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Killer Hacker

Original title: The Gene Generation
  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
2.9K
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Bai Ling in Killer Hacker (2007)
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Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.

  • Director
    • Pearry Reginald Teo
  • Writers
    • Pearry Reginald Teo
    • Keith Collea
  • Stars
    • Bai Ling
    • Alec Newman
    • Parry Shen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pearry Reginald Teo
    • Writers
      • Pearry Reginald Teo
      • Keith Collea
    • Stars
      • Bai Ling
      • Alec Newman
      • Parry Shen
    • 23User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Michelle
    Alec Newman
    Alec Newman
    • Christian
    Parry Shen
    Parry Shen
    • Jackie
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Josephine Hayden
    Ethan Cohn
    • Mouse
    Robert David Hall
    Robert David Hall
    • Abraham
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    • Solemn
    Daniel Zacapa
    Daniel Zacapa
    • Randall
    Erin Layne
    • Aerean Flyer Announcer
    • (as Eireann Layne)
    Jeff Imada
    Jeff Imada
    • Alley Guy
    Nils Allen Stewart
    Nils Allen Stewart
    • Bodyguard 1
    • (as Nils Stewart)
    Richard Cetrone
    Richard Cetrone
    • Bodyguard 2
    Hiro Koda
    Hiro Koda
    • Bodyguard 3
    Marco Khan
    Marco Khan
    • Bodyguard 4
    Allison Dunbar
    Allison Dunbar
    • Christian's Wife
    Tom Choi
    Tom Choi
    • Dad
    Nick Tate
    Nick Tate
    • Doctor
    Googy Gress
    Googy Gress
    • Hacked Man
    • Director
      • Pearry Reginald Teo
    • Writers
      • Pearry Reginald Teo
      • Keith Collea
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    User reviews23

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    3dalfak96

    Pretentious without substance or workmanship

    The film is not all bad, it has it's charm but the good parts are too few and far between. The acting is generally very unconvincing, still Bai Ling and Alec Newman are more or less OK most of the time. Parry Shen is awful and overacts all the time, a shame since he has a big role in the movie.

    The story is weak with terrible plot holes. The emotional development is rushed and very hard to relate to. Bai Lings hard core assassin with a yearning for romance feels like two characters pushed into the same person.

    The CGI is very sub-par for a movie made in 2007, I've seen Xbox 360 games with more realistic graphics.

    The movie seems to rely entirely on Bai Lings push-up costumes and she is heavily exploited throughout the movie.

    The worst part, however, is the pretentious artsy cuts and slow scenes that wants to make this movie into a cult classic, all of which feels embarrassing considering the apparent weaknesses of the narration, pacing, acting and CGI.

    Watch it if you're a sucker for the genre, like I am. But keep your fast forward button handy.
    3kosmasp

    Not up to the task

    It's really a shame, that the movie does not live up to what you might expect it to be. That is generally speaking of course and I'm also talking about the general view of it, here on IMDb. I wouldn't go as far as another reviewer went on here, but to be quite honest, there are too many flaws to overlook here.

    Bai Ling might be the best thing here ... on second thoughts, maybe the daring approach to the visual style might be the best thing. Bai Ling is either having problems with the language or the script. Maybe both. But she never convinces in her role, which is very pivotal, especially because she is trying to give that character back-story and emotions. Which quite frankly, never works.

    So visually quite nice, but on every other level, really not so good. As tastes go, you never know though, but I couldn't recommend this
    7Patriotlad@aol.com

    The Future Of The Future Isn't As Futuristic As It Used To Be

    Generally speaking, films which are set in the future really have to be "futuristic" in some way, shape or form. "The Gene Generation" is offered as being precisely that, but in its emotional impact and effect it is more like a bad dream from the 1930s, except in color. Lots of color.

    The first thing the viewer encounters in this bizarre tale of family loyalty and love lost, is the grim cityscape of the anonymous city where everything happens. There's nothing shiny or bright about it.

