Deadly Game

Stars: Roddy McDowell (Fright Night), Jenny Seagrove (Local Hero), Marc Singer (Beastmaster II), Michael Beck (Megaforce). Ye olde "humans-make-the-best-prey" plot line is trotted out once again in this reasonably fast-paced, yet rather foolish, cable thriller. Seven people are invited to the secluded island of a mysterious millionaire. Most of the seven are dumb and greedy; ergo, they must die. The filmmakers stretch the turkey-shoot premise out by adding a dubious Phantom-of-the-Opera twist: each of the seven have wronged Mr. Maskface earlier. As the crew stumble through the lush vegetation being scared out of their wits (probably by the overbearing soundtrack), each has a flashback explaining why they were chosen to be killed. The tame (and lame) love interest angle is supplied by Singer and Seagrove who lock lips about 3/4ths of the way through the film for no apparent reason. Low-budget, and low-brain, The Deadly Game has two things going for it: numero-uno--the action is fairly constant, and numero-two-o--the price is right for the 2-pack (less than 40 bucks per copy wholesale). Audience: Action fans may want to take a look.