Surviving the Game

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One more time around for the storyline of The Most Dangerous Game, except this one's refitted with explosions, big guns, and a flood of testosterone. Ice-T plays Mason, a homeless man shanghaied from the streets of Los Angeles to work as a guide and all-around man Friday for a hunting party. What the down-on-his-luck fellow soon finds out is that he is the quarry, and has to rely on his own resourcefulness to stay one step ahead of his tormentors. Laden with atrocious dialogue and narrative implausibilities, this is still a fun action movie if seen only for its own merits and nothing more. The fine cast (Gary Busey, Charles Dutton, F. Murray Abraham, John C. McGinley) chews the script until practically frothing at the mouth while trying to out-maniac each other. Busey is the head macho lunatic, but the twitchy McGinley nearly steals the show as he turns the knob on the weirdo meter up to eleven, then breaks it off and throws it away. Ice-T, on the other hand, puts his coping skills to the test as the hapless human prey. Most of director Ernest R. Dickerson's resumé has consisted of cinematography work (for Spike Lee, among others), and it shows with the film's competent, almost glossy look. Don't watch Surviving the Game expecting any great statements or overarching agendas, and you'll be surprised by an untentionally goofy action picture with preposterous situations and wide-open-throttle performances. Plus, chances are you've never seen a foot-wide pine tree chopped down with a shotgun (we kid you not). --Jerry Renshaw

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A homeless man, recruited as a guide by a band of wealthy hunters, winds up the hunted instead. Starring Ice-T, Rutger Hauer and Gary Busey.

Customer Reviews:

Great story line with good action!.......2007-02-12

If you like action/adventure you will find this movie entertaining and catching your interest and attention. Has an original story line with creative sub-plots. Ice-T at his best! Movie has great cast of actors. I enjoyed this movie and happy to add it to my collection.

I used this for my English 9 class.......2007-01-15

I'm a teacher in a urban school district and at times it's hard to get young people's attention. This movie goes great as a supplement to the Short Story "The Most Dangerous Game"..same premise..great attention getter!!!

Hunting Humans!.......2006-10-10

It's hard to put this film into any catogory, its got action, drama, comedy and, even a hint of horror. Ice-T is lured to a remote cabin by several wack jobs that have a sick hobby.. hunting humans! Ice-T is mislead by Charles S. Dutton into believing that a job awaits him.. soon after arriving to the cabin in which they had to be flown by privite planes to, he finds that they arent interested in hunting animals. He is in fact the intended prey of these mad men! Good performances (except by William McNamara, the son) by an all star male cast "Surviving the Game" is better that I expected. A real twisted and some what disturbing film. This is one to watch with your buddies instead of your girlfriend/wife. Also starring: Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey and, F. Murray Abraham as some of the hunters. 3 1/2 stars!!

BEST MOVIE EVER.......2005-06-10

I used to watch this movie on TNT as a kid growing up. Ive probably seen it over 5 times but none of my friends remember it. Ive been searching for a long time trying to find the title and i finally found it!!!!

This is one of the best movies ive ever seen. Definitly one of my top 5. What could be better than ICE-T being hunted in the forest. Everything about the movie rocked, except the cheasy basement scene, with the jars... yeah... I guess thats pretty good quality for 1994 though.

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Nothing earth shattering,but still very good..........2005-05-30

In Hollywood,it seems to me that directors of films seem to take real life events(example,John F. Kennedy's assasination)or sometimes(and probably usually as well)make movies of events that happen in real life but that never really happened. A good example of the second thing I just mentioned is hunting,and sometimes,directors turn the game of hunting around for movies and make movies where humans instead of animals get hunted. I'm not a big fan of hunting(with this being said,I'm not an animal rights activist either)and I've never watched films like "The Deer Hunter"-however,I found "Surviving The Game" to be nothing earth shattering,but a very good movie. Read on for my review of this:

