The Car
An evil car film from 1977 released six years before Stephen
King’s evil piece of machinery was thrust upon the world (both the book and
film). It is a driverless car which does
have a POV and is suggested to be some kind of demonic force during the final
sequence; suggested, meaning there is no direct answer as to why or how the car
can operate on its own. You are watching
a film about a driverless car that kills people after all, so I would assume
your disbelief is entirely suspended (although, yes, an explanation would be
nice). It is considered a cult film, but
I wouldn’t personally call it a classic; it does go on longer than it should
and, even for a film made in 1977, the “car attack” scenes aren’t executed in
the best way, even laughable at times, but you could do worse in regards to
mindless entertainment from yesteryear; some of the characters make it occasionally
worthwhile at least. 8/22/2020
The Car: Road to Revenge
I never saw this “sequel” released over 40 years later
until now, so I really could’ve included it in my main blog (I Like Moobies),
but, whatever, I’ll keep them together for this particular blog entry. It’s really not a sequel despite bearing the
same name, possibly more of a reimagining with no direct connection to its
alleged predecessor other than a cameo from an obviously aged actor whose face
you’ll recognize. I mean, yeah, it does
contain a killer car like the first, this time actually showing how the car
came to be possessed and why it’s going after people (the last part of the title
should hint at that). It is basically a
slasher film, body count film more appropriately, with a car as the killer,
making that part of the film a bit formulaic.
It’s also somewhat of a big, loud action movie akin to a Mad Max film. Like its predecessor, it goes on longer than
it should, it is bloodier this time though, that’s for sure, and you’re
probably going to want to watch both movies in succession if you’re anything
like me (even though they really aren’t entirely similar), but don’t expect
either of them to be the greatest movies you’ve ever seen. You’ll likely even forget about them afterwards. 8/22/2020
Christine
I read the book of the same name by Mr. Stephen King in
between 7th and 8th grade for a summer reading assignment
and immediately saw this movie right after.
I do remember liking the book at the time and didn’t remember being too
crazy about the movie, but I have grown to like it a bit more over the years. John Carpenter, the man behind the legendary Halloween, the decent Village of the Damned remake, They Live, and the overrated but nonetheless
lauded The Thing and The Fog, directed, so it wasn’t like it
was in unworthy hands. It is a premise
as simple and preposterous as they come, but it somehow works in a simplistic
way, despite being close to 2 hours! This
is more than just an evil car movie; it’s technically a teen movie dealing with
bullying, teen angst, love complications, overprotective love, blah, blah,
blah, it is ultimately about the titular evil car since the majority of events
in the film wouldn’t have happened without her (yes, she does kill
people). It’s assumed this piece of
machinery is just inherently evil since we do never find out how she became
that way (I forget if the book explained it; it has been over 20 years; one day
I’ll re-read it), but, again, if you’re watching a movie about an evil car, I
doubt a rational explanation is necessary (although, again, it would be nice). 8/22/2020
Conclusion: Christine wins out of this trio of
preposterous yet mildly diverting evil car flicks.
---Sean O.
8/26/2020
