. Film data from TMDb. The villain here is... not. (uncredited), Basketball Executive Reviews 0; Discussions 0; We don't have any reviews for Welcome to Sudden Death. Jesse Freeman (Michael Jai White, Black Dynamite) is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Some good fight scenes but bogged down by some annoying characters and dialogue though it's overall a fun watch. The action is badly choreographed, time is wasted with the characters basically strolling around the building and adding nothing to the story. Dallas Jackson With Michael Jai White, Michael Eklund, Sabryn Rock, Nakai Takawira. I do think a lot of people will watch. Regie Dallas Jackson. Rest assured it is indeed some kind of thing. You can find it right now on Netflix USA. Welcome to Sudden Death is the kind of movie you'd expect to see in the $3 bin at Walmart but it is watchable solely because of Michael Jai White. Instead of being a mesomorphic firefighter like the 1995 film, Michael Jai White is Jesse Freeman, a ci-devant Special Forces soldier who was flogged in Afghanistan. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team's owner and Jesse's daughter during opening night. Also, basketball doesn't have sudden death. I typically like Gary…. Welcome to Sudden Death is less a sequel to Sudden Death, and more like the Go-Bots to Sudden Death's Transformers. Welcome to Sudden Death (Video 2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 81 minutes Starring Media. Reimagining of the JCVD film, this time featuring a sport that does not have sudden death rules. Michael Jai White. The time where I swallow my pride and endure another cash grab from Universal 1440, who somehow have a deal with Netflix to release their input on the very same week they release it on VOD and other digital platforms like VUDU and Apple TV. Look, Michael Jai White is a badass. I’m fairly certain the main characters live in a model home. I love the criminally underrated SUDDEN DEATH (JCVD does DIE HARD at a Stanley Cup game!) Cast. Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it’s up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller. The dialogue is noticeably awful, largely due to the terrorist characters, they’re basically written as the terrorists in the original, only without any presentable ideologies or doubts. Budget-Revenue-Keywords. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Another Van Damme IP and it’s his 1995 fan favorite actioner Sudden Death. Filming & Production Did you know that Netflix is the biggest Film-Distributor of 2018? Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team’s owner and Jesse’s daughter during opening night. Psi. Sudden Death is a 1995 American action-thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, and Dorian Harewood. He kicks ass, and he also shoots someone in the face with a t-shirt gun. Release Dates The main problem? Milli. Language Cast; Report; what going on? Gus. All Critics (5) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3) There are no critic reviews yet for Welcome to Sudden Death. (as Anthony J. Mifsud), Torturer More details at Includes experimental, animation and short film work alongside features from early cinema through current releases.…. 1700+ Films Directed By Black American Filmmakers. Could have used less comic relief and more mascot fights though. HARD TARGET 2 > thisTake that as you will. Writer(s) A former special forces officer must save an arena full of basketball fans from tech-savvy terrorists. Michael Jai White is pretty good here, especially in the fight scenes, but all the script really asks him to do is furrow his brow and yell about his kids and do some okay fights. It’s entirely clumsy, it’s cathartic of every slight bit of potential and the ending is preposterous (in a bad way unlike Sudden Death). Director(s) Cast & Crew. Directed by Dallas Jackson. Fuck plotFuck storyFuck actingFuck a villain's motivationFuck good action. Michael Jai WhiteMichael EklundSabryn Rock Release Dates Synopsis. That was nice. This is the first action movie I’ve seen that has that Hallmark movie sheen on it, and it’s distracting. (uncredited), Secret Service Supervisor The actors who played the terrorists gave some of the worst villainous performances I’ve seen all year. . Critic Reviews for Welcome to Sudden Death. Gamma. Filming & Production and I also love the criminally underused Michael Jai White, but I'd have to be a fool to think an out-of-nowhere remake like WELCOME TO SUDDEN DEATH would be anything but sad. He is one of my favorite martial artists. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Devlin Montez Buddy (Groove Remix) Written by We Don't Ride Llamas Performed by We Don't Ride Llamas Produced by We Don't Ride Llamas, King Tech, Aki Starr Courtesy of 36 Chambers . TMDb Welcome to Sudden Death Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Synopsis. | Dallas Jackson Instead he…, My review of the 1998 original is found here: letterboxd.com/misswliu81/film/sudden-death/, I dunno if this is supposed to be a remake or reboot or be it an alternate version of Sudden Death, the 1995 Jean-Claude Van Damme film that had a Die-Hard formula, and one that I enjoyed a good deal, but Welcome to Sudden Death wouldn't have been so bad, if the script didn't go down the TV show ABC Family - route. Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it’s up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller. Similarly though, White is the quintessential stereotype of the absentee father who has "missed [his son's] last ball game". It premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2020. Jesse Freeman is een voormalig special forces lid en explosieven expert, nu werkt hij als beveiliger voor een nieuw hypermodern basketbalstadion. 2020 Diana. Cypress Hill comes on during one of the fights. Play Trailer ... Full Cast & Crew. The film was released in the United States on December 22, 1995. He can fight with the best of them. Official Sites The arena for the Phoenix Falcons basketball team is underpopulated with several extras appearing pretty complacent about the current score. © Letterboxd Limited. Governor . (001 - 041) ~ January (042 - 089) ~ February (090 - 127) ~ March (128 - 162) ~ April…, Justin LaLiberty 1,254 films 92 11 Edit. English His wife, who is also a martial artist, goes toe to toe with Michael in here and they kick each other’s asses in one of the better fights. Michael Eklund. The bad guys are, as the great Jim Kelly once said, "straight out of a comic book." Release dates in notes. Aside from Gus (Gary Owens), the motormouth janitor, the film is pretty poker-faced for a spoof of Gene Quintano's underrated 'Die Hard during a Hockey Championship' original. Anthony Grant. Sudden Death is a classic Die Hard clone and this new chapter in the Sudden Death Cinematic Universe tries to bring the heat. boooo. Surprise! Soundtrack Credits . Sequel to the 1995 Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick. (uncredited), Patron- Tyler's Group The movie looks and sounds very cheap. Production information This genuinely feels like a sitcom for its entire runtime, it’s laborious to get through and it’s comically afflicted by any sensical issues. Attribution information All the original English language films released by Netflix. IMDb Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it's up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller. Directed by Dallas Jackson. One of the clumsiest and most comically cheap DTV action transmissions I've ever witnessed. Welcome to Sudden Death is an American action movie written and directed by Dallas Jackson and starring Michael Jai White, Michael Eklund, and Sabryn Rock. (as Gil Combs), Blackhawks Goalie and SWAT Member Like many post-1990s low budget action B-films, it has a TV movie/TV show feel going for it; at least with the original Sudden Death, it still felt like a cinematic Hollywood experience under Peter Hyams, who tried to inject some style and suspense into the proceedings, -…, Quickie Review It’s that time again! | I went in expecting nothing and had a fun time. The original is fun enough, but simply swapping out a visual feature as simple as a Hockey Game, isn’t fresh or expansive on the original. Gary Owen. Michael Jai White karates motherfuckers in what is basically a Hallmark movie. Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. At least it is “better” than Rogue. It premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2020.