Game Theory

The film does an OK job of discussing the ties between modern television and the art of surveillance & control. Not only was The Running Man far ahead of it's time, it exposes the "Bread and Circus" style manipulation that has taken place by the powers that be for ages and continues to take place today. Some will miss the point of the documentaries included with The Running Man Special Edition DVD, but that is only because the truth is painful, and preconceived notions and misguided allegiances die hard.(Bread and Circus: Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation.)

This 20 minute featurette can be found on disc 2 of the 2-DVD special edition of "the Running Man". It is about the current state of reality TV and how "the Running Man" was so ahead of it's time and blah blah blah. While this extra isn't as lame as the other featurette on this DVD, it's still worthless and is another reason why I was so incredibly disappointed. The movie truly deserved better then this piece of excrement thing that is tenacious in it's links to the movie at best. I wanted to know about the film. I could give jack about the Real World, Fear Factor, or Survivor. It stinks.

My Grade: D-