Jason Statham,
Tyrese Gibson,
Ian McShane,
Joan Allen,
Natalie Martinez
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The Transporter star Jason Statham takes the wheel in director Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the Roger Corman classic about a hyper-violent cross-country race that breaks all of the traditional rules... read more
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Date: August 21, 2008
Keywords:
action,
prison,
star,
guy,
old,
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car,
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action movie,
jason statham,
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joan allen,
Jason Statham ,
Tyrese Gibson ,
Death Race ,
Joan Allen
DVD Release Date: December 21, 2008
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February 9, 2009Absolutely no real plot or good acting. Awesome balls to the walls action and a hot young lady made this movie passable. Good effects nad lots of fun.
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May 6, 2012OK this is highly highly predictable stuff but its damn good fun stuff thats for sure :)
Death Race is basically a computer game blueprint ready to go, 'Carmageddon', 'Destruction Derby'], 'Road Blasters' etc.. you all know the score here hehe
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February 7, 2012The undeniable truth is that Death Race is absolutely trashy and juvenille. But be that as it may, it's grungy drivel that's almost impossible to resist. It's set up gets a bit too repetitive but a lot of fans of big explosions and real motor heads will love this. It's not for ev... read more
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September 18, 2011This was pretty entertaining. I didn't think it was possible to make a good remake of death race 2000 with the way movies are done these days. But I have to say they did a good job. The story is a lot diffrent but it was still good. and at some times it really had that death race... read more
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July 25, 2011This action film about future prison car races does deliver on the premise of spectacular stunts, modified vehicles and wild camera tricks. Of course the story itself is flat and full of logic flaws, most of the characters are just decoration to get from one stage of the race to ... read more
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July 19, 2011I am a carmageddon fan (the old school computer game) and so it fits in the same genre as Death Race so hell I watched it, and it was pretty good. Kind of like Shaw Shank Redemption on a collection of class A and B drugs and a car.
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June 29, 2011Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Robin Shou, Jacob Vargas, Robert LaSardo, Max Ryan
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Summary: Jason Statham stars in this futuristic thriller as Jensen Ames, an ex-con turned speedway champion who's framed for a gris... read more -
June 23, 2011Death Race has some intense race scenes, but overall bored me. In 2012 where the economy has failed, people get entertainment from Death Races, paperview races where prisoners race to the death. After being accused of killing his wife, Ames (Jason Statham) is sent to prison, w... read more
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March 23, 2011I've not seen Death Race 2000 so I couldn't comment as to whether this is a good remake or not. I don't think it ever pretends to be more than what it is though, a fairly mindless action film picking off bits of other great films - mainly from the 70's. The new breed of Exploitat... read more
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August 12, 2010Maybe i'm partial to this because I love Jason Statham and I love the original Death Race 2000, but this is such a fun and cool movie. While it is essentially a giant car chase, it works so well that it doesn't matter. This takes the original and gives it more depth, meaning and ... read more
Critic Reviews
August 22, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
August 22, 2008
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
The combination of good actors and terrible dialogue might have allowed the film a chance at minor cult status, if it weren't for the frustratingly inept action sequences. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Death Race is cartoonishly brutal and pleasantly disreputable. Full Review
August 22, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Statham's films never promise to be something they're not or offer something they don't provide. Death Race is not an exception. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Of all the Z-movies in the Roger Corman catalog, they had to remake Death Race 2000. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
If you're a fan of Gone in 60 Seconds or The Fast and the Furious, you won't look at your watch while the movie is going on, and you won't feel conned out of your money when it's over. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Like first love -- or maybe just a crowbar to the Adam's apple -- Death Race works fast and hits hard. A prison flick and a car chase movie at the same time? I am so there.
August 22, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Well, you've got to say this for Death Race: It knows what it is and doesn't apologize for it. What it is, incidentally, is junk. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Car-crash porn for the modern audience. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Tom Long, Detroit News
It has the tough guy lead, dozens of mad car crack-ups, tons of gratuitous violence, sweaty B-movie appeal, and even a couple of A-talent actors, but in the end Death Race runs around in circles. Full Review
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