Rent Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

2.1 of 5 from 179 ratings
1h 43min
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Synopsis:
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has run away. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days if he doesn't find the missing girl, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman - and his own path to redemption.
Actors:
, , , , , , , Cici Zhou, , , , , , Constant Voisin, , , Canon Nawata, Hiroshi Kaname, Maya Carraz, Ilsa Levine
Directors:
Producers:
Nate Bolotin, Michael Mendelsohn, Ko Mori, Laura Rister, Reza Sixo Safai
Writers:
Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixo Safai
Studio:
Elysian Film Group
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/11/2021
Run Time:
107 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • UK Premiere Q&A with Director Sion Sono and Producer Ko Mori
  • Making Of Featurette
  • UK Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/11/2021
Run Time:
103 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • UK Premiere Q&A with Director Sion Sono and Producer Ko Mori
  • Making Of Featurette
  • UK Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (8) of Prisoners of the Ghostland

A really mixed bag for me. Not great by any means, but definitely engaging with Cage on crazy form - Prisoners of the Ghostland review by TB

Spoiler Alert
18/03/2023

The best thing I can say about this film is that is has a very large number of genuinely inspired visual flourishes. The cinematography and colour palette, alongside other zany moments, really give the film a shot in the arm and keep the momentum going.

As much as I wanted this film to be more, sadly the rest of it is extremely schlocky. The world the film creates is very uneven, with random and not always good choices. It also, for all its good points, does sometimes get lost and stretch the patience. But this is a solid 3 star film.

Finally, this film contains another memorable Cage performance, part freak-out, part profound, part crazy. But again, he is never anything less than committed, never winking at the audience or coasting through. We are very lucky to have Cage as an actor working today, and I'll always be grateful that he takes the chances that he does, even if not all of his attempts pay off

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What.On.Earth - Prisoners of the Ghostland review by JD

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23/03/2022

I usually enjoy watching N.Cage. But this was pushing it. The film is just weird and doesnt do anything to make the weird feel justified.

Infact take Cage out of it and your probably looking at one of the worst films ever made.

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Weird & Awful - Prisoners of the Ghostland review by GI

Spoiler Alert
14/02/2023

The director, Sion Sono, names Wild At Heart (1990) as a key influence for this weird post apocalyptic fantasy and East/West hybrid film. I'm guessing that's all about Nicolas Cage because I saw nothing in in this that remotely made me think of David Lynch's film. This is more a daft Escape From New York (1981) and Mad Max series rip off and frankly it's all style, and little of that, over substance. Cage is a criminal in this strange land of samurai warriors and cowboys. He's nameless to give him an extra moody edge, as if he needs it! He's released from jail by the corrupt leader of 'Samurai Town' who fits him into a leather suit primed to explode in five days unless he returns from Ghostland with a missing woman (Sofia Boutella). So off he trots to get her. This cues over rehearsed fight scenes, some blood fountains, some disfigured crazies, Cage can even keep Kung Fu up just after blowing one of his own testicles off and pretty dull it all is too. It's certainly colourful and follows a typical and predictable B movie story arc that drags a good twenty minutes too long. One of Cage's throwaways.

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