The OctoGames

Poor, very very poor. Unoriginal script which is a no frills bargain bucket ripoff from squid Games. The title Octo Games is enough to let you know its a wish I was tracing paper carbon copy which doesn't have anything unexpected. The movie has no concept and the acting suck big time.

I'm honestly shocked to think this is supposed to be taken as a serious movie. At best it's a lower discount than something found for rental of 50p at the old blockbusters.

I'm not surprised it's only available to watch on Amazon. Not even Netflix is touching this one. I only started to watch this as it was free with Amazon.

The reviews on here imo are a bit harsh - but I am watching from Tubi so I didn't have high expectations lol, think lifetime movie quality production and acting meets "horror" and "gore." Yes, it's obviously a knockoff of squid games but I'm reviewing this, not SG. Personally, I enjoy a good-bad movie and I consider this to be exactly that. It's very easy to follow, the storyline is simple but fairly engaging, I didn't know how it was going to end - it was mostly unpredictable. It's a low budget film with mediocre acting, it's not an Oscar contender but does anyone realistically watch this trailer and think it's going to be horror/thriller movie gold? Be realistic! I don't regret spending time watching this, I did eat an edible prior though.

The acting is terrible & the plot is a complete rip off of Squid Games (in the same way Wish items are a rip off of the real thing), so you'd think this was a parody, right? So did I before I watched it. I would say Squid Games would clearly have a right to sue here but I doubt they would because, honestly, this just shows you how bad Squid Games COULD have been if the right people hadn't been working on it, so they're probably letting this film run because it is like the ugly friend - by comparison, it makes it look SO much better. Seriously, avoid this film & wasting time in your life that you'd never get back.

Not Squid games ... also not Sex games ... but Splatter games ... well sort of and no pun intended. Was Squid Games totally original? I assume they took notes from other movies and shows (see Battle Royal, different crowd/theme, but in the same vain) ... so I am not really beating this over the head (no pun intended once again) for that ... but I can't really tell anyone to watch this ... better wait for the second and third season of Squid Games ... which surely will be quality stuff.

That all said, I do not blame the actors in this. They do try their best with what they are given (not much) ... you have to love the genre and not care for the downfalls and flaws of independent and low budget horror movies ... acting is decent at best .. sometimes subpar ... again it is about what they have to play with too. Game over ....

Avoid this at all cost, its gonna be 90 min you can't get back.

Why is this so bad? Let us count the ways: It's un-original: a rip off of the excellent Korean series Squid Games, which dóés have normal to high production values. One can always do a re-make, but then it has to have something extra, which sets it apart. This ... has nót that.

Because character development is always harder in a film than in a TV series, because there's less time in which to do so, it has to be done well. It is not.

While there is nothing overtly wrong with the sets they still feel cheap.

The villain, JayPox, with his bleached face and face tattoo had nothing likable whatsoever. Villains DO have to have something likable. This is a rookie mistake.

An ensemble film with 11 main roles and they're all white, bar one? Please.

The story line is very predictable, from the beginning it's clear who the last 2 contestants would be and who would win in the end. With real names like ''Ad Cock'' and ''Hard Sell", it was to be expected.

The only good thing about this was that fairly unknown actors got a shot and hopefully, had a good time.

1 oth 10.

The Melancholic Alcholic.