BATTLE OF THE DAMNED (Christopher Hatton, 2013)

[savagesketch]

This was on one of the local Spanish-speaking Hispanic stations here in the US a couple nights ago. Seems a little soon for it to be on a cable channel when it was released to the US back in February (despite being completed over a year prior). Still it was amusing hearing the dialogue re-dubbed, especially with the robots.

On a different, but somewhat related note, the Spanish stations always seem to play the films with Dolph and Van Damme... I'm thinking they must have a big following in Mexico...

[Jox]

With actress Oda Maria and director Christopher Hatton

[Jox]

Finally getting released in France on December 9 as "Le Dernier Soldat" (The last soldier) through Zylo.

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[Ivan, Jr.]

I see the SyFy network has started showing "Battle Of the Damned" this week

[Jox]

stills

[Dawn]

I see the SyFy network has started showing "Battle Of the Damned" this week

Yep, that's when I finally saw it. They did of course edit out all the curse words for network television. I am not sure if anything else was edited for Broadcast. I didn't even realize it until my Google TV had recorded it for me.
I do notice it is also on VUDU for $13.99 in HDX format. I might pick it up. My husband pointed out the young guy in it was "Mouse" from The Matrix. I had totally missed it!

[Jox]

Polish TV spot

[bomaz]

Just found out that BotD made a tiny bit less than The Raid 2 at the United Arab Emirates box office. 134,000$ against 140,000$ (and I just remembered it was the last time Dolph was a lead in a movie).

[Jox]

Indeed, #8 with $93,070 on 26 screens on the first week-end (right above THE RAID 2 which had 2 screens less):
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uae/? ... =25&p=.htm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/int ... E01&p=.htm

[Jox]

Came out theatrically (and VOD) in South Korea on April 2
https://kmdb.or.kr/vod/vod_basic.asp?nation=F&p_dataid=34252

http://movie.daum.net/moviedetail/movie ... t=workname

[Jox]

Christopher Hatton
Here's some early concept art for when 'Battle of The Damned' was still designed to be a direct sequel to 'Robotropolis.' Nice work by Kobe Sek.




Later became this:

[bomaz]

Quick question : i just noticed that the UK dvd was cheap and easily available (opposite to the french one) : the ratio announced is 1.78 on the UK DVD. Does the movie get modified a lot this way ? (cause it's 12€ cheaper than the french DVD, which is quite something ^^).

[Jox]

the ratio announced is 1.78 on the UK DVD. Does the movie get modified a lot this way ?

There's no other aspect ratio (it was not framed for 2.35 and released without the cache, unlike BLOOD OF REDEMPTION, A CERTAIN JUSTICE or more especially WAR PIGS), so you can go ahead.

[bomaz]

Thanks

[Jox]