| Storm | 
 enlarge | Director: Mans Marland;bjorn Stein
Actors: Eric Ericson, Eva Rose, Lina Englund, Karl Norrhall, Sasha Becker
Studio: TLA
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 82781
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Swedish (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 110
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TLAD191
UPC: 807839003338
EAN: 0807839003338
ASIN: B0014JGFJ6
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
Gut-punching action gory murders and Matrix-style special effects await you in the ultimate thrill ride that will leave you on the edge-of-your seat! Donny is a slacker whose life takes a terrifying turn when a fiery haired woman enters his life possessing a box which may hold the answers to human existence. Plunged into a harrowing adventure the pair travel through time and fight off dangerous assassins bent on claiming the mysterious object. But time is running out for Donny and soon he caught in the battle between good and evil leaving the future of mankind in his bloody hands.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 minutes Language: Swedish / English Subtitles: EnglishFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 807839003338 Manufacturer No: TLAD191
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 A review of this film doesn't rate a proper title. August 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
At first, I didn't really know what to say about this movie. I'm done watching it, and I really have no idea what I just saw, other than that I don't like Sweden now, and wish I had my two hours (which seemed more like 2 days) back.
The film is Swedish, and is described as being like a cross between Matrix, and Daywatch. But unless having most of the characters dress in black or like emo businessmen is 'like the Matrix', it's not. I didn't really understand Daywatch, so I guess it was kinda like that (although I understood Daywatch a whole lot better than this film).
Did I mention that Swedish movie makers are weird? It's like some peyote enhanced romp through night clubs, emergency rooms, and network gaming parties, but with a split-personality flair. Yay. Seriously, if you feel like indulging your self-destructive side long enough to watch this whatever-it-was, please tell me if you got any meaning whatsoever out of it, so that I can finally figure out what it was actually about. I'm sure self-styled film buffs will go on about how fantastic this film is, but to me it's the sort of thing that probably makes film school kids feel better about their class projects.
Best (and worst) scene: The main character remembers bong-raping a goth girl in his youth. That in itself says pretty much everything you need to know about this movie.
Two thumbs confused (but generally downward).
wierd July 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
well i don't know i just didn't get it will look at it again and see if the next time is any better
 EXCELLENT, ARTISTIC EXCITING ENTERTAINMENT! April 17, 2008
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
Honestly, I don't think the typical American will enjoy or "get" this movie. It's a genre bender. I bought the two-disc steelbook edition from Sweden back in 2006 (yes, it's taken two years for this movie to get released in the US. What else is new?) and watched it eagerly, after having read articles on it and watching trailers on www.Twitchfilm.net. The film is, at once, a horror, science fiction, action, drama and darkly comedic film. It is also, mostly, a character study. And it's amazing! Visually sumptuous. Narratively skewered (in the most envigorating way) and just plain fun, in addition to feeding your mind and your artistic/visual aesthetic.
When I watched this film I thought to myself, "This will never get a stateside release!"
Of course, I felt the same way about the Japanese horror anthology RAMPO NOIR, the Japanese creature-comedy FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT, the Russian vampire film THE NIGHT WATCH and the Korean chiller THE RED SHOES. All of which have landed US distribution. Go figure! Yet, all of them languish on video shelves, rarely (if ever) checked out at Blockbuster. Makes you wonder why the studios even try. Also makes you wonder why strange flicks like Del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH and the Korean monster epic THE HOST flourish in theaters and open to critical and commercial success (well, modest success- but success nonetheless). It also makes you wonder why imported stinkers like the Spanish bore-fest THE ORPHANAGE and uneven failed attempts, like Chris Smith's SEVERENCE, even get released to theaters at all.
At any rate, STORM is exceptional! It is the reason why genre film is, was and always will be the highest form of cinematic art and it humbly (if not smartly) resists the impulse to turn its nose up at the pretentious, staunch critics who would label this film (as they do all other genre films) a "second class citizen" and, instead, gleefully indulges its audience for two hours of amazement and joy... the way any good film (of ANY genre) should.
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