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Game of Death

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
7.3K
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Wesley Snipes in Game of Death (2011)
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Secret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it's a fight t... Read allSecret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it's a fight to survive in a hospital.Secret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it's a fight to survive in a hospital.

  • Director
    • Giorgio Serafini
  • Writers
    • Jim Agnew
    • Megan Brown Martinez
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Zoë Bell
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    7.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Giorgio Serafini
    • Writers
      • Jim Agnew
      • Megan Brown Martinez
    • Stars
      • Wesley Snipes
      • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
      • Zoë Bell
    • 37User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Marcus
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Rachel
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    Zoë Bell
    Zoë Bell
    • Floria
    • (as Zoe Bell)
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Clarence
    Quinn Duffy
    Quinn Duffy
    • Redvale
    Gary Daniels
    Gary Daniels
    • Zander
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Smith
    Eyad Elbitar
    Eyad Elbitar
    • Driver
    Simon Rhee
    Simon Rhee
    • Agent #1
    Ho-Sung Pak
    Ho-Sung Pak
    • Agent #2…
    Efka Kvaraciejus
    Efka Kvaraciejus
    • Agent #4
    Carl Anthony Nespoli
    Carl Anthony Nespoli
    • Agent #4…
    Don Richard
    • Agent #5…
    Jeff Galpin
    Jeff Galpin
    • Assassin #1
    Vladimir Tevlovski
    Vladimir Tevlovski
    • Assassin #2
    Ele Bardha
    Ele Bardha
    • Security Guy #1…
    Craig Gubert
    • Security Guy #2…
    George Pogacich
    • Mental Patient #1
    • Director
      • Giorgio Serafini
    • Writers
      • Jim Agnew
      • Megan Brown Martinez
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    User reviews37

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    6Julian2209

    Not as bad as expected!

    I don't understand why people vote this movie so down, because its not as bad as a lot of other Snipes movies of the past and there were certainly a lot. Who likes a halfway decent story is right here, who wants to watch 08/15 action movies, is also right here, just the ones who do not like Snipes because of his tax-problems should not watch this movie and certainly not vote it down, maybe even without seeing it.

    The most annoying thing of the movie is the lead female part, sometimes really badly annoying because so predictable and as well the pseudo- hard rock music. Nevertheless to me personally its the best movie Snipes did in the past 5-6years! And so a good 6 on the "richter scale"... ;)
    Ka-men

    Wesley Snipes in slow motion, even when fighting

    With a title like this, what can one expect? A bunch of clichés, seen it all befores, etc. No disappointment here scenario-wise. But what about Wesley Snipes?

    Well, I have learned that Wesley Snipes has no emotions. His face is a neatly ironed blanket. It seems like he is sedated throughout the movie. I'm guessing the evil tax man took, besides all of his money, also the possibility of expressing emotions. He is not what you call stone cold - he is dead cold. Or possibly a sleep walker?

    And Zoe Belle, the female "bad guy"? Hell, she's funny. Really funny. She tries to put on super scary serious I'm-tougher-than-tough face, but it comes out ridiculous. I honestly laughed a couple of times at her face. I'm thinking she was trying to be sort of a Clint Eastwood with that look, but it simply didn't play out.

    But poor acting is not the worst thing here. Absolutely horrible, irritating soundtrack which instead of suspense brings only annoyance and repetitive need to use the mute button on my remote. Also, the camera work is below par and the ghosting effects are completely unnecessary, ugly and debilitating to the picture.

    I have given this a very, very generous 3 out of 10.
    doug_hile

    Paychecks are a powerful motivator

    This flick is am embarrassment. Guns with unlimited ammunition, wasting rounds shooting at nothing, killing everyone who is no longer useful. AUUUUUUGHHHH. Zoe Bell is always fun to watch,, too bad she didn't make it, but she was one of the bad guys,,, in fact,,, all the bad buys are CIA. The nut ward was unnecessary, but, it set the tone for the rest of the movie. Cutesey camera tricks like superimposing the same shot over itself got a little tiresome after a while. Snapping the bad guys necks seemed to be the agreed upon method of dispatching them. Oh Well,,, they can't all be Oscar Winners.
    Wizard-8

    Overall disappointing

    Obviously, this movie should not be confused with the Bruce Lee movie of the same name. The only thing they have in common is the use of martial arts. Anyway, I didn't find this movie as bad as some of the user comments here. Although it was released direct-to-DVD, the production values are mostly strong; this movie could have been released to theaters. Shooting in Detroit also gave the movie a unique backdrop. But I was disappointed in the end. Although the action scenes do show that Snipes indeed knows his martial arts, they were directed and choreographed in a way that drains most of the excitement out them. Also a bad directorial touch was the use of black and white, which comes out of nowhere and seems out of place. The resolution of the climax will most likely leave viewers unsatisfied with how things are wrapped up. But long before that, the movie's mean streak will have turned off viewers (a TON of innocent people get killed during the movie!) Still, Snipes fans may be forgiving of a lot of these flaws, since this will probably be one of the last Snipes movies they'll get to see for a long time, with Snipes now in prison.
    3maxikompel

    Very boring action

    I really did not liked this movie and what i am going to say first is that i do not recommend it. I am really bored of the tipic movies of action where the protagonists fight versus 6542548734 guys and they kill everybody, the only times where this is acceptable is when the main character is a good actor or a "comedian" action actor like (at my opinion) Jason Staham or Vin Diesel, etc. But I really do not like Wesley Snipes, he is famous only because of Blade but he is not a good actor, he definitely can not express anything, and i have some little things to highlight about the movie: Some of the ideas and some of the scenes are a little interesting but not much more. It is really boring, i saw it with a friend and we both said it is very bad, so either you are a big fan of Wesley Snipes i do not recommend it. i give it a 3/10. Greetings. maxi0305

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Abel Ferrara exited the project after a few weeks of shooting.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the movie several people are playing basketball. Clarence, (Ernie Hudson) takes a shot. You can clearly see the basketball rim has a net. As the camera angle changes and you see the basketball go through the rim, there is no net on the rim.
    • Quotes

      Smith: Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

    • Alternate versions
      In the German dubbed version, various fight sounds (bone breaking etc.) have been reduced to a very low volume.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Half Past Dead 2 (2011)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 2011 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trò Chơi Tử Thần
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Perpetual Media Capital
      • Alchemedia Films
      • Arramis Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $189,805
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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