An American thriller remake directed by Gela Babluani, starring Ray Winstone, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham.
An electrician steals a ticket to a game from a man who dies in the house he is wiring. The game involves men betting large amounts of money on modified versions of Russian Roulette.
Interestingly, Gela Babluani directed this, the original Tzameti 13 (2005) and 2 other obscure films. I have to say I liked Tzameti much more. This was like a dumbed down American version of that. If I remember correctly, the original was all in black and white. The plot of this did not hold my attention very well and the characters were shallow. Anything made after 2000 by a major film company is going to look at least alright. If Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham could be afforded, then decent cameras would have been used. The sound was kind of off, but I think that was the fault of whoever digitized and uploaded it. It sounded muffled and mid-rangey. What is most difficult to describe is the difference in "weight" between this and the original. Things in that seemed important because of film elements working together for emphasis. This seemed trivial all the way through, like a modern version of the 1980s Full Moon one-off flicks. I rate this tolerable. Considering how many options are out there, you would be better off watching something else.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
13 tzameti (2005)

a georgian drama directed by gela babluani
the real meat of this film is a game of russian roulette. the main character is number 13 in the game. tensions are high as the game progesses. lots of players die. for fuck's sake, they're shooting incompletely loaded guns at eachother!
the audio sounded like it was in french to me, but as it's from georgia (a place in europe, not the state) it could be another language. the video was in black and white. subtitles were providd, on time and clearly visible.
I thought it was pretty good. it relied mainly on plot and setting, so those points in it's favor don't go unaccounted for. if you like decent movies, this is definitely one to check out.
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