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I was hoping that "10 Dead Men" was going to be as good as "Rise of the Foot Soldier." The premise/plot is a decent yet typical tale of revenge while the fight choreographing is superb. The acting, dialog, cinematography and editing are horrible (i.e. terrible directing).

The small budget excuses the poor cinematography and editing however it doesn't excuse the bad acting, dialog and overall horrible directing.

The film seems more a vehicle for sadistic homo-erotica than serious story-telling with lots of violent BDSM, torture, transvestites, and big burly men.

As a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fan I was offended by the film's portrayal of MMA competitors as brutal, blood-thirsty, mindless goons.

The entire film is summed up in one scene halfway though the movie. Two of the main characters are mindlessly watching TV on the couch. The supporting actor channel surfs past an MMA fight to a porn channel which bores and annoys Ryan (the main character). Ryan then takes the remote and returns to watching the MMA fight and is visibly excited by the action.

If you're looking for a film featuring homo-erotica, BDSM and MMA to watch with your guy buddies then this is the flick for you. However if you are looking for a good action film like "Rise of the Foot Soldier" look somewhere else.

Don't be fooled by a high IMDb rating of this film. I watched it as it had an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 with 156 votes. After watching the film I am very certain that the entire cast and everyone they know voted a 10 for this movie.

I rated it a 4/10 as the fight choreographing is superb.

I could only get about 3 minutes into this video. Most of the reason for this is because it is, in fact, a video and not a film. This is an important distinguishing feature, because the use of a video camera here has made the piece look amateurish despite some decent camera work and far above average editing. Everything is there to make this a mediocre film... except the film. A better camera and an actual professional sound crew would have made this video something worthy of the video rental vending machine I got it from. Unless you are a film student and want to view this from the point of view of a director/ editor, then I strongly recommend that you avoid spending any money on this at all.

Ross Boyask & Phil Hobden have created, in this movie, a work so awful that it is utterly compelling.

If you remember the dreadful photo stories from the girly teen comics of the 80's, (so brilliantly parodied in UK adult comic Viz) then imagine a moving picture version with violence, and you will be most of the way toward understanding the feel and presentation of this film.

The storyline itself, is a poor version of The Crow, without all the coolness of course, and without the exceptional feeling of empathy for the main character. Where The Crow had dark, brooding, Gothic brilliance, with a classic and memorable score, this movie failed at everything... except at being bad, that is. If revenge story lines were drinks, The Crow would be a fine vintage Champagne, whereas 10 Dead Men would be p*ss flavoured water.

Where it fails in the storyline department, it fails equally as spectacularly in the action genre department. The fight scenes are patently contrived and badly executed, and the gore effects brilliantly poor.

The acting itself is so appallingly bad, that the viewer is forced to consider the possibility that Boyask abandoned the traditional auditioning route, and instead opted for the less orthodox method of approaching likely looking characters in bars, and asking them if they wanted to be in his movie. Seriously, the acting is so bad, that at times even the walking looks strained and put-on.

Doug Bradley's narration seals the deal. It comes across as a badly written afterthought; an addition to the moving picture storyboard. It's almost as if the director realised that the acting talent within the cast pool was utterly incapable of putting the rather tired storyline across, and threw it in as a necessary evil. The movie is however, all the better for it.

And therein lies the brilliance in this movie. It is so unintentionally bad, that it compels you to keep watching, right up to the rather predictable and clichéd ending. One needs to look to the deliberately awful genius of Peter Jackson's 1987 movie "Bad Taste" to see this sort of dreadful. Where movies deliberately made this bad miss the mark of awful by the very act of trying to be such, this movie succeeds in spades entirely by accident... It is that which makes this movie worth watching.

I would have loved to have given this movie a 10 vote, if for no other reason than the maker's sheer lack of shame for releasing it. In the end, I gave it one star, because awful REALLY IS the best description for it... and that's why you should watch it.

I never give up on a film, but I jacked this one in after only 20 Min's just now. Bad camera shots, equally bad editing and sound post production. The score is one of the worst I've ever heard. I really could knock up up better one right now (even the instruments/sounds used are cheap ass midi tacky rubbish).