The movies starts off in Los Angeles with Ice-T portraying Jack Mason,a homeless man who lives out on the streets.His best friend is Hank,an old homeless man,and a dog. Things are going pretty bad for Mason-but pretty bad becomes worse when Hank dies of old age and his dog is run over by a cab.Mason can't take it anymore-and is about to kill himself until he is saved by a church organist named Walter Cole(Charles S. Dutton)who wants to help him,and introduces him to his friend Thomas Burns(Rutger Hauer).After meeting Burns,Mason is offered a job as a hunting guide for Burns,Cole,and their friends out in Colorado in the Rocky Mountains,and Burns tells Mason that if he helps them,he will be given the money he needs to get back on his feet. So,Mason,willing to do anything for a buck,takes the job,and then flys out to Colorado with Mason and Burns and then meets all of the hunters.

But the next morning,Mason discovers a big surprise. The surprise is that Mason is the prey,and the hunters are the people who he was supposed to help. After Mason finds out everything and has gotten dressed,he heads out the door while the hunters enjoy a nice,leisurely breakfast. And once the hunters have finished their breakfast,the hunt begins.

"Surviving The Game" is one of the most interesting,fast paced films I have ever seen. To quote myself and Motley Crue in a VERY odd and a VERY different way,this film is kind of the "Same Ol' Situation"-the reason for this is because the same thing(movies where humans instead of animals get hunted)that happens in other movies,and it happens again here. The performances in this film are pretty good.Ice-T did a pretty good job as Mason.He(Ice-T)is not a bad actor,nor is he a great one. Personally,I think the part of Mason should have gone to Denzel Washington instead of Ice-T,but Ice-T pulled it off pretty well.Rutger Hauer did a really good job a Burns,but as far as acting goes,the best performance in this film probably would have to go to William McNamara.In this film,McNamara played Derek Wolfe,Jr.,the son of Wall Street businessman Derek Wolfe,Sr.(not a real life person,a character in this film)who's father was kind of pushing him to do what he was out there to do,except he(Wolfe,Jr.)like Mason,did not know that Mason would be the prey instead of animals,and he was left with a hard decision-should he do what is right or should he satisfy his Dad? The chemistry in this film is really strong,and McNamara is a strong part of the chemistry you will find in this film. Also,director Ernest Dickerson,who directed other films like "Juice" and "Bulletproof"(see my review,it was an action/comedy film that found Adam Sandler portraying a drug dealer,no,I'm not kidding!)so that provides another good and interesting reason for watching this film.

Nothing oscar worthy,but worth a look.

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Ricochet/Surviving the Game
Starring: Denzel Washington , John Lithgow , Ice-T , Kevin Pollak , and Lindsay Wagner
Director: Russell Mulcahy , and Ernest R. Dickerson
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000E6FPQ
Release Date: 2003-11-18

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Hard to Kill/Surviving the Game
Starring: Steven Seagal , Kelly LeBrock , William Sadler , Frederick Coffin , and Bonnie Burroughs
Director: Bruce Malmuth , and Ernest R. Dickerson
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000094J9K
Release Date: 2003-04-29

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Great story line with good action!
I used this for my English 9 class
Hunting Humans!
BEST MOVIE EVER
Nothing earth shattering,but still very good...

Surviving the Game [Region 2]
Starring: Ice-T , Rutger Hauer , Charles S. Dutton , Gary Busey , and F. Murray Abraham
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

Great story line with good action!.......2007-02-12

I used this for my English 9 class.......2007-01-15

Hunting Humans!.......2006-10-10

BEST MOVIE EVER.......2005-06-10

Nothing earth shattering,but still very good..........2005-05-30

Average customer rating:

Great story line with good action!
I used this for my English 9 class
Hunting Humans!
BEST MOVIE EVER
Nothing earth shattering,but still very good...

Surviving the Game [Region 2]
Starring: Ice-T , Rutger Hauer , Charles S. Dutton , Gary Busey , and F. Murray Abraham
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Thrillers | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video