Rollerball (1975)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:17
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In the year 2018, corporations rule a world where there is no crime or war... only the game of Rollerball, a violent combination of football, rollerblading and hockey. The man who has been the... [More]
Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck
Director: Norman Jewison
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Reviews for Rollerball
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 4/5 |
Inside the arena, it's a fantastic action movie, but outside, it's starchy and pretentious. Full Review |
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James Caan, on roller skates, is trying to save the world. This needs a bit of explaining, which is only the beginning of the trouble with Rollerball. Full Review |
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Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will. Full Review |
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C |
Seems to being going around in circles trying to say something but is not sure about what it wants to say, as it keeps stumbling around every bend. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The performances of Caan and Richardson are excellent, and the rollerball sequences are fast-paced and interesting. Full Review |
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Lifeless, uninspired, and crammed with enough hints of intellectual consistency to give the socially conscious critical establishment shivers of excitement. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/10 |
This original version could EASILY have been trimmed down quite some with plenty of repetitive moments popping up throughout the film. Full Review |
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Ultimately, Rollerball gets by on its sheer monolithic quality - an abundance of quantity. Despite indifferent direction and dire humour, it is well mounted and photographed. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It seems pretty prescient about violence, corporations, and TV. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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4/5 |
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2/5 |
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1.5/5 |
Everyone else, including Mr. Caan and John Houseman, who plays a leading Houston executive, is more solemn and serious than the movie ever merits. Full Review |
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8/10 |
One of the most powerful science fiction films ever made. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
The combination of Roman Empire-styled decadence and violence mixed with a vision of a bizarre, loveless corporate future is evocative and unsettling. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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