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Rollerball Reviews

2001

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It's the year 2005; the new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in the unstable, ex-Soviet republics of South Asia. Marcus Ridley (LL Cool J) invites NHL-hopeful Jonathan Cross (Chris Klein) to join him playing for the Zhambel Horsemen, in Kazahkstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathon are teamed with low-paid locals, who .. Read more

Starring	Chris Klein, Jean Reno, L.L. Cool J., Rebecca Romijn
Director	John McTiernan
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- The original Rollerball (1975) was a blend of portentousness and bone crunching, picturing the consumer society of the... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 4
  - 1
  Woops!
  
  Unfortunately, the critical scathing that this movie got was well deserved. A fan of the original, I got this out simply from curiosity. It's not a terrible... read more »
  
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  - DrMikey
  - 70 reviews
  - Middlewich
  - 24 Apr 2004 at 10:56
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- - 0
  - 0
  Tedious - nowhere like the first one
  
  We sat down with high hopes. We enjoyed the previous version (25 years ago plus). This was god awful. It was like a mix between WWF and Batman, with lots of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 04 Oct 2010 at 00:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Another Pointless Remake
  
  The original is by no means a classic, however the producers of this remake seem to have had the plot and concepts of the original read down a very bad ... read more »
  
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- 902546
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Brass
  - 11 reviews
  - Grays
  - 01 Jul 2010 at 16:50
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  - 1
  excellent
  
  a non stop action movie, a definate must see
  
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- - psalia68
  - 5 reviews
  - Portland
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 14:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Poor
  
  Rollerball follows Johnathon, a young buck trying to break into the NHL and apparently not succeeding. He takes advice from his compatriot LL Cool J who is ... read more »
  
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- - daverumble
  - 14 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 11 Oct 2009 at 11:41
- - 0
  - 0
  Balls!
  
  It has a made-for-tv, will-this-do feel about it. Little of the atmosphere or believability of the original. Avoid this and rent that instead.
  
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- - eggsnjuice
  - 3 reviews
  - Poole
  - 21 Feb 2008 at 21:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Poor
  
  If you like the original you might be curious (as I was) to see this. My advice would be don't bother! The original is a classic and is better in every ... read more »
  
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- - egrorian
  - Scotland
  - 17 Mar 2007 at 18:10
- - 0
  - 0
  WOW!
  
  This is an hilariously bad film, deserving of its position within the IMDB's worst 100 films of all time. Worth watching only if you enjoy cinematic car ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 19:31
- - 2
  - 0
  Good
  
  If you read the RADIOTIMES or have seen the original then you will not like this film. If you like blood, action and hot ladys ( Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is hot in... read more »
  
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- - BennyHill
  - 12 reviews
  - THE PAST
  - 18 Mar 2006 at 00:09
- - 0
  - 0
  a bit dissapointing
  
  certainly technically brilliant, this remake fails to come near to its original. Nice to see, but not as good as ther true rollerball.
  
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  - cleveland
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 23:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Stomping
  
  A much enhanced version of the original from the 70's some very good stunts, also some expert showmanship on rollerblades, a little gruesome in some parts ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 10:43
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- - 4
  - 1
  Woops!
  
  Unfortunately, the critical scathing that this movie got was well deserved. A fan of the original, I got this out simply from curiosity. It's not a terrible... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 5011
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DrMikey
  - 70 reviews
  - Middlewich
  - 24 Apr 2004 at 10:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Good
  
  If you read the RADIOTIMES or have seen the original then you will not like this film. If you like blood, action and hot ladys ( Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is hot in... read more »
  
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- - BennyHill
  - 12 reviews
  - THE PAST
  - 18 Mar 2006 at 00:09
- - 2
  - 0
  Could do better
  
  I really wanted to like this film; it had all the right ingredients, international settings, futuristic sports, conspiracies, violence, romance and glamour. But... read more »
  
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- - SuziQ
  - essex
  - 19 Apr 2004 at 14:16
- - 1
  - 0
  It didn't really ...
  
  It didn't really have the same mood to the original, but there was some decent action, if the plot was a bit thin.
  
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  - HUCKNALL
  - 05 Nov 2004 at 21:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Rollerball (the remake)
  
  This film is action packed, which is fortunate since the script, the camera work, and the acting (if you can call it that) leave a lot to be desired. Yet again... read more »
  
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- - Loki2601
  - Northamptonshire
  - 22 Oct 2003 at 11:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Dire....stick with the...
  
  Dire....stick with the origina. Enough said!!! But have to say more to make it stretch to 80 words..Mr MCTiernan should be ashamed!!l
  
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- 29043
- - Steev#1
  - SANDBACH
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 16:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Not bad film. ...
  
  Not bad film. Suffered a bit by trying to being a remake of a classic. If you consider it as a different film then it is well worth seeing. Good action and ... read more »
  
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- 29758
- - Peter#19
  - ABBOTS LANGLEY
  - 06 Mar 2004 at 18:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Stomping
  
  A much enhanced version of the original from the 70's some very good stunts, also some expert showmanship on rollerblades, a little gruesome in some parts ... read more »
  
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- 118135
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 10:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Roll On The End Credits
  
  Yet another remake and one which fails to surpass the original in every respect. The story has been transferred from the futuristic setting of the original to ... read more »
  
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- 132969
- - Neil
  - London
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 22:15
- - 0
  - 0
  a bit dissapointing
  
  certainly technically brilliant, this remake fails to come near to its original. Nice to see, but not as good as ther true rollerball.
  
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- 133716
- - a customer
  - cleveland
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 23:28

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  It's the year 2005; the new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in the unstable, ex-Soviet republics of South Asia. Marcus Ridley (LL Cool J) invites NHL-hopeful Jonathan Cross (Chris Klein) to join him playing for the Zhambel Horsemen, in Kazahkstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathon are ...

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