Rollerball movie 2002 slipknot

We as a band are excited to be part of this movie, the group had said in a statement prior to the films 2002 release. This is the worst possible outcome you could expect from a movie. Written and performed by slipknot used by permission of roadrunner records. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rollerball 2002 near you. Rollerball slipknot, hardknox, rappagariya, beautiful creatures, eric serra. Slipknot iowa era playing live, crazy random edits and cuts to subtle the violence, splinter cell chase scene, epic ending that looks like limp bizkit playing in woodstock 1999. Yet that doesnt make the entire bands cameo in the film rollerball any less odd. In this fast actionpacked thriller, jonathan chris klein, marcus ll cool j, and aurora rebecca romijn compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called rollerball. I suspected 2002 rollerball was an ugly movie, but not that ugly. Chris klein, ll cool j and rebecca romijn starred in this remake of the 1975 film of the same name. Released by emi in 2002 containing music from rollerball 2002. Rollerball soundtrack from 2002, composed by eric serra. James caan plays tom who inexplicably is called jonathan throughout the movie. Slipknot making of rollerball i am hated live uncirculated dvd.

Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. While it is not at the level of a star wars, it is a cut above films such as logans run or soylent green. The masked members of slipknot will appear as themselves in this summers remake of the 1975 film rollerball, according to the bands publicist. Weirddumb enough to feature a live performance by slipknot as a lynchpin of the movie. I removed this pages link to the page that lists that worst movies ever because there is no reference to this movie anywhere on this page, thus rendering the link incorrect and. Slipknot themselves guy ale russian sports announcer azam ali vocals dalila alini club galore twin ghiziane alini club galore twin tristan avakian. Jonathan chris klein is the most popular player in the fastest and most extreme sport of all time. Best scene in the movie besides the actual gameplay. Although, jonathan and marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter alexi petrovich jean reno encourages them to still participate. Rollerball 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Bread and circuses are back, and they are playing at a multiplex near you. Rollerball is truly one of the worst movies ever made, a film that is disastrous on every frontas a pointless remake, as a thrilling action movie, as sociopolitical commentary, and as a piece. Rollerball 2002 the sopranos 2001 soundtrack slipknot. Jean reno plays petrovich, owner of the hottest sports startup in the world, a rollerball league that crowds both motorcycles and roller skaters on a figure8 track that at times looks like a roller derby crossed with demo derby, at other times like a cruddy video game.

Sexiest locker room scene i ever saw, she is amazing and badass. Did they think the worlds movie audiences were breathlessly awaiting a whole new rollerball. Rollerball is a ferocious team sport part roller derby, part motocross, part world wrestling federation played in fictionalized and extremely corrupt central asian nations. Jonathan cross is an allamerican hotshot, the most popular player in the fastest and most extreme sport of all time. Its a good thing rollerball was pushed back from its original summer 2001 release date. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The screenplay, written by william harrison, adapted his own short story, roller ball murder, which had first appeared in the september 1973 issue of esquire although rollerball had an american cast, a canadian. A journey to india written by rick rhodes and danny pelfrey courtesy of megatrax production music inc. When i heard that this movie was out and on amazon i was very excited to see how it had improved on the plot. Jonathan cross, an adrenaline junkie consumed by a passion for extreme sports, agrees to join up with wealthy entrepreneur alexi petrovichs upstart sport. Along with teammates marcus ll cool j and aurora rebecca romijnstamos.

Rollerball is referred to as sports entertainment the current euphemism for professional wrestling. Slipknot is an american heavy metal band from des moines, iowa. In this fast actionpacked thriller, jonathan, marcus, and aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called rollerball. It stars chris klein, jean reno, ll cool j, rebecca romijn, and naveen andrews. Along with teammates marcus ridley and aurora, jonathan is living. The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences. Andre previn, the london symphony orchestra rollerball. It was directed by john mctiernan and has a much greater focus on action, with more muted social and political overtones than the original.

Rollerball is in many ways the perfect four star scifi movie. This article is part of wikiproject slipknot, an effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to slipknot on wikipedia. The movie is set in 2005 in a central asian republic apparently somewhere between uzbekistan and mudville. The films he featured include critically acclaimed documentary sound city 20 as well as boxoffice failure rollerball 2002.

Mctiernen takes a nearly experimental filmmaking approach to this rollerball remake. Top films 2002 in order that ive seen so far a list of 42. Slipknot full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In defence of rollerball the capitalist satire come good. They were there for 7 days rehearsing for the european tour. Rollerball is a 2002 remake of the 1975 sciencefiction film of the same name. The film features cameo appearances by pink, slipknot, carroll shelby, and shane mcmahon. Although the first draft of the script was considered. In retrospect, it was all too prescient on both counts. Queen of the damned 2002 leather scene hd 720p duration. Rollerball 2002 cast and crew cast photos and info. Rollerball slipknot, hardknox, rappagariya, beautiful creatures. By michael wilmington, chicago tribune feb 8th, 2002. They were my all time favorite band around 20022003 and i remember in middle.

The 2002 version of rollerball is ridiculously conceived, pathetically scripted, horribly cast, with bad music and scenes that have been recut so many times, absolutely nothing makes sense. Rollerball at that time was one of the few that rose above the rest. Mctiernans maligned 2002 remake is one of the sharper anticapitalist films of. Rollerball trailer directed by john mctiernan and starring chris klein, jean reno, ll cool j, naveen andrews, oleg taktarov. Things go wrong when rollerballs creator, petrovich, realizes that serious. The thing that was interesting about the film was slipknots cameo. If it had come out then, it would have been lost in a sea of bad movies, indistinguishable from its peers. He is the greatest rollerball player in the world, a game that is played exactly like the sportsball of today except that they use roller skates and motorcycles and a giant. Although, johnathan and marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter alexi petrovich encourages them to still participate. The band playing during one of the games did not actually star in the movie however. Sleaze rockers, beautiful creatures, rappagariya rollerball music. Indeed, a statuesque female warrior is always sexy, all the more with that alluring scar on her face. Slipknot i am hated on rollerball 2002 hd duration. Director norman jewisons original 1975 rollerball was an odd mix.

Unlike the previous film, it takes place in the present rather than in a future dystopian society. Rollerball is a 1975 science fiction sports film directed and produced by norman jewison. Release date was then pushed again from august all the way to february of 2002, due to all the post production work causing delays. It fit in with all the other movies, many b movies, of the time. Corporations rule, executives are in charge, and movies like john mctiernans remake of rollerball are our rollerball. The basic gist of the movie is that rollerball is this very violent, rollerderbymeetswwe like sport thats very popular in central asia, russia, china. Rollerball john mctiernans botched remake may be subtler than norman jewisons 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporatesports saga. This is a decent movie but does not touch the original rollerball. Substitute prozac for soma and survivor for rollerball, and we live in this world today. It stars james caan, john houseman, maud adams, john beck, moses gunn and ralph richardson. Did the film makers really believe including a few seconds worth of slipknot would be enough to fool anyone into thinking that this was a cool movie. With chris klein, jean reno, ll cool j, rebecca romijn. Rollerball is a 1975 science fiction movie based on the future career of nfl legend tom brady. I mean, it totally doesnt work, but at least its weirddumb instead of regulardumb.