.It's not too bad and worth a watch. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Vlad the emailer
3.0 out of 5 stars A film with potential but fails to hit the mark.
Always keen to bag a bargain, I spotted this movie and thought "Why not!". Salvage is a British horror movie based around the quarantine of a small town for an initially unknown... Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Milton
5.0 out of 5 stars "..BRITISH HORROR GEM.."
This is British horror film making at its best! Very good story that starts out so ordinary then turns into a living nightmare for the residents of a small neighbourhood! Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Drury
2.0 out of 5 stars Feeble
I was hoping for a lot from this - a new low budget British shocker that isn't 'torture porn' or another redundant zombie romp. Sad to say, Salvage really doesn't deliver. Read more
Published on 25 April 2011 by Prelati
2.0 out of 5 stars Oh no...
Movie starts off focusing on a father and daughter. Some warm moments ensue but then we're introduced to the movie's real protagonists, who, to put it bluntly, aren't so... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2010 by Bakuryuu Tyranno
3.0 out of 5 stars Worth salvaging
One of the better low budget horror films that I have seen in a while. The director builds the tension nicely and avoids going overboard with the gore. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2010 by Darktan
1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
Poor acting, often inaudible dialogue, a laughable story and absolutely no tension at all. Yes it's low budget but the bar has been raised high with low-budget films lately, and... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2010 by J. R. Collyns
2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad....until questions are answered!
For a film with virtually no budget, credit is due to those involved. The film features a strong female lead character who acts her socks off(making up for everyone else in the... Read more
Published on 22 July 2010 by godzilla78
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent service
my order arrived the day amazon promised it would and the product was in excellent condition. very satisfied.
Published on 13 July 2010 by atoklo
2.0 out of 5 stars Falls too short
I'm always a bit dubious about films that don't run for 90 minutes, or at least 85 minutes. At 79 minutes I should've started suspecting I may have been wasting my time when the... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2010 by James Offer
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