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Rollerball (Special Edition)

Chris Klein , Jean Reno , John McTiernan    R (Restricted)   DVD
1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
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The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some See Barbaric Sport.......I see the same Jun 24 2004
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Format:DVD
But I also see the gratest............. Accidental Love Story in Movie History....
The Old Black Widow Snags her Young White Texan... And Her Youthful Strength Returns... And The Love of her life She Finds........
Fantasy Realized......Unity So sweet to burn
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1.0 out of 5 stars 1 star and lucky to get that... May 21 2004
Format:DVD
If all you are after is some digital candy, then this movie might suffice. Sure there was some political maneuvering, some behind-the-back action, but mostly this movie is about a hockey player who went for the cash in a eurasian version of hyped up roller derby instead of going to the NHL.

The whole movie is based on the fact that TV ratings zoom up as players die.

This show was so unsatisfying for me that I kept hitting the fast forward button just to get through it!

I hesitate to say that this movie is a pale version of "Rollerball" staring Caan. Now THAT was a movie. If you are going to watch one "Rollerball" go with the version starring James Caan - THAT version has some real character development, some meaningful futuristic political intrigue, and the game is more believable, as is the action, than the new version. Caan's Rollerball is a sport with rules you can follow, and you can see when they are broken, too.

Whatever you choose to do...good luck.

(This review is based on an edited version of the movie)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood: WAKE UP! April 25 2004
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Most of the classic science-fiction, horror movies of the late sixties/mid-seventies were message movies: They were parables, allegorical yarns influencing us to confront the fallacies of our society.
"Silent Running", "Planet of The Apes", "Omega Man", "Soilent Green", "Night of The Living Dead", "Logan's Run"; each of these movies touched on the negative trends of contemporary society, be it racism, crass-consumerism, generational gaps, ecological suicide... In short, Man's inhumanity to Man.
The original "Rollerball" showed us the global corporate culture of the near future. It threw society's sick obsession with both sports and violence right at our faces. The bloodlust that was in the fictional future's rollerball audience was only slightly little different from the real life demands young white men were making at that time of the then emerging sport of Ice Hockey.
The age of the Nation-State was over and the multinational corporation, who was the new totalitarian aggroprop motivator, was now ascendent. We no longer had to worry about ideologues but PR men telling you what, when and where to buy. Control through the supply and demand for consumer goods and pastimes.
Humankind still had an aggression complex: a need for one man to hurt -and yes even kill!- his fellow man. How does the Multinational Global Corporations contain, yet satisfy, this bloodlust (and at the same time further stupify an already flabby, dumbed-down populace)? ROLLERBALL. All the fastpaced, adrenaline inducing, death and maiming and scarring of WAR, shrunken down and sealed up into a tiny arena, starting and ending at precise times.
Sad. Hateful. However, like all those aforementioned movies did, showing a reflection of us: Modern, secular, selfish, self-gratifying Humanity.
2002's "Rollerball" instead of updating and furthering this warning/message, is rather just another example and prop of our malaise as a immature, gratification addicted species. No true message. Just bright lights, loud noise, hitech special effects and shallowness. The writers and artists have become just as negative and selfish as the lumpen.
It is because of movies such as this that I was putoff when I heard that there was talk of making remakes of "Logan's Run" and "Omega Man". When the respective stars being considered for these intended remakes are Leonardo Di Caprio and Arnold Schwartzenneger I easily imagine Hollywood rendering these beloved classics into meaningless, mindless action/thriller schlock and junk. All shoot-em-ups, chases, and silly countdowns to explosive fireworks. Leaving no commitment or involvement from the theatre audience but laughter and cheers. No reflections. No introspections. No learning. No morality.
Hollywood, please leave the films of a better, more compassionate, more intelligent era alone. You can satisfy the mob you pander to without remakes. Thin plots, involving one-dimensional characters, speeding through long scenes of T&A, mindless violence and numbing special effects will more than satisfy your market and bring in all the revenue you lust for. Desecrating art is not necessary.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Why You Should See This Movie......
I remember seeing the original James Caan film on then-network television. The anti-corporate culture of the 1960s had been beaten down, so a film about a "central"... Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by "efoff"
1.0 out of 5 stars On a double bill with Roller Boogie
Rollerball still stands as a solid sci-fi flick about the fear of corporate society and the crushing of the little guy (you). Read more
Published on April 2 2004 by N. P. Stathoulopoulos
1.0 out of 5 stars Why, oh why, oh why!
Im begging you now do NOT watch this film at any cost. It is an awful thing (cant bring myself to call it a film) with shoddy acting horrendous set design and one of the most fake,... Read more
Published on Mar 15 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Worst movie in a long time
This movie is pointless and stupid. The acting and camera work sucks. The story is sesame streetish and moronic. Stay very far away from this one.
Published on Jan 24 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars a pathetically made film with lousy script and directing
what a mess, my god, what a mess. the whole movie is so messy from the very beginning. it's just like a guy who's sitting on the passenger seat and seeing himself with his driver... Read more
Published on Dec 25 2003 by justareader
1.0 out of 5 stars Mc Tiernan's BLUNDERBALL - pitiful and useless...
With this movie, the intention of John McTiernan, a director yet known for his great effectiveness (remember "Predator", "Die Hard 1 & 3", "The Hunt for Red October", "The 13th... Read more
Published on Oct 16 2003 by Jack Felson
1.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, if you have the mind of a 10 year-old
The setting for this movie is not in the future!!!! It is current day, and takes place in a poor European country. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003 by Tim
2.0 out of 5 stars weak and pointless
there was no need for this movie. While i like LL Cool J and liked him in this movie and Chris Klein (as Jonathon Kross) was pretty good, the rest was pretty mediocre. Read more
Published on Aug 14 2003 by Daniel J. Hagerman
5.0 out of 5 stars Golden Game
I admit. I am weird. I admit it. I love this movie. I like the whole concept of the players in this game they all have nicknames and radical costumes that fit the players... Read more
Published on Aug 12 2003 by Ak
1.0 out of 5 stars The pits
A complete waste of film start to finish.
Don't waste your money.
If you must see it for yourself, rent it. Read more
Published on July 21 2003 by lidamae
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