Gamer (2009)

Starring: Gerard Butler, Michael C.Hall, John Leguizamo, Kyra Sedgwick, & Ludacris
Written and Directed by Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/
Sorry this review is late, but I was really sick. Plus I didn't think Gamer would fit under the Outlaw Cinema criteria....I was wrong. If you liked Death Race, and Doomsday then you will love this flick. It has a revamped 70's Grindhouse feel like the the other two listed, oh and did I mention that the guys behind the Crank series wrote, and directed it? While alot of people loved what the Wachowski brothers did for Cinema with the Matrix saga, I favored the team of Taylor & Neveldine and their pure Crystal Meth fueled, Anarchy cinema classic Crank. My god when Chelios Fucked his girl in China Town.....Cinema Anarchy man... Gamer has the same feel. Gerard Butler has become the next big action hero, in my opinion. He has the Look, Body, Feel, and heart to fill in Ahnulds shoes. Yeah I said the same thing about The Rock, but Gerard was a total badass in 300, and when was the last time The Rock played one? Doom? Anyhow, here is the basic plot of the movie...GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people...for keeps. Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game "Slayers," allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death.

Kable (300's Gerard Butler) is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent "Slayers." Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology. And there you have it. Just like another film back in the day Called The Running Man. Yeah, it's kinda a ripoff of that, and some other movies, but at this point who the fuck cares? The acting is sub par in some scenes, but pretty decent in the next. At times the movie drags and sets you up for some obvious bloodshed, but once again who cares? Gamer is they type of movie that could be a huge summer hit, but then again could tank. I guess the only real bad thing I can say about Gamer, is the name itself. Gamer. When I hear that word I think of my ex-roommate who used to geek out to any Final Fantasy game, or WOW. Locked away in a room with hot pockets you alone must defend the realm from the evil orcs, or battle Sephiroph...which ever one comes first;) Yeah not a great title for the movie, but hey like I said before who the fuck cares?
Overall rating ( * * * )
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