And to cap it all, (bearing in mind this is meant to be a hard bloke sorta film), it's only got Lee Latchford-Evans from a crappy British Village People-esquire pop band called 'Steps' that destroyed the airwaves for a good ten years or so.. trying to act hard/gangster. Even if your not British and don't know who he is, it's still not gonna sit right.

I get the feeling the whole thing is devised and made by inexperienced, retired cage fighters still high on after show testosterone fuelled steroid binges.

This film is so utterly dreadful that I couldn't finish it. It's obvious that the "actors" were just martial artists plucked from a gym and had no acting ability whatsoever. There's been no story development past whatever gangster films the writer/director and producer decided to use elements of and lastly there's a voice-over ... which made me cringe every time I heard it, and insisted on telegraphing the story.

The story is not so much conveyed to us, but dictated to us which is just sloppy. Didactic films are not the way to go here.

It's at that point I stopped the DVD and checked out the IMDb. Guys, you proudly proclaim that this is your 40th film together. Did you actually bother learning anything from the previous 39? Things that are essential in film-making such as story, character, frame composition, lighting, sound design, music and directing? It's obvious that while you have the talent (or luck) to get projects off the ground, you've no idea about how to execute a film.

In summation, either watch a bunch of really good films and learn to see how they work ... or just stop now and let other people have a go. I really hope this isn't representative of your body of work but i've an odd feeling it is.

This is absolute tripe!! Terrible acting by most, if not all of the cast. I watched this for about half an hour thinking it couldn't get any worse....but it did. I only watched it because Terry Stone is in it and I thought Rise of the Footsoldier was excellent. Avoid this film....it is 90 minutes of your life you won't be able to get back. BAD BAD BAD BAD. I do wonder what people think of when they are making garbage like this? Do they honestly think this is a good piece of film making? I would love to hear what the director/producer have to say about it. It makes it into my all time worst 5 films. It is years since I saw something as bad as this. I love this type of film but this one falls way short on so many levels. The acting is rubbish, the sound is rubbish, the directing is rubbish.....and did I mention the acting???

This is by far the worst British film I have ever seen. An absolute disgrace to my eyes, ears and general well being. Its suppose to be a 'action thriller' but turned out to be the unintentional 'Comedy of the year'. Me and my mates had a right good laugh at this tripe. God knows where we stumbled upon this steaming pile of dog toffee but it was soon discarded from my presence. I hate it that much it has a special place in my heart. We watched it several times and even viewed the 'making of', what a top laugh that was. I was tortured with the theme tune, little quotes and reminders of scenes to this day. All in all the term 'hate from the pit of my stomach' is thrown around too much these days but Ten Dead Men really fits the bill. The cast and crew should be ashamed of what they have done and let loose on the unsuspecting public. Ten men took Ryans life way. Ten men had to pay. Including Brendan Carr, Lee Latchford Evans, Terry Stone and that idiot 'the Projects Manager'.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

This flick was sold at a horror convention due the name Doug Bradley. Horror geeks do know who he is, pinhead from Hellraiser. Naturally, by using his name the producers thought it would sell well. Doug isn't in the flick at all, he's just the narrator.

It even got nothing to do with horror, it is more a mafia flick were one is taking his revenge for killing his girlfriend. 1O people were there so ten men had to die. This is a British production and by doing so you have to dig the accents used. But it's all understandable. The last year I have seen a few revenge flicks coming out of the UK but this one here isn't that brutal. It's rough and merciless but I have seen rougher flicks like for example A Day Of Violence. Still, due the merciless fight scene's it isn't for the easily offended. The red stuff do flows but the torture is done off screen. So it's easy to see that it was a low budget. Personally I expected a little more from it but it fits in the line of British mobster revenge flicks. And there's a bit of relieve of fight scene's due the goofy couple Parker and Garrett.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 1/5

Inspired by the DIY initiative of Robert Rodriguez and the hard-hitting but playful style of Quentin Tarantino, Ten Dead Men is passionate genre film-making and despite some weaknesses it's well worth a look.

One of a growing number of British action movies, Ross Boyask's follow-up to 2004's Left for Dead revisits many familiar themes but shows a great deal of maturity. Left for Dead was dense with action but was easily forgotten, but there's something about this film that lingers.

