Arena (Video 2011)

David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

Director:

Jonah Loop

Writers:

Tony Giglio, Michael Hultquist (original screenplay),

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Johnny Messner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Logan
Kellan Lutz	...	David Lord
Johnny Messner	...	Kaden
Katia Winter	...	Milla
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Taiga
James Remar	...	Agent McCarty
Nina Dobrev	...	Lori
Lauren Shiohama	...	Kawaii
Irene Choi	...	Kaneko
Kofi Yiadom	...	Ripper
Derek Mears	...	Brutus Jackson
Dean J. West	...	Rick
Jason Zone Fisher	...	Josh
Kent Jude Bernard	...	Craig
Grant Case	...	Drunk Frat Boy

Storyline

David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

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Plot Keywords:

arena | murder | samurai sword | long sword | katana sword | 

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Taglines:

There's no greater battle... Than the battle for your life.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal and bloody violence throughout, graphic nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

11 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deathgames

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Zero Gravity Management, RCR Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (theatrical)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Samuel L. Jackson was cast, the title of the film was changed from 'Fury' to 'Deathgames' to avoid confusion with Jackson's role as Nick Fury in the series of Marvel superhero films.

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Goofs

The office workers watching Death Games, who are credited as "Japanese", are speaking Chinese.

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Connections

References Family Feud (1976)

User Reviews

Not as bad as it seems.

Well, you've seen it all before, it's not a new concept but it's still pretty interesting. I sat through the whole movie without any problems at all. Sure, some things were pretty stupid like that an infamous mass murderer wouldn't have more security or that you cannot possibly survive the amount beating the main character receives.

I liked the movie but unfortunately it was too average. The acting is nothing to complain about but the characters are pretty boring. Samuel L. Jackson gives us a typical villain and Kellan Lutz gives us the usual hero, nothing special on that front.

I liked Daniel Dae Kim's character but he had a too small a role. It had every better if they had developed his character more then I would care a lot more about the people who died. There are lots of people who die but I did not think I really cared it was unfortunate and something that they could have worked more with.

This is by no means comparable to Hunger Games/BR, but give it a shot if you just want some pretty OK entertainment.