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Death Race (Unrated) [Blu-ray]

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Death Race (Unrated Edition) (Unrated Edition DVD) was released in 2008-12-21 and contains some scenes which are wasn't in the Theathrical release.
The back cover of DVD tells that there is additional 6 min in Unrated version, but there is no any list of what exactly was added.
Here is the list of these additions made by comparing of two versions. Feel free to correct it.

Only significant changes:

1. Scene at the steel mill where the cops come features Jensen egging them on as they attack his fellow coworkers.

2. Cafeteria scene shows the spit actually hitting Jensen's food. Small scene afterward of Ulrich leading Jensen to the Warden's office, telling him that the Warden punishes prisoners "who mess with her drivers."

3. The fate of Jensen's cell mates. (You don't actually see anything happen, just sound effects)

4. Small 15 second scene of Case giving details on how the buttons work during the race: "All four wheels must hit the button at the same time."

5. The machine guns stop working on the front of the Mustang and Case hangs out the window, hitting them with a wrench as the other cars shoot at her. (Probably the longest scene removed from the theatrical release)

6. A few cuts of Grimm's car interior logrolling before it gets launched into the air.

7. Quick cuts of the napalm flames engulfing Travis Colt before his car blows.

8. When Jensen initially attacks Pachenko, he admits that Hennessey and Ulrich did it, and we see a sort of flashback to him and Ulrich sitting in a car watching Jensen step out of the bus.

9. Case make small talk and asks Jensen what his real name is as the two modified Death Race cars speed across the Terminal Prison bridge.

Nothing really significantly different. A little more extended, but not by much, and nothing really improved upon as far as being more-violent and showing more gore than the theatrical release.

I didn't expect much from this movie but I am sure glad I watched it. I was a fan of the campy Roger Corman origional and was glad to see that this movie did not disregard the origional. Jason Statham was excellent as he is in just about all his movies. The guy is the action star of NOW. Joan Allen was very good as the menacing and hot MILF warden. The cars, the guns, and the action were all top notch and this movie is one heck of a fun and action packed movie. Oh, and don't forget the hot babes too!

If you like good nonstop action and good actors wrapped around it climb in start your engine and hang on!

I first saw this movie when it came out in theaters. I am still surprised at how good it actually was. I really didn't want to see it because it looked and sounded so stupid. But my girlfriend drug me to the movies to see it. In my opinion, this movie has all the makings of a good action movie. It has a plot, not much of a plot, but it is there, and its not like everything happens at the beginning and the rest of the movie is just pointless violence, the story actually unfolds between scenes of violence. A small twist here and there. Hot girls, good special effects. And the best part, no sex scene. I hate sex scenes in action movies, especially long drawn out ones, its a waste of time and is only put there because they wanted to make the movie longer so they inserted a scene that has no plot value whatsoever, but why have plot when you can have boobs? I'm sorry but i'm not going to pay $9 a person to watch someone else get laid.

The setting of the movie is a little farfetched but somewhat realistic. Bad economy, the country is failing, there aren't enough taxes to keep the prison system running, so the prisons are bought out by private companies. The game Death Race is created as a way to get rich and as an alternative to the death penalty. A simple yet creative idea.

There is a lot of violence with blood and gore. However, it is focused moreso on the action and violence than the blood and gore. Meaning the blood and gore is only there to compliment the action, so they didn't rely on the blood and gore to make the movie.

Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson are both good actors and they both fit their parts well. A working class white guy whose employer had to shut down, gets framed and goes to prison where he gets drug into playing the game and slowly uncovers the plot to milk him for all of the money he is worth by the greedy female warden. Then a black guy who has been in prison and has been playing the game for a long time, he is determined to be the best and win his freedom but always gets the shaft, once again thanks to the greedy female warden.

Plot, action, violence, good special effects, good acting, no wasting your time with a boring love story. After listing all of those things I have just realized that this movie is the polar opposite of the Twilight series. So, if you are like me and hate the Twilight saga because it is nothing but a bunch of emotional crap aimed at, like, teenage girls who can, like, so relate to, like, having a vampire boyfriend. And you believe that vampire movie without violence is like a car without an engine, you can get into it if you want to be its not like your gonna go anywhere with it, Death Race might be a good movie for you.

This movie is hardcore! death race is now one of my favorite movies! it's like saw mixed with fast and the furious!
if you like bloody action movies with race scenes this is a perfect fit!

As many of you may have suspected, this is a remake (of sorts) of Roger Corbin's cult classic Death Race 2000. Of course, this one has some twists to it. First off, in the original the drivers were all competing for prize $$ (if I remember correctly?). In this one, they're lifers in prison whose only chance of getting out is to win 5 races.

