Headgame (2018) User Reviews

You need your head looked at if you thought this was in any way good!

[omendata · 3/10 · 5 April 2018]

Tediously boring virtually from beginning to the end. Whats with the vaping - Death by vape what a crock!

Awful acting from the off with the possible exception of the Noomi Rapace lookalike. Digital cameras embedded in yer heid full of acid? C'mon who thought this turkey up and wrote this totality of tragic tosh needs to go back to writing school.

The whole premise has been done to death its like a bad merging of The Purge and Hostel with non of the talent of either in any area!

Its one of those "wish i had listened to the 1/10 reviews". Nuff said; watch it at your peril!

Nice try

[spectra-36160 · 3/10 · 3 June 2018]

Seriously, did no one consider I dunno....... Climbing the damn pallets?!?!?

Few good ideas. I enjoyed the musical score and some of the acting wasn't bad.

But, it was such an incredibly dumb movie in so many groan out loud ways (too many to list) that it shatters any sense of escapism or interest early on.

Still, I've watched much, much worse. Especially recently!

If this kind of horror floats your boat then give it a go, me personally...... I'd find something else.

A headspinning flick

[Rai_Actiene · 3/10 · 20 February 2018]

The premise and story was fun, but the constant rotating pan shots took me out of the movie.

Ugh. Don'e listen to the FAKE reviews

[DrRicketts · 1/10 · 14 March 2018]

Just another "let's get people in a room and let them kill each other" SAW-ripoff movie, without any memorable kills. Cheap effects (Cameras in their heads? Really? And I saw that fake machete chop you did there), large plot holes (Where did the scars go? 6 hrs wandering around palates without anything happening?), bad dialog. Painful to watch. Without the fake reviews, probably gets a 2 or 3, but gave it a one just to even this crap out.

You actually HOPE they ALL DIE!!!!!

[camarossdriver · 1/10 · 7 May 2021]

I've gone through the "good reviews" about this film,and I'm going to assume that most (if not ALL) were written by someone who was involved with making this train wreck of ANOTHER "Let's Play a Game" horror movie. There isn't ONE character you care about...AT ALL! The sadistic people watching these people trapped (with cameras mounted to their foreheads...which is HILARIOUS by the way) are more fun to root for than the Human GoPro characters! If you want to kill an hour and a half,and have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE TO DO,then give it a watch. I HAVE seen worse movies than this...but not by much. But if you end up saying "Jeesh! I just wasted part of my life on this."...don't say I didn't warn you.

Toodles.

Couldn't finish it

[rudygerst · 1/10 · 23 May 2020]

I don't think I've ever seen an exposition dump like in this movie. In the first minutes, we litterally have some guy saying to the audience "This is character A, he"s stong. This is character B, she's smart"...etc.

Clearly, the most scary thing in this movie was the acting. Beyond atrocious !

This movie looks like a (bad) student project. I couldn't tell you about the plot, as I couldn't give any sh** about it, and I couldn't go past the 1-hour mark.

Don't watch.

Dumbest. Movie. Ever.

[ToBeloved · 25 March 2018]

Terrible acting. Terrible story. Terrible period. Do NOT believe all these fake reviews.

One of the worst of the sub-genre

[jon5000 · 2/10 · 14 April 2020]

There is almost nothing to like in this movie. The set up and plot is something you have seen before, but this is probably the worst iteration of it I have ever come across. The concept of the cameras in their head could have /maybe/ been cool it 1) the makeup effects were any good. It didn't even look remotely like a camera lens, and it definitely didn't appear to actually be in their head, meerly pasted to it, and 2) if they had actually used that gimmick to steer the direction in a new direction. But they only show about two shots in the whole film that are supposedly from those cameras. If you're going to have a gimmick at least use it! Furthermore, when the camera is removed from the winner there should be a massive scar left from the giant hole that would have been made to insert the camera and yet none exists.

The script is contrived and offers nothing in the way of story or character development. It's the typical paint-by-numbers for movies like these. The acting is bland and basic. There arent even any good kills to keep this movie enjoyable or worth watching. I can forgive a lot of terrible things in a movie if they have some good, gory and entertaining kills. This movie has none of that. It fails at every level of filmmaking. First and foremost, it fails to be even the slightest bit entertaining. Not even worth a watch to waste time.

I guess the camera stayed in focus, so a star for that I guess.

