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Death Race 6...this time with Sam Jackson and no cars. Not a bad movie, but I'm getting burnt out on this idea. I say B-.
"What's the one thing we all have in common?...Death." After a tragic accident leaves his wife dead, David (Lutz) is picked to take part in a "game". This game involves two men fighting to the death. When David agrees to do it in exchange for his freedom, the creator (Jackson) has other plans. My theory of movies lately are that there are no original ideas anymore. Recently it seems like it's either a remake, sequel, comic book or a rehash of a movie that has been done. Counting this movie, 13 and Freerunner there are now 4 movies released recently that steal from "Death Race". While I did see the others first it may have skewed my judgment but this was much slower then I was expecting. The plot is...take a guy with no family, force him to fight and kill for his freedom while the evil creator watches. Very predictable and is really only worth watching for the fighting and nudity. On the other hand, why else would you watch this anyway? Overall, not a bad movie, but the plot is...

It's not so bad that's it's good--and it's clearly not good, YET NOT BAD.
It's not so bad that's it's good--and it's clearly not good, yet not bad. Far from great yet quite entertaining, this death match, modern gladiatorial fight flick does the trick for a rainy evening when nothing's on TV and Netflix isn't turning you on.

In a wardrobe that smacks of a Shaft-y pimp, Samuel L. Jackson holds meetings in his Pharaoh-chic throne room office and produces an online death show from what looks like an evil star ship Enterprise flight deck. What's his show like? It's a live, online death match. The viewership includes bored office drones and college kids who laugh and make bets as people beat each other into Sloppy Joe filling. Then, after the fight is over, the viewers vote on whether the loser lives or dies at the executing hand of the victor. This is not original by any means, but that doesn't mean movies like this can't still be fun.

Like a modern day Gladiator our star is kidnapped and enslaved. To "break him" he is regularly...

Wowww, better movie than I thought
Okay, I'll be the first to eat some humble pie or crow or whatever. I thought this movie was going to be BADDDDD. I was only gonna check it out b/c Samuel L. Jackson was in it and Kellan Lutz has proven himself with cool comments.

Yeah, I think this movie would have gotten bigger sales, had they had a BETTER TRAILER. The trailer makes this movie look cheap cheap cheap. The movie is awesome. After watching this, the only reason I can see why this didn't go to the movies is because Kellan Lutz has basically been a cameo kinda actor and this is his prime spotlight movie. I think b/c of him being in Twilight, he's had to prove himself as an actor. He definitely proved himself worthy of a starring role.

This is definitely a guy's type of movie. If you like Fight Club, 300, Death Race, and (whatever movie Gerard Butler's in where he's in a virtual video game) you'll like this. Oh, and there's lots of naked women. Yeah, this movie's gonna get hits gradually from word of...

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