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thats a different topic, make it, and post there.

 

Anyone like this review on the movie?

 

Death Race (2008)

 

A movie written, directed and produced by Paul W.S. Anderson. It is a remake of the 1975 film "Death Race 2000, based on lb Melchoir's short story "The Racer". Starring Jason Statham as the main character and Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, and Natalie Martinez.

 

The movie takes place in the United States in 2012 when the econemy is so terrible that a former Nascar driver is forced to work in welding at minimum wage to support his wife and young daughter. The main character, Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) comes home from work, talks to his wife and then goes upstairs to check on his infant daughter. Meanwhile, a prisoner on parol for the weekend sneaks into his house, takes his money he just earned, and kills his beloved wife.

 

Jensen fought him, and took the knife from his hand to save himself and scares the man away. The authorities come into the scene and see him, a bloody knife, and a dead woman and he is falsely accused of murdering his wife.

 

He is taken to a maximum security prison. The warden is a malevolent woman named Hennessey (Joan Allen) who takes pride in the famed "Death Race", which puts prisoners against eachother in a race, with armored vehicles, machine guns, nos, and the chance to earn their freedom by winning 5 races. I know, it just sounds like fun, doesn't it?

 

He makes enemies with the wrong people and has to fight them. He doesn't win and it gets broken up. He must settle this score in the race. The warden gives him the chance to race for his freedom since the famed racer, Frankenstein, had died in a fatal crash, and needed a replacement to wear his mask (he needed a mask because his face was deformed and misfigured from too many crashes).

 

Out of 10 racers, the first 6 died quickly in the first segment of the death race, to be viewed by millions of viewers more than the super bowl in America. Through a thrilling and suspensful race, he eliminates everyone up to himself and Machinegun Joe (Tyrese Gibson). They plot to escape the prison for good after Jensen realizes that Hennessey tried to assassinate him.

 

Jensen and Machinegun Joe eventually escape the island craftily using their armored cars to protect themselves from the bullets of the policemen and helicopters chasing them. The crash their cars and hop a train to mexico. Jensen's navigator puts on Frankenstein's mask to give the illusion that Jensen got caught.

 

A year or two later, Jensen, Joe, Elizabeth Case (Natalie Martinez) his navigator, and Jensen's young daughter live happily in Mexico as mechanics. Then, you guessed it, they lived happily ever after.

 

I recommend this movie to everyone that likes danger, suspense, racing, and guns.

 

Plot - 10/10 [Great. I liked how it is actually possible that this could happen, especially in today's world]

 

Entertainment Value - 10/10 [i loved it. Really "actiony"]

 

Acting - 7/10 [Meh. It was decent. They could have done better]

 

Quality - 9/10 [it was quite good. The effects were mindblowing as well.]

 

Total = 4.5/5

 

[Letter Rating - A]

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