Film: Gamer
Starring: Gerard Butler (300), Michael C Hall (Dexter), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
U.S. Release: 2009
Director: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (both directed Crank)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 95 minutes
On my typical Tuesday Blockbuster Video Voyage, I'll first inspect what's new to DVD that week. Now I wouldn't call myself an Action fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am, however, an objective movie viewer. So I bit my lip and proceeded to the nearest register with Gamer in hand. When I arrived at my humble abode, the movie went into my PS3 with lower than normal expectations, yet, it didn't disappoint.
Gamer takes place in the not too distant future (year unknown). All that we know about the time period is "Barbara Walters has been deceased for 9 years" (so your guess is as good as mine). In what the movie declares as present day, a bright young mind has revolutionized the gaming industry. By infiltrating the Nervous System, Ken Castle (Hall) has developed a way for people to control real life human convicts as though they were characters in a video game. Now this sounds pretty far fetched, but there's an interesting take on this strange scenario. All of these convicts are on Death Row and have an option to stay there or to enter Mr Castle's gaming world. Now, if a convict successfully wins 30 levels of the game (obviously with the help of their human "controller"), he or she will be set free from their sentence and placed back into the real world.
Throughout the film you will surely be entertained. Gerard Butler stars as Kable, the best character in Mr. Castle's game. Kable has successfully completed 28 levels and well on his way to being the first champion. Butler is a far superior actor than most you will find in a typical Action flick. This role is no different. Michael C Hall was also quite the surprise. I'm a big fan of his show Dexter, so I thought it'd be difficult envisioning him outside of that role. He didn't disappoint.
Now Gamer wasn't a great movie, but it kept my interest and had a nice flow. There were a few holes in the far fetched story line, and even some lackluster performances by other cast members. All in all though, it was entertaining and intriguing to say the least. So if you find yourself at Blockbuster on Tuesday (or any other day for that matter) with nothing else catching your eye. Give this hour and 30 minute action packed movie a try.
Watch Gamer if you enjoyed: The Matrix. This film is slightly more action-packed and slightly less innovative than The matrix, but there are multiple similarities in the two movies.
Starring: Gerard Butler (300), Michael C Hall (Dexter), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
U.S. Release: 2009
Director: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (both directed Crank)
Genre: Action
Runtime: 95 minutes
On my typical Tuesday Blockbuster Video Voyage, I'll first inspect what's new to DVD that week. Now I wouldn't call myself an Action fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am, however, an objective movie viewer. So I bit my lip and proceeded to the nearest register with Gamer in hand. When I arrived at my humble abode, the movie went into my PS3 with lower than normal expectations, yet, it didn't disappoint.
Gamer takes place in the not too distant future (year unknown). All that we know about the time period is "Barbara Walters has been deceased for 9 years" (so your guess is as good as mine). In what the movie declares as present day, a bright young mind has revolutionized the gaming industry. By infiltrating the Nervous System, Ken Castle (Hall) has developed a way for people to control real life human convicts as though they were characters in a video game. Now this sounds pretty far fetched, but there's an interesting take on this strange scenario. All of these convicts are on Death Row and have an option to stay there or to enter Mr Castle's gaming world. Now, if a convict successfully wins 30 levels of the game (obviously with the help of their human "controller"), he or she will be set free from their sentence and placed back into the real world.
Throughout the film you will surely be entertained. Gerard Butler stars as Kable, the best character in Mr. Castle's game. Kable has successfully completed 28 levels and well on his way to being the first champion. Butler is a far superior actor than most you will find in a typical Action flick. This role is no different. Michael C Hall was also quite the surprise. I'm a big fan of his show Dexter, so I thought it'd be difficult envisioning him outside of that role. He didn't disappoint.
Now Gamer wasn't a great movie, but it kept my interest and had a nice flow. There were a few holes in the far fetched story line, and even some lackluster performances by other cast members. All in all though, it was entertaining and intriguing to say the least. So if you find yourself at Blockbuster on Tuesday (or any other day for that matter) with nothing else catching your eye. Give this hour and 30 minute action packed movie a try.
Watch Gamer if you enjoyed: The Matrix. This film is slightly more action-packed and slightly less innovative than The matrix, but there are multiple similarities in the two movies.
Stars: 2 out of 4
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