What Happened to the Rollerball Remake?

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23 күн бұрын

John McTiernan is a household name. A man who defined action films. Let’s just name a few…we got Die Hard, Predator, Die Hard With A Vengeance and yes, Last Action Hero. He has also made some other great films like The Thomas Crown Affair and The Hunt for Red October. He has made some stinkers such as Medicine Man, The 13th Warrior and Basic. But, what if I told you that there’s a film he directed that was the catalyst to him ending up in Federal Prison. Sounds crazy right? But it’s true. Today, we are here to look at Rollerball. A movie that’s word of mouth is so bad, you’d think we would have covered it on our Awfully Good Channel. But alas, this will be the first time we dive in. So sit back, relax and take it all in as we check out WTF Happened To Rollerball.
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@TyyTheFlyGuy 21 күн бұрын

13th Warrior is not a stinker. It's a cult classic.

@alanmike6883 21 күн бұрын

Agreed

@JoeFiorelloFilms 21 күн бұрын

Truth!

@VizionZine 21 күн бұрын

Yep

@spacecase13 21 күн бұрын

Seriously one of my favorite films and I've bought it on DVD as a Christmas gift before.

@backrowbrighton 21 күн бұрын

Totally. I love it.

@derworfnet 21 күн бұрын

The 13th Warrior is a great, underrated movie, a hidden gem and I will die on this hill.

@JoBloOriginals 21 күн бұрын

A lot of us here like it too but needs a director's cut

@michaelwhitehead6594 21 күн бұрын

I agree, what's with the hating on 13th warrior? I loved it at the cinema inactually bought the vhs video of it at home!

@shmeeshillips7058 21 күн бұрын

I say 'fire verm' at least once a week

@justinhollen 21 күн бұрын

It’s a fun flick for sure!!!

@midnightmosesuk 21 күн бұрын

I enjoyed it a great deal.

@danielrose8305 21 күн бұрын

00:32 - 13th Warrior and Basic are great films. Not box office successes but definitely not stinkers. That's ludicrous.

@user-be7tc2bd6e 19 күн бұрын

AGREED.I have fond memories of watching them both at the cinema and enjoying them.

@unum1979 18 күн бұрын

All you gotta do is tell the story right

@SimonAshworthWood 21 күн бұрын

I like “Medicine Man”, and I know some people who love “the 13th Warrior”. Taste in films is subjective.

@jackhammer_au9961 21 күн бұрын

Medicine Man was a great movie! Very underrated.

@STAUNCHTV 21 күн бұрын

i saw this opening day with a bunch of friends in Jr High only because Slipknot and Paul Heyman.

@JoBloOriginals 21 күн бұрын

So random that Paul Heyman was in it. Him and Naveen Andrews are the only ones that are actually really good.

@fabricatedego 21 күн бұрын

I'm surprised when you compared this movie to the WWE you didn't mention that Paul Heyman was the announcer and that Shane McMahon had a cameo.

@alanmike6883 21 күн бұрын

Me and mum loved thirteenth warrior. It's one of those movies we mutually bonded over

@BigEOT3 21 күн бұрын

Good things about the Rollerball remake:Paul Heyman, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Shane McMahon cameo, the soundtrack. That’s about it.

@thepassionofthegoose5472 21 күн бұрын

The original was far too dark and 70's to be remade as a popcorn flick.

@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 18 күн бұрын

He would've had a better chance redoing running man

@garyburke6156 2 күн бұрын

1975 rollerball is a classic and more prescient than ever

@JoeFiorelloFilms 21 күн бұрын

The Rollerball remake was really bad. The two things that really stuck out though were how small the arenas looked, considering there were still motorcycles trying to navigate around the tracks, and that really weird fully green motorcycle chase that just seemed like they shot it fully in infrared because they ran out of money to do proper lighting, as opposed to it being some cool point of view shot. The original was a classic. slow moving at times, but brutal when the games were on and the social commentary was so on point.

@lisamcbride8921 21 күн бұрын

I really loved Medicine Man! I'm a huge Sean Connery fan

@user-be7tc2bd6e 19 күн бұрын

Me too. Too bad he quit the film industry after making that dreadful movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

@michaelprokop2312 21 күн бұрын

The 13th Warrior is great. Love the way the subtitles slowly disappear and make you feel as though you are learning their language with Banderas.

@orokusaki8670 21 күн бұрын

dork

@carlredbird3054 21 күн бұрын

the airplane landing on the dirt road at night was awesome

@funky-puppet 21 күн бұрын

what the hell are they driving?

