At first glance, this film may not appeal to the general public due to the title. I mean come on, Gamer should be all about shooting and killing and it should only be entertaining for the gaming enthusiast, right? Not really. In fact, what makes Gamer worth watching...
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Movie Review – the Gamer (Blog)
Brisbane - Last week, I found myself wondering at the cinema trying to find a movie to watch. Finally I decided to go for Gamer, the movie which was showing for the 2nd day that afternoon, and not knowing how its review was, I took the risk to buy the ticket and...
Movie Review: Gamer (Blog)
Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, known for both Crank films, Gamer is another adrenaline-fueled, action-packed film under this duo's belt. Starring Gerard Butler as Kable, and Michael C. Hall as multi-millionaire Ken Castle, Gamer takes its audience into...
Theatrical Review: GAMER
Rating: 8/10 Summer blockbusters, a genre unto themselves, rarely extend beyond the borders of a flat plot and big explosions into anything more thought provoking. Yet, they entertain us in a popcorn munching mindless daze. GAMER, brought to us by the dynamic duo...
Gamer: The Movie Review )Blog)
The movie sees Gerard Butler (300), play Kable, a death row inmate who is forced to participate in a brutal game in order to earn his freedom, and save his wife and daughter from the other side (?). The weird and interesting part is the “Game†is infact an actual...
‘Gamer’ Should Be Played Again and Again
An overplayed plot is eclipsed by thrilling cinematography Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's newest project "Gamer" is a combination of violent action, frequent nudity, and a corrupted world, but what it lacks in storyline, it makes up for in first-rate filming. Kable...
‘Gamer’ is An Action Film With A Message
Rating: A- Set a decade or so in the future, "Gamer" depicts a world in which current trends in video gaming, reality TV, Internet pornography and our obsession with the lives of celebrities are taken to their logical conclusion. Billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C....
Gamer is Deviant Fun
The movie "Gamer" is the most brilliantly hilarious, beautifully disturbing and dangerously mind-warping action-thriller I have seen in years. Your brain will melt. You will be offended. And you will love every moment it. The plot has all the prerequisites of a sci-fi...
“Gamer” Review
A nasty action masterpiece. One of the best movies of the year. Gerard Butler- Kable Michael C. Hall- Ken Castle Amber Valletta- Angie Kyra Sedgwick- Gina Parker Smith Logan Lerman- Simon Alison Lohman- Trace Terry Crews- Hackman Chris "Ludacris" Bridges- Humanz...
Movie Review – Gerard Butler’s Gamer
Behold! The action movie renaissance is upon us! A new generation of disaffected male youths who love 300 have made Gerard Butler the Schwarzenegger/Stallone du jour, and opened the door for films worthy of just such a ham-fisted hero. This truly is a return to the...
Gamer Theatricall Review
Gamer is one of those movies that you either love or hate. Online gaming takes on new meaning in a futuristic world. In that world, players at home can direct convicts to do their bidding in a wickedly violent, multiplayer competition, and death-row inmate Kable...
Gamer: A Violent, Satirical Epic
“We do not have adequate images for our kind of civilization…We are surrounded by images that are worn out, and I believe that unless we discover new images, we will die out. Die like the dinosaurs. And I mean it physically.†– filmmaker Werner Herzog, 1982 My...
“Gamer†As a Lens For the Future (Blog)
The new scifi/action movie “Gamer†didn't do well with critics, but it wasn't expected to – the movie caters to the popcorn action flick audience that appreciates, or is a part of, geek culture. It's a violently brutal mindtwist of a movie that offers more...
Review: Gamer is a Blast
What if the video games people play were real? What if the reality TV craze goes to the next level and we watch people die instead of sleep around? What if society becomes so connected and intertwined that we lose all semblance of what it is to be human? And what if...
Gamer
I went into this fully expecting to hate it but then something strange occurred. The same crew behind the 'Crank' series of movies created a future world both real and terrifying. A world where advertising dominates entire buildings and a real life 'Sims' game called...
Gamer is top of the line action with lots of explosions
In the year 2034, mind control technology has taken society over, and a multi-player online game called Slayers allows video gamers to control human death row prisoners in matches to the death. Kable is one of these death row prisoners that is forced to join the...
Joy Shtick: ‘Gamer’ blends intellect with oblivion
Gerard Butler stars as Kable in Lionsgate Films' "Gamer." Watching Lionsgate Films' new high-octane action flick "Gamer" sends a chill down the perceptive moviegoer's spine. Every nook and cranny of this couch potato's fantasy is packed with fine-tuned details. It...
Review: Gamer
While the writing/directing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor devised a fast-paced thrill ride with 'Crank' and an over-the-line shockfest with 'Crank: High Voltage,' they seem to be straddling the line with 'Gamer.' Loads of action abound, and not a minute goes...
Gamer (2009) Movie Review (Blog)
I just wanna start off by saying that I'm a big fan of both Crank and Crank: High Voltage. Neveldine/Taylor are two fun adrenaline fueled directors who know how to make a fun enjoyable, HARD R, film. Now, when I first saw the trailer for Gamer I just said,...
Gamer – Review
Director: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor Notable Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, Chris “Ludacris†Bridges With the advent of “reality†television has come the sort of realization...
‘Gamer’ is depraved, bloody fun
If you loved “Rollerball,†“ Death Race 2000 †and their subsequent B-grade remakes, rush this instant to see “Gamer,†which opened Friday. Putting a high-tech spin on those familiar stories, the movie is aimed squarely at connoisseurs of high-concept,...
Gamer (Rated R) with Gerard Butler
Not what you would expect but entertaining. The main letdown of this movie is that you would expect Gamer to be a straight forward action pic. Instead it indulges in jump cuts and glitches (more jump cuts) which distract from what would be very interesting action...
Gamer — Film Review
[b Bottom Line: Crass, nonstop action triumphs over narrative and character in this movie-length simulation of a video game.[/b "Gamer" takes up the wild action where the two "Crank" movies left off. Following the boxoffice success with those films, co-creators Mark...
Movie Review:
[b Seen on: [/b September 4, 2009 [b The players:[/b Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor, Writers: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor, Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Kyra Sedgwick [b Facts of interest:[/b Mark Neveldinea...
GAMER Review
And just like Crank movies, the crazy filmmakers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have returned with yet another outrageous, far-fetched, adrenaline rush action film that's sure to amuse those who think, live and breathe the same way they do. GAMER is… a movie for...