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'Fortress' is set in a future time when the population is allowed only one child per couple. Read more

Starring	Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Lincoln Kilpatrick
Director	Stuart Gordon
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Stuart Gordon calls this prison movie 'a sort of science-fiction version of The Great Escape'. Regrettably, Lambert,... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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  - 0
  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Director Stuart Gordon's contribution to the I've-seen-the-future-and-it-sucks genre, FORTRESS is a creative and rousing sci-fi adventure. It's 2018... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 01:05
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  - 2
  AWFUL!!
  
  I switched the film off when I heard this line:-
  
  'Those numbers on his head, you know what they mean?'
  
  'Well, it's not his... read more »
  
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- - nickyfish
  - 7 reviews
  - Wythenshawe
  - 26 Mar 2009 at 14:37
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  - 0
  Gets better as it goes on
  
  Slow start, you don't feel anything for the characters in the film until much later on. It is a film that grows the further you watch. With a couple of ... read more »
  
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  - Wantage
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 10:36
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  brill
  
  this is one of the best films of its time still good these days i have brought this from ebay after renting it its that good
  
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  - Littlehampton
  - 13 Dec 2008 at 17:02
- - 0
  - 0
  ALRIGHT BLOOD AND GORE
  
  THIS FILM WAS BLOOD AND GORE WHJICH I LIKE THE STORYLINE WAS OKAY BUT I DID NOT FIND IT RIVETING AT SOME TIMES I DID NOT FIND IT MADE MUCH SENSE
  
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- - jade
  - 436 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 08:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Better than I expected
  
  I'm all for cheesy sci-fi movies with pretty bad acting and so I was surprised when I was given more than I bargained for with Fortress. Sure, it's ... read more »
  
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- - CatherineB
  - 12 reviews
  - Southsea
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 17:01
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  - 0
  Fortress.
  
  I actually bought this dvd, not sure why??? Pretty average, low budget sci-fi horror. It was relatively entertaining. To give credit where credit is due, there... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 26 Apr 2007 at 21:02
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  - 2
  Horrible in the Highest Order
  
  This film is parp from the very begining , the plot was farsical 'intestinators' a punishment for breaking prison rules. SFX very poor. Why a decent ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 19 Jun 2006 at 16:54
- - 6
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Director Stuart Gordon's contribution to the I've-seen-the-future-and-it-sucks genre, FORTRESS is a creative and rousing sci-fi adventure. It's 2018... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 01:05
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  fotress
  
  This was a great action film. Full of suspence. Overall great
  
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  - Essex
  - 21 Jun 2005 at 21:09
- - 3
  - 1
  Random Intestination to everyone!
  
  Remarkable, a mould breaking movie with the the genious that is Christopher Lambert at the helm! Great plot, good special effects (for the period)! A must see... read more »
  
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- 83023
- - Lord C.J. Doherty of Loch Borralan
  - Dundee
  - 18 Mar 2005 at 20:35
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- - 6
  - 0
  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Director Stuart Gordon's contribution to the I've-seen-the-future-and-it-sucks genre, FORTRESS is a creative and rousing sci-fi adventure. It's 2018... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 124167
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  - a customer
  - GLASGOW
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 01:05
- - 3
  - 1
  Random Intestination to everyone!
  
  Remarkable, a mould breaking movie with the the genious that is Christopher Lambert at the helm! Great plot, good special effects (for the period)! A must see... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 83023
- - Lord C.J. Doherty of Loch Borralan
  - Dundee
  - 18 Mar 2005 at 20:35
- - 0
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  excellent film
  
  watchable time and time again. a must see film,
  
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  - leeds england
  - 02 Sep 2004 at 11:19
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  - 0
  fotress
  
  This was a great action film. Full of suspence. Overall great
  
  Report this review
- 116578
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 21 Jun 2005 at 21:09
- - 0
  - 0
  Fortress.
  
  I actually bought this dvd, not sure why??? Pretty average, low budget sci-fi horror. It was relatively entertaining. To give credit where credit is due, there... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 434223
- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 26 Apr 2007 at 21:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Better than I expected
  
  I'm all for cheesy sci-fi movies with pretty bad acting and so I was surprised when I was given more than I bargained for with Fortress. Sure, it's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 496094
- - CatherineB
  - 12 reviews
  - Southsea
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 17:01
- - 0
  - 0
  ALRIGHT BLOOD AND GORE
  
  THIS FILM WAS BLOOD AND GORE WHJICH I LIKE THE STORYLINE WAS OKAY BUT I DID NOT FIND IT RIVETING AT SOME TIMES I DID NOT FIND IT MADE MUCH SENSE
  
  Report this review
- 554556
- - jade
  - 436 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 08:44
- - 0
  - 0
  brill
  
  this is one of the best films of its time still good these days i have brought this from ebay after renting it its that good
  
  Report this review
- 672611
- - a customer
  - Littlehampton
  - 13 Dec 2008 at 17:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Gets better as it goes on
  
  Slow start, you don't feel anything for the characters in the film until much later on. It is a film that grows the further you watch. With a couple of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 705851
- - a customer
  - Wantage
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 10:36
- - 0
  - 1
  Good Film
  
  Good story line and ideas, don't bother with the second one it's pants
  
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  - Reading
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 15:42

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