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Priest (2011)
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Cast
as Priest
as Priestess
as Hicks
as Lucy
as Monsignor Orelas
as Black Hat
as Salesman
as Owen Pack
as Monsignor Chamberlain
as Shannon Pace
as Boy
as Crocker

as Dr. Tomlin
as Familiar

as Familiar
as Familiar

as Familiar

as Familiar

as Familiar

as Familiar

as Familiar
as Brave Priest

as Strong Priest

as Flashback Priest

as Woman

as Husband
as Wife

as Minister
as Minister

as English Speaking Preacher

as Chinese Speaking Preacher
as Farsi Speaking Preacher

as Hindi Speaking Vendor

as Clergy Trooper
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Critic Reviews for Priest
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The God of Aborted Franchises will be pleased.
"Priest'' is based on a series of Korean graphic novels. What it's really based on, though, is other movies - a whole lot of other movies.

High production values and slick editing can't save this picture. Nor does its overbearing soundtrack music, which tries to strong-arm viewers into believing they're watching a pulse-pounding thriller.

A mash-up of vampire horror and period westerns stewed with Blade Runner cityscapes and ridiculous religious images in a bubbling cauldron of dumb ideas and sinfully bad dialogue.

Too good-looking to be dismissed entirely, not bad enough to be worthy of outright scorn, but not good enough to watch, either.
The film, based in name only on a series of South Korean graphic novels, has nice, washed-out desert exteriors and some cool jet-powered motorcycles, but there's nothing in the hackneyed story or the derivative action scenes to make you take notice.

Audience Reviews for Priest
In a world ravaged by centuries of war between humans and vampires some warrior priests attempt to tip the scales in favor of humanity. Get ready for some puny humans against superhuman vampires action, shot in the best remember-the-Matrix style. Or not.
Super Reviewer
In a future society where the human race has enclosed itself in walled cities governed by a fascistic religious state after centuries of war with a race of vampires, an ex-warrior is called upon to help track down the kidnapped daughter of his brother. Switch the jet cycles for horses and vampires for Indians, Priest shows itself to be a sci-fi horror version of John Ford's classic The Searchers. It's actually an adaptation of a Korean graphic novel and it contains all the appropriate slo-mo wire work and flashing blades you'd expect in the post Matrix era and there are some very solid action sequences. The biggest problem with the film is that it's all so derivative; there's an extensive hotch-potch of ideas drawing on various sources but not one of them is remotely original. By far the best part of the film are the scenes set in the Judge Dredd style mega city which owe a great visual debt to Blade Runner and the idea of a futuristic society ruled by the church is a really interesting one. Unfortunately these scenes are fairly short lived, the plot switching to an action-western format that's a lot less interesting. The creatures are rather cartoony and unconvincing as you'd expect from computer generated monsters and Karl Urban's bad guy garners way too little screen time. Having said all that, it's still reasonably entertaining and cracks along at a pace that staves off boredom making for generic but flashy chop socky sci fi that's forgettable but fun.

Super Reviewer
Ok so the pitch for this must have been Matrix meets Underworld. It's very stylized, has some nice production. The CGI was good especially for the Vamps, the weapon and vehicle design was nice ( There is a 10 min featurette on the DVD for these, the bikes looking a cross between Tron/Akira styles and Darth Maul's speeder!) However it's sadly lacking in story, which is just bizarre and substance with a run time 75min! The ending just happens a bit too quick. Nice touches but overall not a patch on the similar films.
Super Reviewer
Priest Quotes
Husband: | You find Lucy, you bring her back. And brother, you promise me one thing. Kill em all! |
Priest: | You've got your gun loaded? |
Hicks: | Why? |
Priest: | You're gonna need it. |
Familiar: | You're to late Priest, this is thier time now. |
Familiar: | You're to late Priest, this is their time now. |
Hicks: | Point A, meet point fucking B |
Hicks: | Point A? Meet point fucking B. |