August 23, 2008

Death Race - a movie review

Talk about great first paragraphs -- Philip Kennicott at the Washington Post:
Before execrating "Death Race" as a cultural abomination with no redeeming value, let's take note of several of its significant technical accomplishments. It may not be possible to make a film with less plot and more action. And the testosterone saturation level has also been pushed to the very limits of earthly possibility. If a movie could drag its knuckles on the ground, "Death Race" would leave eight little tracks in the sand.
And apparently it doesn't have the sardonic humor that the original 1975 Bartel/Corman film had. I'll pass although I'll have to see if we have the original at our store -- get it if we do not... Posted by DaveH at August 23, 2008 8:44 PM | TrackBack