Race With the Devil
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Movie Reviews of Race With the Devil
Movie Review: Fun, cheap guilty-pleasure drive-in classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie rocks. I don't care what anyone says. It's a blast. It was made on a shoe-string budget and, at times, it shows but overall this movie has a cool story, good actors, plenty of action, and some spooky moments. It does have some hilarious moments like when Warren Oates and Peter Fonda are toasting each other, "here's to the best damn vacation we might have in our whole lives!" Hilarious! Five minutes later they're being persued by Satanic maniacs. Isn't that always the way life works out? One minute you're toasting with some chardone and the next minute, yep, chased by a death cult in rural Texas! What is it with Texas and their crazy cults anyway!? lol....Peter Fonda and Warren Oates have been in other movies before. The thing I like about these two is that they really were friends in real life and LOVED working together. It shows. They are believable as friends and it's fun to watch. The wives are a bit screwball, especially Fonda's!
We've got:
snakes attacking out of cupboards
mechanics at gas stations 'repairing' windshields with duct tape
satanic police officers
people swimming in an outdoor pool in freezing cold winter conditions
crazy satanists who like to party at a local hillbilly, cajon bar dive
one hella-beat-up motorhome!
Peter Fonda racing Warren Oates on dirtbikes
naked Satanists making some damn strange noises and making sacrifices
cryptic devil messages left on the backs of RV's
Lara Parker doing what Lara does best, SCREAMING bloody murder the whole flick!
More dirt bikes
Satanic pursuits
Oh and, by the way, remember that A-hole jerk from the Stallone film, "First Blood?" The guy who tried to shoot Rambo from a helicopter and ended up falling to his death? He directed this movie and starred in it! He was one of the zillions of cult members after our heroic characters!
One of my favorite lines from this movie (hope I'm getting this right!) was when Oates and Fonda are drinkin' outside the Winnebago and they are basking and bragging about their business success, money, and situation as friends. "Look at us, we built it man! We really built it, man!" lol
This movie is full of camp and goofiness but it is also very cool, exciting, and worth watching over and over. Enjoy!!
Movie Review: It Is Ironic To See Lara Parker Running Away From The Devil Rather Than Running Towards Him!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fans of the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" will want to see "Race with the Devil." It stars the beautiful Lara Parker as Kelly Marsh. Her husband Roger (Peter Fonda) and friends (Warren Oates and Loretta Swit) are terrorized and pursued by Satan worshippers as they travel the countryside in their RV while en-route to Amarillo, Texas.
Lara Parker is most famous for her role as the diabolical Angelique on "Dark Shadows." A Satan-worshipping witch, she would harm anyone who stood between her and her beloved Barnabas Collins, a vampire. Many times Angelique was merciless. Parker also starred in an episode of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." She was a witch working as a model who wanted to kill her way to the top of the fashion industry. (Incidentally, both "Dark Shadows" and "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" were directed by Dan Curtis.) Therefore it is ironic to see Lara Parker in a role where she is tormented by witches. Her performance in "Race with the Devil" is an excellent one as it was with all her projects.
"Race with the Devil" has the same Satanic conspiratorial elements of "Rosemary's Baby." The helpless vacationers can't trust anyone as they race towards Amarillo. While watching this horror film, I kept hearing Rosemary Woodhouse screaming, "They're all witches!"
An excellent cast, suspenseful chase scenes, and an open, downbeat ending make "Race with the Devil" a must see for all fans of occult horror. Fans of Lara Parker and "Dark Shadows" will also want to see this film. It is interesting to see the gorgeous Parker in the role of victim rather than victimizer.
Anchor Bay has provided a great presentation of "Race with the Devil." It is shown in a widescreen presentation of 1.85:1 and is replete with full-length audio commentary from Lara Parker, an interview with Peter Fonda, and theatrical trailer. A movie poster replica has also been provided inside the plastic keep case.
Movie Review: If only Loretta could have kept her " hot lips " shut .....
Summary: 5 Stars
......and not so concerned about driving the damn RV the next morning they wouldn't have been in this mess !!
