FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

James Purcell After 30 minutes, I decided I had better things to do then keep hoping this one would get better.for those 30 minutes it was -bad acting, all around from different characters, intermittently. -bad effects (ninja "whooshes" from kicks etc, vampires that looked like people wearing face paint, physical combat that looked like something from Capt. Kirk era star trek, -uninteresting lines. Just never anything interesting. Nothing particularly bad, just everything is the bare minimum, and wallowing in mediocrity.If it got better after 30 minutes in, then I missed out. That's a risk I'll take. It was that bad.My score is based the quality of the first 30 minutes of the movie.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Jim Mickle's Stake Land is one of my favourite vampire films of the last twenty years, ousted only by 30 Days Of Night, but that one is tough to compete with in anyone's book. The vampire movie and all it's trimmings has been done to death a million times over, under every stylistic filter and narrative tweak you could imagine, so this one can't really break too much new ground simply by default, but what it does do is show us a bleak, lived in and worn out world, a world that has been under attack from vampires for a long time, and as such is starting to fray at the seams. These aren't quiet, regal, brooding vamps either, they're quick, feral nasties who actually pose a threat and cause a lot of damage, as our young hero Martin (Connor Paolo) finds out in an arresting opening sequence set in a farmhouse. Left without a family in a world he not ready for, he's taken under the wing of gruff and rugged Mister (Nick Damici, also the brilliantly talented writer behind Mickle's films), and the two set off on an increasingly tragic, Cormac Mccarthy esque trek across a broken world, finding lost souls and ravenous monsters at every turn. One thing that seems to escape many vampire films is an emotional core, something to latch onto amidst the cold and clinical happenings, but this one finds that in several key places, including the father son dynamic between Mister and Martin, as well as an encounter with a wounded pregnant girl (Danielle Harris in what is probably her best work so far). It's sad, downbeat stuff though, without much hope or solace for anyone involved. Kelly McGillis of all people has a brief appearance you can keep your eyes peeled for. Grungy, desolate, tragic, extremely well made, touching and unique in the vampire subgenre. Highly recommended.

MattBirk A very raw post-apocalyptic vampire film, a hidden gem within the genre really. Reminiscent of Zombie Land, but without the comedy, I am actually one of the few people to actual prefer this to that. This movie focuses on the bond between an unknown hero and an orphaned teen, who band together and end up having to take on vampires, as well as a crazed, religious cult all at once.The movie moves at a fast pace, stopping only a few times to gather supplies and then quickly moves along to the next obstacle in the way of the heroes. I enjoyed the fact that it tells you hardly anything about how the world came to be and how it doesn't talk about finding some type of cure, the characters are just moving along, trying to survive. The big downfall in the movie is without question the climax at the end of the movie, it really comes out of nowhere, it raises a ton of questions and then before you know it it's over. It is something that I can easily overlook though, considering the movie certainly doesn't take itself too seriously.Stake Land is one of those horror movies that has no right being as good as it really is, it's nothing original, but it's put together very well and works on almost every level, which is sure to gain a cult following. If you are looking for something more along the lines of a popcorn movie, but with solid story, this is definitely the answer.

begob Western road movie with monsters. Well put together - direction, acting, editing - but ...At the start the narrator says he's seen things you shouldn't see. And in the end he hasn't shown us much.The mood is really solemn, including the music, and the characters are all in deadly earnest. Their only back story is that they survived - "all people have the same story".In a road movie there should be weird scenes that show something unexpected about people. But here everything is as expected - closed communities, hoarding, trading by barter. I did expect an anti-gubmint survivalist message, but the army gives a temporary safe haven.The only idea of interest was the brotherhood using vampires to mete out God's punishment. But the monsters are low maintenance, not too hard to handle. Even the hyped up berserkers only manage one victim when they attack. Underwhelming. And they promised cannibals, but I got no cannibals. The final conflict doesn't really solve anything, and we end up with a replacement heroine. I suppose getting out of the US for a civilised country is some consolation.