Gamer

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/
In Frank Miller´s 300, Gerald Butler shouted “ This is Sparta!!!”
If he would have been given oneliners in this movie he would have shouted “ This is nihilism!!”

In a close future the world is controlled by a big corporate who have slaved the people by keeping them entertained by a The sims clone game, the game itself is as any game; played by real people, however Society as this game is called, has real people.
The game is a massive succes so as the society (not the game) goes more and more violent and nihilistic, just as the world we live in a new game is made; this time a Running man (the Schwarzenegger movie) and Batoru rowaiaru clone. In other words, people can see and control real killings as entertainment.

Some will see this as a explosive action packed movie with some funny/corny scenes; Ken Castles dance and songperformance; I got you, under my skin.
It is fitting as well as the name of Kable (Gerard Butler) wich gives the hint that he is connected to the internet (internet cable) or that the one big bad guy; Hackman (Terry Crews) that are being put into the game to kill Kable.
Gamer however is a satire of the world we live in and even if the plot may give hints to snuff (killing for pure entertainment) it´s not to be taken as that, even if the phrase; Life is cheap pops up from time to time.

It is ment to be a satire and to make you think (beside looking at the explosions and the many close ups on asses and breasts) it doesn´t gave me much. The idea is somehow overdone and made its peak in Batoru rowaiaru.
If you will you can see it as a fascist wet dream or you simply enjoy the explosions, big guns and bad ass men running around and shooting eachother.

Kable and many others has been put into this game where they will fight in a war against other murderers for the pure enjoyment of the slimy Castle (Michael C Hall) and billions across the world.
What I found interresting though was that despite the satire it didn´t gave me any feeling whatsoever, speaking of snuff movies, to sum up this movie I simply will quote the ending line from the spanish masterpiece Tesis; ”Ok, so what´s on the other chanel?”

Rewatch The running man and or Batoru rowaiaru instead.

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Ofcourse sooner or later they´ll be whistling my toon as everybody else would.
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Official trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2g94xQmtHw

Official Japanese site
http://gamer-movie.tv/

Why so much violence when you can dance and sing instead?