Unforgettable Motor Mayhem
Added 9/17/2009
I just watched this movie again for the first time in 10 years and it is still hilarious fun (most definitely NOT) for the whole family.
Every scene is the film is truly memorable, especially when Sylvester Stallone appears as Machine Gun Joe Viturbo, ever the irate second fiddle to David Carradine's Frankenstein.
What's great about this movie is that the filmmakers obviously knew how ridiculous and fun the madness could be and played up that angle instead of the brutality of the kills. Don't get me wrong, the kills are still gory, but there is a tinge of humor to each one that takes the edge off.
The film's short running time is one of its strengths as well, allowing the audience just enough breathing room before the next high speed hack and slash.
If you have a thing for broad, bloody, action comedy, this one's for you!
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One of the worst DVDs I've ever bought.
Added 9/17/2009
Let me start off by saying that I LOVE this movie. It's one of my favorites and I'm a huge fan of both David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. So why am I giving this product one star? Because the DVD itself is the worst quality DVD I own. The packaging looks like something you'd find at a dollar store. The DVD has no features, just chapter selection, which happens to be its biggest and most egregious fault. The menu itself looks about the same quality as projects I did in high school.
Imagine my excitement watching one of my favorite films, which I finally own, when for unknown reasons after the first chapter the movie stops and switches to the chapter selection screen. A minor fault with the disk or possibly the DVD player? No. I resume the film and it continues to stop the movie after each and every chapter, returning to the chapter selection screen, forcing me to pick up the remote and select the next chapter. As much as I want to become immersed in this awesome world of violence, women, and lovably bad special effects, I can't.
DO NOT purchase this DVD. While Death Race 2000 may be a fantastic movie, this abhorrent DVD quality is simply impossible to overlook.
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Death Race 2000
Added 8/14/2009
I received this movie (VHS) and it will not play in any players I have. It turns and you can hear garbled noises, but it turns so slowly that it just won't play. I am pretty upset that I payed money for this but I will make sure to not purchase any more from that particular store. I really think someone should make sure their merchandise is in good condition, at least working condition, before selling it, especially older titles such as this!
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Exploitation fun
Added 6/26/2009
The Bottom Line:
No one is going to mistake Death Race 2000 for a good film, but if you're in the mood for some fun low budget effects, gratuitous nudity, and terrible acting (including an uber-young Sylvester Stallone tripping over every line of dialogue!) with just a smidgen of social commentary, this could be your movie.
2.5/4
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The Best B-Movie of all Time! True Classic and cult Favorite!
Added 6/15/2009
Forget the trash stinky remake, This is the real deal! The Best B Movie of all time,...All here is classic SCI FI, World Turn mad, violence, nudity always welcome, Classic fight between Carradine and Stallone, all condense in a psychodelic 78 minutes!!!
The points for kill the ones who made the absolute trash remake is 1,000,000!!! Go Frankie!!!
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Unforgettable Motor Mayhem
Added 9/17/2009
I just watched this movie again for the first time in 10 years and it is still hilarious fun (most definitely NOT) for the whole family.
Every scene is the film is truly memorable, especially when Sylvester Stallone appears as Machine Gun Joe Viturbo, ever the irate second fiddle to David Carradine's Frankenstein.
What's great about this movie is that the filmmakers obviously knew how ridiculous and fun the madness could be and played up that angle instead of the brutality of the kills. Don't get me wrong, the kills are still gory, but there is a tinge of humor to each one that takes the edge off.
The film's short running time is one of its strengths as well, allowing the audience just enough breathing room before the next high speed hack and slash.
If you have a thing for broad, bloody, action comedy, this one's for you!
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One of the worst DVDs I've ever bought.
Added 9/17/2009
Let me start off by saying that I LOVE this movie. It's one of my favorites and I'm a huge fan of both David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. So why am I giving this product one star? Because the DVD itself is the worst quality DVD I own. The packaging looks like something you'd find at a dollar store. The DVD has no features, just chapter selection, which happens to be its biggest and most egregious fault. The menu itself looks about the same quality as projects I did in high school.
Imagine my excitement watching one of my favorite films, which I finally own, when for unknown reasons after the first chapter the movie stops and switches to the chapter selection screen. A minor fault with the disk or possibly the DVD player? No. I resume the film and it continues to stop the movie after each and every chapter, returning to the chapter selection screen, forcing me to pick up the remote and select the next chapter. As much as I want to become immersed in this awesome world of violence, women, and lovably bad special effects, I can't.
DO NOT purchase this DVD. While Death Race 2000 may be a fantastic movie, this abhorrent DVD quality is simply impossible to overlook.
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Death Race 2000
Added 8/14/2009
I received this movie (VHS) and it will not play in any players I have. It turns and you can hear garbled noises, but it turns so slowly that it just won't play. I am pretty upset that I payed money for this but I will make sure to not purchase any more from that particular store. I really think someone should make sure their merchandise is in good condition, at least working condition, before selling it, especially older titles such as this!
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