Sunday, July 17, 2022

Virtual Death Match (2020)

Jill gets a letter congratulating her for winning a spot to play a virtual game where the winner gets one million dollars. She kisses her comatose husband goodbye and heads out to the gaming center. There are only four other competitors. No one is suspicious as to why non-gamers would be chosen to compete.  

Some of the competitors are upset to discover this event will only be watched by a handful of rich people. They thought it would be broadcast and they could use it to become celebrities. No one shall ask if any of the contestants have heard of the Most Dangerous Game.  None of them question why rich people would put up a million dollars to watch non-gamers play a virtual game.

Nor are the contestants concerned when they are asked to sign the contract in blood.  No eyebrows are raised in suspicion when told if they sign they can’t leave the game. They also are surprisingly unconcerned about hepatitis since they all use the same knife to slice their fingers.

The game has four levels which increase in difficulty. The first level is scarecrows, the second is nuns, the third is an endurance test with a clown and mime, and the last is a mystery villain. They have three lives in the game and there is only one winner. A virtual death match with one winner played for rich people? I’m sure they’ll be fine.

You’d think they would be cautious about not losing lives, but these are the least careful players ever.  They drop weapons, don’t watch their own backs, and if another player repeatedly scream to watch out, they look confused and remain in place. They don’t even put distance between themselves and a player who’s taken another players lives. 

You won’t like anyone and there is no satisfaction at the conclusion.  The characters all have to admit a horrible secret while in the game, but how did the people choosing the players know they had one? 

This is from the group in the UK who put out tons of movies every year. None of them are good, but I keep watching. I’m fascinated by the volume of movies they release in a year, their stable of actors, and that they managed to get a good distribution deal since their movies are on multiple streaming services. 


Ridiculous dialogue:

Hey, if you’re nervous, don’t worry. I’m shitting it. 


Jill hides with literally nothing in front of her but
the bad guy walks by as if she is behind the corn stalks
They’re rich but this is the quality of what they’re watching.
Yes, this certainly screams we are rich.
It looks like they paid her with a large novelty check. 
The circled item is the check, which she rolls up to take home.
The odd make up with a gap between eye liner and eyes
No one was suspicious when the competition
was in an empty arcade
The finger cutting scene with the knife that bends
The Dolo? 
Can you really keep a comatose person in your bedroom?


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