The Ultimate Game (2001)

An annual contest orchestrated by SATO (Kevin Ula Christie) brings together the fiercest fighters from the four corners of the world to a deadly rendezvous on a remote island in their quest for the title of the world's ULTIMATE champion. Jack (J.D. Rifkin) a family man and champion fighter finds himself on the hit list of IVAN (Tony O'Brien) a power hungry and ruthless man with a gambling stake in the fights. Enter RICK (T.J. Storm) who joins Jack's team after a falling out with Ivan.System Requirements:Running Time - 90 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 692865502029 Manufacturer No: T-5020 Product Description

good tournament and thats about it

The Ultimate Game is one of those movies that tries to use all flash and very little else. There are good fights, fighters with extremely ripped bodies, and a fighting locale that is beautiful. Unfortunately there is no beauty within the movie itself.

The worst thing about this movie is the sound. The sound is crappy, from voices to effects. You can actually hear the actors speaking into a microphone and footsteps outside are dubbed with footsteps in a hallway. In some scenes you can hear ocean waves on the beach and other scene you hear no waves, even though they are cleary there. The acting is pretty bad, but the muscle build of these male actors can make up for it, especially the villains. My favorite is Sam Slater, played by Paul Logan. If he could act a little better, he would make a really good villain.

The first 45 minutes of the movies is very slow. There is no story, but instead tiresome scenes of retrieving fighters for the tournament. The tournament is about the only good thing in the movie. It takes place on a beautiful beach and there are several fights with lots of decent choreography. The final fight between the main character (played by J.D. Rifkin) and Slater (Paul Logan) is about 3 minutes with nothing too exciting in the way of choreography. The only nice thing about the fight is the two guys end up fighting in the ocean water.

There is a little twist at the end I did not expect, only surprise in the whole movie.

In the end, this movie was about what I expected. Considering how low budget it is and the actors involved, it could be worse. If you enjoy movies with lenghty tournaments for lots of fights, than Ultimate Game may please. Don't be fooled by the dvd case cover or dvd cover. The case shows 2 sports cars, which are not in the movie. The dvd cover displays Daniel Bernhardt from Bloodsport 4...no idea why that is on there but he is not in Ultimate Game.
August 19, 2006

BUFF BODS AND SEXY CHIX

THE ULTIMATE GAME is one of those martial arts movies that appeals to the testosterone and T&A that's in all of us. Who of us over the age of..never mind..wouldn't like to have bodies like J.D. Rifkin or Paul Logan? What about the foxy chicks? The lush island setting?
ULTIMATE GAME is an average film focusing on a tournament held for a million dollar prize, and the good team vs. the bad team. The fight sequences are fairly imaginative (choreographed by T. J. Storm, who also appears in the film) and there's a nice twist at the end.
Rifkin is the All American hero; Paul Logan is the studly bad guy. It's a lot better than some of the other films recently released, so if you like kung fu fighting, join in. August 24, 2004

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