a5c7b9f00b In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport knownRollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control.
This movie is very interesting and well-made, but James Caan is surprisingly tentative and dullthe lead character. There are a number of memorable scenes, though. John Houseman is great. His presence adds a lot of authority and seriousness to the movie. The violence is presented in such a way that it glamorizes the very thing that the film is supposed to be preaching against. But that glamorized violence is one of the memorable things about the movie. James Caan is interesting in the movie, because he seems kind of foggy and hazy, and although he certainly looks macho and masculine, he seems to be kind of unfocused in his dialog and facial expressions. Compare this with his focus in the Godfather and it's a noticeable difference. I've seen this film a number of times, and while there are some interesting qualities, it seems like it could have been more developed and memorable than it is. John Beck is especially gooda macho colleague of James Caan, and he gives the film a much-needed freshness and sense of humor and jocularity. He saves the film from being too dry and serious. All in all, it's definitely worth seeing, and has the feel of a movie made in the 1970's, when they made violent films that were also thoughtful. Nowadays, a movie with this kind of theme would undoubtedly be made for a much younger audience, and would be very watered-down, more superficial, less experimental and more MTVish. It's too bad they don't make movies like this any more (unless it was an independent movie, in which case the lower-budget would affect the look and realism of the film).
I saw Rollerball at 15 years-old the first week it came out at a theater in downtown Boston (I grew up in the suburbs). The opening music and visuals of the game and the players with spiked and studded uniforms and equipment were allif ordered up by one teen aged male for every other one in the world - dripping with testosterone.<br/><br/>The plot was fine, if not a little deep, for me at that age. Being crazy about playing sports and going to the games, the treatment of the Rollerball players and their status"rock stars" with women, booze, and drugs made it seem almost real.<br/><br/>As an adult I kind of get a kick out of the various titles assigned to the cities in Rollerball (Houston, the energy city) and the suggested future with mega-corporations. Nah, that couldn't happen…<br/><br/>After watching Rollerball recently on a pretty decent home theater installation, I realized the memories of a teenager can't be met by a 30 year old film.

The players on roller skates can use force against one another but to attack a motorbike rider or a roller skater who has fallen to the ground is a foul and punished by three minutes out of the arena. If injured a player can be rescued by medics and replaced by a substitute.
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