Crwthod
A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Lucia Ayala
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
educallejero
This movie is unwatchable. I literally had to stop it at 25' and (with my cousin) advanced the movie to see what happened, more or less, and we watched the very last part of the "climax".This is a fine idea. Black Mirror makes the best entertainment with ideas like this one. But then:
The WORST acting possible
The WORST Script possible
The WORST editing possible (all over the place)5.8? GET THE F OUT!
Nicole Marie
The world of gaming has been growing for years and years, and will continue to grow as long as new and exciting games are being produced. The film Gamer (2009) represents one possible outcome for the gaming community in the not-so-distant future using a beautiful combination of several unique characteristics: presentation being key. It is common knowledge that when the year 2000 came around, widespread panic ensued because it was thought technology would begin destroying the planet in some horrible fashion only SkyTech would be able to commence- a ridiculous notion to those alive today. Gamer not only elaborates on the fear of technology, it also presents several reasons for technology to be feared. The film is shot in a sporadic way, offering scenes of nothing but plot twists and action, which is very similar to how video games are presented. In a video game, the characters get right to the point of what they're saying, and the plot builds from hardly any background information at all, just like this film. The motion capture in a game is also very rough and meant to really place you at the scene, and the filmography also attempts at presenting this connection. The film Gamer wasn't an outstanding movie, but it was, however, a wonderful presentation of the gaming community and a great way to express what it is like to be a gamer to the non-gaming personnel.
Lele
Photography and choreography are really fine in this film. Acting is fair and the plot contains some ideas which are pretty unusual in sci fi, AFAIK. The main idea looks like eXistenZ (1999) or The Thirteenth Floor (1999) but actually it is more powerful because the fighters are real, not virtual: when characters die they die for real.I was impressed by costumes and environment of the "game" Society: they are really fun; scenes from the "game" Slayers look like an actual video game. I enjoyed it very much it deserves attention although the IMDb score is so low.I give it 8/10
alanclarke714
Gamer, directed by Neveldine/Taylor is set in a dystopic future where the global prison system puts criminals, convicts and death row inmates in a game called Slayer, where a user takes control of the prisoner's body, and sends them into all-out war. Survive 30 rounds, and you're set free. The only problem is, no one has ever beat the game. When death row inmate Kable (Gerard Butler), the icon of Slayer, discovers he's a part of a conspiracy involving Slayer, Society (another game where people control people) and Ken Castle, the man who created both games. Will Kable survive long enough to expose the plot, or be another victim to the game.Gamer is certainly a creative and entertaining movie, one that's not based on a video game, but a movie about video games. Neveldine/Taylor are strange and inventive directors, but not the best (Crank 2 and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance are examples of their failures). Though, here, they are at their best. With gritty, "in your face" camera work and non-stop violence, Gamer certainly takes action to another level. Although, their writing is poor here. Almost all of the footage involving Society, a Sims-esque reality, is all about sexual drive. So, really, that's the biggest low-point of Gamer; where they show Society being all about sex. The high-point of Gamer, though, is the acting. Gerard Butler is better here than in 300, and Michael C. Hall as Ken Castle was just amazing. A scene towards the end where Kable and Ken come face-to-face, and with Castle's goons is just phenomenal (also, the best written scene). The visual effects are good for a lower-budgeted film, and the soundtrack is good and fitting. I just wish they got rid of a lot of the sexual content from the movie because, if they did, and focused more on the regular prison life outside Slayer (as well as life outside Society) the movie would have been truly great.7/10 Stars
