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Dominican Rep. Rollerball
3,960
Sci-Fi. Action
In the year 2018, all world problems have been quelled by the establishment of huge corporations that control resources. The masses are pacified and violence diverted by the spectacle of the ultra-violent game of Rollerball, a combination of pro-football, motocross rally and gladiatorial combat, in which players are frequently killed. One of the most successful players, Jonathan E., has become a superstar with the Houston team. The ... [+]
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"One of the most forward looking science fiction tales of the 70's." | ||
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"Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will." | ||
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"Director Norman Jewison’s Rollerball remains a poignant and unusually prescient vision of our world as defined by Walmart and Exxon-Mobil." | ||
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"Despite indifferent direction and dire humour, it is well mounted and photographed." | ||
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"The performances of Caan and Richardson are excellent, and the rollerball sequences are fast-paced and interesting" | ||
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"Trendy concerns, sure enough, but the movie's only contribution could well be the introduction of its brutal, eponymous game to an already sport-surfeited society. | ||
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"The skate-rink action, which culminates in an apocalyptic death match, remains rabble-rousingly brutal." | ||
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"It's got the smoothest, glossiest finish imaginable, but something inside it doesn't jell" |
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