Rollerball
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Director: | John McTiernan | Actors: | Chris Klein (as Jonathan Cross), Jean Reno (as Petrovich), LL Cool J (as Marcus Ridley), Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (as Aurora), Naveen Andrews (as Sanjay), Oleg Taktarov (as Denekin), David Hemblen (as Serokin), Janet Wright (as Coach Olga), Andrew Bryniarski (as Halloran), Kata Dob� (as Katya), Alice Poon (as Red Team: #7), Lucia Rijker (as Red Team: #9), Melissa R. Stubbs (as Red Team: #12 (as Melissa Stubbs)), Paul Wu (I) (as Red Team: U Chow - #16), Yolanda Hughes-Heying (as Red Team: #28) | Country: | USA | Category: | Action | Year: | 2002 |
| Description: | The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying. | Comments: | Now I haven't seen the original "Rollerball," but the old Normal Jewison flick didn't get such glowing reviews either, so it's not like millions of audiences came forward and hollered, "The original was so much better! Why did they have to butcher it???" The previews looked really cool. And the previews...are the movie! Aside from the spectacular opening skateboarding sequence, all the coolness the movie has to offer was given in the previews, and as an added bonus set to the jamming sounds of Limp Bizkit. And for those renting the DVD, it's not a total loss. Hell, I least I got to see some bare boobs. The uncut, R-rated version is available on DVD. So for those thinking of renting this flick--only rent it if you're absolutely desperate to see some bare boobs. I feel even sorrier for those who had to watch this crap in theaters WITHOUT the nudity! I just found out that the movie was re-edited countless times because of disastrous preview screenings. That alone hints that it's gonna be a crappy movie. I could be wrong, but so far I don't recall seeing a good movie that got its release date pushed and pushed and pushed. The same thing happened with that horrible movie, "Soul Survivors." And I should've gotten a clue when a big, over-hyped action movie like this bombed, even in the first week. Even some of the crappy action movies do wonders at the box office. John McTiernan, director of "Die Hard" and "Die Hard with a Venegance," does the best he can, and even overdoes it. Some shots seem flashy for the sake of being flashy. A few of the flashy images are fetching, but most of them just look gratuitous. But McTiernan was working with such a shallow, meaningless script that he tried hard to keep this clunker afloat. So I appreciate the effort. But I gotta say, that green-light chase scene--What the hell was that about? Every square inch of this movie spells "forgettable." Take away big stars like Chris Klein, LL Cool J and Jean Reno, along with the huge production values, and you got yourself direct-to-video filler. Why did French character actor Jean Reno degrade himself in such a one-note role? How many zeros were in that paycheck? It's tragic to experience such a fine actor like him laugh maniacally and spurt out horrible lines of dialogue. As for Klein and LL--they'd jump off a 100-story building for a film if it promised a huge paycheck. Let them degrade themselves. At least I get to see the beautiful Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. She's no actress, but in such an utterly trash flick like this I wasn't a stickler for acting. Topless Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is pretty much the highlight of "Rollerball." This is an example of art imitating life. Extreme sports didn't prove successful with the XFL, and people didn't have to pay to see that! That just proves how successful extreme sports will fare in cinema. My score: 3 (out of 10) |
Languages: | English | Subtitles: | Length: | 98 | Video format: | Audio format: | Resolution: | Files sizes: | 958 |