I have to give this gem five stars because it's just that good . I'm quite fond of horror movies from this era because they freaked us out as kids and make us laugh our fannies off as adults . " Race With the Devil " is truly entertaining , delivers the goods and worth every penny . It has something for everyone . Thrills , action , suspense, proper buriel techniques of family pets while on the road and most importantly - hospitality and tourism of the mid west .
The story starts out normal enough , two couples starting out on a road trip in their stylish Vogue RV bound for Aspen . But with all the great camping grounds across this counrty , they instead decide to pull off the highway.( you know those little access roads you see when your driving along on an interstate and you think to yourself " I wonder what's up there ? " - well now you know ! )After seeing something sinister in the thicket and being blown off by the local fuzz , Frank ( Warren Oates )
declares " We're gonna take care of this when we get to Amarillo .( oh ,
excuse me , Frank calls it Am-eh-rilla )Only they didn't know getting there would be half the fun ! What starts out as a horror movie quickly becomes an action adventure that rivels " Duel " . There are plenty of chase scenes ( I never knew an RV could go so fast ! ) full of cars that blow up in mid air before they actually hit anything and a gratuitous snake wrestling scene that makes you realize that swinging a rattler over your head and beating it on the floor is sometimes the best way to kill it . Add this flick to your movie library and watch it before and after every road trip you take . You won't be disappointed !!
Movie Review: The best argument against drunk driving EVER...
Summary: 5 Stars
What can you learn from 'Race With The Devil'? Lots of things, as it turns out. For instance, if you're being chased by Texan satanists whom you've witnessed murder someone, it's probably not a good idea to let the alcoholic in the group do all the high speed driving. Also, if he wrecks the vehicle because he's been drinking since midday and you actually manage to get it back on the road, don't let him drive it again. To that effect, if there's a sneaking suspicion that you're still being followed by the satanists after escaping, recognize that it's not the appropriate time to go out to the bar with people you've just met and let the alcoholic who will be driving again that night drink even more.
If you are a woman, testing your vocal chords and lung capacity with shrill noises and crying IS an option, but remember also that you possess arms and legs, which enable you to walk, run and even punch and kick things, should the notion strike you. If everyone giving you directions appears to be keeping you from your destination rather than assisting you, it could be time to invest in an actual map. If you are eighty-two miles away from your destination after a seemingly endless assault from your enemies and the alcoholic suggests pulling over for another drink, politely decline, and continue to safety. Finally, if you yourself are a satanist and are attempting to stop a person or people who happen to be driving an RV and who make frequent stops for alcohol and the subsequent RV accidents, might you try slashing the tires of the RV to immobilize them, rather than slashing the tires of the motorbikes strapped to the back that clearly are not their primary mode of transportation?
Seriously though, hugely entertaining film. I enjoyed it a lot.
Movie Review: BETTER THAN YOU THINK
Summary: 5 Stars
What makes this movie so scary is that the people who are the monsters are the most ordinary people you could think of; gas station attendants, RV park retirees, Country Western bands and a local sheriff or two...and the premise is deceptively simple: two couples go on vacation in an RV big enough to house a family of twelve (only slight exaggeration) and on the FIRST night Warren Oates and Peter Fonda (after making the first mistake of turning off the main road and going off on their own into unknown territory in a well-intentioned effort to avoid crowds...) witness a Satanic Cult sacrifing a young girl...and Loretta Swit unwittingly becomes the catalyst for their unwanted attention by yelling at her husband to come in...then the story takes off in a hurry. And all the time there really are monsters everywhere you look...the same sort of every day plausible situation anyone could conceivably find themselves in; a Satanic version of Deliverance...another seemingly innocent situation that started out to be a simple canoe ride downriver turned into the nightmare from Hell.
What is so disturbing here is that no matter where they go or how far or how innocent the people they encounter along the way seem, all are against them and the ending is really terrifying and a genuine shocker. You don't get to relax for one single second; it is a fast nightmare ride, with pieces of the RV flying off, the women screaming and the men yelling and all sorts of nasty surprises along the way, culminating in the aforementioned, even more disturbing, climax. Well worth the price, great entertainment.