Customer Reviews

Death Machine [VHS]

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

A genuine classic of the sci-fi genre, Death Machine kidnaps the audience into a dark world of unfulfilled desires, humanitarian terrorists, and psycho death bots. Brad Dourif delivers yet another oscar caliber perfomance as Jack Dante, a man whose heart is torn between explicit love for his upper management and his primordial urge to terminate all forms of life. A triumvirate of warriors guided by a needlessly painted man must put an end to Dante's wave of destruction--THAT IS THE DEATH MACHINE!!!! And boy, does Mayhem ensue. Stylized with crisp cinematography, a pulse pounding soundtrack, spine-chilling dialogue, and ingenious plotting, Death Machine made its way onto no Top Ten lists of 1995---EXCEPT MINE!!!!!

And it really did pay off. I thoroughly enjoyed this sci-fi/techno-thriller/horror romp...YES! A ROMP!

Norrington wrote a great script and the action sequences are tight. He also gets great performances from his actors. Dourif, of course, is fantastic as the mad scientist with a love-lorn crush on his boss that leans to the murderous side...

What seperates DEATH MACHINE from the majority of B-movie straight-to-video fare goes way beyond great special effects and lots of action and gore. The characters are actually ENGAGING. Usually, with low-budget horror, I'm HOPING most of the characters are done away with, but not with DEATH MACHINE. I liked these characters. I didn't want them to die. Of course, this heightens the overall tension of the film and makes it a great viewing experience.

Dourif might be a scene-stealer, but this is Norrington's film all of the way. He wrote a fantastic script. His direction was on the mark. And he got the most out of his cast.

DEATH MACHINE is definitely worth the 9.99. Without a doubt.

This movie is great when you see the original version.
This version is crap.....
UK release is in widescreen and runs about 12 mins longer.

This film rocks. its the greatest low-budget sci-fi of the century. With everything from the character names being mimics of some of science fiction and horrors most influencial directors such as "Scot Ridly" and "Raimi" to the sheer terror of one of the greatest looking monster beasts around. A must see for people who know what good science fiction is, and recognise true talent when they see it. Next see Blade and blow your mind.

Wow... This movie was amoung the worst movies I've seen in a very very good way. I agree, the death machine alone makes it worth the rental. There are two characters I have seen before in any movie all together and the rest of the cast I have not. Makes for a good movie in my book. The acting was actually not that bad but the plot was laughable in a very good way. Aside from all of that, my favorite part was the terminology and the quotes that they used. Any movie that can actually get away with say "a quad-matrix googaplactic of memory coprocessors" deserves some special recognition in my book. This movie is amazing. There is no way around it.

The sheer badness of Death Machine alone makes it worth purchasing and viewing multiple times... the aforementioned quote being one of the biggest reasons. It's like watching Plan 9 from Outer Space, except it spawns more inside jokes and is significantly more entertaining.

A horrible movie... absolutely horrible, in a spectacularly hilarious sort of way.

This was one of those movies that popped up on the "Visit the Page You Made" and I thought "what the heck, let's give it a try. $13 won't ruin you". I am very happy I took a chance! I had no expectations whatsoever, just hoped that it wouldn't be a waste of time and money and it surely wasn't. Nice effects, though changing in quality they where generally above average. Some nice twists and turns in the story. A couple of well-known faces (look out for Rachel Weisz' 30 second appearance early in the movie). And above all, the humor. The humor is somewhat black and crude in this movie and that suited me (and the movie) just fine.

Bottom Line: If you like action-science fictions and are not too critical on story and demand big budget effects, give this one a chance - I am glad I did!

I'm not going to give a big ol' review for it, it's just a fun lil movie. Now, the one problem I have with this is the sales description says this is the 120 minute version, that is incorrect. I ordered the DVD based on that and found when the DVD came in it's the regular 99 minute version, so I returned it. The longer version has some interesting additions to the story, if you're curious about it, check out the film listing on IMDB.

It starts off in a wicked/funny manner with the googly eyed Jack Dante character..it's rather exciting throughout the movie and there is some blood. Ely Pouget who plays 'Hayden Cale' does a good job as well, she really gets intense into it especially near the end, that's good acting, you can feel the heat watching her. The giant robotic machine-thing chases them throughout the film and are subjected to Jack Dante's crazed sense of humor. Brad Dourif gives memorable performance i won't forget and neither will you after you see this movie!

The role of Jack Dante was no doubt written specifically for Brad Dourif. He plays the charcter with a flair hi fans have come to expect. This movie features extremely cool fx and a monster unlike youve ever seen. The only problem with this movie is the title which would have kept me from renting it if i had not been extemely bored. Dont be fooled this is an awesome movie!!!!