Made for genre fans by genre fans, Ten Dead Men has much in common with equally gritty British action flicks such as Underground and The Silencer, as well as the likes of Ultimate Force, a vehicle for UFC fighter Mirko Cro-Cop Filipovic.

Brendan Carr stars as Ryan, a reformed gangster whose darkside is reawakened when he returns, apparently from the dead, to avenge the murder of his girlfriend. It's a good set-up and the supernatural element is commendably underplayed.

Carr seems a little young to play the role but gives it his all. Like Arnie in The Terminator or Kurt Russell in Soldier, Ryan is almost entirely a physical presence, a force of nature. His lack of dialogue keeps the viewer unsettled and he's impossible to relate to. But that seems to be the point.

Aside from the action the most notable feature of Boyask's film is the use of voice-over. The contribution of fan favourite Doug Bradley is this film's greatest asset and unfortunately it's also the biggest weakness. As The Narrator, Bradley explains the story and speaks for the hero, but this is intrusive and seemingly added only to give cohesion to some of the more throwaway sequences. Bradley's voice too often distracts. Unfortunately it's an interesting idea that only highlights shortcomings in the structure and execution of the story.

That criticism aside there's much to praise. Boyask's bold non-linear approach is intriguing and there are an inventive variety of shots, which compensate for an overuse of freeze frame and fade to black devices. Aside from the diverse camera-work, the Cage Rage and speedboat sequences add some nice production value. Plus, you can't help but be amused by the incongruous presence of Lee from one-time pop sensations Steps.

Most importantly this is an action movie and Ross Boyask delivers some solid action with the help of experienced Hong Kong stuntman/action director Jude Poyer. His quick edits get maximum impact from some brutal martial arts action and stunts. Standout set-pieces take place in a garage and a derelict house, as the plot builds steadily in intensity toward a satisfying climactic duel with Transporter 3, Dead or Alive and Black Mask 2 heavy Silvio Simac.

Shot on digital video, a format popular not only with budget-conscious filmmakers but also the likes of Michael Mann and Mike Figgis, Ten Dead Men is best described as art-house action. A restless and fragmented experience with some memorable moments that may disappoint those expecting Hollywood production quality but will entertain and intrigue those with an interest in action films and independent film-making.

Ten Dead Men is an amazing achievement on a slender budget. The fight scenes have the imagination and delivery of a budget 1000 times as high. I liked the Bourne-style fighting - not always resorting to guns. Which can be a bore - especially if you are the one shot. There's a nice comic angle from two of the thugs reminiscent of the Diamonds Are Forever guys. I'm a bit a stickler for dialogue and delivery so would have liked to have seen a bit more work in this area however the classic revenge premise keeps things moving along nicely. Ten Dead Men is certainly not for the faint-hearted as there's a high gore count and graphic visuals of the hero gouging a bullet out of his stomach. It's good that Brit movies are still getting made independent of the big boys and you will be hearing more from director Boyask and writer Regan.

I saw this film by chance a few months ago, and winced in some parts of this film as it is a little gruesome, but it certainly kept my attention right to the end. The film's fast moving, and has been well shot and edited, despite its low budget, and I loved the very dark comic tone, and the gusto with which the anti-hero got his revenge. The story held my attention well, and I particularly liked the performances of the two funny characters Parker and Garrett, who provided some comic relief to the hard-hitting action. There's a good cast of British character actors and there's a twist at the end that's a bit of a shocker, but also left that satisfying redemptive feeling that you get from a well-rounded film. Definitely worth a Saturday night's viewing - would be even better to enjoy on the big screen, but I think like a lot of indie movies it's tough to get cinema distribution, so this film should do well on DVD.

I watched 10 Dead Men following some of the comments I had read here on IMDb. I agreed with some of them and found this to be a (very) low budget revenge film albeit with some interesting scenes, (mostly the fight scenes).

10 Dead Men borrows from quite a few gangster films e.g. Reservoir Dog in the use of costume and flash backs as this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The makers have tried to add parts to the movie such as using Hellraisers Doug Bradley as a narrator that I felt were a surprise and welcomed.

This is by no means the best acted film ever but at times shows promise, (without giving too much away). Worth a watch if you can find it but probably only the once.