@carlredbird3054 21 күн бұрын

@@funky-puppet some kind of race car or truck??? Remember a motorcycle was strapped onto to the back of it

@Rockstar-bq5fm 21 күн бұрын

I watched this before the James Cann movie as a 8 year old and found it a fun movie I never could find again. It actually led to me watching the James Cann film so I have to give it that.

@kiddtuffnuff 21 күн бұрын

i too saw the original when I was around 8 or so and it was fantastic and mind opening, this was just a piece of trash but i couldnt wait to see it originally

@jamesmorant1406 21 күн бұрын

Some movies just don't need to be remade

@user-be7tc2bd6e 19 күн бұрын

Thank the 7 wonders of the world someone makes this statement,I've been saying this for years.

@danielmankowski922 21 күн бұрын

Got to agree with The Razzies, Rebecca Romin’s appearance made some sense where Madonnas appearance in DAD was completely unnecessary 😂

@GEMINIEARTHWALKER 21 күн бұрын

I was in the crowd watching them film the opening scene

@thatboybear 20 күн бұрын

All three of those “stinkers” were bangers. Casts excellent, stories varied and intriguing, atmospheric and engaging. And 13th Warrior was a Crichton flick that actually managed not to besmirch its source material. Now I don’t know if I even wanna watch this video with hot takes like those.

@vijlartheodore5563 21 күн бұрын

i am from lethbridge alberta and they filmed the night vision scene near here. i met LL and chris klein while they were in town filming that scene.

@weldonwin 21 күн бұрын

There were some very odd choices made on this movie, like the decision to shoot an extended chase sequence, entirely on night-vision camera, instead of just lighting the scene

@wstine79 21 күн бұрын

:::in Paul Heyman voice::: "WIRETAP!!!::

@jamesbounds 21 күн бұрын

I like that Paul Heyman is in the film.

@Omar-wq9dz 21 күн бұрын

From what I remember reading, an earlier draft of the script was really good, but John McTiernan thought it had too much political commentary and should have more action and excitement, which lead to the finished movie

@kiddtuffnuff 21 күн бұрын

that was the point of the original political commentary and a scary future.not too much differnt then whats going on now in politics

@Metsfan1975 21 күн бұрын

Norman Jewison directed the original Rollerball and the original Thomas Crown Affair.

@LucyLioness100 19 күн бұрын

At least McTiernan’s remake of Thomas Crown Affair was good

@northprime_unlimited 21 күн бұрын

Taking the social commentary away turned this movie into a glorified Mountain Dew/X-games commercial. I was shocked to find out later that this was a John McTiernan film. I can’t believe he destroyed his career for this crap.

@thumpyloudfoot864 21 күн бұрын

How was this movie green-lit and we can't even get a sequel Alita Battle Angel ?

@133Nomad 21 күн бұрын

As a Maggot, I love the movie for the appearance of Slipknot.

@wstine79 21 күн бұрын

The big blunder about the Rollerball Remake was that the game itself made no sense. Not even a point scoring system.

@tosenstardom2316 20 күн бұрын

When your video popped up, I immediately thought of the Dean Cain movie Future Sport which I was confused and also thinking it was the actual remake.

@gillmartin1758 10 күн бұрын

An urban myth was that the stuntmen had so much fun filming the original that that would go back on set after filming to keep on playing.

@nobodynothing00000 21 күн бұрын

13th warrior was a disaster. McTerian filmed so many scenes with his trademark hand held super close in camera work you couldn’t tell what the hell was happening. Crichton was forced to reshoot almost an entirely new movie.

@erlkoenig 21 күн бұрын

Ah yes...I remeber. We watched it way back at a friends house on DVD. But the Player malfunctioned and always skipped some parts. Well lets say We watched Rollerball in around 45 minutes and didn't thought we missed muched of it.

@TyyTheFlyGuy 21 күн бұрын

I always Mistake Keanu and Chris in the movies Rollerball and The Replacements cause either could've played the roles and they look so similar.

@jolfer1334 21 күн бұрын

My college roommate was an extra in this movie

@jediknightmark3599 21 күн бұрын

Only reason I have any recollection of this movie is because a local DJ said, "A new movie comes out on DVD tomorrow. It opens today, it's called Rollerball." Never seen it, and don't know anyone who has.

@OperativeD 21 күн бұрын

I was working at a theatre when this movie came out. I honestly enjoy it. No, it's nothing like the original and it's not great on many levels where it potentially could have been. I like to think of it as a 2000's version of what a Cannon Films Sci-Fi/Action flick would have been like. I want to see a true uncut hard R release, but I know that's about as likely as finding a pristine copy of London After Midnight at this point. Look out for cameos not only from Pink and Slipknot, but also Paul Hayman as the Rollerball Announcer and a "blink and you miss it" one of Shane McMahon (son of former WWE owner Vince McMahon.)

