Death Game (2001) User Reviews

"Hoosiers" meets "Death Wish"

[merklekranz · 4/10 · 21 June 2010]

Now I am not saying this is a good movie, but it definitely teeters on the edge of so bad it's good territory. When you have basketballs changing color on their way to the basket, cops shot at point blank range without even noticing a gun in their face, coach stealing not one but two cops guns which never run out of ammo, miraculous next day recovery from brain damage, ballistic matches that are disregarded as evidence, and it goes on and on. Bad acting, worse editing, and even worse continuity, confirm "Death Game" might have entertainment value as a lovable bomb. The presence of slimy Billy Drago and Richard Lynch only adds to the fun. - MERK

Just see the trailer first on you tube!!!

[hakobyanhakob81 · 5/10 · 15 December 2010]

Of course it's an extremely low-budget movie that really has some goofs. And I mean it. The major goof which gives this movie rather an unserious look is it's supposed to be taking place in USA, whereas the buildings in the background and the interior in the houses clearly show it's definitely not. There's even a scene with two gangsters coming out of the subway, and right behind them there's an advertisement in Russian. As for the plot, of course it would be typical and clichéd, what else could we expect? But strangely enough it works. It really does, the movie is very watchable with all the problems it has. I must also say that even after reading the negative reviews here, I still made up and ordered this DVD since I'm a big Canon group fan, especially a Menahem Golan fan. Frankly I never regretted for doing so. However if you have nothing to do with Canon group then you should skip this one. See it at your own risk.

a goofy, goofy movie

[pax03 · 4/10 · 15 March 2006]

this was one of the most idiotic movie I have seen in quite some time. My brothers friend picked this up at the local Movie Gallery where he was working and brought it over one night. I was bored and didn't mind watching a "bad" movie as they put it. I didn't know how bad it was; terrible acting, terrible script, terrible everything. From the first 3 minutes of this debacle I knew that this garbage was one of a kind... the basic "story" of this movie is that there is this great basketball player that gets befriended by some drug dealer/murderer/David Bowie look a like and his coach tries to stop this before its too late. Terrible from start to finish. There are some truly retarded scenes and some truly bad lines from these so called actors, when you see them and hear the lines you will know what I am talking about. Its actually a good way to waste time... thats... thats about it.

Complete disgrace to all who have ever participated in film...or basketball...or drugs...or rape...

[lilbibby2342 · 13 August 2006]

Where do I begin? You can't really even blame the makers of this movie because they were working with so little money that they even try to pull of a $7,000 Hyundai Sonata as a tempting "sports car." Bo Brown should have been killed for his performance in this movie...and so should the cross eyed freak that is the super-hero coach's son. Someone must have smashed this kid with a street sign across his face because he's about as good an actor as a baked potato. When basketball phenom is tempted with cocaine at half time, his coach discovers a MASSIVE "spilled" pile of coke and in his ultimate family man, coaching wisdom tastes the coke to make sure it's pure. Jackie get's all "high" and can't even drop a bucket, when he loses the ball with at least 5 minutes left on the clock, a member of the other team pulls up for a quick arrant full court shot, SWISH! Jackie takes one shot that rims out and everyone is instantly shocked, SOMETHING IS WRONG...as if he's such a superstar that he's never missed a shot in his life. Wandering through the back alley's of the inner city, coach sees a young man shoot a multi-colored basketball, camera cuts to the hoop and a ball of different color enters the basket...what was the editor whacking off or something when he checked over this movie? It blew my mind that a group of retards took the time to make a movie, and didn't even bother to fix HUGE mistakes. This movie truly sucks balls there's nothing more i can say, Bo Brown is an actor that can't even handle a ball without dribbling off his foot, Billy Drago is a disgrace to acting and possibly the ugliest human being on the face of the planet. I don't know what the hell was going through the minds of Movie Gallery when they decided to carry this film...anyone who likes this movie can go to hell. One world to describe this movie...nutsack.

Horendous Drivel from Start to Finish

[ianhaim · 1/10 · 18 December 2013]

I decided to watch this, after spotting the "NEW CANNON INC" logo on the box and was curious to the contents. All I can say is if you thought some of the "OLD CANNON" films were bad, you ain't seen nothing yet!!

Firstly, I think the Director and producer forgot to advertise for "ACTORS" for this masterpiece and must have popped down the local skate park/mall instead. The story is beyond ludicrous, include acting so wooden, you end up picking splinters out of your eyes, not to mention the grotesque rape scene, which borders on violent porn of the worst kind. Add Billy Drago and Richard Lynch into the mix and you have a cinematic crapfest of truly epic proportions.