Series 7 the contenders, or series 7 for short, is a film about a television show that seems at once fantastically, outrageously bloodthirsty and frighteningly plausible. The contenders offers a unique form of entertainment for its loyal viewers. A reality tv program selects six contestants to participate in a freeforall, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive. It has the right idea and begins and ends right on target, but somewhere in the middle it grows a bit irksome, occasionally falling into the trap of fulfilling the requirements of what its insulting. They are each given a loaded glock and a cameraman who follows their every move. Series 7 exam, officially the general securities representative exam, the most comprehensive financial securities exam offered by the finra. The contenders 2001 daniel minahan on allmovie the reality tv craze is taken to its final. Series 7 takes an intriguing topic but essentially beats it to death over the course of about 90 minutes to the point where its almost impossible to care about anyone or anything in the movie.
The contenders is a movie of an imagined reality show in which the contestants, tracked by cameramen, must kill to win. The contenders is an ultraefficient rendering of the imagined next step in reality programming in which contenders must kill in order to survive. Being a parody about a game show where the only winner is the one whos left alive, the film is filled with various instances of lethal and bloody violence people being shot, having their throats slit, being given lethal injections, etc. The contenders is a narrative film from 2001 that has been structured as a mock documentary. If you thought survivor was tough, look at the premise behind this realityshow spoof film and think again. The movie is presented as a marathon edition of the seventh round of the show. I mean this is without a doubt the best movie series of all time. If it is anywhere near as deadon, entertaining, and hilarious as this parody of network televisions latest fad, i cant wait. The contenders, a movie made in 2001 this film is also commonly referred.
Met brooke smith, marylouise burke en glenn fitzgerald. Each week, six contenders are selected by lottery, assigned cameramen, armed with guns, and frced to battle it out by killing one another on tv. There, using confiscated cameras from the tv crew, they. The movie is presented as a marathon of the seventh series.
In the world of series 7, several contenders are picked at random in a governmentsponsored lottery. The contenders is an almost campy parody of reality television, similar to schwarzeneggers running man and japanese cult classic, battle royale presented as tv marathon of the 7th season of a reality show, the film takes place in america and the show is called the contenders. The contenders trailer a reality tv program selects six contestants to participate in a freeforall, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill. The contenders is a satire on reality tv, taking the world of survivor and temptation island to its logical extension with a tv show where the contestants kill one another.
Clever graphics, voiceovers and realitystyle camerawork achieve a high level of illusion. The contenders is a satirical mockreality tv show that is both intriguing and frustrating. You get to live long enough to star in the next series. To their credit, the filmmakers never step outside the game itself. The series finale traces dawn and jeffrey through surveillance footage and viewer tips to a movie theater. Heres a quick look at the content found in this rrated comedy. The contenders reality meets satire in this completely insane and hysterical movie about the depths we will sink to and call it entertainment. The contenders is a 2001 release that i was blissfully unaware of until about 10 o clock last night. The contenders is a 2001 dark comedy directed by daniel minahan. Sometimes the most astonishing thing about a movie is hidden right in plain sight. A sporadically amusing but overambitious first feature that would have worked better as a short.
When it comes to brated films, this one tops the list. Set in some sort of an alternate universe, series 7 refers to the title of a popular reality tv show. English soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital 5. The contenders is a 2001 cult dark comedy directed by daniel minahan. The contenders is a horribly enjoyable, madly exciting omnibus edition of the most. Shot on video and in fullscreen, it never breaks the illusion of being a tv show. Mockumentary drama film geregisseerd door daniel minahan. Lampooning the tendencies of reality television to become ever more shocking, series 7. Minahan learned the vocabulary of the new reality tv so well that series 7 is a pitchperfect satire of the genre.
It stars brooke smith as dawn, the reigning champion from the fifth and sixth series. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It is about a lethal game show where the contestants are chosen against their will and forced to hunt each other down for the entertainment of the audience. The contenders is a blistering take on americas obsession with violence, guns, reality shows its basically the hunger games meets shirley jacksons short story, the lottery. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing series 7. The contenders has all the visual resemblance of the reality television shows its poking fun at, but its concept is essentially a one trick pony. On the show, six contenders normal people living everyday lives are picked at random by lottery, given a gun, assigned a cameraman, and let loose. By the time we catch up with dawn, shes done two tours of. The contenders 2001, a film about a group of people whose names are drawn and must hunt each other down, all the while being filmed for tv.
In a national television broadcast, five reality contestants are randomly determined by lottery and then given one goal. The contenders trailer a reality tv program selects six contestants to participate in a freeforall, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. Click the watch on netflix button to find out if series 7. The contenders include emergency room nurse connie trabucco marylouise burke, exboyfriend of lagarto jeffrey norman glenn fitzgerald who is dying of.
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The contenders, written and directed by daniel minahan, is a dark and violent satire of american reality shows. The contenders comes to dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. The contenders 2001 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The main thrust of the plot ends up being a bit of a one trick pony. The title refers to the seventh season of a mock reality series, the contenders, in which regular citizens are chosen by random lottery, handed a gun and. Portrays the highlights of the seventh season of a realitybased tv show in which six contestants are given guns with the objective to be the last person standi. The contenders 2001 starring brooke smith and marylouise burke on dvd and bluray.