@MrBdiddypop 21 күн бұрын

If time has proven anything, it’s that Chris Klein has no business being a leading man. He had two hits to start off his career, American Pie and Election, which was an amazing stroke of luck. And he was great in both. But he had small roles in both and played guys who were kind of naive and not the smartest. Once he tried to play stoic leading men, his struggles were apparent.

@RoboticDragon 21 күн бұрын

I cant believe you would call The 13th Warrior a stinker, whats going on at JoBlo? haha That movie is awesome.

@RomainSandt 18 күн бұрын

Didn't even knew this film existed.

@apri.lwetter 18 күн бұрын

I like both movies, and have both of them in my collection. THE thing that makes the remake special is, it has Paul Heyman commentating. ;-)

@midnightmosesuk 21 күн бұрын

I am a big fan of the original Rollerball so I was intrigued by news of a remake. I was very disappointed by how it turned out. The remake entirely missed the point. The actual Rollerball wasn't the most important part of the original film, it was Jonathan E and his fight with the corporation. His fight against the odds for his own individuality was the backbone of the film. The 2004 remake was just an utter jumble with no real story behind it. The original is still the best and has as much to say about the world as it did in 1975, in nearly 50 years, some things never change.

@andrewboteler7522 21 күн бұрын

Prbly too silly a concept for him, but verhoven might have been able to do something with it, imo

@johnpentiak2240 20 күн бұрын

I was shocked to see Rappagariya featured in this movie

@jdh21403 20 күн бұрын

I will die on the hill of the Rollerball remake. It’s fun.

@lordcolinb 21 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 you think 13th Warrior is bad, that's funny

@CarolinaCharles777 18 күн бұрын

I love how Rebecca Romijn's also won "fake accent" for FEMME FATALE. She was playing an American who's supposed to have a fake accent. Shows they didn't really watch the film.

@krs4976 21 күн бұрын

All the ingredients for a great film unfortunately they lost the recipe

@dongeraci8599 21 күн бұрын

Whoever wrote this episode needs to actually watch the movies before talking about them and not google a "worst of" list. Medicine Man and 13th Warrior are both underrated films with the latter being a cult classic. They certainly aren't as bad as this video.

@Derpy1969 21 күн бұрын

Rollerball was remade? Why?

@thesmoothblackfalcon6460 21 күн бұрын

Watch this movie again.... In the scene where Kline is riding a motorcycle through a barbed wire fence the SFX goes boiingoiingg like a cartoon. When my dad and I heard that in 2002 we put this movie on our worst movie list.

@dylanmeyer6614 20 күн бұрын

So glad that I missed this movie. I really liked the original. It had so much potential had they gone with the original script. The could have gone for a subversive type of social commentary like Starship Troopers. That film proved it could be done.

@Iammandough 20 күн бұрын

Blank Check mentioned!

@partymonster411 21 күн бұрын

Y’all using blank check audio 👑

@Talowolf 21 күн бұрын

Random fact. There was an episode of Real World vs Road Rules where a cameo in this movie was a reward for a challenge. Literally, that's all I've retained about this remake.

@funky-puppet 21 күн бұрын

I actually like this one!

@EmperorGuyver 20 күн бұрын

You shown Powning Drool The real Drowning Pool died in 2002.. RIP Dave

@General.Audience 21 күн бұрын

I didn't think the movie was that bad

@LEX-456 21 күн бұрын

13th warrior and basic were straight

@joshsalwen 20 күн бұрын

13th Warrior is awesome And Hunt for Red October is my favorite of his movies. Yes, better than Die Hard.

@mtrStriker999 21 күн бұрын

I loved this movie as a kid.

@manesmusicorum3330 17 күн бұрын

i accrued a huge late balance on my family video account renting this movie. I eventually just paid the sale price. me and my friends played a few different drinking games to it. good times.

@lordofthereels6790 21 күн бұрын

I'd love a The Offer meets The Wire style miniseries about McTiernen making Rollerball & his downfall. Film it like a McTiernen thriller about a man's passion & drive ultimately destroying him (maybe with flashbacks of his rise/success & potentially happier times?)

@shallendor 21 күн бұрын

This wasn't a bad movie, but nowhere near as good as the original!

@heliofob 21 күн бұрын

I loved that movie. It was bad but also so good. Especially the ending and music

@Mayor_Of_Eureka17 21 күн бұрын

Medicine Man and 13th Warrior?! Why you dump on thies flicks?

