Vanishing Point
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Movie Reviews of Vanishing Point
Movie Review: Vanishing Point Dodge Challenger
Summary: 5 Stars
An open plea to the execs at DaimlerChrysler:
It is certainly a well-known fact that your corporate vision statement is to hide future vehicles in plain sight. With that said, it would be a no-brainer to offer the production version of the Dodge Challenger in a limited run Vanishing Point Edition.
These cars should be positioned above what will obviously be the SRT8 high performance model and be powered by an all aluminum supercharged, intercooled, DOHC version of the 6.1 Hemi with cold air induction and factory cat-back dual exhausts pumping out at least 550 horsepower (I know...I know...they would outpower the current almighty Viper configured this way!) bolted to either a 6 speed manual or manu-matic transmission. Stage III handling suspension, brake and tire package with driver adjustable ride settings (Normal, Touring & Track), 15" vented brake discs at all 4 corners gripped by 6 piston calipers and Y rated (186 mph) 19" front and 20" rear tires should also be included.
Premium leather and walnut trimmed interior also should be part of the package along with a walnut steering wheel and pistol grip shifter (Reminiscent of and paying homage to the 1970 original) bearing a signed and numbered gold or platinum plaque on the center console from the Last American Hero himself, Barry Newman.
For this I would gladly pay a premium over a "standard" Challenger! :-D
Oh, by the way, the movie itself is classic fantastic!
Movie Review: Solid 5 Stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Before I begin: I'll admit, this is not for everybody. It is for people who enjoy films instead of movies. Films that raise questions and make you think. Based in the exciting 70s, this is about a car driver who, on a whim, bets that he can make it from Denver to San Fransisco in 15 hours. He loads up on speed and heads west. In the raging spirit of the 70s, the same spirit that accompanied Easy Rider and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, he races against the law for what is right; what this reviewer believes is the American Dream. He is helped along the way by an apparently psychic radio DJ, a naked girl on a motorcycle (one of the most beautiful and purely free images I have ever seen), a hippie, along with several other miscreants that the society at the time considered bad. The story is as much about the rebellion and the characters he meets on the way as it is the chase itself. The film manages to beautifully capture every facet of the experience, from the monotony of the drive to the excitement of the chase to the fear of defeat.
So, for those looking for what is perhaps the ultimate chase movie, this is it. But more so, this film is for those looking for inspiration into (or perhaps, remembrance of) the American Dream in a society where it was still possible.
Movie Review: Excellent movie whether you're a car guy or not!
Summary: 5 Stars
I rented Vanishing Point because I'm a car nut, and especially like the old muscle cars of the '60s and '70s like the 1970 Dodge Challenger that's driven in the film. The movie definately satisfies the car nut in me, with all of the chase scenes, but if you rent it just for that you're missing the whole point of the film. Vanishing Point is the story of an ex-cop, ex-Vietnam Vet named Kowalski. He's tasked with the job of delivering a 1970 Challenger from Denver to San Francisco. For fun, he makes a bet with his drug dealer that he can make the trip in only 15 hours. Along the way he is helped by a blind DJ named Super Soul who gives him advice over the radio for avoiding the cops. I found the movie to be very spiritual and symbolic. Kowalski seems like just a stoned-out, law breaking, speed freak, which he is, but the movie gives us a glimpse into how he became that way through a series of flashbacks into Kowalski's life. It seems like everytime Kowalski tried to do the right thing, it came back to haunt him. Along the way, he becomes sort of an anti-hero, fighting the establishment that has let him down. I won't give away the ending if you haven't seen the film, but I loved it. It's just the way this guy should have gone out! Get this movie! 4 Stars!Movie Review: No Computer Imagery...No Animated Scenes Needed.
Summary: 5 Stars
The 70's was full of great chase movies. From Smokey and the Bandit to Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry. This gem "Vanishing Point" is ranked high on the list of nonstop action/chase movies of all time. Yeah, the plots were simple. Get your merchandise from point A to point B in a very short time. But, what seperates these great movies of the past compared to today is.....They didn't have to rely on computer imagery or animated scenes. Nor did they have to rely on the "F" word in just about every line to get the message across. I mean just think if they were to cut out every "F" word in lets say, Beverly Hills Cop. The movie would probably last about 45 minutes. And if you took out Eddie's irritating laugh it would be reduced to maybe 35 minutes. But, back to Vanishing Point. Bottom line a great movie to take a leisurely spin through the country side. And for you die hard fans of the early 70's softrock group Bread. A very young David Gates appears in The Faith Healer Scene (with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends) playing the piano. Though David was not credited for his role in the movie. So why not plan a Saturday night double feature or a movie marathon weekend with "VANISHING POINT", "DIRTY MARY CRAZY" and maybe SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT".Movie Review: What a phenomenal cinematic nugget from the 1970s!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The 1970s may have been the dark ages of the automobile (think Pinto, Gremlin, American Motors) and of politics (Vietnam, Watergate, Nixon, Carter). But the films from this decade include several cinematic nuggets that include this little gem, "Vanishing Point". To watch "Vanishing Point" is to instantly time travel to the far-off Nixonian lands of America circa 1970 and 1971. A free-wheeling, different America than the buttoned-down, anti-septic country we know and love today. This film is a vast expanse of azure blue skies penetrated by our protagonist and his revved-up white car. As we watch this film, we are delivered several unforgettable cinematic treats, including the nude hippie chick on the motorcycle, the blind Malcolm X-like "Super Soul" who guides our protagonist Kowalski through strange ESP powers, the evil denizens of the highway who try to do harm to our unlikely Johnny Cash-like hero, and the race against time to a destination of nowhere that so typifies the dystopic nature of films of this period. Watching "Vanishing Point" will be the cinematic equivalent of pulling out that Fondue pot, breaking out the LP records, and dusting off the Parcheesi game for a night of 1970s fun. Resistance IS futile!!!