You know, I’ve got to admit, I was knackered, after work, last night.
Seriously knackered.
And a touch naughty, as well.
After all, I had been meaning to tell you about the little known straight-to-DVD film that Kevin D, Movie Night Adrian and I managed to catch, Thursday night …
But managed to while away some of the time constructing the movies for the next few days Teasers.
Yes, I know I’m supposed to be laying off, but I do have a stupidly daft high score to try and beat … !
I forget the exact number, but I’m impressed, I know that … … … … …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, I think I should …
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At any rate, Adrian, Kevin and I all managed — Thursday — to get together to catch the straight-to-DVD film that is The Tournament.
And, yes, before you say anything, I know that the phrase ‘straight-to-DVD’ is usually accompanied by the word, ‘clunker’, but bear with me, here …
You see …
Well …
No, wait, let me give you a brief summery, first …
The Tournament sees an unnamed group of powerful — and wealthy — individuals getting to together every seven years, and organising what they call the tournament: a blood-sport played over 24 hours with 30 of the planet’s best hitmen, assassins, special forces types, serial killers and dribbling psychotics as contestants.
The prize … ?
$10, 000, 000 in cash.
The thirty players go in: the last person to walk alive out of whichever city is hosting the tournament …
The twist in this years event is that the GPS tracking devices each has implanted about their persons are set to explode at the end of the contest …
There’s another twist, as well: one of the contestants has worked out how to remove his tracking device.
And slipped it into the coffee being drunk as a hangover cure, by a nearby priest.
One who’s not actually involved in the game …
Of course, the organisers are all making side bets.
You guessed, hadn’t you … ?
The fact the film is set in Middlesborough is practically a side issue …
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Now, I’ve got to admit, there’s been other movies made with this sort of idea in mind: the recent remake of Death Race gets a mention usually, along with the more recent Ghost Machine.
Personally … ?
I actually think that while both were entertaining enough, given the choice … ?
I’d say that The Tournament is the better movie of the two.
After all, it’s got something more of a heavy-weight cast to it, a touch more polish …
And a lot more exploding heads … !
| Cast Member | Rôle |
| Father MacAvoy | |
| Miles Slade | |
| Director | Scott Mann |
| Writers | Gary Young |
| | Jonathan Frank |
| | Nick Rowntree |
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