Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat Directed By: David Fincher Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: HD DVD Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Number of Items: 1 Release Date: April 17, 2007 Running Time: 129 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 1997
Product Description: Universal The Game (HD-DVD)There are no rules in "The Game." And that will make life very difficult for Nicholas Van Orton, a successful businessman who is always in control. Van Orton lives a well-ordered life - until an unexpected birthday gift from his brother destroys it all. Like it or not, Nicholas has been enrolled in a game - "a profound life experience" that begins quietly but soon erupts in a rush of devastating events. Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life.
Amazon.com: It's not quite as clever as it tries to be, but The Game does a tremendous job of presenting the story of a rigid control freak trapped in circumstances that are increasingly beyond his control. Michael Douglas plays a rich, divorced, and dreadful investment banker whose 48th birthday reminds him of his father's suicide at the same age. He's locked in the cage of his own misery until his rebellious younger brother (Sean Penn) presents him with a birthday invitation to play "The Game" (described as "an experiential Book of the Month Club")--a mysterious offering from a company called Consumer Recreation Services. Before he knows the game has even begun, Douglas is caught up in a series of unexplained events designed to strip him of his tenuous security and cast him into a maelstrom of chaos. How do you play a game that hasn't any rules? That's what Douglas has to figure out, and he can't always rely on his intelligence to form logic out of what's happening to him. Seemingly cast as the fall guy in a conspiracy thriller, he encounters a waitress (Deborah Unger) who may or may not be trustworthy, and nothing can be taken at face value in a world turned upside down. Douglas is great at conveying the sheer panic of his character's dilemma, and despite some lapses in credibility and an anticlimactic ending, The Game remains a thinking person's thriller that grabs and holds your attention. --Jeff Shannon
the game ^ Excellent service. Arrived faster than expected. Very pleased with quality of the product.Purchased at Amazon.com.
OMG!! Great movie!! A MUST SEE - MUST OWN FLICK ^ WOW! If you like twists and movies that leave your jaw swinging at the end...this is the one to see. AN AWESOME THRILL RIDE RIGHT UP TO THE END.
GETS YOU! ^ David Finch is one of my favorite 3 directors and anything he makes i love, panic room, fight club, alien 3 should i go on? Michael D is great the story is amazing and will floor you! It also takes place in the best city in the world SF!
Under-rated! ^ This is a wholly under-rated film! It's completely unpredictable, splendidly acted and keeps you guessing throughout. Loved it! This is a little talked about gem and Michael Douglas is fantastic.
six excellent reasons to check out THE GAME and one ? ^ 1. ALIEN 3 (flawed but worthy) 2. PANIC ROOM (thrilling , worthy) 3. ZODIAC (riveting , worthy) 4. SE7EN (FREEMAN was born to play SOMMERSET , horrific , worthy) 5. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BEJAMIN BUTTON (sensuous , a celebration of women , worthy) 6. THE GAME (riviting and thrilling , worthy) 7. FIGHT CLUB (surreal , compelling , should be nc-17 , flawed , ?)
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