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Death Race (I wasn’t a fan of the original DR 2k but I was a LOT younger then). Anyhow, the whole reason for revenge is set up in the first 15 minutes and the rest is Jason Statham practicing killing players for the big pay off.
My lust for killing was satisfied in very interesting ways and
the ending wasn’t ironic, or depressing or super happy. It was JUST right.

I love me some garbage some times. I love Jason Statham and this movie proved that he didn’t need to have his shirt ripped off differently in each scene to make it worth watching.

I turned my brain off and enjoyed it. Which is much more that I can say for Punisher (NOT the Thomas Jane version, loved that one) and Max Payne (love Mark Wahlberg, loved Shooter). Max Payne wasn’t just a play on words or an ironic title. They meant it. Still, I’d give Max Payne an Oscar over the waste of direct to DVD Punisher.

Some succeed (like this one, and IMHO “Punisher: War Zone”) but others are just plain bad.

Call it a guilty pleasure.

Vic

ahhh… I’m just a girl, what do I know?!?

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It still has to provide something that you’ve never seen before or are not sick of. Usually adding some good humor helps too. I don’t know, I think I’ll be watching this as a rental, not sure if I’m willing to spend $8 on it, my friend gets free rentals with that monthly subscription, so I’ll just watch it when he gets it so I can see it for free. But I’m not going to give up hope that I might enjoy it though…

What I did hear was that they didn’t use any CG in the stunts, it was all practical. That’s pretty interesting.

It was funny though, in the previews that guy explains those miniguns as “30mm cannons” when he meant 30 CALIBER, not 30mm, it’s a HUGE difference, 30mm rounds are the rounds an A-10 uses in its GAU-8 cannon. That gun itself weighs more than that entire Mustang, lol.

Putting my desert preferences aside, when it comes to my entertainment, I don’t find pure action entertaining. To entertain me, a movie or TV series must engage my mind, something pure action movies, which Death Race sounds like it is, have a spectacular record of failure at.

“turn your brain volume all the way down to zero,” you said. I’ve never been able to do that except when I fall asleep. Considering I’ve demonstrated the ability to sleep through an earthquake and a hurricane, I suspect following your advice while watching this movie would see me sleeping through it as well.

Do you go into Baskin Robbins and always order the same flavor, too?

Then I’m probably watching movies for all the wrong reasons to begin with, at least by your definition of the right reasons.

Let’s face it, I watch movies to be entertained, and for me that requires a plot, dialog, and character development. I do not find action and explosions just for the sake of having action and explosions entertaining. They must be there to support the story, and be supported by the story, rather than just being there to have them in the movie.

It sounds like this is a movie I will be avoiding. Shame, though, since I enjoyed the original.

I thought it was funny that he kept Machine gun Joe around. I would NOT have allowed some guy I met in prison who I witnessed kill several people and threatened my life, near my daughter. Forget that!

But to at least rent it when it comes out, watch it while you enjoy some drinks with the guys. Or if you have cool female friends who enjoy a bunch of blood and cars, either way watch it!