Rollerball the remake
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Rollerball the remake
So nothing on TV and Rollerball the remake comes on HBO or one of those channels so knowing what a great movie the original one was i decided to give it a go.
Well needless to say it had absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever and was a waste of everything I can think of except the opening scene. I had to turn it off after the first hour it was so bad.
As I started watching this ridiculous sled race down the streets of San Francisco suddenly a 964 turbo black over tan shows up as they swoop one of the riders off his sled and into the car. Car looked great in motion and it appeared to have speedlines but no recognizable badge on the rear lid. A little disappointed to see no cover on the seat belt with an exposed bolt but nevertheless it was a cool scene too bad it went down hill from there.
Well needless to say it had absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever and was a waste of everything I can think of except the opening scene. I had to turn it off after the first hour it was so bad.
As I started watching this ridiculous sled race down the streets of San Francisco suddenly a 964 turbo black over tan shows up as they swoop one of the riders off his sled and into the car. Car looked great in motion and it appeared to have speedlines but no recognizable badge on the rear lid. A little disappointed to see no cover on the seat belt with an exposed bolt but nevertheless it was a cool scene too bad it went down hill from there.
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Hmmm... Thats a lot of channels... I do not even have a tv. What is that old movie about some deaf or dumb kid who encounters some magical ball, and they are on roller skates, sort of futuristic too. Anyone know?
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The original is well worth watching as it's noir filming style emphasizes the circumstances of the main character but I wouldn't waste a minute watching the remake unless I was in Anthony's predicament
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The original 1975 movie (starring James Caan, John Houseman and Maude Adams) is about a dystopian future where world government, run by corporations, promote a team sport known as rollerball. Rollerball is like roller derby but participants must move a steel ball the size of a shot put ball through a pack of opponents in order to score a point by placing the ball in a basket. The corporations love rollerball because it emphasizes teamwork and self-sacrifice (how many times have you heard that at work?). The top rollerball star is Jonathan E., who is at the height of his athletic powers, but the corporation that owns his team wants him to retire on top. He refuses and a power struggle ensues, culminating a match played with no rules and no time limit (I swear I've played in some hockey games like that). The movie ends with our hero being the last man standing, skating around the rink while the crowd chants his name.
The original is well worth watching as it's noir filming style emphasizes the circumstances of the main character but I wouldn't waste a minute watching the remake unless I was in Anthony's predicament
The original is well worth watching as it's noir filming style emphasizes the circumstances of the main character but I wouldn't waste a minute watching the remake unless I was in Anthony's predicament
That sums it up.
The first 2 minutes of the remake were worth watching after that one of the worst movies made that I can think of.
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The movie you are thinking of is Solarbabies. It's actually sitting in my Netflix queue right now, waiting for me to rekindle a childhood memory with it.
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