Death Race (2008)
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Marjorie Hamel
- Robbie Ditchburn
- Johanne Caporicci
- Angèle Gagnon
- Kelly Anne Patterson
- Mark Egerton
- Spiro Razatos
- Matthew Jemus
- Alexander H. Gayner
- Tracy L. Moody
- Jessica Clothier
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Paul W. S. Anderson
Rating: 6.3/10 by 3735 users
Alternative Title:
Death Race 3000 - US
Smertelnya gonka - RU
Death Race 1 - CA
Carrera Mortal - AR
Carrera de la muerte - CL
La Carrera de la muerte 1 - MX
La Carrera de la muerte 1 - ES
La Carrera de la muerte 1 - US
Death Race, course à la mort - FR
絕命尬車 - TW
מרוץ קטלני 1 - IL
Ölüm Yarışı - AZ
מרוץ המוות - IL
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Germany
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $45,000,000
Revenue: $76,000,000
Plot Keyword: prison, martial arts, car race, dystopia, matter of life and death, car crash, prison guard, prison escape, exploding building, vehicle combat, street race, remake, car fire, action hero, death game
A massive departure from the original, _Death Race_ keeps the cars and kills and forgoes virtually everything else from _2000_. Fun in a very different manner, but still fun, and that's what counts. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
Loud and brash but ultimately entertaining thanks mostly to Jason Statham and some decent racing sequences (well, when the camera wasn't jittery or quick edits). Also some love for Joan Allen making for a fine villain and never a bad thing with Ian McShane even in a supporting role. Nothing great but pretty much well within Paul W.S. Anderson's wheelhouse. **3.5/5**
