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Do not be misled, January 4, 2005
This review is from: Dangerous Game (DVD)
Do not be misled: The 1993 movie, "Dangerous Game," starring Harvey Keitel and Madonna, is NOT the same movie as the 1991 film of the same title. As of January 2005, the 1993 Keitel/Madonna film has NOT been released on Region 1 DVD (for North America). Unfortunately, Amazon has confused the two, and features reviews of the 1993 film (from customers in the UK and France, where it apparently HAS been released) under the product description for the 1993 film.
The 1991 film, "Dangerous Game," was directed by Stephen Hopkins, and stars Steven Grives and Marcus Graham. It's basically about a group of teens trapped overnight in a department store with a killer.
The 1993 film, "Dangerous Game," was directed by Abel Ferrara, and stars Harvey Keitel and Madonna. This one's basically about a filmmaker's adultery while shooting a movie.
(Since this review is strictly for the sake of clarification, I'm giving it a "neutral" 3.)
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A LITTLE MIDNIGHT SHOPPING SPREE, March 30, 2005
This review is from: Dangerous Game (DVD)
DANGEROUS GAME is an early film from director Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness; Predator 2). Filmed in the early nineties in Sydney, Australia, it's a clever, but overwrought, little thriller that doesn't know when to end its welcome. We meet a quartet of teenagers who are being harassed by a particularly abusive cop. Seems that he lost a promotion due to one of the teenager's father's actions, so now he hounds this boy and gives him speeding tickets, moves his car into a no parking zone, that kind of "harmless" abuse. Things go sour though when the cop wrecks his motorcycle into a bunch of other cop's cycles on a supposed high speed chase with his teenage nemesis. Needless to say, he is suspended and he seeks revenge. The cop obviously has some deep psychological problems. Meanwhile, the computer nerd of the teen group, shows off his hacking skills by getting the foursome into a high profile department store after hours. They manage to get into the building, but they didn't count on maniac cop following them, and they end up getting trapped in the building with the cop. The movie then loses its steam because it takes too much time showing the kids exploring the store, and the cop isn't menacing until he accidentally kills one of the teens with his knife. From there on, it's just one long chase, that does have some atmospheric impact, but if they had sped up the action some, it might have been a much better movie. The cast does very well, though. Steven Grives as Murphy the cop, is excellent in his portrayal of a man who is on the verge of losing the life he loves; Miles Buchanan, Sandie Lillingston, Kathryn Walker and John Polson don't stretch their limits, but they are effective as the somewhat doomed kids. Its cryptic ending is a little over the top, but for movies of this type, DANGEROUS GAME does okay.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
very different, September 6, 2011
This review is from: Dangerous Game (DVD)
This is a review for the 80s dangerous game not the madonna one. This aussie movie was strange and definatly unique. Dangerous game is kinda hard to catagorize, its not a teen horror film per say, Its not exactly an action flick either. It seems to have both of these elemnts and doesnt really pull either of them off. The first 20 min of the film are definatly the most interesiting. The set up is a good one, (disgruntled cop with a grudge) however by the time the kids sneak into the warehouse the film gradually loses steam. It takes to long for things to happen and starts to become boring. The film does have its pluses though, its atmospheric, visually engaging and obviously directed with skill. Unfortunatly its to muddled and drawn out. a decsent curiosity piece but nothing memorable.
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