@HBKTCB83 21 күн бұрын

Paul Heyman is the best aspect of this film

@waelr112 15 күн бұрын

The 13th Warrior was great..

@The_Texorcist 20 күн бұрын

Hey… I liked Medicine Man and The 13th Warrior.

@Entropy5 20 күн бұрын

There didn't seem to be a whole lot of people who thought "The 13th Warrior" was a bad movie. I remember seeing it in theatres and it was very well liked. I feel like you put that in there for engagement bait. Which is...lame.

@ryanlackenby5835 15 күн бұрын

Put some respect on 13th Warrior

@alteregobro4826 21 күн бұрын

can you do wtf happened to star trek beyond?

@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD 17 күн бұрын

I'm gonna remake Rollerball

@darkwave9345 21 күн бұрын

whao hold the fuck up, 13th warrior is a classic!

@kenthehobo 21 күн бұрын

13th Warrior is a better movie tgan you deserve

@The_Texorcist 9 күн бұрын

What a stinker, all the signs were there from the outside. A pushed back release date to a month known for dumping movies known to underperform and of course the rating change in hope that with a lower rating more butts could be in the seats. The craziest thing though is the whole wiretapping thing. That’s just next level weird.

@tomhahnl1927 20 күн бұрын

By the way, 13th Warrior is a great movie!

@belzebul 21 күн бұрын

There was a confusingly similar movie to this with Wesley Snipes and Dean Cain

@SkinnyNala 21 күн бұрын

i love this movie still, loved it as a kid always

@ciaranmurren 21 күн бұрын

Paul Heyman? How do you name drop WWE and not mention Paul E Heyman is in the movie?!

@lambknot 21 күн бұрын

At least they chose a deep cut song from Iowa.

@SpecialEdvard 21 күн бұрын

Medicine Man may not be a good movie, but it is a movie I truly love.

@hoppynsc 21 күн бұрын

"The 13th Warrior" is awesome. Solid video otherwise.

@eduardor8437 20 күн бұрын

I like the 13th Warrior.

@Evil.Industries 17 күн бұрын

Basic was awesome

@Quakerman14 18 күн бұрын

Uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh, 13th Warrior doe not stink

@marcusmiller5443 18 күн бұрын

Basic is quite good, though.

@paulallison3974 21 күн бұрын

Saw it in the theaters and bought the dvd, like it just fine, not the directors best work, but it had pizzaz and the manic nature of the 'sport' coverage appealed to me. Never going to say it's the best movie in the world, but I feel like I got my $20ish bucks out of it, and if I had a dvd player any more I'd probably still plug it in every couple years or so.

@jarellano1014 17 күн бұрын

I think one the Biggest downfalls of this movie is the miss casting of Chris Can't Act Kline!!😱🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@3tacoman 21 күн бұрын

Bite your tongue ! 13th warrior is amazing !,

@piquabear5702 21 күн бұрын

I saw this movie in theaters solely because of Slipknot.

@34stzoo 21 күн бұрын

I'm not being funny when I say; that I didn't know this was a remake of James Caan's movie. The 90's version of Roller Ball was a stand-alone mess!

@LordTalax 20 күн бұрын

The only reason to see this movie is to see Rebecca Romijn in the leather outfit.

@mikebutler6225 21 күн бұрын

Nope basic is absolutely an amazing movie, love rollerball, and the 13th was a solid movie

@gggaribaldi1 21 күн бұрын

Hey....c'mon Basic is not bad. I like it. It's cool. C'mon 😅

@sweetdeal68 21 күн бұрын

I recently saw the James Caan original and then I tried watching this one and I could not get into it. I tried but it was just a heaping pile of goat shit.

@lobsterwhisperer7932 21 күн бұрын

The original is on a different level, this remake is a disney movie

@filmfreak21 21 күн бұрын

I like Basic

@capitalcitygoofball1987 20 күн бұрын

I am curious why the remake sucked so bad. The original is a classic, the remake I've never made all the way through. Excellent director, at last we shall have closure.

@brorjordas1979 21 күн бұрын

Dunno.. I liked this one. And yea. There was also P!nk!😁 But. Wtf? Cut down on violence and nudity?? Were they insane?! 🤣🤣

@adampellett4917 21 күн бұрын

Damn, the director of Die Hard made the most disappointing remake ever made even he got into trouble years later making career a downhill in Hollywood. TBH, Rollerball remake ain’t that great for remakes unlike Dawn of the Dead 2004 became a masterpiece for being the dead zombies around. John, why?