September 15, 2009
Fortress has a cult cast to die for. It's probably the last great B-movie. I love it!
Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin
A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 20, 2001
Stats: 315 reviews
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May 22, 2008This is a futuristic sci-fi movie that I watched by accident. Apparently, Americans are only allowed one child each. Since this couple's first child dies, she gets pregnant again and goes to Mexico to escape the authorities. They get caught and get sent to a high tech prison.
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October 7, 2007
In a futuristic USA, it's forbidden to give birth to more than one child for each woman. ...( read more) -
August 19, 2007An absolute scorcher! Original Sci-Fi that holds you and sucks you in! Rise and fucking shine asshole! Great stuff!
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March 6, 2007Typical of the kind of dumb sci-fi B-movie that became the staple of Christopher Lambert's career, this daft and tacky prison yarn gets increasingly ridiculous as it goes (it ends up with them being stalked by an intelligent lorry...?!)
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September 5, 2009"A Prison of the Future. A High-Tech Hell. Built to Hold Anything... Except an Innocent Man."
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January 29, 2009I like Christopher lambert as an actor despite his terrible accent and watched this film mainly because he is in it, but in fact it is quite good in an alien/total recall sort of way.
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November 24, 2008One of my favorite scifi movies. It's hard to say what makes this movie rock so much, it's just a great all around package - and very steadfast in its vision. Yes it is cheesy, but I like that.
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October 4, 2008Christopher Lambert isn't appreciated enough. This movie is fast paced, imaginative and all round a great watch
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