Thursday, March 25, 2010

Run don't Walk to see The Road

Dread Central has announced a DVD and Blu-Ray release date for The Road. The Road is a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name. Both the film and the novel envision a post-apocalyptic world of tomorrow, where cannibals are the least of your worries. Other challenges to those in this harsh landscape include starvation, murder, and simply freezing to death. The motion picture is one of the best film adaptation's of a novel in quite some time. Have a look at the DVD/Blu-Ray extras below and get prepared for the May 25th release date.

The synopsis for The Road here:

"A father (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) fight to survive after an unspecified apocalyptic event, traveling toward the warmer coast with the hope of possible food, safety, and the company of fellow survivors. Along their journey, with scarce shelter and resources available, they encounter many horrors and hardships, and must endure the constant fear of roaming cannibals and other desperate gangs.

Despite having next to nothing but each other, and with little more than the clothes on their back, a rusty shopping cart and a pistol for defense, they manage to maintain their humanity, decency and a human connection (Dread).

Release Date: May 25th (DVD).

Director: John Hillcoat.

Writers: Joe Penhall and Cormac Mccarthy.

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robery Duvall, and Guy Pearce.

The international trailer for The Road here (the music does not suit the tone of the film at all):





Special Features:

# BD-Live enabled (Blu-ray only)
# Audio commentary by director John Hillcoat
# Deleted and extended scenes
# Making-of The Road featurette
# Two theatrical trailers (Dread)

Sources:

The Road at Dread Central

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