    Perhaps that was an effort by the author and director to 'locate' the viewer or audience in something at least a little bit familiar. Too bad that the cityscape has approximately as much charm as East Berlin in the mid-1950s !! There's trash everywhere, stuff blows around in circles in the ( seemingly ) never-ending wind, and it's always dark.

    It rains. It doesn't rain. It rains. That part of the subtext of this otherwise very ambitious movie really is doubly maddening.

    People live in high rise apartment buildings where there's running water and plenty of electricity, and gadgets, but nobody to clear the trash from the hallways. Huh ? The street scenes are the same, with futuristic clutter and debris all over the place, except on the sidewalks where the heroine -- Bai Ling, ravishing at forty-two -- is either walking or running.

    Transportation in this urban desolation appears to consist only of elevators and floating-on-air 'flying Dutchmen' type sailing ships.

    It all looks really, really strange and inevitably that becomes a nasty impediment to the story line itself, which is actually rather good.

    The heroine is an anti-hero, a paid assassin with a brother who is a gambling junkie and a self-destructive idiot. Even his best friend and comrade eventually jettisons him, literally turning his back and then walking away. So, yes, there are touching moments in this otherwise ultra-violent and ultra-cynical story of ultra-modern revenge.

    It is hard to recommend this movie for the plot, which is so cynical, and so dark and twisted; but, it is hard not to admire the effort in art and in cinema design which went into creating this futuristic urban hell on earth. That part, or parts, are quite amazing. Is this city located on some other planet, one which merely resembles our earth ?

    We will most certainly never know the answer to that question.

    Seven out of ten mostly for the delectable and dexterous Bai Ling and also for one truly nasty, skulking-around-places gangster-type villain.
    5JoeB131

    Interesting, but not good.

    I have a mixed feeling about this film.

    In one way, it's an interesting story, out of the cyberpunk tradition of Philip K. Dick and others. The movie has a definite "Blade Runner" feel to it, provided by copious amounts of CGI.

    The weakest element of this movie really is Bai Ling herself. Oh, she easy on the eyes, especially when she did nude scenes. But her thick accent is distracting, and at times she seems to be overacting. Playing against Alec Newman, who is understated in his performance, they are just not a well-matched pair.

    The saddest element here is Faye Dunaway. She won a freakin' Oscar, for crying out loud! She's in the top class of her profession. Her performance here is a couple of voiceovers and one short scene, just enough to let us know how far she's fallen since her glory days in the 1970's.

    Not a bad film to watch, but not anything anyone will remember...
    6cjk_35

    Blade Runner from Hell with genetic weaponry!!!

    A device is invented know as the transcoder. It can reform human DNA in order to cure a disease or to kill them. But it has fatal results for everyone who uses if except it's creator. The story centers around Michelle an assassin who is trying to maintain a stable life in a corrupt world, and her gambling brother Jackie who is in denial of his problems and thinks they can be quickly fixed. Solemn (the villain)wants the Transcoder for himself to save his wife and will use deadly force if need be. Not knowing what it is Jackie steals the Transcoder from Christian. Yada yada yada... The Transcode changes hands a couple of times. Then the plot gets a little confusing, but stays entertaining.

    this movie is gem among those low budget straight to video sci-fi flicks. The acting is good and so is the directing. Although the cgi, production and camera work is the same as other straight to video films, i.e. ten years behind. The look is awesome and heavily influenced by H.R. Giger art. Many think it's suppose to be set in the future, but it is actual set in an alternate reality since there are no advances in technology except the DNA hacking. Bai Ling's out fits are unconventional and look great. She really kicks ass in this movie.

    The plot is a little confusing and has a few plot holes. This movie is not for everyone. If you like techno punk futuristic waste land sci-fi movies then you will like this.

    I give this film a 7 out of 10. The movie was entertaining by need work on the plot.

    Get Your Body Beats, Let Your Blood Flow

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      Michelle: Believe me, from where I come from, death is just an upgrade.

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      References Brazil (1985)
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2023 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Gene Generation Hackers Fan Site
      • Official MySpace site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Gene Generation
    • Filming locations
      • Linda Vista Hospital - 610 S. St. Louis Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ascension Pictures
      • Middle Link
      • Red Cam Studios
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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