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Ekkehart PollackCast:
Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, Ludacris, Aaron Yoo, Johnny Whitworth, Nikita Ramsey (more)VOD (2)
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In a terrifying near-future world, gaming and entertainment have evolved to the point where mind control technology has taken over society and humans control other humans through mass scale multi-player online gaming. Death row prisoner Kable (Gerard Butler) is the real-life avatar of a savage shooter game called 'Slayers', brainchild of reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). Can Kable survive the relentless onslaught of death matches to face the ultimate challenge: escape imprisonment, regain his true identity, free his family and save humankind from the clutches of Castle's ruthless technology? (Entertainment in Video)
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A silly and terribly impersonal film that rivals that master audiovisual megalomania Michael Bay. Formally, it's a clean and professional affair, but in terms of content, story... I'm afraid it's going to be hard to do better in the future with films like this. The digital production, camera filters, and the impact of slow motion or sped up shots will probably always be improved. Long gone are the days of action movies that had heart and where you deeply sympathized with the main character and experienced his every emotion with him.
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So this was a bit of a disappointment. They could’ve gotten much more out of Gamer and you can clearly see that in some scenes. Neveldine and Taylor are literally bursting with ideas, sadly not all of them are good and some crossed the line of good taste (I get it with the Crank franchise, but this was meant to be a movie for the wider public, dammit). The whole part where they’re playing “Society" came across as unnecessary and very, very over the top. On the other hand, Hall’s puppeteering finale (amazing dance scene “I’ve Got You Under My Skin") is perfect and so fresh. It’s a shame the movie is so self-contradictory. It’s a wasted opportunity.
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I like Gerard Butler, which automatically gives the film something extra for me. This is actually quite an interesting reflection on what can happen if there is too much technology. Yes, the ending was completely messed up and contradicted any deeper thoughts, but I still quite enjoyed it. At the time when I saw the film, I had already watched several movies with Butler, so I was riding on the right wave.
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I did get the message the creators wanted to pass on to the viewers. I enjoy playing and I know quite well how addictive gaming can be. It's also clear to me where online gaming is going, but the form seemed rather unfortunate. The film had its bright moments, but most of the time I wasn’t all that impressed, and the ending was schematic and ineffective.
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A demented film about demented things, which tries to be relevant and to be above things, until it becomes completely tangled up in all-encompassing dementia... the only thing worth seeing in it is the musculature of Gerard Butler and the slow-motion off-road flying. Other than that, I'd rather see the Taylor - Neveldine directing duo in a soulless action film again, because this dystopian satire is ridiculous. It belongs somewhere in the preserve of Casper Van Dien and Canadian D productions.
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