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| Overall Rating:   3.55 out of 5, including 5 reviews
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The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only....the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frusterations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathon E. is the champion player- a man to talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathon loves but they can't take away his soul- even if the diabolical corporate head tells him he better retire.... or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart- and never lets you go!
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Features:
| Feature Length Audio Commentary by Director Norman Jewison
Featurette with Behind-The-Scenes Footage and Interviews with Jewison
New Dolby Digital 5.1 Soundtrack
Exciting Interactive Rollergame
Trivia and Production Notes | Video:
| Widescreen 1.85:1 Color
Standard 1.33:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
| Subtitles:
| | English, Spanish, French
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| Studio: MGM / UA
Production Year: 1975
Release Date: 2/24/1998
Length: 125 mins
Rating: R
Chapters: 30
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: DS-SL
Item Code: 907015
UPC Code: 027616701527
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Overall Rating: 3.55 out of 5, including 5 reviews
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In the future corporations rule the world and the placate the masses with Rollerball - 4.25 out of 5 (12/3/2001)
Since there is a lot of buzz about the up coming release of a remake for Rollerball, I felt it would be a perfect time to revisit the classic original film. The original, released in 1975, showed a bleak view of a future where huge, global corporations have replaced nations. The temporal setting of the film is roughly around were we are now, the start of the 21st century. With nations out of the way the corporations run the world, breaking it down along the lines of a company's org chart. There
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Our Corporate Anthem - 3.5 out of 5 (7/19/1999)
This is still one of the best science fiction films to come out of Hollywood in the last 30 years. Some of it is dated --- the Sperry Rand computer terminals are particularly quaint --- but it is also remarkably prescient. Safeco Field just opened in my town, where our team (owned by Nintendo) can compete against teams from Qualcomm Stadium and Bank One Ballpark. "Corporate society was an inevitable destiny", says John Houseman in the film; with the way companies are gobbling each other up, t
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Unique sci-fi/sports film - 3.5 out of 5 (11/18/1998)
This film mixes sci-fi, sports, and action into a unique blend. James Caan is good as always playing Jonathan E, the top Rollerball player. He soon finds himself caught up in the intrigue of the Corporate World structure that now controls society in this futuristic thriller. The film has many inspired moments and a few weak scenes too. This film is an acquired taste, if you are used to the non stop action of today's films this film may not be for you, but for James Caan and sci-fi fans it is an
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