Arena (2011)

Touches You

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses. The first time i watched Arena i really enjoyed it but sometimes another look at a film showcases more it's failure rather than it's greatness for example Samuel L. Jackson's perfomance wasn't that good, Kellan Lutz's as well and Nina Dobrev? What was the point on having her in the movie? I mean common. Arena showcases more on action and brutal death but it forgets a good script and a good direction. (3/10)

If you expect a movie with some juicy, mind-blowing plot this is not a movie to choose. Instead, this is a gory, predictable plot. AWESOME for those nights where you want to watch something that is great for passing time. With it's tension during fights and the goriness, it doesn't get better than that. For people who likes abs and gore at the same time, THIS IS FOR YOU, enough said. A good movie for sleepovers to get the house NOISY. There are some romance and sadness to it too. It is like those oldies martial art movies. Nostalgic, gory, punch full of abs and some humor here and there. Tips: Don't watch this immediately after dinner

In a few words: disgusting and brainless movie! Not worth watching. Contains horrible scenes. And because i'm forced to write minimum 10 lines, about a worthless movie i should repeat some... In a few words: disgusting and brainless movie! Not worth watching. Contains horrible scenes. And because i'm forced to write minimum 10 lines, about a worthless movie i should repeat some... In a few words: disgusting and brainless movie! Not worth watching. Contains horrible scenes. And because i'm forced to write minimum 10 lines, about a worthless movie i should repeat some... In a few words: disgusting and brainless movie! Not worth watching. Contains horrible scenes. And because i'm forced to write minimum 10 lines, about a worthless movie i should repeat some...

Well, you've seen it all before, it's not a new concept but it's still pretty interesting. I sat through the whole movie without any problems at all. Sure, some things were pretty stupid like that an infamous mass murderer wouldn't have more security or that you cannot possibly survive the amount beating the main character receives.I liked the movie but unfortunately it was too average. The acting is nothing to complain about but the characters are pretty boring. Samuel L. Jackson gives us a typical villain and Kellan Lutz gives us the usual hero, nothing special on that front.I liked Daniel Dae Kim's character but he had a too small a role. It had every better if they had developed his character more then I would care a lot more about the people who died. There are lots of people who die but I did not think I really cared it was unfortunate and something that they could have worked more with.This is by no means comparable to Hunger Games/BR, but give it a shot if you just want some pretty OK entertainment.