The Human Race

2013 "Race Or Die..."
5| 1h27m| en
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One moment some 80 people are walking on a big city street. Suddenly a blinding light appears that transports them to a very peculiar racing course. A voice sounds in everybody’s head : “The school, the house and the prison are safe. Follow the arrows or you will die. Stay on the path or you will die. If you’re doubled twice, you will die. Do not touch the grass or you will die. Race or die.” Whether you’re rich or poor, old or young, blind, strong, handicapped, courageous or a coward; the rules make no distinction. There can be only one winner !

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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
feathers-are-eaten The Human Race is the most predictable steaming pile of garbage since the Fantastic Four remake. right off the bat it becomes obvious who lives and who doesn't. the plot is as interesting as a 16 hour algebra lecture and the acting makes it seem like every single person is an extra who's never heard of a camera in their lives. the worst part is this movie thinks its a good movie. the creators basically microwaved a 30 day old banana peel, threw it at a wall and called it abstract art. its not a parody. its not satire. this movie honest to god thinks its CGI worse than Disney Channel 1-hour specials and actors who practically need to be holding a script to check every 3rd words is enjoyable entertainment. the directors forced Scanners, Maze Runner, Hunger Games, and Btoom! to have an cross-breed with a group of racially diverse yet still completely oblivious to the meaning of "entertainment" bland D-list actors just to give birth to this movie. id rather play ET for the Atari for 24 hours then watch an 8-minute compilation of all the cringe worthy deaths in this movie. its a book-to-movie adaptation as well, from a book that got even less attention than the movie. however, i do need to give this movie props for wiggling its way into existence. it takes a lot of perseverance and determination to sneak this atrocious deformed beast into existence. so kudos to you, writers, that earns you a starOverall Rating: 1/10. burn it in the pits of Mt. Doom.
nickjohngray This film is a kick ass gore. There is more then just exploding heads, and i wont tell you if one particular seen. that seen i think should of got this film banned, as it was as graphic as human centipede 2 and that was banned , just as a side note if the gonna bane centipede 2 they should of banned ABCs of death as it has implied child porn with sick f..k jerking over it. Anyway i am happy they didn't bane this film. Its got a good lead up, but does not really explain ow show how the victims end up were they go, but you find out at the end. Good acting, Good ideas, some stuff i have not seen in any other film, like the guy on the walking sticks, users is sticks for more then just walking!!
bowmanblue Have you seen 'Scanners?' Did you like the bit when the head explodes? If you answered 'Yes' to that then you should definitely watch 'The Human Race.' It's a film primarily about people's heads exploding (occasionally interspersed with the odd pick-axe through someone's neck). However, what little 'story' there is when brains aren't flying towards the camera, concerns a seemingly random group of people who get spirited away from their everyday lives, only to find themselves part of a twisted and lethal game where they have to race each other... or their heads explode.Think 'Battle Royale' or 'The Cube.' It's kind of like that (only with more exploding heads).And, believe it or not, it's actually quite good. Yes, there isn't much of a budget; what little money went into making this film was primarily spent on blood flying from holes in people's necks. Naturally, they couldn't afford and big names either, but it's still quite a fun little sci-fi/survival-horror film to watch. Any negative criticism that it seems to have attracted centres around a 'lack of story.' Yes, there's not much of a story, but there was there much of a story in Battle Royale? There's only so much of a story you can build around eighty people who have to force each other's head to explode in order to survive.If you like your films short, sweet and filled with decapitated bodies, then give this one a go.And remember... keep off the grass.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/
ersinkdotcom Indie movie "The Human Race" has an impossible task ahead of it. How will audiences take it seriously when it so completely reminds them of bigger and better films? "The Hunger Games" already referred to as a young adult version of the superior gore fest "Battle Royale." Arnold Schwarzenegger even found himself sprinting for his life in "The Running Man."A group of people from different walks of life find themselves in a race to the death. After witnessing a blinding flash, they awaken in a strange obstacle course. Among the runners are two handicapped military veterans, a pregnant woman, a mother and daughter, and two school children. Voices in their heads tell them if they break any of the rules given to them, they will die. There can be only one winner, but what is the prize for reaching the finish line? And to what lengths will people go to make sure they win "The Human Race?"It would help if "The Human Race" added anything new to what we've already seen, but it doesn't. When the "contestants" veer off the path, their heads explode just like they did in low-budget 1990's sci-fi flick "Deadlock (aka Wedlock)." Director / Writer Paul Hough refuses to play it safe in terms of the victims he decides to dispose of. He also does his best to come up with new and more despicable ways for the racers to treat each other in an attempt to compensate for a lack of originality when it comes to the story.In the production notes for "The Human Race," Hough stated, "Unfortunately in life, death has no prejudice. It doesn't discriminate. It will go after both the good and the bad. The abled and the disabled. The young and the old. The faithful and the faithless. I wanted to create a world in which anything can happen to anyone at any time."He continued, "Further, it was important to me to have characters that one didn't pander to. That are flawed. That are actually a reflection of the society we live in - not just a wishful perception." I will say he did accomplish what he strived for as far as making each character an example of a certain section of humanity."The Human Race" is Unrated. I would give it an R-rating if I were a member of the MPAA. Lots of blood, violence, and disturbing images are the main factor for my decision. Another is a scene of attempted rape that many will find disturbing and quite intense.Everything about "The Human Race" will remind you of another better movie you saw. The attempt at a shocking ending just feels like a major letdown crafted by a fan who's watched way too much "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits." The only viewer who won't feel this way is one who somehow escaped ever seeing "The Hunger Games," "Battle Royale," "The Running Man," or "Deadlock (aka Wedlock)." If you've already witnessed these fine films, then just move along. There's nothing new to see here… unless you just want to witness CGI-enhanced exploding heads and other sequences of blood and gore.