Product Details

• Actors: Landy Cannon, Brigitte Kingsley, Julia Schneider, Jason Reso
• Directors: Andrew Cymek
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: E1 Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 11, 2009
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0028YW37O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,735 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dark Rising" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Bring your battle axe… Jason Parks (Landy Cannon) sees his life go from bad to worse when a series of supernatural events turn his dream of reconciliation with his ex Jasmine (Vanessa James) into a nightmare. While on a camping trip, Jason, along with his ex-fiancé, her new girlfriend Marlene (Haley Shannon) and his best friend Ricky (Jay Reso – wrestling superstar Christian Cage), accidentally summon a blood-thirsty demon. Luckily, they also summon Summer Vale (Brigitte Kingsley), a sexy, axe-wielding demon-hunter.

BONUS FEATURES: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Photo Gallery
Commentary with director and cast, Deleted Scenes
Wrestling match between Christian Cage (Jay Reso) and Rhino

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mildly Entertaining, October 13, 2009

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The Tao of Netflix (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Rising (DVD)

The best things this movie has going for it are the cast and the production values. Cast issues are obvious. Production values are surprisingly high, and take an otherwise bizarre, absurd concept into watchable territory. Frankly, the movie concept is not at all interesting, and will largely appeal to fans of D&D. Further, the gradual unfolding of the story leaves far too much to be wanted; it simply makes little sense and cannot rely on a David Lynch or Tarrantino level of artful telling to save it. There are a few scenes featuring battles with monstrous figures; the figure are, putting it mildly, laughably bad. Perhaps that was the intent (in an Army of Darkness kind of way, there are obvious parallels), but the whole thing just fails. So...the production values (i.e., image quality, camera work, etc.) are good enough to make this watchable, just don't expect a thriller.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Dark Rising' the movie, September 22, 2009

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T. Creelman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Rising (DVD)

I originally bought this movie because Cure Gravity (the Oshawa rock band) sings 'So Amazing' at the big finale. For sure it is a 'B' movie. But it is a good one. If your into scantily clad women running around slaying monsters and then having a big party to celebrate, then this is for you.
Finally it actually has a pretty good story line but gets corny a lot.

4.0 out of 5 stars not an award winner but fun, November 28, 2011

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saved by y2j - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Rising (DVD)

I didn't know what to expect when I bought this movie. I was surprised! It was a real hoot. It's campy in the same vein as anything by Bruce Campbell. Jay Reso (Christian from the WWE) shows he has a real talent for doing movies. His sense of humor shines through. There's good looking dudes, lesbian love scenes, a demon with his organs on the outside and a girl with a battleaxe. This movie has everything a night with a beer and a bowl of popcorn demands for a fun evening! Kudos!