Death Race

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Death Race

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Death Race

Jason Statham, Janaya Stephens, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Jacob Vargas

Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the ro...( read more  read more... )ad to victory.

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  • 76Majikat
    November 13, 2009
    76Majikat
    For those of you who like car chases/stunts then this will definitely be up your street, an interesting concept of a story which is inspired by the book ?Death Race 2000? and the original film with the same name.

    High Action, in a typically Hollywood fashion, slight reminders ...( read more)of Running Man come to mind as it?s theme.

    An enjoyable watch.
  • organgrinder136
    October 25, 2009
    organgrinder136
    fast cars involved in unbridled action. the original is much better
  • garyX
    October 21, 2009
    garyX
    An ex racing car driver is framed for the murder of his wife to impersonate the dead star of a gladiatorial game show of the near future. His name was Frankenstein, which is ironic, because this is a cinematic pick'n'mix of many cult sci-fi movies. It has the story of The Running...( read more) Man with shades of Mean Machine, the themes of Rollerball, the environment of Escape From New York and the style and action of Mad Max. Original, it most certainly ain't. It has the usual trappings of the modern action movie, namely characters who are the inevitable mix of gang banger stereotypes and hotties and it's over directed in the way that has been de rigeur over the past few years, all set to an appalling pop music soundtrack. As a whole, it's like watching a videogame adaptation of a game that doesn't exist. But what a bloody cool videogame it is! The dialogue and characters are shall we say "functional", but it never descends too far into depressing macho porn and leaves plenty of room for the action scenes; in this film the cars are most definitely the stars! The races are thrillingly staged, and are clearly intended as the centrepiece of the film in a similar way to Mad Max 2. It's a shame they had to water down Statham's character by making him an innocent family man, because let's face it, Max and Snake Plissken were so cool precisely BECAUSE they were utter bastards. It may be low brow, but entertaining it truly is, and is one of the few action films I've seen in recent years that actually lives up to its trailer.
  • Goldfish81
    September 10, 2009
    Goldfish81
    Entertaining! Exactly what it says it will be. No guessing games or intricate plots. Just cars, guns, and death. Oh and Statham without his shirt...mmmm.
  • JDFortuneFan
    August 9, 2009
    JDFortuneFan
    Action/Scifi/Thriller with 'B' movie written all over it, but in the hands of Paul W.S. Anderson becomes 'A' list material. Death Race offers a believable plot, fast action, and characters you can sink your teeth into. With very little CGI, the racing, accidents, and explosion...( read more)s are fantastic.
  • triplen54
    December 21, 2009
    triplen54
    fall in love with ur hero and u'll have a hard time yearning 2 save him 4m death....but he's a gud man at HEART
  • Marischa2
    December 19, 2009
    Marischa2
    I totaly loved the action maschine guns cars... so cool.
  • TomBowler
    December 15, 2009
    TomBowler
    Almost every time I hear the words "action" and "statham" in the same sentence, I automatically roll my eyes. To date, with the exception of Guy Ritchie's 'Snatch,' every movie with Jason Statham as the leading man has dissapointed me. Whilst there are some die hard Statham fans ...( read more)out there who would accuse me of blasphemy and try to force me to watch Crank, my opinion won't change.

    The only reason I gave this film a slightly higher rating than a usual Statham film is because the stunning action sequences which are, I'll admit, quite incredible, with Paul Anderson holding nothing back on the gore, especially with the Grim Reaper's demise. However, in terms of storyline, this film is tragic, really really tragic.It begins with one of the worse action sequences in the film, with Frank 'deploying the tombstone' in an effort to set up a loosely linked storyline, and then jumps to an introduction to Jensen Ames' (Statham's) family, which they blaze through, giving the audience no time to make any connection with anyone on screen. This is obviously in order to make more time for the action sequences later, which, personally, I could have less of if it meant actually building relationships with the characters we are supposed to be learning about. This lightspeed start gives way to the real subject of the film; a prison which has been converted into a 'race for freedom' speedway which is viewed over the internet by apparently upwards of 40 million people worldwide. This is where most of the action takes place. After an extremely brief introduction to his teammates including a misjudged and unnecessary character played by Frederick Koehler and a half arsed mentor character played by 'do I really have to say this crap, just give me my paycheck' Ian McShane. And even though the introduction of Natalie Martinez 's rack is a welcome relief for the boys after 15 minutes of the film is spent focussing on Jason Statham's spartan-like physique, how much more of a throwaway character can you get? And her deadpan performance might be good for a comedy circuit, but not when you're actually trying to make an impression on your viewers.

    After all this negative stuff, the action sequences are the film's saving grace, if you can call them that. Even though the attempts at comic relief with the pit crew get in the way occassionally and Jensen's foolish attempts at interrogation while driving distract from the good stuff, don't tell me your heart didn't start speeding up when the cars did, or that you didn't accidentally cheer when the colossal destroyer truck met it's end, or that your jaw didn't hit the floor when the Reaper's head met the side of Mason's truck.

    In short, when you go into this film, don't be expecting to fall in love with a character, even though the absolutely ridiculous attempt at the end of the film with Jensen's little girl gives it's best shot. Instead, view this as a typical Statham movie; sleep through the ill-advised character building bits and stay awake for the crazy action.

    Defining Scene:
    Definitely gotta gotta be seeing the Reaper's head explode like a watermelon, possibly the best thought out moment in the whole movie.
  • arboledachristian
    December 12, 2009
    arboledachristian
    not bad for a re-make
  • tuncbaha
    December 6, 2009
    tuncbaha
    a jason statham classic
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