Gamer vs Surrogates - Blu-ray Forum

BluRay Collector · 03-04-2010, 09:03 AM

They are quite similar films, but I like Gamer best. Give me your suggestions thanks.

Galactus · 03-04-2010, 09:14 AM

Surrogates because of this kickass song

Kryptonic · 03-04-2010, 09:22 AM

Neither one is very good, but Gamer is at least entertaining. I think I dozed off during some of Surrogates.

,deeii · 03-04-2010, 09:23 AM

Gamer! It's very entertaining.

mpstjohn · 03-04-2010, 12:35 PM

Definitely Gamer.

Gerard Butler and Michael C Hall.

720pDude · 03-04-2010, 01:04 PM

Slight edge to Gamer ---but not much. They both let me down.

Beast · 03-04-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BluRay Collector

They are quite similar films, but I like Gamer best. Give me your suggestions thanks.

I don't really think they're all that similar. But Surrogates was a great movie.

BluRay Collector · 03-04-2010, 01:10 PM

ye they were in terms of somebody controlling the character.

drago3451 · 03-04-2010, 01:27 PM

My buddy just told me to stay away from Gamer at all costs. He said he wanted to shut it off it was so bad. We both saw Surrogates and liked it.

Steve · 03-04-2010, 01:42 PM

So far I've only seen Surrogates. It was decent, but nothing spectacular. I passed up Gamer because I saw everywhere that it was so terrible. However, since most people here are saying it's somewhat better than Surrogates I think I'll check it out after all.

s2mikey · 03-04-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Neither one is very good, but Gamer is at least entertaining. I think I dozed off during some of Surrogates.

I havent seen Gamer and probably wont, but Surrogates was a total waste of a very interesting concept. Boring and ultimately pointless.

SleeperAgent · 03-04-2010, 01:56 PM

Gamer was good old fashioned action. Sci-fi action, but action nonetheless.

Beast · 03-04-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BluRay Collector

ye they were in terms of somebody controlling the character.

That doesn't mean the films are in any way similar.

2001 and Star Wars are both Space Movies. But they couldn't be more different.

kurtis21 · 03-04-2010, 02:00 PM

Didn't see Gamer yet...but I have Surrogates and thought it was ok. Could have been alot more though

riotinmyskull · 03-04-2010, 02:06 PM

both movies sucked...buy something better.

Al_The_Strange · 03-04-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

That doesn't mean the films are in any way similar.

2001 and Star Wars are both Space Movies. But they couldn't be more different.

I agree; "Gamer" is very perverse and hard-edged, with wild cameramanship and lots of cheesy moments. "Surrogates" is nowhere near as intense, but is not as trashy either. Their stories are different, even if their premises are vaguely similar. Their characters are very different. Themes are different (...do they even have themes?

).

Between the two, I actually enjoyed "Gamer" more and found it buy-worthy, but I can tell that it's pretty bad. I wanted to like "Surrogates," but found it a little too dull.

pokefan · 03-04-2010, 02:27 PM

I'm on board with most everyone here. Neither were great but I'd say Gamer. It at least had some good ol' speaker pumping action! Surrogates was just plain lame!

owa · 03-04-2010, 02:37 PM

I liked both of them but they didn't really strike me as being all that alike (although after reading some of the comments, I see where the comparison is coming from). I think it really depends on what style of movie you're looking for. I thought Gamer was more over-the-top action-wise (although they do go pretty extreme with some of their ideas as well) so in some ways it was more fun but Surrogates was really over-the-top is some of its ideas (about how far stuff like that could go) so I thought that was pretty interesting.

DJ Manyak · 03-04-2010, 02:46 PM

Surrogates was bad

DrasticPlastic · 03-04-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 720pDude

Slight edge to Gamer ---but not much. They both let me down.

My thoughts exactly.

03-04-2010, 09:03 AM	#1
BluRay Collector Member Member since:Mar 2010	Gamer vs Surrogates They are quite similar films, but I like Gamer best. Give me your suggestions thanks.

