Monthly Classic Movie Review
Boy, you're in for a treat. This old clunker is funny without trying to be! I'm talking about that incomperable horror classic: The Car! That's right, the demon-possessed car straight from the higway of death! This film is downright goofy, yet it doesn't try to be, which makes it all the more funny. Filmed in 1977 in Utah, it chronicles the trials and tribulations of a small mountain town terrorized by an evil car. It zooms out of nowhere like a bat out of hell, then proceeds to run down every good person it comes across. This car was created by George Barris, "King of the Kustomizers". Just in case you don't know who that is, he's the man who designed and built little-known cars such as the original Batmobile, KITT of Knight Rider fame, the Munster Koach, Elvis Presley's personal limo, and "Supervan", just to name a few. As such, the title character of this movie, the "car", is one mean-lookin' machine! If ever there's a spokescar for road rage, this is it. George basically took a Lincoln Mark III Coupe, added all new sheet metal, beefed it up with large bumpers, a massive grille, and big, mad headlights.
Aside from the sweet car, the rest of the movie is gut-busting corn. It's got cheese smeared all over it. The acting is downright scary, not even worthy of an afterschool special. Dialog is fraught with laughable lines, the best by far being spoken by a young Ronnie Cox: "It's been so much... It's been a lot." Not worthy of the worst soap opera! Oh, and then there's the car itself. Not only does it make weird engine noises as it does doughnuts in the sand, but it has a signature honk that is repeated countless times throughout the film. I'd post a soundbyte of it but I can't find the DVD, so maybe tomorrow. Trust me, you'll want to hear how cheesy it is!
If you're looking for true horror involving seemingly unstoppable vehicles, look no further than Steven Spielberg's directorial debut Duel. It has recently been released to DVD in Special Edition form, and it's well worth the purchase.
Speaking of DVD, you can pick up The Car for around $5, so add it to your basket the next time you go shopping. You'll get a good laugh! HONK HONK!
posted by Kodiak @ 9:35 PM
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Not honk, honk. "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep!"
The Car is one of my all time favorites thrillers when I was growing up. All the girls wore really tight pants. So much so you could see the shape of the Papaya in some shots. Ah, the 70s.
James Brolin, Ronnie Cox, and cute as a button Kathleen Lloyd as Lauren.
Brolin was a man's man back then. Until he was emasculated by Streisand. Just one of the things I despise about that witch.
Yes, the outfits were so silly seventies, everyone wore tight pants. Or shorts. And Kathleen Lloyd was very cute.
And Brolin was a great lead for the film.
Return of the Living Dead
...more spam in my comments.
Sheesh...
SPAM?
What, you're pissed about the concert call from the Rolling Stones?
Couldn't help it. It was just too perfect. :)
Don't worry, the spam comments have been deleted. They usually consist of a message like this: "Hey, great blog site. I bookmarked it! In the meanwhile, check out my site: www.bla bla.com" etc.
I have enabled a new feature that requires you type in the words you see in a picture, so that automated spambots can't add anonymous comments. Hopefully it will work.
As for the concert call...
I'm not pissed at all. I couldn't make out who's music it was, it was all noise. Actually, that's a good one. ;)
Yea, I tried to capture a few sound bites during the concert to use for ring tones, but the sound just overwhelmed that tiny little mike, they are mostly just noise too.... shame.
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