Death Race 2000 (1975)

150 from the 70's: My Fave Films From The 1970's (150 movies items)

"Death Race 2000's premise is very similiar to anther movie that came out this same year, Rollerball. Both have to do with a sport that takes place in a dystopian future and in which the loss of the game could result in the ultimate loss, death. and bothsports, Roller Ball and the Death Race, are pasttimes that were invented just so the fans of each particular sport could satiate their thirst for blood. However, I think that the theme worked better here in Death Race than it did in RB because,"

Watched in 2013 (224 movies items)

"February 21 "Here he comes: Machine Gun Joe! Loved by thousands, hated by millions!" Since this was recommended for the Netflix Instant Project, I decided to see this before watching the remake. It was cool to see Sylvester Stallone in a Pre-Rocky movie and even though he overacts like he usually does in this one, but this kind of movie doesn't require good acting. If you don't like trashy movies then you won't like this one, but if you do chances are you will like this one."

My Movie Diary: 2/13 (status: closed) (65 movies items)

"2/21/13 Rewatch Upon seeing this again, after so many years, I'm forced to concede that DR2000 is even cheesier, and far less cool, than it was when I watched it through the eyes of a teenager. There's enough cheese here to make anyone lactose intolerant. I'll have to adjust my entry for this in my Remakes list, too. It's interesting to see for nostalgia's sake but beyond a little gratuitous T&A and a few chuckles, there's little else here. Previous rating: 7 Stars Adjusted rating: 5 Stars"

Watched in 2013 with Commentary (57 movies items)

" Note: I haven't watch this movie in a long time and it feels good to watch it again. I forgot how much fun this movie was. All of the death scenes are a total blast to watch. Frankenstein is one of the coolest characters in the whole movie. I did like the political satire that the movie was going for and the humor end up working. This movie is no masterpiece, but it's worth checking out for any action movie fan. Much better then the remake that came out a few years ago."

Netflix Instant Project for 2013 (92 movies items)

"Recommended by: AVPGuyver21 Supported by: the giraffe, Fortunato, PhineasPoe, moviewatcher122"

Aprakadabra's Movie Diary - 2013 (137 movies items)

"8.2 Syltty ja David Carradine ajelevat rumilla autoilla kisaa, jossa saa pisteitä mm. ajelemalla ihmisten yli. Sadistiset katsojat seuraavat tätä teurastuskisaa. Mikään maatamullistava elokuvateoshan tässä ei ole kyseessä, vaan ihan kivaa sekoilua oksettavan rumilla autoilla. Carradinen nahkapauku oli myös aika cool. "

Anno Cinema 2013 (158 movies items)

"24.1."

Latest Movie Review (4 movies items)

"This movie is in the category of being so bad that it's great. It was made in 1975 and stars a young David Carridine. The setting is a dystopian future society where the American fascination for cars gets taken to a ridiculous extreme. We also see Charlton Heston and Sylvester Stallone. (I was going to say when they were young and in-experienced but did they age any better? HaHa. The premise is a cross-country race where you accumulate points by killing pedestrians with higher pt. levels for kil"

Movie Diary 2013 (162 movies items)

"6.1. Todella pöhkössä väkivaltaviihdesatiirissa ei olla lähimaillakaan 2000-lukua, vaan kyllä se kultainen 70's kurkistaa jokaisen nurkan takaa. Tällä leffalla ei sitten ole paljon tuoretta sanottavaa väkivallasta, pikemminkin vain rasittaa katsella kuolonajoista intoutuneen toimittajan hehkutusta ja vallankumousliikkeen touhuja. Juoni on täyttä reikäjuustoa, mutta murskaantuu tässä sentään kallo jos parikin, eli jaksaa leffan jotenkin lopulta katsella. Carradinen puvussa ei ol"

Movie diary 2013 (45 movies items)

"2.1. Carradinen gimppisankariasu on aivan mahtava, paikoittainen väkivalta ja satiiriperseily naurattaa jonkun verran, mutta leffa on kyllä muuten onneton. Kaikki näyttelijät vetävät aivan käsittämättömän övereitä roolisuorituksia ja editointivaihe on varmasti paahdettu jonkinlaisissa huumeissa."

“Made in 1975, Paul Bartel's vision of a dystopia America (or what has become of it) in 2000 is not off the mark. In fact, this is one of the many films which showed - or shows - America's obsession with forms of entertainment that are unorthodox and unusual, usually violent. True, America still doesn't have floating cities and people who are brave enough to compete in "death races", pretty much everything that's shown here is quite-true, and in some cases very true. Onto the film: Loud, clunky, lazy, irrational, senseless, unmemorable - These are the words that can be used to describe Death Race 2000. It had the potential of being one of the coolest movies ever but that above points, coupled up with some of the worst acting performances I've ever seen, make this film a low-below misfire. <” read more

Well THAT didn't happen... (14 movies items)

" Year: 1970-2000 What it predicted: The US would collapse by the end of the 70s and a man slaughtering mega race of epic proportions was started to keep the masses occupied. By 2000, David Carradine is the biggest star of the show, wearing a really questionable bondage-mask while racing. Goodbye peripheral vision! What happened: I think we got NASCAR on one of those years. Accuracy: Pretty much 1:1. You know, except for the part about the US being no more."

Movies the giraffe watched: July 2012 (25 movies items)

"First viewing - July 23rd By no means a great movie, but too much fun to get too hung up on its flaws. I dug the social commentary but enjoyed the silly carnage even more. It's also pretty hilarious to see David Carradine win a fight against Sylvester Stallone given that it wasn't long after this that Stallone got famous for his Rambo & Rocky characters. Worth a look, especially if you like gratuitous B movies."