The Salute of the Jugger
Directed by:
David Webb PeoplesScreenplay:
David Webb PeoplesCinematography:
David EggbyComposer:
Todd BoekelheideCast:
Rutger Hauer, Delroy Lindo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Anna Katarina, Joan Chen, Gandhi MacIntyre, Richard Norton, Guy Norris, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Rackman (more)VOD (2)
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In the barren and desolate world of the post-apocalyptic era, a proud warrior known only as Sallow engages in a brutal sporting event called "juggers." Sallow was once a member of the League -- a ruling body which governs the sport -- but was summarily dismissed after committing a relatively minor infraction. Joined by a peasant girl named Kidda and a rag-tag group of outcasts, Sallow challenges the supremacy of the League by fielding his own team of rugged gladiators. The stakes of the resulting game are nothing less than life and death. (official distributor synopsis)
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I like Rutger Hauer. I like movies that are not afraid of explicitness. And I like action movies. In this case, it's basically about gladiator fights that last until the end. But I still can't help it, I simply didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Maybe it's the pace, maybe it's the style that suited me, I don't know. It's good, but it didn't impress me.
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Today I watched one of my earlier favorites after about twenty years and found a huge number of flaws with it. The film is a classic Australian B-movie from a world that has turned in the wrong direction. Jugger matches are a sort of cross between American football and gladiators. Although I prefer the more intelligent game of rugby and American football is a dumb sport for people who manage to graduate college only because they can run fast, I still found the film entertaining and it brought back a few nostalgic memories.
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