The Car

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Summary: The greatest bad movie of all time!
Review: "The Car" has got to be the best 'bad' movie ever made. The acting is bad, the plot is really unbelievable, there are all sorts of typical movie situations (the drunk who beats up his wife but is lovably comical that straightens up to save everybody), the single parent father with two adorable and over behaved children, his pretty girlfreind with whom he's head over heels in love with (guess what happens to HER??), etc. But the real star in this movie is The Car itself. It is the NEATEST most awesomely ugly car I have ever seen. No door handles, windows tinted to the point of not being able to see in, and a great exhaust sound make this Car the actor to watch in this movie. Supposedly (information is sketchy on this Car)the Car was built by George Barris of Hollywood (confirmed) out of a 1971 Lincoln Town Car, and driven by Mario Andretti (cant confirm this). There was one actual 'Car' made (for driving scenes) and two fiberglass copies made for still shots and motionless scenes. The director obviously knew he had a great looking car as it is 'introduced' in a marching band scene and when it's on screen, it steals the show. The scenes with the Car are tantalizingly short and you never really get a good 360 degree view of the Car. But the Car steals the movie!!!

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Summary: The Car
Review: I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this movie to come out!!!!!! This was the 1st movie that I ever saw. I was about 6 or 7 years old. My parents were nuts to let me see it. But it has stuck in my mind ever since. You haven't been able to rent it until now, and the only place that I have found to rent it is through Wal-Mart's rental service online. I found it at another online store, and ordered it, but it still hasn't arrived. And I see here that Target doesn't have it either. I guess that even though it is an older movie, it must have struck something in a lot of people, because it seems that nobody can find it now! But to anyone who hasn't seen it, you have to try to get a copy, it is one of the all time great drama/horror movies. It's not blood and gore like other horror movies, it is just plain scary, on the edge of your seat type movie!

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Summary: This Movie Was Wicked
Review: When I saw This Movie In The 70s I Thought It was the phantom Driving that lincoln and when it started kiling people i was like oh S*** who is behind the wheel of that lincoln and then i found out the hard way but man this movie is wicked

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Summary: Silly, Silly Scary Fun
Review: In the late 70s there was an era of "Jaws" knock-offs. There was "Grizzly," "Day of the Animals," and "Claws." They started to run out of places where we would feel safe. Now, it seems some kind of car is running people over. No apparent reason, no particular pattern, just splat! James Brolin is the local sherrif trying to solve what is going on. Who was driving the car? What kind of a car is it anyway? Where did he get that cool tinting? It is a silly premise, but one that most of us at one time or another has had nightmares about. Not nearly as intense as Stephen Spielberg's great chase movie "Duel," but far less bloody than the 80s "The Hitcher." A good terror tale that is family friendly. Its rated PG.

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Summary: Some bad movies can really scare the hell out of you!
Review: I was only 7 when The Car first appeared in theaters. As a seven year old, this ugly black mean looking sedan with the devil's horn scared me so much, I wouldn't ride my bike in the street or sit in front of our picture living room window. As I got older I realized how awful the acting is and how amusing the storyline was.

Released before Christine, The Car could not be destroyed, scratched, dented, so on. The front of the car looked like a sadistic face, with the headlights, the front fender and the silver grill. Even the engine sounded mean and frightening. The Car was the true star of the show. So if you're looking for a good fright without a believable story or great acting, The Car is for you.

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Summary: The Devil Is In The Driver's Seat
Review: Largely forgotten among the horror movies of the 1970s, and vastly overshadowed by STAR WARS, the 1977 horror film THE CAR, despite looking and feeling dated in places, works fairly well in its narrow format the way a great many horror films do. Instead of piling on the blood and gore, like too many horror films after HALLOWEEN would do, THE CAR is more of a suspense shocker based on supernatural themes, predating the Stephen King-based CHRISTINE by six years.

As has been mentioned, THE CAR is a long, black, and quite frankly evil limousine that has its sights set on the town of Santa Ynez in southwestern Utah. James Brolin is the town's deputy sheriff who must cope with and stop this limousine before it kills any more people (in the film's opening sequence, it actually kills two cyclists in Zion National Park). What he WON'T believe in, despite the imploring of his fellow deputy (Ronny Cox), is that this car doesn't have a driver but rather is possessed by a demonic force. When it chases a local schoolteacher (Kathleen Lloyd) into a cemetary, it won't barge through (it nevertheless succeeds in killing her in her home). Brolin still doesn't believe in it even after the film's fiery climax.

Though not necessarily blessed with originality, being as it is a combination of THE OMEN and DUEL, THE CAR nevertheless moves with velocity, thanks in large part to an ensemble cast that includes John Marley, R.G. Armstrong (a Peckinpah regular), Roy Jenson, and John Rubinstein. Director Elliot Silverstein, whose credits include CAT BALLOU and A MAN CALLED HORSE, makes the most of the plot with very good special effects, including the explosive finale; and he is helped by a good score from Leonard Rosenman (Oscar-winner for adapting music for Kubrick's BARRY LYNDON in 1975), which incorporates the ominous Gregorian chant "Dies Irae."

Though not a masterpiece per se, THE CAR is nevertheless far better than some might give it credit for. It deserves a look for any horror film fan looking for something more than a standard-issue blood-and-guts slasher film.

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Summary: beep beep beep blah blah blah
Review: I could not get past the idiotic script. Poor John Marley, he was probobly glad to get killed off so early in the movie. I was glad for him. I like John and didnt want to see him suffer.

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Summary: The Car
Review: I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this movie to come out!!!!!! This was the 1st movie that I ever saw. I was about 6 or 7 years old. My parents were nuts to let me see it. But it has stuck in my mind ever since. You haven't been able to rent it until now, and the only place that I have found to rent it is through Wal-Mart's rental service online. I found it at another online store, and ordered it, but it still hasn't arrived. And I see here that Target doesn't have it either. I guess that even though it is an older movie, it must have struck something in a lot of people, because it seems that nobody can find it now! But to anyone who hasn't seen it, you have to try to get a copy, it is one of the all time great drama/horror movies. It's not blood and gore like other horror movies, it is just plain scary, on the edge of your seat type movie!