Gamer

[Lazy Boy]

http://movieblaze.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/gerard-butler-gamer-poster.jpg

Written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor

Genre: Action/sci-fi

Plot: Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player from a game called "Slayers" looks to regain his independence while taking down the game's mastermind.

Starring: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges

Rated R for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime: 95 minutes

I'll watch my Running Man DVD instead, thank you.

[Bourne101]

Looks pretty terrible.

[Smarmy Douche]

Love Michael C. Hall.

Enough to go MICHAEL WHYYYYY every time I see a commercial for this.

[Cop No. 633]

I couldn't stop laughing at Michael Hall's over the top Southern accent. I was laughing in the theaters during the preview.

[visual_tension]

I'm a big fan of the Crank films so I'll be checking this out.

[ilovemovies]

Two words: Guilty and Pleasure!

Looking forward to it even if the plot looks EXTREMELY similar to the plot of Death Race.

[Reigh Kaufman]

I would rather be fingerbanged by the right hand of Hellboy than pay money to watch anything the two dipsticks behind Crank and it's sequel have to inflict upon us.

[dellamorte dellamore]

Butler is really starting to slum since he made 300.

I guess he jumped at the chance to get paid millions and have a chance to show off his chest and grunt once again. Everything i would do if i looked like him.

Looks like a cross between Avalon and Running Man without any brains or charm.

I would be lying if i said it looks terrible though.

[ericdraven]

I'm a big fan of the Crank films so I'll be checking this out.

^
what he said.

[Badbird]

I think this looks pretty cool. Yeah, it does look exactly like the same story from Death Race, only as a shooter, not a racing game. I bet the twist is exactly the same as well (they won't let him win, I'm sure).

I'm interested to see how these guys direct a "normal" movie after the zaniness of the Crank movies.

[LordSimen]

I would rather be fingerbanged by the right hand of Hellboy than pay money to watch anything the two dipsticks behind Crank and it's sequel have to inflict upon us.

I officially must see this movie now. Had no idea the awesome dudes behind Crank put this own. :D

[RicochetShaw]

This looks absolutely abysmal, and has one of the most idiotic premises I've heard of in a long while. Pass.

[Earl Bonds]

Looks pretty amazing from the trailer. Sure, it wont win any Oscars, but sometimes you just need that summer action fix, this is definitely a guys film. Looks like non stop action. Cant wait to see it, and Dexters over the top southern accent is awesome, that makes me want to see it even more, just for that part in the trailer where he says "Your mine boy!"

[Tweek]

I dislike Gerard Butler. =\

Love Michael C. Hall.

Enough to go MICHAEL WHYYYYY every time I see a commercial for this.

Haha. I don't really watch TV anymore so I'm not exposed to what I'm sure are tons of ads for it.


I couldn't stop laughing at Michael Hall's over the top Southern accent. I was laughing in the theaters during the preview.

It's very funny. :D

[razgriz21]

Reasons why I may see it:

-Rated R
-frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language
-Amber Valletta

Reasons why I may not see it:
-Kyra Sedgewick (what a dog)
-Ludacris (need I say more?)
-The title (Couldn't the powers to be come up with a better title?)

[outsyder]

I think I've seen this premise before.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3364310364_16899c6301_m.jpg

Not gonna see it in theatres, but I look forward to all the psychoanalytical discussions afterwords. ;)

[dellamorte dellamore]

This looks like a remake of this film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/

[echo_bravo]

I will give this movie props for going foward with an R rating (hard R actually). They could of easily gone with a watered down PG 13 type of cut just to cash in to get more of a profit.

Still, this film does look pretty dumb. But man, I am sorta wanting to see Dexter ham it up to the extreme though. "You're mine boy!" haha awesome.

I got to think it over if I want to see this in theaters or not.

[daddiefatsacks]

i really want to see this

i was looking over the cast on IMDB, Milo Ventimiglia (peter from Heroes) is playing someone named RICK RAPE

wicked

[echo_bravo]

i really want to see this

i was looking over the cast on IMDB, Milo Ventimiglia (peter from Heroes) is playing someone named RICK RAPE

wicked

If my JoBlo account ever gets deleted or I get banned, I am gonna be coming back as Rick Rape. You heard it here first!:)

[Tweek]

I think I've seen this premise before.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3364310364_16899c6301_m.jpg

Not gonna see it in theatres, but I look forward to all the psychoanalytical discussions afterwords. ;)

You win...You just win. :)

Still, this film does look pretty dumb. But man, I am sorta wanting to see Dexter ham it up to the extreme though. "You're mine boy!" haha awesome.


There's a part in the trailer where it looks like he's doing jazz hands too. Probably not what it was but it made me laugh all the same.

