Gamer (2009) is a study of violence and pornography, set in a near-future populated by violent pornographers. It stars Gerard Butler and Ludacris, the dynamic duo. It also stars many females in various stages of undress. Finally, it stars a whale-like creep in a power chair. This is also a critique of the morbidly obese.
In the future, video games are now acted out by real people, "people" on death row. They have a choice -- die waiting for capital punishment, or die by Gerard Butler. The choice is simple. There is also a parallel world of single moms parading like strippers, in another game. Both games were created by Ken Castle, a mischievous southerner. It's up to Gerard Butler to stop
him from making money, like he stopped Xerxes 4000 years ago.We see a lot in this movie. There is a 17 year-old jerk who controls Butler, but finds salvation in the end by way of Ludacris. John Leguizamo played a creep who was viciously murdered while sweeping dirt in a dirt-bike rally. Doing God's work, if you will.
There was rollerblading, as one would expect in the future, and Marilyn Manson. Good to know he hasn't lost relevance, in the year 2089. Nor has the Bloodhound Gang. It's great that our children's children are revisiting the classics.
Watching this movie was like playing a game, in the most exciting way possible. I could almost picture myself in the heat of battle, controlled by a bratty 17 year-old. The filmmakers really touched on a lot of relevant issues as well, such as morbid obesity and the role of the female body in gaming. Rarely do I see films that are so smart, and so action-packed. It's a one-two punch, of reasons you should watch this film.
In the end, the guy who played Dexter got what was coming to him. I like that. Gerard is reunited with his wife and daughter, and Ludacris dies because of a blinking light. I felt like Gerard Butler invited me to a LAN party and I was "game" to go. The "ugly truth" about this movie is that I couldn't give it 300 stars, despite Gerard Butler's spear-throwing performance. "Five Stars!"
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