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- 2011
- R
- Dark Sky Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2011
- R
- Dark Sky Films
- 1 h 38 m
Summary In a fierce, alternative vision of America’s bleak future, a young boy is about to learn how cruel the world can be. Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. And from the ashes rose a new breed of terror. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation...
Directed By: Jim Mickle
Written By: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle
- 2011
- R
- Dark Sky Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2011
- R
- Dark Sky Films
- 1 h 38 m
Stake Land
66
7.0
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Summary In a fierce, alternative vision of America’s bleak future, a young boy is about to learn how cruel the world can be. Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. And from the ashes rose a new breed of terror. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation...
Directed By: Jim Mickle
Written By: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
87% Positive
13 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Bursts with action, ideas and interesting characters.
Horror fans will celebrate Stake Land, and future horror-film directors should go to school on it. The flame is still burning -- and it keeps the undead away, at least for a while.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
32% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
9% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
32% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
9% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
''the best vampire movie ive seen in years possibbly the best one over all i had low expectations when i got this movie i didnt really think it was goin to bee that great but i sure was wrong the vampires are more grusome looking scarier and intense the acting was Great The Vampires were exellent and overall i give this film a POWERHOUSE 10 watch it you wont regret it''
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A highly satisfying low-budget horror-thriller from helmer/co-writer Jim Mickle.
Director Jim Mickle, who co-wrote the film with his star Nick Damici, has crafted a good-looking, well-played and atmospheric apocalyptic vision.
Mickle's observation of a devastated working-class America is so sharp that the horror elements, though effectively handled, come to feel like an afterthought.
It is a film of many ploooooches, meaning: stake in the chest? Ploooooch goes the sound effect. Yank it out again: ploooooch. Wipe. Rinse. Repeat.
Stunningly good horror movie - one of the best in a long time. The obvious comparison is that this must be some kind of 'Zombie Land' rip-off, especially with the vampire-tough-guy-escorting-younger-teen-and-coming-of-age storyline. Make no mistake, any parallels do not matter in the least. This movie is excellent and I cannot believe that it has a PG-13 rating! You know you're in for something brutal in the first five minutes when a vampire is encountered in the rafters of a farmhouse chewing on a newborn baby before dangling its corpse by one arm and dropping it to the floor below. Don't get me wrong, I have three kids of my own and I hate scenes like that - but it establishes the dark tone of the movie and how serious the movie-makers were about creating a realistic post-apocalyptic America that doesn't treat the viewers like idiots.
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Stake Land is a decent, atmospheric vampire/zombie film. Yet, it's made-for-tv budget let's it down. The film is often cheesy, lacks much in terms of character depth and the plot is largely forgettable. I came very close to ending the film within the first 15 minutes, I found it cheesier and lower budget than even the tv show The Walking Dead, but the ridiculously high reviews made me stick with it, and while I still think they're grossly overrating the film, it is pretty watchable.
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Meh. It's not a bad movie, but it's not a good movie either. The characters often do stupid things apparently for no other reason than to further the story (sleeping out in the open, then abandoning the previously proven safety of a vehicle to run through a cornfield to name but a couple foolish things). And despite the world ending as we know it under a wave of vampires, with people living in constant fear and scavenging to survive, apparently civilization is still intact enough for people to make a living as barbers and bartenders in the ****, okay.
If you're a diehard fan zombie/apocalypse movies, it's probably worth a look. Just go in expecting nothing better than a decent made-for-TV original SyFy movie, and you can't be disappointed.
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The first third is good, the second third is bad and the final third is laughable, and not in a good way. It ends up taking itself far too seriously but doesn't have to writing chops to back that up. It evens runs out of ideas completely, resorting to cringing cliche.
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Production Company
Glass Eye Pix,
Belladonna Productions,
Off Hollywood Pictures
Release Date Apr 22, 2011
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
Tagline The Most Dangerous Thing Is To Be Alive.
Website
http://www.stakelandmovie.com/
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 6 Nominations
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
