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Movie Reviews of The Car
Movie Review: 1977's The Car
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this one with my sister when we where about 13 years old. Had to walk home from the local theater and kept looking over our shoulders to make sure a demonic car wasn't following us. LOL!
The film is great fun and has a wonderfully funky custom Lincoln that runs over pedestrians and flattens police cars with horrific abandon. The "car is the star" to be sure but the supporting cast takes the story seriously enough to make things seem plausible. Granted no car can do this, but the characters are likable and developed enough to make them engaging, even in the face of such preposterous circumstances. The chases also manage to inject some excitement and heroism. Plus I love the fact that no explanation is ever given as to where the car really comes from.
Watch for the car to show up again in the end credits too. After it is supposedly blown up and buried we get a fender level view of the car driving through a city. If you haven't seen this one, check it out. It's way better than Christine! Fun stuff!
Movie Review: "Better than STAR WARS?"
Summary: 4 Stars
In 1977 I was still young enough to fall for hype; Starlog magazine claimed "Star Wars" was going to be "Everything a science fiction fan ever wanted to see on the screen," so I went in expecting Asimov, Bester & Clarke and got Flash Gordon instead. It took me several years to appreciate that film for what it was.
Shortly thereafter a film I had never heard of played in the theatre down the street; a thriller called "The Car." I went to see it having no idea what it was or where it was going, and it took a surreal, supernatural turn I didn't expect... so I can truly say I liked it better than "Star Wars." That really isn't the case any more, but "The Car" is still a great little B-picture, unapologetically weird and clever enough to avoid any explanations for the bizarrerie.
And The Car still looks meaner than Darth, even with his helmet on.
Movie Review: Zoom! Zoom!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is pure popcorn entertainment at it's best. Director Elliott Silverstein borrows liberally from both Hitchcock and Spielberg and you even hear the ominous strains from the opening credits of Kubrick's "The Shining". This film borrows more from "Duel" than "Christine" because it's not a tongue-in-cheek exercise. You will believe there is a demonically possessed car mowing down unsuspecting Southwesterners. Lot's of good actors in the cast, personal fave John Marley who played Jack Woltz in "The Godfather". Cast billing, however, is not dependent on your surviving the wrath of the black Sedan. You could be Nicholson and Pacino and it'll still mow you down. I watched this with my wife while hibernating after a four foot snowfall. This weather event enhanced our claustrophobia which made "The Car" even more chilling.Movie Review: Early cable cult classic finally on DVD!
Summary: 4 Stars
It seems like I'm not the only fan of this little gem of a movie. This wound up having a following because it was always on cable in the late 70s, and I hadn't seen it since.
When I saw the DVD advertised, it was like finding an old toy in the attic.
This took on a following just like "Over the Edge" did, because of cable. So that explains the excitement of some of the reviewers.
This movie is a hoot, would be in your "midnight at the drive in" DVD collection, and a classic in its own right.
There's not a lot to the story, good vs evil, possessed car, one of the cheesiest endings of all time but a lot of fun.
I have a feeling if there is a remake, Paris Hilton will be in it, because the 2 girls who play Debbie and Marie are both sisters of her mom.
Movie Review: The Car Returns!
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, it is cheesy,more than a tad goofy but I still find a soft spot for this picture. I first saw it at a theatre in Minneapolis when it was released and while, ok, it is a combination of JAWS, DUEL and something ripped out of Hell. Great to see it out in a dvd better than the previous edition (and at a nice price -- unlike the out of stock version). If you are looking for something meaningful to watch -- this ain't it. Still as Howard Hawks (or was it John Ford?) once said, "Messages are for Western Union."