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2009

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After directing the frenzied CRANK, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor helm another adrenaline-fueled film with this thriller. 300's Gerard Butler stars as Kable, a man living in a near-future dystopia driven by online games. Kable is the world's best player at its biggest game, where players take control of real people, but the .. Read more

Starring	Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Alison Lohman
Director	Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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  - 2
  Brutal! Bloody! Little bit mixed up.
  
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  This wasn’t quite what I was expecting, sure there’s plenty of blood and guts, people being variously killed and maimed via gunshot, grenade and ... read more »
  
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  - 20 reviews
  - Falmouth
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 10:54
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- - 0
  - 0
  REALLY REALLY WORTH WATCHING
  
  worth watching.
  
  This is the 3rd time renting it. I just can't stop watching this.
  
  Gerard Butler also fits the role well
  
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- 1119425
- - simplejoe
  - 2 reviews
  - 15 May 2012 at 15:41
- - 0
  - 0
  A Huge Letdown.
  
  When I rented this I expected it to be a great movie, based on what the storyline is. But it was not as good as I had hoped it would be, the story dragged on ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 01 Apr 2012 at 12:54
- - 1
  - 1
  Game Over Man
  
  This was a great idea for a movie, kind of like a cross between Tron and Running Man. The action scenes were quite good but the film was let down by a poor ... read more »
  
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- 1103777
- - manonfireuk
  - 126 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 18 Mar 2012 at 21:23
- - 1
  - 1
  Stop all the downloading, rent this bad boy.
  
  This was better than I thought, though I did have to imagine Gerard Butler as Sean Bean throughout. His wife's hot too. Oh yeah, Terry Crews bust some sweet... read more »
  
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- - junglesteve
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 08:46
- - 0
  - 1
  Gamer Gore
  
  Gorgeous GB in rubbish movie. What I call a 'paying utility bill' flm part for the actors involved. Computer buffs will probably enjoy it but not me.
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Feb 2012 at 07:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Stick to The Sims...
  
  Frenetic and stylised, this has a similar look to Crank but none of the humour. It also manages to be both brutal and dull, implausible and predictable, with ... read more »
  
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- 1097679
- - NDG
  - 160 reviews
  - Oxfordshire
  - 29 Feb 2012 at 01:13
- - 0
  - 2
  Press play turn off brain.
  
  Intriguing idea badly marred by poor execution. If you have a couple of hours of your finite life to waste on this be my guest.
  
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- 1087066
- - BigRichie
  - 2 reviews
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 17:58
- - 0
  - 4
  disapointing film
  
  disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, disapointing, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Dec 2011 at 23:36
- - 0
  - 3
  just add drink and a takeaway.....
  
  Proper blokes film,just take your brain out,have a drink get a takeaway,watch this film,job done! good idea shame its to muddled...
  
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- 1070430
- - SpawnReborn
  - 6 reviews
  - Daventry
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 11:24
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  - 1
  Go for a walk or do anything else!
  
  Good idea for a story, but badly done and very poor! I was glad when we got to the end!
  
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- - Jimmyspeaks
  - 6 reviews
  - 11 Nov 2011 at 09:03
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- - 25
  - 2
  Brutal! Bloody! Little bit mixed up.
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This wasn’t quite what I was expecting, sure there’s plenty of blood and guts, people being variously killed and maimed via gunshot, grenade and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 809395
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  - PeterC
  - 20 reviews
  - Falmouth
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 10:54
- - 11
  - 2
  Made me want to play call of duty online
  
  Any movie where the first line apart from the roars and screams is “Ha I tea bagged him.” You would pretty know what to expect and such is the case ... read more »
  
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- 812745
- - connorobain
  - 25 reviews
  - Paisley
  - 20 Sep 2009 at 18:14
- - 8
  - 0
  Some pay to be controlled, others pay to control!
  
  Unlike the previous reviewer, I did not find this movie particularly gory in terms of death scenes and carnage etc...The pace of this movie was not as tense and... read more »
  
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- 812551
- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 19 Sep 2009 at 21:56
- - 5
  - 1
  Painfull!!
  
  There's not much I can write as I didn't last up to 30th minute of this brain-pain... But why Gerard Butler?!?!?!
  
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- 856548
- - Annia
  - 3 reviews
  - Reading
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 15:03
- - 4
  - 0
  A Real Turkey!!
  
  I was going to the cinema to see this film, but something came up to prevent me going. Thank Heaven it did.
  
  With virtually no real story line, what ... read more »
  
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- - Maynard
  - 124 reviews
  - Gillingham,
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 10:17
- - 4
  - 0
  Hello cutiepie!
  
  Ok, so The Running Man... oh, sorry i mean Gamer.. ;0)
  
  Micheal C Hall, was superb, particularly the 'I've got you under my skin' dance! ... read more »
  
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- 852428
- - cagedtony
  - 14 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 22 Jan 2010 at 20:40
- - 3
  - 0
  GAMER
  
  Avoid like the clap . without doubt one of the worst films i have ever seen .
  
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- - DOBBIN64
  - 1 review
  - CHEADLE
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 16:10
- - 3
  - 0
  Don't bother
  
  Worse film i've seen in years. Sort of film you expect to see after midnight on terrestrial tv. Hate to turn a film off before the end but would have had no... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 21:25
- - 3
  - 1
  one for the hardcore PC gamer
  
  I went to see this in some trepidation having read some really awful reviews beforehand. However I love the Crank series so much I just had to give it a chance... read more »
  
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- 812878
- - Kia
  - 9 reviews
  - Shrewsbury
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 07:57
- - 3
  - 1
  Entertainment in Video? I don’t think so…..
  
  It was my own damned fault. I should have paid more attention to the film’s Details page before I rented this. I mean, there it was next to the name of the... read more »
  
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- 906248
- - PGM
  - 16 reviews
  - Somerset UK
  - 17 Jul 2010 at 23:11

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