Battle of the Damned (Dolph Lundgren) - February 18

[Jerry_Dam]

Only edition with a making of featurette.



International trailer

Battle of the Damned - International Trailer (HD) - YouTube

New U.S. trailer

Battle Of The Damned Official Red Band Trailer 1 (2013) - Sci-Fi Action Movie HD - YouTube

[wormraper]

this looks awful.....I'm soooooooooooooooooooo In !!!

[ddwall]

I want this.

[hagios]

Will get at $5.

Robots yeah!

[Jerry_Dam]

Battle Of The Damned Movie CLIP - Killer Robots Or Soldiers (2014) - Sci-Fi Action Movie HD - YouTube

Battle Of The Damned Movie CLIP - Soldier Under Attack (2014) - Sci-Fi Action Movie HD - YouTube

[Jerry_Dam]

Full review

Video Quality 4/5
Battle of the Damned features a modern genre-standard high definition transfer. The HD video source material is rather clean and precisely detailed. The image captures all of the basics with the expectedly high level of precision, from faces to the textured military-style gear Max and his men wear in the film. Likewise, backgrounds reveal even, discernible small details, though the lack of a real sense of a crumbling civilization means less in the way of raw, jagged textures to enjoy. Image clarity is consistent, as is sharpness. Colors are drained to favor a cold, gray overlay. The image rarely finds a splash of bright, vibrant colors, but skin textures, hair, and blood are nicely contrasted against that darker backdrop. Black levels give no cause for concern, nor do flesh tones. The picture sees a hint of banding and noise here and there, but not enough to cause a distraction. This is a fundamentally sound presentation from Anchor Bay.

Audio Quality 4/5
Like its video counterpart, Battle of the Damned's Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack serves the material well. Anchor Bay's latest lossless presentation provides authoritative music and gunfire, which comprise the bulk of the track's needs. Music is delivered efficiently and accurately, falling into place across the front and enveloping the listener with a healthy surround support. Gunfire hits hard and proves effective at pushing the action forward with punishing volume and intensity. Additional scattered effects impress, too, whether a blaring car horn heard early in the film or the rush of infected plowing through the soundstage on a few occasions. Dialogue plays firmly and clearly from the center. This is a rather basic but nevertheless charged-up soundtrack that's the quintessential listen for the modern DTV Action flick.

Special Features and Extras 0.5 of 5
Battle of the Damned contains only one supplement. Battling the Damned (HD, 6:40) features several minutes of raw on-location footage.

Overall Score and Recommendation 2.5 of 5
Battle of the Damned is an imperfect movie in an imperfect direct-to-video marketplace, but it's significantly better than most, an honest action-first entertainer with solid visual effects and a good lead performance from Dolph Lundgren. Genre fans shouldn't expect miracles, but they should expect an honest effort and a fun watch out of a movie that may remind longtime fans of DTV Action flicks of a good little film from the 1990s titled A.P.E.X. Anchor Bay's Blu-ray release of Battle of the Damned features solid video and strong audio. Unfortunately, only one supplement is included. Recommended to DTV Action fans.

[Jerry_Dam]

Vern's review
http://www.outlawvern.com/2014/02/18...of-the-damned/

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[Cactus]

For me personally, this was the worst Dolph movie I have ever seen. Absolutely terrible from start to finish.

[Jerry_Dam]

You probably haven't seen the likes of AGENT RED, RETROGRADE, DIAMOND DOGS then, or even worse, the recent worst TV show ever "SAF3".

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Cactus

For me personally, this was the worst Dolph movie I have ever seen. Absolutely terrible from start to finish.

Have you seen name of the king 2?

I have it,... Haven't managed to watch it yet.

[Jerry_Dam]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Have you seen name of the king 2?

Forgot to mention that one! Although not as bad as expected (nice cinematography and score) it's still very tedious, flat and stupid.

[Cactus]

I've seen Retrograde, Diamond Dogs and In the name of the king 2, but Battle of the Damned is on a whole other level of crap.

[Jerry_Dam]

Yeah it's more ambitious, better written and structured and more interesting despite its flaws. I didn't like the sound of it when the project was announced but I personally think it's much better than expected and much better the recent batch of DTVs Lundgren had to do post-EXPENDABLES to pay for his divorce.