[Heisenberg]

If my JoBlo account ever gets deleted or I get banned, I am gonna be coming back as Rick Rape. You heard it here first!:)

Just request a username change from Joblo. ;) :)

[adamjohnson]

I kinda want to see this just to see Michael C. Hall in something non-Dextery.

[adamjohnson]

Wow just heard the WORST voiceover in a new TV spot.

THE LAST TIME GERARD BUTLER KICKED THIS MUCH ASS.... WAS 300 YEARS AGO.


That doesnt even make sense!

[Mr.HyDe807]

Wow just heard the WORST voiceover in a new TV spot.

THE LAST TIME GERARD BUTLER KICKED THIS MUCH ASS.... WAS 300 YEARS AGO.


That doesnt even make sense!

Wow......jus......wow.

[FireCaptain4]

Wow just heard the WORST voiceover in a new TV spot.

THE LAST TIME GERARD BUTLER KICKED THIS MUCH ASS.... WAS 300 YEARS AGO.


That doesnt even make sense!

Haha! I have to see this. Any link?

[Venus Venusia]

Wow just heard the WORST voiceover in a new TV spot.

THE LAST TIME GERARD BUTLER KICKED THIS MUCH ASS.... WAS 300 YEARS AGO.


That doesnt even make sense!

L..M..A..O..!!!

[Venus Venusia]

http://www.scifiscoop.com/news/new-gamer-tv-spot-last-time/

I showed this to everyone I had over and we're still laughing.

[razgriz21]

3.8/5.0

Pretty enjoyable and trippy. Michael C. Hall steals the show.

The violence is nice and the T+A is a bonus.

[FireCaptain4]

http://www.scifiscoop.com/news/new-gamer-tv-spot-last-time/

I showed this to everyone I had over and we're still laughing.

I can't believe what my ears just heard.

[adamjohnson]

LOl. they could very easily have said "In 300" .

At least then it would have made a lick of sense.

[Sigur509]

I kinda want to see this just to see Michael C. Hall in something non-Dextery.

Same here.

[Cunning Visions]

I did a lot of you a favor and saw this earlier tonight. You can send your condolences at a later date.

I usually don't have too much trouble with shaky cam during action scenes, but this film is damn near incomprehensible. I'm beginning to think that Neveldine/Taylor are filming scripts they must have written when they were 14, without making any changes.

Gerard Butler was fine in the role, but he's the only one who seemed to be taking things seriously, which is why he seemed out of place. Michael C. Hall was WAY over the top, but it works in a film like this. It was always entertaining whenever he was on screen, wait until you see the "Under My Skin" dance sequence...seriously...it's random and bizarre and one of the best scenes in the movie.

Gamer is the 2nd worst movie I've seen in theaters this year
(Year One being numero uno) 2/5

[jbar1026]

i really enjoyed this movie! gamer gets a solid 8.5/10 from me. action from start to finish and just crazy enough to keep you interested but not take you out of the movie. and the under my skin dance scene is awsome. see this movie if you want to be entertainment.

[KCJ506]

Ehh..it was okay. Nothing really special.

After seeing this I say Michael C Hall for the Riddler. He was the best thing in this movie.

[Tweek]

So there is a musical number? Fabulous.

[Reigh Kaufman]

Is this a sequel to The Game?

[Tweek]

Is this a sequel to The Game?
Michael Douglas' creepy mug is nowhere to be found so probably not. :p

[FireCaptain4]

Is this a sequel to The Game?

If so, it's not true to the original at all. If you feel a tremor, that's probably Fincher is rolling in his grave. Oh wait... Fincher's still alive, my bad.

[Reigh Kaufman]

If so, it's not true to the original at all. If you feel a tremor, that's probably Fincher is rolling in his grave. Oh wait... Fincher's still alive, my bad.

Does Butler appear at the end with a t-shirt saying, "I Was in P.S, I Love You And All I Got Was This Lousy Rip-Off"?

[Tweek]

If so, it's not true to the original at all. If you feel a tremor, that's probably Fincher is rolling in his grave. Oh wait... Fincher's still alive, my bad.

Yep, Fincher's still alive and making movies about social networking...But that's disappointment better suited for another thread. :(

[Cunning Visions]

So there is a musical number? Fabulous.

Oh yes...there is. As I said in my previous post though, it ends up being the best scene in the film simply because of how random it is. Singing, finger snaps AND fighting?! It's this generations West Side Story! :p

[FLAME_ON]

This is one fun fucking movie!

[ilovemovies]

And the award for the biggest WTF?! moment of the year goes to . . .

Michael C. Hall suddenly going into song and dance mode during the climax of Gamer!

