It has been proclaimed that God is in everything, he is everything, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. This seems to be the strategy adopted by screenwriter Cory Goodman in adapting Min-Woo Hyung's graphic novel Priest for the big screen. He didn't just attempt to make a comic book summer blockbuster -- he tried to fit every motherfucking genre into one single film. Priest is a miracle of excess, it is the world's first post-apocalyptic sci-fi western horror vampire religious allegory film ever made. And it is an unholy fucking mess. It seems to borrow liberally and generously from various better films to create an ungodly gelatinous curd of cinema. Poor videogame action gets combined with characters overdramatically grunting out a slightly-modified version of the inspirational messages that executives have printed under pictures of eagles on mountains. The only joy I got out of watching...
- 5/13/2011
- by Brian Prisco
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Stars: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Christopher Plummer as Monsignor Orelas Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE...
- 5/12/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Starring: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace Christopher Plummer as Monsignor Orelas LEEE...
- 5/11/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Starring: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE777 - Priest is nearly here,...
- 5/10/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Starring: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE777 - Priest is nearly here,...
- 5/9/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Stars: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE777 - Priest opens May 13 next week.
- 5/8/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Starring: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE777 - Priest opens May 13.
- 5/7/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. Stars: Paul Bettany as Priest Karl Urban as Black Hat Maggie Q as Priestess Cam Gigandet as Hicks Lily Collins as Lucy Pace Brad Dourif as Salesman Stephen Moyer as Owen Pace LEEE777 - Opens May 13, be there.
- 5/3/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
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