In an incredibly unoriginal concept, eight people compete at eight children’s games to win a huge amount of money. They are held captive by guards dressed in red with masked faces and instructed on which games to play by a masked leader on tv. Those who make a mistake are eliminated, and by that I mean murdered.
This low rent Squid Games differs in that there are only two guards and a lunatic in a fox costume to keep the contestants from running away. Yet none of the group thinks to try to over power them.
The leader is an influencer named Jaxpro, who the contestants treat as a celebrity. Jaxpro and his influencer girlfriend Luna are planning on giving his social media accounts with 1.5 million followers, plus his sponsors, to the winner. The flaw in his logic is will the sponsors or his followers have any interest in the random hoser who wins the contest.
He’s invited people who have a promising social media presence. After the first game, the eight competitors are:
- Carrie, a singer songwriter
- Maxine, a comedian
- Walt, an old dude
- AJ, a live streamer
- Ruth, a cooking host
- Jess, a fitness trainer
- Sunny, a content creator
- Squish, a motivational speaker
They play children’s games with a twist. The games are : Simon Says; Hopscotch; Obstacle course; Hide and Seek; Tetherball; Hangman; and Capture the flag. Nothing impressive with any of them. Hide and Seek is in a small house, and Obstacle course is a bounce house.
While Squid Games had tension and human drama, these games just have a motivational speaker who is a total dick and people bonding through superficial exchanges. One person even sacrifices their life for another, which makes no sense since they have no real connection and have only known each other a few days.
If there was a drinking game for the number of times the name Jaxpro is said, you would die of alcohol poisoning. Most of the characters are unlikeable and those who aren’t are incredibly bland.
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| Low rent Squid Games |
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| Don’t threaten me |
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Even though they outnumber the guards, they
never try to escape |
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| Sigh |
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| Jaxpro is ridiculous |
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| Our contestants |
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| Why don’t these people try to escape |
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