03-04-2010, 12:35 PM	#5
mpstjohn Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Virginia Beach, VA Home Theater Gallery:30 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:225 Blu-ray reviews:2	Definitely Gamer. Gerard Butler and Michael C Hall. LG 50PK950 50" Plasma, Onkyo TX-SR605s, Polk CS1 Center Channel Speaker, 2 Polk 60 Monitors, 2 Polk 50 Monitors, 2 Polk TSi100 Speakers, 2 Velodyne VX-11 Subwoofers, Playstation 3, XBox 360

03-04-2010, 01:27 PM	#9
drago3451 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:335 Blu-ray reviews:1	My buddy just told me to stay away from Gamer at all costs. He said he wanted to shut it off it was so bad. We both saw Surrogates and liked it. "You motorboating SOB"

03-04-2010, 01:42 PM	#10
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:77 Blu-ray collection:215 Trading Score:40	So far I've only seen Surrogates. It was decent, but nothing spectacular. I passed up Gamer because I saw everywhere that it was so terrible. However, since most people here are saying it's somewhat better than Surrogates I think I'll check it out after all. Steve WTB: PS3 case that holds 2 discs. If you have one you can part with please PM me.

03-04-2010, 01:56 PM	#12
SleeperAgent Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:LV-223 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:234 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:216	Gamer was good old fashioned action. Sci-fi action, but action nonetheless. My Trade Thread

03-04-2010, 09:14 AM	#2
Galactus Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Pillars of Creation Blu-ray collection:60 Trading Score:29	Surrogates because of this kickass song

03-04-2010, 09:22 AM	#3
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:25	Neither one is very good, but Gamer is at least entertaining. I think I dozed off during some of Surrogates.

03-04-2010, 09:23 AM	#4
,deeii Blu-ray Champion Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Netherlands SteelBooks™: 72 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:11	Gamer! It's very entertaining.

03-04-2010, 01:04 PM	#6
720pDude Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Oak Lawn, IL Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:2	Slight edge to Gamer ---but not much. They both let me down.

03-04-2010, 01:10 PM	#8
BluRay Collector Member Member since:Mar 2010	ye they were in terms of somebody controlling the character.

03-04-2010, 02:00 PM	#14
kurtis21 Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Southern NJ Home Theater Gallery:56	Didn't see Gamer yet...but I have Surrogates and thought it was ok. Could have been alot more though My Gear: Sony VPL-VW95ES 3D Projector 1080P Elite Lunette 115" 2.35.1 Curved screen Denon 3313CI Reciever Klipsch RB-61 II Home Theater 7.1 System Sony BDPS590 3D Blu-ray player Sony PS4 500GB Harmony 1000 Touch Screen Remote

03-04-2010, 02:06 PM	#15
riotinmyskull Member Member since:Oct 2009	both movies sucked...buy something better.

03-04-2010, 02:27 PM	#17
pokefan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Stillwater, OK (MEMBER "ECPP" - Tornado Alley Affiliate) Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:160 Trading Score:22	I'm on board with most everyone here. Neither were great but I'd say Gamer. It at least had some good ol' speaker pumping action! Surrogates was just plain lame! PSN ID: Pokefan03 Sanyo 42" 1080p - Pio Elite VSX-01TXH - 80GB Playstation3 Polk CS1 Center - Polk Monitor 60 fronts - Polk Monitor 30 surrounds - AA PSW-Sub12 - Belkin PureAV PF30 104 Blu's and counting - Pokefan's Trade List

03-04-2010, 02:37 PM	#18
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I liked both of them but they didn't really strike me as being all that alike (although after reading some of the comments, I see where the comparison is coming from). I think it really depends on what style of movie you're looking for. I thought Gamer was more over-the-top action-wise (although they do go pretty extreme with some of their ideas as well) so in some ways it was more fun but Surrogates was really over-the-top is some of its ideas (about how far stuff like that could go) so I thought that was pretty interesting. PSN: OWA XBL: OWAXB1

03-04-2010, 02:46 PM	#19
DJ Manyak Banned Member since:Jan 2010 Trading Score:45	Surrogates was bad

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