Garbage

[abotello-09067 · 1/10 · 15 August 2018]

Don't watch it it's straight garbage. All the the reviews that give it a higher score are fake

Headgame: Needs a sequel

[Platypuschow · 6/10 · 22 February 2018]

Headgame is one of those horror movies that falls into the sub genre I adore. Where you have a series of people who wake up and are forced to play a deadly game (Such as SAW, Cube, Circle and The Human Race)

Upon realising that's what this is I became rather excited. It tells the story of a group who wake up with camera's attached their foreheads. If they tamper with it they will get shocked, if they remove it the vial of acid set within will kill them.

They are told that only one can survive and that the exit will not open until there is only one survivor. So you know the drill, all hell breaks loose.

Trouble is I think the "Hell" occurs too fast and it's all rather uninventive. Then we have the finale which is multi-tiered and it's a real mixed bag.

You see I'm not sure if I like it, I think that because of the concept (Which is actually quite good) this really needs to become a franchise.

The likelihood of a Headgame 2 is pretty damn remote and that's a shame as this being a single standalone movie it simply isn't meeting its potential.

Headgame is a watchable effort for fans of the subgenre but is just above average compared to others.

The Good:

Very clever twists

Great concept

The Bad:

Don't know how I feel about the ending

Distinctly average for the most part

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Having a lense attached to your head comple with vial of acid will leave no scarring or marks of any sort

Completely rubbish

[pejman-foroughi-d · 1/10 · 29 June 2018]

I had not seen a total rubbish movie in my whole life until this one......awful acting....awful story..awful directing .....i can't say even enough about it....it's a huge waste of time ....even for a fun night with friends.....

Terrifying film draws you in..

[rachelwarila · 8/10 · 22 February 2018]

Great acting and even better directing for this film, really draws you in and you never know what to expect. I enjoyed the depth of the story in this horror film that you don't see too often in this genre.

It was actually not too bad

[tohkwongweng · 6/10 · 31 August 2018]

I've noticed the people who give 1's and 2's to an ok scary movie aren't really massive fans of the horror genre. However to be fair as well I would have scored this movie a lot lower if not for the surprise twist at the end. Worth an extra 4 or 5 out of 10. There is absolutely no way anyone could have seen it coming. I do agree that it had its tedious moments and plot holes but then again It was saved by the ending. I say give it a watch if you're feeling spoilt for choice, you won't walk away disappointed.

Absolute utter waste

[ramsesdoom · 1/10 · 29 April 2018]

...of time! This is one of the genres I like the most, so I've seen quite a few. But this one cannot be described simply as bad. On top of that, it's embarrassing, the plot sucks, the comment are utter shite, the acting is OMG soooo bad. It's right up there with that Bret Michaels self-directed/self-produced/self-acted film. Unbelievably bad!

shocking .......dont go there

[tonybeatson-901-440249 · 1/10 · 21 April 2018]

All the great reviews this film as received on IMDB must have been written by the actors and people involved in the making of the film......that's the only reason i can come up with for them ....terrible film

Holier than Swiss Cheese, stinkier than Limburger

[marcdavidcohn · 2/10 · 8 April 2018]

To start off honest I enjoyed reading the reviews of this movie more than watching the movie itself. My 2cents...

So many gaps in continuity and plot development create confusion aplenty. The cameras, actually matte black plastic disks, were expected to be integral to the film style and considering the name of the movie. Well, cameras? Nope nope nope. It could have been much cooler with more thoughtful first person views. Somebody forgot to take their creativity pill that day.

Then there are those evil vaporizers (aka vapes) that seemingly played a larger role than the cameras and we never learn why. Why?

The acting was abysmal and the effects laughable. The soundtrack with its mix of opera and house rave was disturbing. The ending starts just like the beginning. I thought Bill Murray would pop out. Wish he did. Please god please don't let there be a sequel.

Three tips to the editors if Someone bankrolls another one of these dogs:

if 6 hours ticks by on a clock you need to show people actually doing something other than stumbling around in a maze of wood pallets.

Machetes have relatively straight blades, no half moon cutouts to fit nicely around the neck. Stinks like a rotten B-movie.

A camera lens drilled into your forehead with a vial of acid and a battery in tow WILL certainly leave some sort of marks, I mean a lot of marks like shredded hamburger, the next morning. Think about it eh?

I lost an hour and a half plus of my life and theatrical patience to this movie. Thankfully it cost me zilch to watch it. I gave it an extra star because the ending credits were the best part of the movie.