I'm not going to say this is the greatest film in the world, but it is a great little film. When I spent a hot summer Sunday this year in Swindon's Art Centre attending the inaugural Phantasmagoria film festival, I was pleasantly surprised by Ten Dead Men. I'll be honest - I was attending for the horror/thriller films like Dead Wood and Summer Scars and wasn't really in the mood for a low budget UK action film, but I'm glad I stayed and watched it. The movie takes the well trodden revenge story and puts a very British stamp on it. Well written and directed with a (mostly) great cast - hey, it's even got Lee from Steps in it! Sure, the movie does rely on some clichés, but most action films do anyway. I'd recommend it to fans of gritty British gangster films with an action twist.

Here's your average low-budget gangster "Resevoire Dogs" rip-off flash-back gangster revenge film. With awesome fight sequences. I'm still running the flash-backs of the sword fight in my head. But as a low budget gangster film it gives you exactly what you want. The fight sequences are Brilliant amazing. Whe the main character(who doesn't speak a word) goes up against bruiser he beats him like a rented mule. Hands him a beating that made my shins and knees hurt. Bruiser laffs wipes the glass and plaster off himself and yells "Is zat all you got!" (see KIMBO SLICE you-tube video). Then the real fight starts. It was as goodas the one in "SNATCH/5 MINUTES IN HEAVEN" Howeva as a British Gangsterfilm, it sucked. British Gangster films are known for witty dialog,humorous and interesting characters and getting "MID-EVIL" (SNATCH/GANGSTER #1/LOVE and HONOR/THE GENERAL/THE RISE OF THE FOOT SOLDIER)on someone(they invented it) instead of shoot-outs. This one didn't have that, any-time you hear narrations throughout the movie it takes away.

Now if you don't mind I'm gonna re-watch all the fight scenes.

I was privileged enough to get a ticket to see the Premiere of this film in Brighton, No small feat as I live in Wales and made the journey especially, but it's not every day that a British action Movie with no budget looks so very exciting. I stumbled upon the production rumours a few years ago, a friend mentioned that the makers of a comic I had started reading were making a film. The comic was called night warrior and had produced some excellent issues, so when I heard that they were realising a script written by a regular contributer to that comic, my interest piqued. I travelled to Brighton, watched the film and even met Doug Bradley, but that has little reflection on y opinion. I love Doug Bradley regardless of what he's in, I think he's great from Salome through to Killer Tongue it really doesn't matter. Ten dead Men however, made me stop a while and think: do I like this 'cos Bradley's in it, or is there something else?

There is something else.

This is why I like Ten dead Men: it's a British B-movie, it has excellent stunt work (really mad skills - they actually wail on each other all the time), a surprisingly good cast of unknowns (and Doug Bradley, who is frankly brilliant), absolutely no budget, but millions worth in production values. It was clearly filmed in bits over a long period of time before a script tied it together, but thank god for that script. Or rather: Chris Regan, thank him for writing it. And thank Hobden, the Producer, for picking him up and Ross Boysak for his direction of the material he was furnished with. Boysak's direction is slick, the production excellent, I really don't have a bad thing to say about the ciné but without the script it would just be ninety minutes of fights and dull as hell. There was a trembling feeling in my gut when I watched it that they were a titanium acid-edge away from making a film that's ninety minutes of fight scene. The script lifts it up: it's narrative based, an incredibly risky and unusual thing to do and one which you think may fall flat on its behind after twenty minutes, but this is the genius: it doesn't, it persists, it flows through every scene, and rather than alienate it's audience as, theoretically, too much narrative in a drama does, the narration becomes your guide, it's a running commentary for a revenge tragedy; it gives blind rage a poetry it may not have had otherwise.  It makes the film's violence accessible, justified, sanctified and right. We support the main character wholeheartedly, just I support the predator when David Attenborough tells me to, I feel and empathise with an animal that I would not have otherwise. Regan anthropomorphises fury and allows an omnipotent Doug Bradley to tell us about it. It's brilliant, and worth watching, re-watching and then buying the DVD. (If it ever comes out.)

