Rollerball

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Steven B Slick early 2000s costumes and set design. Over the top "extreme" action, and raunchy jokes, as well as violence. This is perfect for those looking to have some fun, back before fun was outlawed by the conservative far left. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Jarrod R A mess. There were a handful of creative choices that were compelling, but it much of the story just zipped around the track aimlessly. It was if they had a tried and true recipe for a biting deconstuction of "corporations have too much power and will attempt to win at all costs" narrative (which is what the original movie captures), but this was mostly fluff. Not even bad enough to be enjoyable. And yes, I have the How Did This Get Made folks to thank/blame for sitting through it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review Edward K Terrible remake of the first film. It failed to hold my attention. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie is very boring but the stunts in this movie are amazing Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is sadly a missed opertunity. It does do a good job giving the old film a modern update and the cast was pretty solid as well. Sadly the film doesn't have nearly enough character development so the motivations for the villian are not even clear. This film also has very little social or political commentary which was the best part of the original. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/04/22 Full Review victor o I have a habit of watching movies that are remade without having seen the original. More often than not I enjoy the remake but there are moments where I prefer the original. This one looked pretty good to me. I enjoyed the action, the sets, the actors, and the story. But there were plenty of things that I disliked and over time I began to realize the criticism was valid. Later I learned from the making of the movie that this had a monster of time in development that ended up making things that did stick out like a sore thumb. In the near future, a brand-new sport is making waves across the Atlantic called Rollerball. A hard-hitting, popular team sport that is attracting players as well as media attention from all over the world. Jonathan and Marcus are two Americans that ditch their California street skating to become highly paid athletes of Rollerball. Only because the sport is brand new and unregulated in Eastern European and Asian circles, particularly by a vicious promoter named Alexis. Jonathan also gains the attention of a gorgeous player named Aurora who learns just like him that these games are dangerous beyond what happens in the arena. Worked to make Alexis as much money and power, the players are doomed to either disgrace or death. Unless of course, they find a way to fight back. I originally enjoyed watching this movie. With a great cast like Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Jean Reno and so many other great performers. Not to mention directed by John McTiernan, the man who directed two Die Hard movies, the first Predator movie and The Hunt for Red October. So, it was surprising to me that this movie wasn't as good as it should have been. I still like a lot of things about it but also plenty of bad things here that make it hard to watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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