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Futuresport

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4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. Considering it's a made for TV movie with the same kind of budget you can expect from that kind of production Futuresport really pulled it off. I'm not saying this movie is high drama or an incredible sci-fi epic, but I will say it deserves a little notation in the annals of the genre. I think it bears repeating: This is a made for TV movie, which means the budget was small and there was likely very little time for polish. In spite of this when you combine a good story, good acting and some of the cleanest special effects I have ever seen for a TV movie I get a pretty satisfied feeling by the time I get to the end credits. This is what the newer Rollerball movie should have been.

The plot, though it looks pretty basic on the outside, does have all the elements of good science fiction writing. It's not Gattaca, but it does keep the movie's pace going without resorting to cheap Hollywood tactics. What I like most about the story is that is shows some development with the main characters as well as gives enough exposure to most of the supporting characters for the script to end up being well balanced. The progression of the plot, with its minor twists and turns, keep an otherwise bland premise interesting. The violence is toned down a lot more than what you might expect so I would probably rate it a PG-13 or PG in that regard.

I won't say the acting is Oscar material by any means, but I will say it's better than most movies of this caliber. Wesley Snipes pretty much stole the show in this department. I enjoyed seeing him playing an essentially non-action role. It gives him a chance to stretch his acting muscles more, and that he did. You can tell he was enjoying his role, as were the rest of the actors. Dean Kane of Lois and Clark fame also plays a good lead in this one. The villains felt a little too much on the stereotypical bad person theme. Granted you get some pretty decent motives established at the beginning of the movie. They just didn't feel like terrorist/freedom fighters.

When I say Futuresport's special effects were the cleanest I have seen in a long time I'm not kidding. The digital touch ups they did for the hover boards are outstanding. To see these things gliding around with ease as if they were skateboards (with no skates mind you) is wonderful. The CGI scenes of various cityscapes and whatnot are also very nice and remind me of the stuff you see on Babylon 5. The tech was neat too, especially the guns and cybernetic cameramen. Very cyperpunk I must say. Unlike most TV or cable sci-fi movies you do see enough technology around outside and indoors to give enough for you to believe you really are seeing the 2020's. To sum it up everything went really well on the technical, effects and scenery side.

I'm not going to say Futuresport will win everyone over like it did me. It is after all it's a (everybody say it with me this time) made for television movie. If you can enjoy middle of the road, yet VERY well done, TV production values you should have no problems with this one. I wouldn't call it cyberpunk enough for the diehard fans of the genre, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the lighter side of it either. For the rest of you out there I say check it out, sit back, and enjoy what a good TV movie is supposed to be like.

I'll be honest, like many of you Dean Cain fans (namely the women)I rented this movie because Dean is the most beautiful man alive. So I went into this movie with a very open mind. To tell you the truth, I really enjoyed the movie. It's a very cool sci-fi, sport, action movie and it's not that bad. At first, it's a little hard to follow, (especially if you're just staring at Dean), but it really makes sense. I guess the plot is a little out there, but so's the future. I mean who knows?-someday the world might be like that. It was good to see Dean play someone other than the sweet and innocent Clark Kent. He's a very talented actor who shouldn't just be remembered as Superman. Vanessa Williams was very good, playing the sassy heroine that knew how to take care of herself. A very believable character. And Wesley Snipes, the comic relief, helped the movie by adding a dash of humor to all the action. If you like, sci-fi, Future Sport is perfect for you-there is more to it than Dean Cain.

Once upon a time a film whose title was Rollerball; directed by Norman Jewison and superbly starred by James Caan.

Two generations after in 1998 came Future sport, a picture which remains in the middle of the road respect its final intentions. Witch such fragile script and stylized characters where the emotional coordinates are blended with some here and there violent moments, the film does not achieve even a median stature.

The presence of Wesley snipes was the only reason to watch it, but pitifully he was absolutely wasted in a secondary role.

Too much noise and few walnuts.

I liked this movie, it has Dean Cain which is a major plus. It has lots of action and the game was very interesting. The plot could have been a little better. Loved Wesley Snipes' character. He was great as the leader of the down zone. I would recommend it to any one who loved sports, conflicts and a good fight for what is right.

