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Current mood:  indescribable Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
This movie is so bad it teeters on genius. I have never left a theater where everyone was so entertained yet universally agreed the film they just viewed was pure crap. This movie has nothing to offer. There is nothing story wise or effect wise that has not been seen in dozens of movies before it. Jason Statham and Ian McShane both bring a level of cool and fun characters that wouldn't work with most other actors, and honestly saved this from being just flat awful.
I can only imagine knuckle dragging redneck folk who put a massive amounts of obscene accessories on their 97 Ford F-150's to go muddin' and shoot beer cans, to actually think this movie was anything more than a cinematic abortion. It may be from a technical point of view, one of the worst movies i have ever seen. From the shaky camera, to the poor script, to plot holes you could drive the "Dreadnaught" through, Deathrace is just filth.
YET for some reason i enjoyed it. The audience was literally laughing AT the film in many points where that was clearly not the intention. During the beating of one of Frankie's (Statham) pit crew, people were cheering when we were clearly supposed to be concerned and angered. (When you see this "rainman" rip-off you will be praying for him to catch a bag full of doorknobs to the face too!) It seemed every time the director was trying to invoke any real emotion IE; drama, sadness, seriousness...it all just came across as comic gold. The fact that the director, Paul W. S. Anderson clearly takes himself too seriously makes it even funnier. Remember this is the guy who brought us Mortal Kombat, Soldier, AVP, Resident Evil 2, and D.O.A. I don't know if i wan t to shake his hand or punch him in the jaw.
9:25 AM
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