wkozak221 I like this film. I like all the actors in here except Gary Busey seems to go over the top 99% over the time. The film moves along well. I like the scenery which is really nice. The two problems I have with the film is Gary Busey's dinner story which was really sick. Also, this film would have been much better without all the vulgar language. They could have told the story better if they used other language. Why i don't like today's movies overall is that screenwriters think people talk like this in everyday life. I don't. I hardly ever curse. Maybe screen writers should have the oxford annotated dictionary while they are writing screen plays. That includes ALL screen writers. I have this in my collection and the original with Joel Mc Crea.

geminiredblue In Seattle, Jack Mason (Ice-T) lives on the streets. His dog got run over and he just lost his best friend. With nothing left to live for, Jack plans on ending it. Until he's stopped by Walter Cole (Charles S. Dutton). He offers Jack a job to be a guide for some rich hunters out into the wilderness. At first hesitant, the poor man agrees. But, upon touching down in the vast Wenatchee National Forest, Jack becomes increasingly suspicious of the hunters. Early the next morning, he learns the horrifying truth. Giving him a head start, the hunters are determined to track him down and kill him. So now, running for his life, Jack must try to find a way to outwit and defeat the group of sadistic maniacs. In some ways, this film is kind of like HARD TARGET. But with less of the wit and fun. In its place, however, the filmmakers put more fully-fleshed out characters and moments of questionable violence. It also has some telling things to say about the plight of the homeless people. Though not nearly as enjoyable as HARD TARGET, it's still a worthy action/ adventure film.

peterpants66 The early nineties was a massive cross-over period for the hip-hop artist looking to solidify a lengthy career outside of the music biz. Ice-T plays a bum on the street until he crosses paths with Rutger Hauer who invites him to earn some cash out in the woods with a couple of his rich buddies. For his ignorance he's rewarded with being the pawn in a game of human hunting. But he's not nearly as easy to kill as he seems (dreadlocks) and he ends up collecting some scalps of his own en-route to a crisp finish(Toasty). The movie was a cable classic, an adventure with the likes of Gary Busey and Charles Dutton brandishing hi-caliber firearms and fast motor bikes. And guess what? You just might learn sumthin from this here, inner-city meets outer-limits tale of deception and greed. For one, never, EVER, shoot a gun you just found on the street. Clean it first. The end.

merklekranz "Surviving the Game" is a hunted in the woods action picture with numerous problems. The set up in Seattle, with Ice T being duped into becoming the hunted, takes way too long. Once in the remote wilderness, there are frequent talky moments that seem like, and are, nothing but celluloid filler. The movie becomes less and less logical as it goes along, and the conclusion is a total train wreck. A night instantly changing into day sequence on atv's is absolutely priceless. Some of the acting is acceptable, and character development is pretty good, but the film fails to impress, because eventually all logic flies out the window, and the ending is rushed and wretched. - MERK