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Summary: The Car Of My Dreams!
Review: From the moment I first saw this movie, I knew that I too wanted a devil car! An unstoppable juggernaut of steel, chrome and rubber, tearing down the road at impossible speeds! Yes! James Brolin as lawman Wade Parent must face this rumbling terror before it runs down every pedestrian in his small town. Nothing seems to deter the car, as bullets bounce off of it just like people do! This is no ordinary vehicle. At one point, while being chased by police cars, it pulls a sharp turn, sending itself tumbling into and over the pursuing cruisers! Then, the car just drives away without a scratch, leaving the burning squadcars behind it! Who or what is driving this machine of mass murder? Can it be stopped or will it simply run everyone under it's hungry wheels? Watch this one now! You'll want a devil car too...
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Summary: very good movie
Review: just the looks of the car should get four stars. i own this dvd and wow what a good movie. some people think this is stupid. well than what about king kong. who ever heard of a giant ape climbing the empire state buiding. remember one thing. fantasy is what makes a movie THANK YOU.
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Summary: Fast and Very Furious!!
Review: I first saw this movie when i was about 8 or 9 on TV late at night so this helped add to the creep factor, i like this movie because of it's minimalism and cheesy style, i admit it is a B movie, but well worth having as part of your collection when the car comes on from beginning to end, you are glued to the TV .I consider myself to be no professional movie critic or student of film by far...so i lack the vocabulary to convey why i think this film works, but it does on a very basic level, and thats why it is a part of my collection.Watch it and i think you will enjoy it. Sometimes it's all about content and heart not hightech and big budgets that make a movie or any creative artform in my opinion.
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Summary: Running on Empty...
Review: First, it should be clearly understood that "The Car" is many things, but great cinema is not one of them. The plot device of the possessed vehicle has been handled better in several films, most notably "Christine". "Duel", "The Wraith" and "Maximum Overdrive" also offer up better thrills-on-wheels than "The Car." The cast is fair, and the sets either shot on location or non-existant. In other words, the lion's share of the movie's meager budget obviously went into the construction of The Car and its stunt doubles. The Car itself is in intriguing design, and could qualify as a demonic ride, but ultimately one must wonder at how dangerous The Car really is. Sure, it's indestructible. Sure, it drives over people. But is it really any scarier than the wheelchair that chases Trish van Devere down the stairs in "The Changeling"? Bottom line, The Car, as a villain, is about as scary as a Dalek. Sure, the Daleks could kill people and battle Doctor Who, but they couldn't climb stairs. At the end of the day, they were just funny robots with a plunger for a hand. As for The Car, it seems to me that most of its victims could've just jumped behind a tree or something, or otherwise just GOTTEN OFF THE ROAD. And when it comes to motivation, the movie is all at sea. The Car comes out of nowhere, and attacks for no reason. The only real motivation we see is when The Car runs over people who yell or shoot at it. Beyond that, there is no reason in evidence for The Car to be picking on the inhabitants of this rinky-dink little podunk town in Utah. As for suspense, the filmmakers did fairly well. The chases are nicely done, and The Car is made as menacing as possible. I did particularly like that The Car is not seen fully until it's attack on the parade grounds. Up until then, we only see glimpses of The Car, or static shots that do not show the whole vehicle. And let us not forget one of the most famous effects shots in movie history, as The Car comes flying at the camera through a living room picture window. Additionally, most of the mayhem is committed in broad daylight, unlike the majority of horror pictures. When all is said and done, the movie is strangely entertaining to watch despite itself. The Car is just bad enough to carry the picture, even if the cast isn't always good enough to.
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Summary: my favorite film of all time
Review: i saw the car at the theatre a couple of times and on HBO once when i was a kid.when i saw the car for the first time i thought it would be 1 of those stupid kind of movies like the naked gun or something like that.but then i really got into the movie as the car ran down the bicyclist teenagers and the hitch hiker it turned out that this 1977 golden classic is my favorite film of all time and i now own it on dvd & watch it every chance i get.i would have to say actually that r.g armstrong is the one that makes this movie pretty much happen with his halarious remarks against the hitch hiker.i wish i could find the r. rated 164 min. version on like a 30th anniversary collectors edition someday on dvd. but for now i'll just be happy with the 96 min. pg. version dvd. i recomend that everyone that loves good horror movies should buy this film i gurentee you won't be disapointed this movie in my oppinion is the best movie ever made.it stars james brolin,ronnie cox,kathleen lloyd,r.g armstrong and john marley.what starts out to be another day in san ynaz for wade parent turn's into the terrorizing nightmare for the small town of san ynaz as the car drives into town killing anyone that get's into it's path as it run's down 2 biker's,a hitch hiker and takes half the police force out and now it's up to james brolin to try anything he can to pull the brakes of the black sedan killing everyone in his town.
