Should you watch Death Race?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Death Race
Film · 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.
The sides of Death Race
- A framed ex-racer in prison
- Armored cars with machine guns
- A warden selling races to a paying audience
Death Race is good for you if…
- you like armored cars racing and shooting on a prison island.
- you like brutal crashes and fights with no restraint.
- you like engines, fire and explosions at full volume.
Death Race is bad for you if…
- you want people with depth more than car fights.
- you need a story that makes sense if you stop to think.
About: survival · media cruelty · revenge
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