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Chris Pine (Actor), Piper Perabo (Actor) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Chris Pine, Piper Perabo
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
  • DVD Release Date: 26 April 2010
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00347A43O
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,538 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

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The first film released in the aftermath of Chris Pine shooting to fame in last summer’s Star Trek, Carriers was actually already in the can before Pine donned his Starfleet uniform, and it arguably took the profile of the sci-fi smash hit to ensure it got a full release. It’s a good job it did, though, for whilst Carriers is a movie with problems, it nonetheless packs a good deal into its 80 minute running time.

It’s hardly a fresh story behind it, to be fair. You have four youngsters driving through the desert in a car, although in this case they’re trying to outrun the pandemic that happens to be sweeping the world. As they hunt for safety, and as we follow their increasing desperation, things inevitably become ever-more bleak for the four, and not all of that can be blamed on the threat they’re running from.

Playing heavily on the mistrust between the four main characters, Carriers is a solid, often really quite tense little movie that rarely excels but generally impresses. It could use more exposition, and it could arguably use some better performances too, but for a small, tight-budget horror thriller, Carriers nonetheless manages to punch above its weight. --Jon Foster

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Four kids are driving through the desert on the way to the beach, their faces anything but cheery: this isn't Spring Break. They're trying to outrun the end of the world and each other. In Alex and David Pastor's Carriers, no one is safe from the viral pandemic threatening to wipe out the human race. Determined to elude the deadly virus, Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci), his brother Brian (Chris Pine), his girlfriend Bobby (Piper Perabo) and Danny's school friend Kate (Emily VanCampo) speed across the Southwestern U.S. to reach a place of possible safety. Over the course of four days, the group is faced with moral decisions that no human should ever be forced to face. They discover that their greatest enemy is not the microbe attacking humanity, but the darkness within themselves.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars 81 minutes is the extended cut???!!!, 14 May 2010
By Mr. P. Abbott "The_abbott" (South of England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carriers [DVD] [2009] (DVD)
I read the negative reviews of this film before I purchased the DVD so I was not expecting much but I guess because of this, I found the film better than I had expected.

It's not really a horror or even an action film. It is purley a human drama about 4 young teens that have survived a plague that has killed off most of teh country/world and they have certain rules about survival which get broken during the film which ultimately leads to a few deaths.

The films focus is on two brothers but I never really felt that emotionally attached to them nor their girlfriends.

This is meant to be the extended cut but at 81 minutes I dread to think how long the unextended cut was!!

There are no extras on the disc at all which means you are not getting a lot for your money. I would say make your own mind up about this film and if you do want to see it then it may be best to rent the film instead (my copy of the DVD will now be going to a car boot sale!)

I disagree that the film does not have a proper ending. I think it does as its the end of the story for the two brothers with them reaching their destination. It's s shame there were no flashbacks to show us how the plague first started but I guess you have to use your imagination.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Carriers: Whatever it Takes?, 14 July 2010
By Revelation Magazine (fourthhorsemanpress.com) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Carriers [DVD] [2009] (DVD)
Carriers follows a small group of youngsters as they tear through the American Southwest in search of refuge from a particularly virulent global pandemic. It eschews much in the way of an exploration of the condition that has decimated humanity, simply sketching out the scenario as background to the smaller scale human drama at its heart. The four leads are all excellent--notably Chris Pine who plays Brian with much of the same bravado that he brought to the young Kirk in what was to be his next role--which is just as well given this is mostly a character piece. As such it plays out its themes of compassion, euthanasia, responsibility and coming-of-age and explores just what kinds of actions and decisions it might take to survive in a post-apocalyptic society in which all the comforts and niceties of day-to-day life as we know it have gone to hell. It's this approach to the drama and its unyielding execution that sets the movie apart from its otherwise familiar set-up of the road trip in flight from the end of the world, and as such makes it a worthwhile watch.

--Adam Chamberlain
Revelation Magazine
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Doom laden survivalist story, 11 Jan 2010
By PJ Rankine (Wallington, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carriers (Ws Dub Sub Ac3 Dol) [DVD] [2009] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This is how to make a low budget movie, no special effects, no big sets and a small team of competent actors. The story is about four young people who have so far survived a virus outbreak that has killed most of the population trying to recapture the magic of their youth by going back to their favourite beach resort before they die. On the way they have to make harder and harder choices to ensure their survival against which the biggest obstacle is their own morals and values. The back story of the two male characters who are brothers is dealt with in the script but the two female characters just seem to be along for the ride. This is not a film to cheer you up in any way and don't go looking for happy endings but it has a well acted well written story. The presentation is wide screen so black bars top and bottom aand the soundtrack is competent but nothing to write home about.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap
This film is cheap in every sense of the word. Thankfully it is not very long, but after 4 minutes you will begin to realise that you have become a sucker and wasted your money... Read more
Published 27 days ago by Eirik

2.0 out of 5 stars Really poor effort
The bad score has nothing to do with the low budget nature of this film. It didn't need CGI or Special effects, what it did need was likable characters that you actualyl care... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars DULL!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Get your carrier bag and go shopping...dont waste your time on this film!!!
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