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Summary: Can we say cheese??
Review: Automatically this movie gives off a typical seventies version of a horror movie, complete with skin tight jockey shorts, fading pastel colors and scooby doo hair doos. The beginning leads the viewer to believe that something evil is learking off in the distance, like a predator seeking it's prey. Yet how far can one go with a black car, with tinted windows who spends most of the movie gunning people down, off the roads. Never is there any evidence that someone is behind the wheel, for all the viewer knows it could be a 16 year old with a remote control out for kicks. It's VERY far fetched, and annyoing to watch, as no one is clever enough to just blow the stupid thing up, until the very end. Not to mention all the graded, loud music that sounds like someone scraping together pieces of metal...it's not enough for any true horror fan to stand for a whole hour and a half....not to mention there was never any hope for a sequel..."Car The Revenge??" Give me a break!
N.C.
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Summary: Heaven Help Us! The Devil drives a LINCOLN!!
Review: I love the 1977 film "The Car" for a number of reasons. One of which, I suppose, was that I first saw this "B" horror flick at the neighborhood theater as a child. Yes, it scared me then and makes me smile now. "The Car" is so extravangantly cheesy as to be almost surreal. To really understand the greatness of "The Car," one must compare it to John Carpenter's "Christine," another haunted car film based on one of Stephen King's weakest novels. I've seen "Christine" once and really don't care to view it again. I've seen "The Car" many times and will watch it every chance I get. Accurately noted by several reviewers, "The Car" is really "Jaws" on land. This souped up automobile is a sleek black Lincoln possessing a fog horn and a bumper the size of Wilford Brimley's mustache. It runs over bikers, hitchhikers and tuba players with hungry ease, tormenting the local yokel police force with demonic glee. The cast is the key here, with small town policemen James Brolin, John Marley and Ronnie Cox joining forces with dynamite expert R.G. Armstrong to corner The Car and blow it kingdom come. These actors have been around the block a few times in films far better than "The Car," but their experienced presence adds a note (albeit a small one) of respectability to the precedings. But before this salty crew goes after the metallic Beezlebub beast, The Car must terrorize a high school band, Brolin's hometown squeeze Kathleen Lloyd (whatever happened to her?) and several unlucky travelers in the wrong place at the wrong time. Needless-to-say, car insurance companies were left mightily frustrated after The Car paid a visit to Santa Ynaz. I don't know why The Car likes to drive in the desert, just as I don't know why it seems to have a crush on James Brolin, teasing him unmercifully while slowly picking off his crew one by one. I do know that the car chases in this film are tremendously exciting. The direction and editing is crisp. Leonard Rosenman's musical score is above average. And the final confrontation, while laughable in its epic excess, is memorable. "The Car" is a fun movie, glorious in a "B" movie comic book kind of way. It's "Creature From the Black Lagoon," "The Omen," "Jaws" and "Smokey and the Bandit" all rolled into one hilariously transcendent package. It is celluloid pulp fiction, with the nutritional value of a whopper and fries. Please grill the onions.
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Summary: Better than I remembered, but too darn short...
Review: Even though it's a bit short I still like this movie. It has great nostalgia value and there's no other movie like it. If you remember this movie from your childhood, then you'll enjoy it as much as I do---all over again.
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Summary: WOW!! Great!! About time! 20 years of waiting.
Review: I`ve been waiting for this for 20 years. WOW! I can`t believe it. I`ve been checking everywhere for this you have no idea..since i was a kid. One of the my top 5 of all time! Thanks Amazon! Thank you!! I`ve tried special ordering it not available...Not available! Thanks Amazon!!
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Summary: vintage movie watcher
Review: "The Car" is well acted, lots of action, good acters and actresses; but is also packed with lots of foul language, very violent scenes, and is on the sinister side of movies. It's entertaining, and James Brolin plays his part very well. I don't recommend that kids be allowed to watch this movie that are under 13 years of age. It's an adult movie, with adult language, and does have adult sexual scenes.
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