Futuresport is an electrically charged combination ice hockey-basketball game that is invented to prevent gang violence - territory disputes are settled by which team wins the game. Ten years after its world-wide exploitation, Futuresport is THE game on the planet and Tre Ramsey its #1 star. But it is only utilized as a sporting event, until Tre Ramsey gets the idea the world could return to its basic premise for the game, at least for now: settling land disputes. The land under dispute is the Hawaiian Islands, which North America wants to retain, yet the HLO - Hawaiian Liberation Organization - wants to reclaim as independent. HLO's method of liberation is through acts of terrorism, and also through the targeted assassination of the most famous part-Hawaiian in the world - Tre Ramsey - someone who has been vocally against the methods utilized by the HLO. Tre is targeted as a "traitor." The #2 target of assasination is Tre's old girlfriend, a journalist who's politically active against HLO and had originally promoted Futuresport and Tre Ramsey into prominence years earlier. The climax of the film is a North American Alliance game of Futuresport against the Pan Pacific Alliance to settle the territory dispute of the Hawaiian Islands, foregoing an all-out war. The plots and intersecting - and numerous - characters are worth watching more than once, just to make sure you get it all. If you're not paying attention, you're going to miss something. The performances are uniformly good; the technology intriguing and fun; Futuresport itself fast-paced. Vanessa Williams is the journalist, and does a fine job, but has a peculiar jaundiced look to her skin, as well as orange-tinted hair, presumably representing the super-chic style of the time. Dean Cain is Tre Ramsey, attired in casual-expensive and sporting a permanently unshaven look. The only real problem with this movie is it's too short at ninety minutes to do the characters and the complexity of the plot the service it deserves. As far as the DVD is concerned, the only extra is the trailer, which is also fast-paced and image-laden.

In this sci-fi/action-thriller Vanessa L. Williams and Dean Cain combine their devastating good looks to combat evil in the form of Hawaiian seperatists, helped (or hindered??) by Wesley Snipes. And contrary to the impression a fellow reviewer gave, this film can be watched by anyone with a liking for sci-fi and action, not just by people whose brain cell died of loneliness.

There is never any doubt who will win but the action, the interesting "sport" Futuresport and a cool version of how the future will look like (especially in the nicer part of town and not in the "Down Zone"...) keep you interested.

And Ladies: Dean Cain alone is worth spending money on this video!

This movie really surprised me. I thought it was going to be pretty bad and cheesy. However, it ended up being a pretty original movie. The game is Futuresport which Fixx {Snipes} invented in the underground {DOWN ZONE} so gangs could settle arguments in a non viloent way. However, the sport grows and becomes the most popular sport in the world. With the most popular athlete in the world Tre Ramesy. {Dean Cain} Switch to a Hawian gang ready to form a revolt against North America. {By the way I am just giving the general plot there is much more.} To prevent a war Tre challenges them to a game of FutureSport. You can watch the movie to know what happens next. This was surprising and pretty good movie. So I suggest you at least give it a try. This movie also stars Vanessa Williams as Tre's love interest.

I had already purchased a vhs of the movie but wanted one to play on my dvd. Ipurchased this because I love Dean Cain even though the movie was no oscar winner it had a lot of action and alot of Dean Cain so I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed Future Sport. The movie was great. I watched it with friends who want to buy their own copies.

Futuresport is an electrically charged combination ice hockey-basket(hand)ball game that is invented to prevent gang violence - territory disputes are settled by which team wins the game. Ten years after its world-wide exploitation, Futuresport is THE game on the planet and Tre Ramsey its #1 star. But it is only utilized as a sporting event, until Tre Ransey gets the idea the world could return to its basic premise for the game, at least for now: settling land disputes. The land under dispute is the Hawaiian Islands, which North America wants to retain, yet the HLO - Hawaiian Liberation Organization - wants to reclaim as independent. HLO's method of liberation is through acts of terrorism, and their current target of assassination is Tre Ramsey and his former girlfriend, the journalist who first brought Futuresport to the world's attention. The climax of the film is the "street rules" - no hold's barred - game of Futuresport between the North American team vs. the Pan Pacific team. The plots and numerous characters make this film worth watching more than once, then you can sit back and enjoy the ride. The performances are uniformly good; the technology intriguing and fun; Futuresport itself so fast-paced and skillful you can see why it would be THE world's sport. Vanessa Williams plays the journalist, and does a fine job: a quibble is the peculiar yellow juandiced look to her skin and orange-tinted hair, evidently the epitome of chic in the future. Oddly, in Tim Burton and even Ron Howard (WILLOW) films the heroine will sport a fanciful orange dye job. Dean Cain is Tre Ramsey, and he's well-built for Futuresport, and attired in expensive-casual and a permanently unshaven look. Other members of the cast look like gen-Xers or punks. The movie is too short at 90 minutes to do the characters and plot true justice, and the only extra on the DVD is the trailer, as fast-paced and image-laden as the movie.