Death Race

2008 "Get ready for a killer race."
6.4| 1h45m| R| en| More Info
Released: 22 August 2008 Released
Producted By: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.deathracemovie.net/
Synopsis

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

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CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
michaeltolis By the time I entered to see this movie, I knew what to expect. Jason Statham. A movie called "Death Race". A poster with spiked cars and bazookas on them. Why the hell would I expect a "Deep Sophisticated Movie"?So, I grabbed 2-3 beers, some chips and started the movie!Hell I enjoyed it. And I was in Home. Don't listen to the critics. I love Sophisticated movies, I mean my favourite Director is Guy Ritchie and he tries to make every time a movie with a complicated plot. This is not Batman: Dark Night. It's a classic American Culture - Game-Like movie. Do you want pure Explosions & Guns entertainment to do something with your time? This is what you're looking for and it's good for what it is.
undeaddt The point of the movie is all written in the title. DEATH RACE. People race just to kill each other and win. It is as simple as that and because of that, it is good. Maybe I like the movie cause I am a Jason Statham fan, altho I think that there was tooo much gore. 8/10 for me, just because the movie never got boring for me.
SeriousJest In the bonus feature "Start Your Engines – Making a Death Race," Anderson declares that he meant for this movie to be a darker, more serious, believable version of Death Race 2000. I've never seen the original, so he may have succeeded, but I found this film to be hokey in a few parts, including the ending. All of that being said, it is one of my favorite hokey car films. There is actually a compelling plot behind the race, plenty of great action, and a solid cast, including newcomer beauty Natalie Martinez, whom I'd like to see more of. While I wouldn't go so far as to say that you need to see this flick, I will say that you probably wouldn't mind watching it more than once, either.For more reviews and a kickass podcast, check out: www.livemancave.com
thirteeninchwinch There was plenty of racing and shooting, though most of it was out of context and had little riding on it. The movie's purposefully simple premise is easily excused but the smaller details are roughshod - sexy women forced unrealistically into the story and two-toned villains filling out the necessary clichés. That all of the death racers had accumulated long and successful records was made laughable by the fact that 90% of them died in this one race - talk about an unsustainable franchise. This may seem like excessive criticism for a B-movie set in a fictional world, but it still needs to be grounded in a certain amount of realism.