{"id":27247,"date":"2021-10-18T18:59:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=27247"},"modified":"2021-10-18T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:59:06","slug":"review-survive-the-game-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/10\/review-survive-the-game-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Survive the Game Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Survive the Game<\/em><\/strong> is another severely lackluster direct-to-video movie co-starring Bruce Willis who looks as uncommitted as ever. There\u2019s really nothing redeeming for this and should absolutely be skipped.<\/p>\n

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Survive the Game<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Action, Crime<\/span>
\nLionsgate| R \u2013 98 min. \u2013 $21.99 | October 12, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/18\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>James Cullen Bressack
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ross Peacock (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Swen Temmel, Michael Sirow, Kate Katzman<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>23.85 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>31.66 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 1\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When cop David (BRUCE WILLIS) is injured in a drug bust gone wrong, his partner, Cal (SWEN TEMMEL), pursues the two criminals (ZACK WARD, KATE KATZMAN) who shot him to a remote farm owned by troubled vet Eric (CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY). As Cal and Eric plot their defense, more of the gang arrives \u2014 along with a wounded David \u2014 and, outnumbered, the three heroes must use stealth, smarts, and marksmanship to take down the drug-dealing mob.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Survive the Game<\/em><\/strong>, which despite having the same two actors is not a sequel to Survive the Night<\/em>, is another direct-to-video of blandness that doesn\u2019t have a whole lot going for it. It\u2019s another film co-starring Bruce Willis showing once more he doesn\u2019t give a damn and gives the bare minimum to any semblance of a performance. Not that I can completely blame him, however as there really isn\u2019t any resemblance of a character.<\/p>\n

The film also stars Chad Michael Murray who, because I became bored while I was watching, reminded me of a discount Chris O\u2019Donnell. Not sure if that\u2019s a dig at Murray or O\u2019Donnell, but there really is not a whole lot going for the character. The film also features a who\u2019s not-who of supporting actors with very little charisma and baddies who are as generic as they come; just a bunch of bodies for our heroes to kill off.<\/p>\n

The biggest issue with these DTV movies, mostly from Grindstone Entertainment in my experience, is they are so bland and basic, and all around terrible in general, that there\u2019s not much to enjoy, even if it\u2019s on a so bad it\u2019s good level. Here, as with the others, the editing is awkward since they have to cut around showing Willis\u2019s stunt double in the one fight scene; the soundtrack\/score just brutal and often with out-of-place songs; there\u2019s zero suspense and even the locale, in this case filmed Puerto Rico, wasn\u2019t taken advantage of.<\/p>\n

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Survive the Game<\/em><\/strong> was directed by James Cullen Bresseck, who helmed other top-notch action-thrillers like Beyond the Law<\/em> starring Steven Seagal, another action star who has been in DTV hell for a better part of two decades, and someone who put in the minimal amount of work possible to the point that, and the film\u2019s title escapes me, they used a stunt double to walk up a flight of stairs. Willis thankfully isn\u2019t to that level \u2013 yet \u2013 as this film they manage to have him get out of a car and walk to a building. Low bar, sure, but it\u2019s all I got to \u201cpraise\u201d…<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 \u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy, title-embossed, slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. The only feature is the film\u2019s Trailer (2:19)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lionsgate releases Survive the Game<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray, presented with a 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. As with the bulk of the recent direct-to-video movies, this one looks fine and at least appears the filmmakers used professional equipment. In any case, detail on this was okay and colors moderately bright with well balanced black levels, although most of the film does take place during the daytime with few darkly lit scenes, one towards the end where it, however, was difficult to focus on the fight sequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a standard DTS-HD MA 5.1 track. Dialogue comes across with decent clarity and some okay depth for the various action scenes. It\u2019s not exactly an all-encompassing lossless track but adequate for a movie like this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 1\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Survive the Game<\/em><\/strong> is another severely lackluster direct-to-video movie co-starring Bruce Willis who looks as uncommitted as ever. There\u2019s really nothing redeeming for this and should absolutely be skipped.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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