An evil force from hell takes control of a 1971 Lincoln determined to murder anyone in it's path in this late 70's cult classic thriller - 'The Car'
The film begins with two young teens riding their bikes on a deserted road at top of some canyons in a sleepy town called Santa Ynez. All of a sudden, a large black car starts chasing them down killing both of them in the process. After that, it kills a random hitchhiker which prompts our main character (Chief Deputy Wade Parent) to investigate. We meet Wade, his two daughters from a previous marriage, and his new girlfriend Lauren which still doesn't have the approval from his young girls. After the sheriff is murdered by the vehicle, an eye witness claims that there was no driver in the car. With seemingly no one in the car, and bullets not affecting the vehicle, can Wade save Santa Ynez from pure evil?
I enjoyed 'The Car' quite a bit when I first saw it years ago, and still did to this day. At first I wasn't sure if there was a madman driving the thing, but pretty soon the viewer is made aware that there is an evil and supernatural power at play trying to kill anyone in it's path. We get some great POV shots from the front seat of the car when it's on the prowl, almost as if we are seeing through the eyes of the evil vehicle. It was very convincing as a menacing horror villain.
Some of the dialogue was bad, I think the weakest part of 'The Car' was it's script. Acting wise, we got a very strong performance from James Brolin as Wade and Kathleen Lloyd as Lauren. They really put in the effort and had an easy going chemistry as a couple on-screen. We also get the very young Kim and Kyle Richards who play Wade's daughters.
Overall, I recommend watching 'The Car' for it's non stop action packed moments. It never gets dull, the one downside is the dialogue which seemed to be an after thought to the efforts of rest of the film.
7/10.
The film begins with two young teens riding their bikes on a deserted road at top of some canyons in a sleepy town called Santa Ynez. All of a sudden, a large black car starts chasing them down killing both of them in the process. After that, it kills a random hitchhiker which prompts our main character (Chief Deputy Wade Parent) to investigate. We meet Wade, his two daughters from a previous marriage, and his new girlfriend Lauren which still doesn't have the approval from his young girls. After the sheriff is murdered by the vehicle, an eye witness claims that there was no driver in the car. With seemingly no one in the car, and bullets not affecting the vehicle, can Wade save Santa Ynez from pure evil?
I enjoyed 'The Car' quite a bit when I first saw it years ago, and still did to this day. At first I wasn't sure if there was a madman driving the thing, but pretty soon the viewer is made aware that there is an evil and supernatural power at play trying to kill anyone in it's path. We get some great POV shots from the front seat of the car when it's on the prowl, almost as if we are seeing through the eyes of the evil vehicle. It was very convincing as a menacing horror villain.
Some of the dialogue was bad, I think the weakest part of 'The Car' was it's script. Acting wise, we got a very strong performance from James Brolin as Wade and Kathleen Lloyd as Lauren. They really put in the effort and had an easy going chemistry as a couple on-screen. We also get the very young Kim and Kyle Richards who play Wade's daughters.
Overall, I recommend watching 'The Car' for it's non stop action packed moments. It never gets dull, the one downside is the dialogue which seemed to be an after thought to the efforts of rest of the film.
7/10.