Beyond awful

[greg-29535 · 1/10 · 2 September 2019]

Not even one good thing to say. Student film making at its worst....

Is good

[snoztilt · 5/10 · 17 August 2018]

È un bel film sopratutto la fine non mi sarei mai aspettato che l'intrappolasse tutti per ucciderli

Unbelievably bad...

[cxrxb · 1/10 · 30 July 2018]

Plot holes, bad storytelling, continuity errors, bad acting and bad writing. Not even worth watching to make fun of.... I wish i could gice negative stars to counteract the fake reviews on here.

Better than Jigsaw?

[dewi-taylor · 6/10 · 20 February 2018]

I enjoyed watching this more than the latest Jigsaw (2017) movie. it's predictable, low-budget stuff but if you are after a fun, watch-with-a-friend, low-expectation flick, then give this a go. I mostly look forward to reading others' reviews, mostly

Headache more than game.

[minty100 · 4/10 · 11 October 2018]

The best part of the film was the end credits. Started off with some promise. Then it just got predictable & boring. I'm not the type of person to turn a film off though until I get to the end just to see if it can redeem itself. This film certainly had no redeeming quality. Acting was poor, concept was repetitive & very overused. It's a mix of Saw, Hunger Games & most poorly put together "horror" films. The idea that the last one standing gets to join an elite club that get to keep playing "The Game" was just pathetic. The end twist was so obviously coming. Now for the actual film. All 6 "contestants" wake up with a camera attached to their forehead. They are in an old warehouse that has plenty of cameras all around it. They have to kill each other to win within a 12 hour time frame. As you can imagine it's pretty boring & the obvious favourite wins in the end. There wasn't much thought put into the methods used to bump off any of the players. No clever set ups. Just boring death after death. Can't think of a decent, recently made horror to suggest watching instead as there are none.

Sick, slick and BRILLIANT!

[AndyVanScoyoc · 10/10 · 29 July 2018]

I bypassed this film, so many times on Amazon Prime because I was afraid it was going to just be mindless, plotless, gorefest shlock like the Saw and to a degree, the Hostel franchises.

I've never been so happy to be surprised!

Wow, wow, wow!

How low can humans go when their lives depend on it? Watch this film and find out.

Things aren't always what they seem...and neither are people.

The ending of this film is a SERIOUS shocker...but the twist is unbelievable and leaves the motives open to ENDLESS speculation as to why it ended the way it did.

Rarely do I give ANY film a 10 rating...but this one deserved it.

I HIGHLY recommended this film!!!

Are you Game?

[nogodnomasters · 6/10 · 25 February 2018]

This is a common theme. People are drugged and placed in a setting where they are forced to compete for their lives. It is a ten little Indians type of thing. They introduce all the characters at a party, except one who we get to know before the party so it is not too hard to figure out who wins.

This one was no better or worse than the bulk of this type of film out there. People take sides and try to kill each other while trying to figure out how to leave.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Bad, not awful

[mvike · 4/10 · 11 March 2019]

There isn't much to say...

To those saying the acid cameras would leave marks, they did. You can see the marks on her head, although not much of em.

The acting isn't awful, the film QUALITY is A+ ...that's about it for the good.

Oh, and I will say...the final 15 minutes is more interesting and this film should've been about some secret society with just those people, the main bad guy was pretty neat.

The overall plot was ...nothing new. Typical SAW plot.

What I didn't get at the end is what she was doing with one of the "Elders"? It's clear she wasn't part of this society to begin with...so what...did she go to him off camera and say "I can take them All out?" Even if so...why would he agree...what sense would it make and why did she eve- oh never mind idk why I'm even asking. It's very stupid. Cut out the final 5 seconds and it's not awful awful. Add in the final 5 and you've got a bad movie, with a double twist that leaves the last twist making NO SENSE.

3 stars for the film quality 1 star for the acting

4/10 stars

Even drunk this was dull

[angelamiatt · 2/10 · 18 March 2023]

There are certain types of films I watch after an evening out. Usually low budget, horror genre, not high rating. The sort of films where you know what you are getting and that's what you get - usually gruesome, not brilliantly acted, minimal storyline but the effect is fun/ engaging/ entertaining and fill 90 mins.

This film was none of that! It was dull, badly acted and even worse effects than if I'd tried with a pair of scissors and sticky back plastic.

It's rare I write a bad review - just because I didn't like something doesn't mean it's bad, but on this occasion - this is BAD.

AVOID! Sorry but it's bad.