This is one of the best movies I have ever watched when I wasn't suppose to be watching movies like this. I was like 10 or 11 when I first saw this movie. It has stuck in my mind all my life. When I describe this movie to people they have no clue what I'm talking about until one day I was telling a friend of mine and he said I know that movie. It's "The Fortress". I gave him a hug huge and a kiss on the cheek. I was very greatful.
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80's Childhood All Over Again
Added 9/10/2009
If your a child of the 80's such as myself then this film will capture your innocence again just like your back in time when all things on the horizon were exciting but still off enough in the distance to live your childhood through real life experiences.
This movie perfectly captures a slice of the 80's. It has a rather dark theme and mood to it but at the same time an element of nostalgia. The music is done with synthesizers and captures the mood beautifully. The quality of the film has that mid 80's look to it and the lighting shades are quite interesting as well.
The story is simple yet exciting when your a kid. When your an adult watching it again it is all about remembering what you think your gonna remember and of coarse you do!
Check it out! A rare gem of an 80's movie.............
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Great Movie!
Added 8/5/2009
The movie was terrific. My kids enjoyed it as much as I did and it arrived was aheaad of schedule in excellent condiion.
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Very good and suspenseful
Added 7/21/2009
I was one of the people who saw this movie back on HBO in the 1980s and I was very thankful that I video recorded it as well onto my VHS tape, so I can watch it any time.
This movie also scared the heck out of me too when I was younger. The music is very creepy, especially right before the gunmen come out into play and the looks of horror and shock on the childrens' faces in that classroom are something you will never forget.
Sean Garlick and Rebecca Rigg (I think was her name) were the eldest children out of the group. Their performances were very good.
I really thought it was ingenious how they did get out of the cave too. That was very ingenious. I also loved seeing the Kangaroos too. They were so beautiful!
I, too, agree how they used their school supplies was quite neat and interesting. I really did think it was a good movie.
One scene I will never forget though was when one of the gunmen (Dabby Duck) got his. That was terrifying.
Something that puzzled me was the fact that the second oldest boy (the heavier one) is credited with two names in the credits... so I am unsure which exact character he played. Didn't make sense to me back then and really doesn't make sense to me now that I am older.
Something interesting to notice though when you watch the video... at the end of the movie in the classroom where she is looking at the jar (not going to give anymore specifics) when the cave starts to form, it forms the shape of a heart. Really cool graphics on that one I might add. You have to really pay attention to notice it.
Yes, it does teach the kids revenge. However, after all the trauma that they went through, it was their only way to survive if they wanted to come out alive.
I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone. Sean has done tremendous things with his life since the movie back in the 80s. He's around my age and he still looks great!
As far as the other actors, besides Rachel, I have no idea what they have done with their lives over the years.
Great movie - 5 star review from me. Makes me want to go and put it into the VHS player right now actually. LOL!
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Goosebumps! Amazing!
Added 4/10/2009
I saw this movie in 1985 or 86 when I was 7 years old. I only saw it one time on TV. I didn't even remember how I came to see it or whose home I saw this movie in. I didn't remember the title. I remembered that it scared the crap out of me and gave me recurring nightmares over the years from the first night I saw it up to this day. I just ordered this movie and plan to watch it a second time, since the first time I saw it 24 years ago, and try to understand how this movie affected me in such a deep way.
UPDATE: I finally saw the movie. It is everything I'd imagined it; very thrilling from beginning to end. Among many things three things made this movie excellent; the acting, sound effects and pacing. There is realistic acting from the entire cast, even the youngest of the children are very charismatic and believable. The sound effects is actually what makes this movie creepy. Most horror movies are loud and jarring from start to end. Fortress starts out silent then gets loud and silent and then loud again, etc... It creates a three dimensional aural suspense that makes a sunny day in the Australian outback as creepy and horrifying as a rainy night in a haunted castle in Transylvania (IE. See the similarly styled setting of the Mad Max movie). See it for the sound if anything. The pacing is spectacular. An actual story is being told and as an audience you get treated with respect by the storyteller. Nothing is wasteful or meaningless. The plot is tight and compact, the themes precise and grotesque so you get an actual movie and not some loud disposable, cheap music video/pop sensation horror flick.
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