Like the original, the "racing" is filled with violence, although the present version has much more intense violence than the campy violence of the 1970s flick. Also like the original, women ride along too, only in this one they're the navigators for the men. They, of course, are female inmates who have the capability of "punching out" of the vehicle should things go badly. Not too surprisingly, the navigators are all smokin' hot as the deathrace is broadcast on PPV & video-streamed on the Internet. Hot babes + souped up cars + violence drives up ratings!

Unfortunately, the present movie lacks a staple of Roger Corbin movies which the original did not omit: gratuitous nudity. That's too bad, especially as they made an Unrated version. But, guess you can't have everything.

Jason Statham is one of the better action hero actors out there now (most of the others are too old and / or have retired, and John Cena can't act). If you like Statham movies in general, you're bound to like this one. If you enjoyed the original Deathrace, then this one is worth a look. Enjoy, but watch out for the flying bullets!

Explosions, cars, guns all that. What else do you want in a summer action movie? It isn't a sublime theatrical experience, but it isn't supposed to be. It was fun and entertaining.

I love the original Death Race 2000 for its truly warped sense of humor, and while this one can't touch it for laughs, it is all told a better movie.

I was surprised, in fact, by how entertaining and even smart this film is. It certainly looks amazing in blu-ray, especially Martinez, who almost justifies blu-ray tech all by herself. Statham is at home in this kind of grim but tongue in cheek action blaster, and he's perfect in his role. The rest of the cast is also solid, but McShane takes the cake, as usual. This guy is always great, in everything! Why he isn't yet as ubiquitous as Michael Caine is a mystery, but count on seeing a lot more of him in the next few years as producers see his value. He can make a bad film watchable, and take a good film like this into near-great territory.

I particularly appreciated the intelligence of this script, and its willingness to lay the social commentary on, but not too heavily. The original presaged our present, pathetic addiction to mindless reality shows by 25 years, and this one continues to point out how close we are to the days of Romans feeding folks to lions for #1 Neilson ratings.

On top of that there is a whiz-bang action flick here, reminiscent of Road Warrior in its wise decision to use mostly live stunts instead of CGI. It works, and in high-def this thing is non-stop in-yo-face action.

Not sure I liked the somewhat cheese ending, but all in all I was pleasantly surprised by how good this remake is.

I'm a fan of the original "Death Race" (which almost no one has ever even HEARD of!) so I went into this with a little trepidation. However, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it. Quite violent and gory with solid special effects (as the story requires), with a fairly strong cast and an acceptable updating of the "car race" concept against current trends, the film doesn't try to do much besides provide a solid 2 hours of entertainment. And, in my mind, it certainly succeeds (better than the overhyped "Wanted", for example). There is no cross-country race, which I would have loved to see in it somehow, but regardless, it is an enjoyable romp.

Okay, if you are looking at purchasing "Death Race" then you should know what to expect:

Lots of Explosions
Plenty of Gunfire
Cool Cars
Bloody Violence
Tough Hero & Heroine
Viscious Villains
Loud Pumping Music
Cars crashing in Slo-Mo
Guns Firing in Slo-Mo
And did I mention Explosions??

If on the other hand you are looking for something with a complicated storyline, heavy on dialogue and plot....well "Death Race" isn't going to work for you.

This is a fun action flick that meets all of the criteria laid out above. The action is almost non-stop, and where Roger Corman's original had a fun campy feel to it, this updated version goes straight for the action and blood.

The basic story featured in "Death Race" is that in 2012, prisoners are forced to race to the death in hopes of gaining freedom. The race takes place in 3 legs around the prison itself. Each prisoner gets a cool and deadly vehicle to compete with, complete with napalm, machine guns and various other weapons. When the top rated racer, "Frankenstein", is taken out of action, the Warden in charge of the game needs a replacement quick. Luckily (or not so luckily?) Jason Stratham's character arrives just in time to don the "Frankenstein" mask for the upcoming race.

I wasn't sure if I would like this recent remake (so many 1980's remakes coming out of Hollywood have been so disappointing), but gave it the benefit of the doubt. I am glad I did. I love a great action movie, and "Death Race" more than fits the bill. This is just the type of flick you need when suffering from "mortgage-credit-card-kids-job-how in the hell did you do that to the car?-the boss needs what?...when?-how much is the heating bill?" type of stress. Forget your world for 90 minutes and just enjoy a film with bullets flying and pyro going off on a regular basis.

I can't compare this film to the original version. While I know I saw the original, it was so long ago that I just don't remember it enough to draw any comparisons.

Death Race starring Jason Statham - this movie is great for people that enjoy high energy entertainment. Statham is in his best form in this movie and I really can't sing his praises enough. He is such an entertaining actor to watch, no matter his role. The stunts and visual effects were great. Just a really fun movie.