The Salute of the Jugger 1989/1990 [alternative name The Blood of Heroes] by AverageMansReviews

The Salute of the Jugger 1989/1990 [alternative name The Blood of Heroes] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is breaking of leg/facial scarring/biting a piece of ear off/animal cruelty.

Storyline: it is something I can best describe as; it knows what it is doing from beginning to end and it sticks to it and not to give too much away, but the ending is on reflection fits in with this kind of film, but having said that I did say to the person I was watching this film with "Was that it?" Likewise on reflection I would say the pacing knows what it is doing and sticks to it; but this in itself just seems to drift along at no great speed.

Action/Art: the action revolves around this post-apocalyptic sport known as "The Game."Firstly non-league you have this team going around from settlement to settlement waging little items of value against let's just say the resources of this particular settlement. The basic idea is you have five players on both teams; the winner is the player that it is their job to put this K-9 skull on this wooden spike; there are three rounds of 100 stones each; after 300 stones it is a draw [100 stones is the timer you have this individual throwing 100 stones one by one at something hanging up after 100 stones; break.]

But now on to the league mostly everything is the same but for some differences; it is ran by the hierarchy of this society which live deep so deep underground and if you win they will take care of you and you will get the finest things that this new world has to offer and finally this man hits this drum with the 100 stones [in this cage area, he's not trapped, he is just there to do his job; located high up above the sports arena and to one side.]

Art; there is something good-looking scenery for one example this Sun rising whilst there is a this game going on with and we have bands playing in different locations in this film

Characters/Performances: including the on-screen chemistry; they are what they are; I can't say they are poor, because they are not, but they are something solid.

This film receives: 4/10, this film is mixed; to be more precise I may have illustrated to you that this film knows what it is designed to be and sticks to that [it is in the same kind of ballpark as Mad Max,] on a quick side note if there are any fans of the following performers they are in this project; Rutger Hauer as Sallow, Delroy as Lindo or Vincent D'Onofrio as Young Gar; take a look at this film, but don't get your hopes up too much.