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Arcade

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Teens disappear when they play Arcade, a virtual-reality game with seven deadly levels.
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Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene 11/22/2021
This is not a good film, but it's an interesting enough one, though it's not to be confused with the arcade-themed segment from the omnibus Nightmares starring Emilio Estevez. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 02/02/2011
It works as a goofy and senseless bit of nineties technological fear mongering... Go to Full Review
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Nunyahbiz . Oct 12 In todays world this is really awful cgi/graphics but I watched this as a kid and love this movie. The storyline is good, the acting isnt terrible, you just have to get past the awful graphics and the VR of the 80s isnt the VR of today. I guess this is more nostalgic for me then anything. See more Stephen B 03/24/2024 Good idea for a movie. Low budget, but that's ok! This might be a great example of how not to set your camera's shutter, speed, exposure, and frame rates… So for people learning how to do those things, this is what happens when you don't get it right… See more 11/10/2019 Attractive cast, simple teenage story, perhaps a bit simple and low budget, it shows. See more 03/15/2017 Granted, it's not the worst film I've ever seen, but it's down there, wallowing at the bottom See more camille l 01/16/2017 Réalisé par le grand Albert Pyun et produite par le pape de la série Z américaine 90s, Charles Band, on sait très bien dans quoi on se lance avec Arcade et on a exactement ce qu'on veut. Ce mélange de Tron et du Lawnmower Man façon teen horror movie est ce qu'on pouvait produire de pire à cette époque. Il y a des effets spéciaux scandaleux, des acteurs abominables, Seth Green, une musique de supermarché, un directeur photo aveugle et surtout des longueurs incroyables entre chaque scène d'action. Arcade est un film qui se range facilement dans la filmographie exceptionnellement nulle d'Albert Pyun. See more 02/01/2013 Alex and her friends are invited to test out a brand-new video game, Arcade, which promises that "Reality will never be the same." Unfortunately for them, it's true! Arcade sucks in its players in to the gaming world to compete in a battle of life or death against the sinister force that controls it! While the special effects are severely dated by today's standards, ARCADE creates an incredible virtual world that can easily compete with the level of design found in THE LAWNMOWER MAN or HACKERS from the same era. John de Lancie, Megan Ward, A.J. Langer, and Seth Green all populate the young cast from their pre-television days, working off of a script by BATMAN BEGINS' David Goyer. The third-rate performances and unconvincing plot do not take away from the overall enjoyment of the picture, although it does rely heavily on the audience's willingness to suspend disbelief. ARCADE amounts to nothing more than a light horror version of TRON that is safe enough for an after school special, but if you are a fan of THE LAWNMOWER MAN or the "Bishop of Battle" segment from 1983's NIGHTMARES, be sure to check this one out! -Carl Manes I Like Horror Movies See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teens disappear when they play Arcade, a virtual-reality game with seven deadly levels.
Director
Albert Pyun
Producer
Cathy Gesualdo
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Production Co
Full Moon Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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