![]() ![]() I simply felt that that the film's potential wasn't fully realized on-screen. I usually love a good mindless action film, but with this one, it simply didn't do it for me, but to viewers looking for intense carnage with cars, they should check it out. Although far from the worst film, I've seen, Death Race is still a mediocre disappointment that could have been much better than what it turned out to be. The action was there, but the plot was a little thin for my liking and for me, this one disappointed me because I really wanted to enjoy this film however in the end, despite all the action, it was a little flat. As his accomplices are robbing the bank, two police officers casually enter the building. Getaway driver Carl 'Luke' Lucas (Luke Goss) is arrested after a robbery for his crime boss Markus Kane (Sean Bean) goes wrong. For me, the original will always be better, and though it had some impressive carnage on-screen, there was just too many elements lacking from the film's plot to really make a memorable ride from start to finish. 2 Death Race 2 (2010) Death Race 2 is a prequel to the 2008 film Death Race. ![]() Death Race leaves a lot to be desired in terms of a mindless action film. Death Race Movies in Release Order Death Race 2000 (1975) Death Race (2008) Death Race 2 (2010) Death Race 3: Inferno (2013) Death Race 2050 (2017). If the movie had a slightly better script, this film would have been better. 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. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. I simply felt that it cheapened the enjoyment of the film. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. For me anyways, this was a mediocre film that just relied more on the action than anything, while the original, was a fun movie with a pretty good plot and fun action, this one just has a sloppy written script and acts more on visuals than anything. The movie follows Jensen Ames, a former race car driver framed for murder, who is forced to participate in a deadly prison race to regain his freedom. Having seen the original, I enjoyed Roger Corman's original production much better than this one, and I felt that this one simply didn't have that special something to really make it stand out. The Death Race remake is one of the most mindless action yarns that doesn't rely on a great plot to deliver something worthwhile for viewers who enjoy these types of films. ![]()
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