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Death Race [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Actors: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.98 as of 22/11/2009 08:15 GMT details You Save: £17.01 (85%) New (21) Used (8) Collectible (1) from £2.40 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 29 reviews Sales Rank: 722 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 101 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5050582597240 ASIN: B001G0N1QS Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: February 2, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Mayhem rules in emDeath Race/em, a head-over-heels remake of the Roger Corman cult classic emDeath Race 2000/em, in which cars become lethal weapons. The strength of this new version is its total single-mindedness about vehicular homicide; it has the virtue of no cluttering subplots or simpering sentimentality. And banish all memory of the original's wild satirical comedy: emDeath Race/em is as grim as a dinner tray to the face (a reference that will be explained in a key sequence). In a slightly futuristic maximum-security prison, cons take part in brutal races around the island prison, their violent deaths watched live by millions of viewers. Jason Statham, possibly cast because of his driving dexterity in the emTransporter /emmovies, plays a man wrongly imprisoned for murder. Joan Allen provides her brittle cool as the warden, who recruits Statham to assume the masked persona of a legendary driver called Frankenstein. Tyrese Gibson is Frankie's main rival, Natalie Martinez provides the fetching eye candy, but the acting honours go to Ian McShane, as the philosophical prison mechanic. One misses the cross-country race from the original film, as the setting here is claustrophobic and the cars are largely colorless and indistinguishable from each other. Director Paul W.S. Anderson (emResident Evil/em) continues to display the sensibility of a video-game addict, which will either be a recommendation or a turn-off, depending on your own tastes. At least it doesn't have the hypocritical moral blathering of something like the somewhat similar emCondemned/em--who knew you could be so grateful for simple, straight-forward head-bashing? --emRobert Horton/em

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » Death Race April 2, 2009 I. K. Fowler (N. Ireland) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Death Race is fast and deadly, edge of the seat stuff. Make sure you are going to have no interuptions when you sit down to watch it, you don't want to stop start this. One of the best films I have seen this year. br /I ordered it about 9am and it arrived next day in the first post, GREAT. br / Five stars for this type of movie April 23, 2009 Empe (Italy) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful If You like Statham and his low-(no)-brain action movies, fast, violent(but always with some irony), this movie is for You. In my opinion better than original (insipid low cost cerebral movie). Good cast, very good action scenes (with real stunts' stuff, no techno-electro-tricks). With a real big name director (i.e. "competent") and a decent soundtrack maybe better. Wicked! April 28, 2009 Film Lover (Dorset) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I thought this film was great! It was action packed and had you from the start. Jason Statham is as hot as ever and is still to star in a film I havent enjoyed! br /Highly recommended! For a male teenager November 6, 2008 H. MCNAMARA (UK) 2 out of 4 found this review helpful In short, I paid for a film with cool cars, hot chicks and guns in it and I got a film with cool cars, hot chicks and guns in it. br / br /In slightly longer, even though the movie does not have a complicated plot or much diversity to it I (and my other friends who saw it) thought it was a good film. It was heart pounding action all the way! The characters were believable, though the plot was not, you could connect with what Statham was feeling and were compelled to egg him on. Buy this movie if you want a guns blaring, heart pounding action film! Brilliant Entertainment November 13, 2008 Rajiv Thukral (Leeds, UK) 1 out of 4 found this review helpful Death Race Starring Jason Statham is another brilliant outstanding film. Jason knows how to entertain his fans. Coming soon watch this space for yet another review for Jason as he stars in a trilogy in Transporter 3. A Brilliant trilogy from Jason even though Transporter 2 wasn't how it was expected but showed us a different side of the Transporter. But it Transporter 3 its more like the 1st one but more action packed. br / br /Death race overall is good has hot babes for us goes well in this movie. 5 * * * * * from me as Jason is a good character along being a good actor. br / br /Review From, br / br /Rajiv Thukral Showing reviews 1-5 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

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