Studio and Year: Sony Pictures – 2011
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Feature running time: 87 minutes
Genre: Action/Horror
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: MVC/AVC
Video Aspect: 2.40:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English/French DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Starring: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Maggie Q, Cam Gigandet, Christopher Plummer, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer
Directed by: Scott Stewart
Music by: Christopher Young
Written by: Cory Goodman based on the Graphic Novel Series “Priest” by Min Woo-Hyung
Region Code: A,B,C
Blu-ray Disc release Date: August 16, 2011
Storyline (courtesy of imdb.com)
PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.
My Take
PRIEST is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action/thriller, with a thin and heavily borrowed thematic plot. If you’re looking for an intelligent movie you should watch something else. However, as a no-brain action-packed movie, this Blu-ray Disc presentation is full of 3D visual and aural candy fit for a home theatre demo be it at a store or at your own home. Bring your friends, have a laugh at the abysmal acting and ridiculous everything and at the same time enjoy it as an 87-minute demo material
Audio: 9/10
Video: 9/10
Storyline: 4/10