[ElderPredator]

Both Terry Crews and Michael C. Hall were fucking BADASS! :D

BTW, the song and dance at the end put a big smile on my face.

[adamjohnson]

I have to see this.

[Sigur509]

Seeing this friday. Must see said dance scene.

[bigred760]

It's not that bad of a movie. It's nothing special, but the action sequences are very cool, Butler does well, and Michael C. Hall does steal the show in the scenes he's in . . . particularly the song-and-dance bit. The story isn't that well developed, but the characters and the action help keep the movie flowing and interesting. And it's difficult to go wrong with a Keith David cameo also. It's not the most original movie in the world, but still not a bad time at the movies.

6/10

[jz68]

Not a horrible movie but the action scenes were almost unwatchable because of all the goddamn shaky cam. Seriously directors, enough!

[ilovemovies]

This movie reminded me of last year's Doomsday. Because like Doomsday it's a mishmash of several other, better movies. I give it a slightly higher rating than Doomsday because it's SLIGHTLY more satisfying. But in the end the while the movie isn't terrible, it's mildly diverting, it's nothing remotely special either. It's all just very . . meh. A completely average and unexceptional movie. A lot of good actors are wasted in roles that either are thankless or don't add to anything. And Michael C. Hall is terrible in this movie. His character isn't remotely interesting or menacing. He's just flat out obnoxious.

5/10

[anakinsrise]

While watching Gamer,i wondered why the actors signed up for this film.
Did they need a quick paycheck to purchase some multi million dollar property?
Did they need to make some quick cash to recover being ripped off by an investment banker like Bernie Madeoff?
There are a few good action sequences,but the visuals are annoying and pointless.
Michael C. Hall's character had the potential to become a love to hate villain in the flick,but his total screen time was about 10 to 15 minutes,i did laugh during his song and dance number though.Ludacris as the leader of the "human" resistance...BORING
Everything in the movie was basic and cliched.You're better off buying or renting a video game than shelling out the bucks for Gamer.
Scale of 1-10 a 4

[chinton]

Wow these are some of the most depressing action scenes i've ever seen. There was no sense of coherence, geography, or anything else that can barely qualified as filmaking. It felt like it was filmed by someone throwing the camera down a flight of stairs.

The storyteling was muddled and the satire was juvenile like it was written by hyperactive 13 year old boy. The rules of the games especially Society were never really laid out in a coherent way. Just an outright terrible "film" like Crank 2.

[SpikeDurden]

This was the worst film I've seen all year, no question about it. As much as I absolutely LOVE Michael C. Hall, even his delicious villain couldn't save this nonsensical, vile garbage.

[LordSimen]

The storyteling was muddled and the satire was juvenile like it was written by hyperactive 13 year old boy.

Well, the movie's called Gamer. It's almost a given...

[dellamorte dellamore]

If it was really that bad but the concept even mildly intrigued you, i recommend you rent Avalon to get the bad taste out of our mouth.

[jabbathegut]

Spin-Off of Death race like many people have already said..
Hackman " Terry Crews " in the locker scene had said I got no strings to hold be down.. ect.

Pinocchio, MMMMYEAH.

and does he dance in every movie?

[Danger^Cart]

It wasn't bad until the third act, which suffered from INSANELY lazy writing. It's like the dudes were having a really awesome time writing the first two, and then left it for a couple years, and just wanted to be done with it by the time their attention returned.

The film looks great and has some pretty trippy set pieces though, especially the basketball court, which put an awesomely surreal touch on the climax.

Here's hoping Butler never does another romcom for as long as he lives, because that dude has a ridiculously commanding presence, and rivals the likes of Willis or Stallone in how fun it is to watch him tear dudes up.

PS. Terry Crews for the fucking win. "Look at me Bitcccchhhhh."

[Badbird]

I really liked it, but it was pretty different than I thought it would be. And, yeah, it's basically Crank 3, but that's okay. I would much rather see a movie that goes into total WTF? mode, for better or worse, than another by-the-numbers shoot em up.

I actually thought it was going to be over after his final battle in the game ad thought: "man, this is one short movie."

This style of directing really isn't for everyone, and can really only be effective in these kind of energetic, over the top movies, but I really admire what these guys are able to do with low budgets and a handful of digital cameras.

7/10

[Cosimo]

Wow these are some of the most depressing action scenes i've ever seen. There was no sense of coherence, geography, or anything else that can barely qualified as filmaking. It felt like it was filmed by someone throwing the camera down a flight of stairs.

The storyteling was muddled and the satire was juvenile like it was written by hyperactive 13 year old boy. The rules of the games especially Society were never really laid out in a coherent way. Just an outright terrible "film" like Crank 2.

yup

unwatchable

i wanted to like this but no, and i adore the running man