There are quite a few very creative and painful looking attacks in this movie, so the guys can be forgiven if some of the acting was a little off. When Ryan bugs his eyes out, he looks like he's on a mushroom trip and can't decide if he wants to fight or flee. I've never seen professional boxing, wrestling, or fighting (or any other professional sport) in person, and it's hard to judge by looking at the screen; but I'd probably be intimidated by at least half of these guys. The thought of Mr. Hart with a gun is actually terrifying, but not because of skill. I'm not a fan of the music, but I get that it was to add adrenaline. There are a couple of high kicks that left me feeling pain in numerous areas. Being that flexible just isn't right...

caught an early screening of Ten Dead Men and was impressed by this low budget action film. gritty, violent and packed with knuckle dusting action, Ten Dead Men harks back to the old school days of action films when violence was dished out frequently and the bad guys got what was coming to them. for a low budget flick, the acting was decent, the directing and script tight and the action full on. it may not be glossy but it's a hell of a lot of fun and a good tough as nails British action film. the film is also packed with a number of real life fighters and action cinema regulars so there is plenty for the fight fan to enjoy. check it out.

If you only give a film 3 minutes then I don't think you can call yourself a film fan and shouldn't really review it. There's some truth that its clear the film was shot on a low-budget but it doesn't take long to forget that and get into a very thrilling story that keeps up a good pace throughout and has some genuinely surprising twists in it. I enjoyed this film. The fight scenes are very well done and the script is well written, balancing flashbacks with the present as well as unravelling the motive behind the confrontations. There are a lot of million-pound budget action films that are predictable and boring, you won't be saying that about this film.

I would recommend this film to fans of martial arts, action..even love stories, its got everything you need! A lot of well known British talent like Terry Stone, Jason Mazza and Brendan Carr. There is gruesome parts which will have you trapped between look away and miss or look and hope you stay on your seat.

This film is an example of anything can be done despite money! If you think Rodriquez's El Mariache had production value for a low budget...you haven't seen anything! The sets, the explosions, the guns, the cast! They are all big production value. It's a masterclass in Indie film making.

Definitely on the Christmas list!

If you ever got around to watching Left For Dead, the debut feature from the team at Modern Life? the you'll know what to expect with their second film 'Ten Dead Men' because it's very much more of the same… So what CAN you expect? Well most lots of violence, very few female characters, testosterone, guns, deaths a plenty and action galore. If this is your idea of heaven then this film is for you… I you like your films a bit more refined then may I suggest you look elsewhere.

The biggest difference between the two films is that in terms of filmmakers the team have taken a massive step forward. More polished, better shot and edited, better direction and far more bang for your buck means that this film is about as close to a Hollywood action movie you could make on such a limited budget.

Is it perfect? No. It doesn't always make sense, the pacing is a touch off at the start and Doug Bradley's voice over (whilst expertly delivered) doesn't always add the value intended. It's also not as fun as Left for Dead with hardly any comic relief making it tough going at times.

If you like your films in your face and brash, then Ten Dead Men is the perfect uber violent hit.

I really enjoyed this film! It's obviously on the lower end of the budget spectrum, but the filmmakers really made what they had work for them. It was extremely violent, which in my eyes is a good thing, considering that's pretty much the genre, and it was edited very well. There were times when some of the sound editing might have been tightened up a tad, but all in all, this was an excellent "anti-hero takes revenge on even worse people" kind of film. I suppose I should mention that the script was way above average for this type of film, but I might be biased. Chris Regan is a friend, after all! But good going Chris!!! And I DID notice that brother Peter worked on the extras. Good show Pete! The whole thing was a perfect entertainment for me while my wife was out of town! Definitely keep an eye on all of the people involved here. This won't be the last we'll be hearing from them.

Know of this film from reading Impact magazine in the UK, bought a copy when I went over to the States this week… Being a fan of Left For Dead all I can say is Wow! 10 Dead Men is well wicked… much better than Left For Dead (which I liked a lot also). If you like bloody over the top action movies that are just relentlessly violent from start to finish then this is the film for you.

Brendan Car is rock hard scary and even Lee from UK band Steps is pretty good. It's got Silvio Simac (Transporter 3), Pooja Shah (Eastenders) and loads of faces from Brit films and TV such as Chris Jones, Glenn Salvage, Terry Stone and more.

This is a well wicked movie that any action fan should watch.