Continuity mistake: During the second race the position of the bullet holes on the Tombstone constantly change. (01:13:10)
Death Race (2008)
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Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson
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I own this movie on DVD.
This movie is definitely not high art by any stretch of the imagination. But it's a solid B movie staring Jason Statham and with fast cars and hot girls. It's hard to go wrong with that! As of writing this review, I've not yet seen the original 1975 Death Race movie to compare to this one. But for what this is, I liked it. It's a solid B movie for some mindless fun. Statham is great in this role, and it set the ground work for a continuing series... which sadly never lived up to this first film (first if not counting the 1975 original.)
I'd give this a solid 7 out of 10. Maybe 6.5.
Mistake Status: I plan to do the Death Race franchise for mistakes at some point. Including all 6 films and even Death Racers from The Asylum as a bonus.
More mistakes in Death Race
Coach: Tomorrow morning you'll meet your navigator Case. She'll help you navigate the course, reload your weapons, and help with the running of the car.
Jensen Ames: I'd love to talk to her ahead of time before the race.
Gunner: Yeah, I'd like a big-tittied girl to lick peanut butter off my toes, but it ain't gonna happen. This is still a prison, man. She's a chick. They get busted from the women's facility upstate.
Coach: It's all about ratings. Fast cars, pretty women...
Gunner: Machine Gun Joe's the only one that has male navigators, 'cause he's gay.
Lists: A-a-actually it's because he goes through them so fast, and a-a-audience gets squeamish.
Gunner: Yeah he goes through them... Through their ass.
Coach: He cuts each kill into his skin as a souvenir, I hear.
Question: When the Death Race is being aired, it describes it as having 100 different angles, including angles from inside the driver's car, but Jason Statham's character, imitating Frankenstein, has his masks off, and doesn't have a face "ruined by crashes so he has to wear a mask". Surely if anyone viewed this angle, they could see it wasn't really Frankenstein at all?
Chosen answer: The cameras INSIDE the car are facing out. So that the viewers see what Jenson and Case see, not looking at Case and Jenson.
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