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Do to this movie being made I never thought I would watch it; however, after seeing that Jason Statham was starring in a remake of a film, I changed my mind. Man am I glad I did. The movie was funny, gory, full of fast cars and female nudity. The plot is simple. Mr president now rules the world. Once a year he holds a cross country race, where the winner is the driver who scores the highest by running over the most people. Stallone and Carradine's (The real star of the movie) performances were great. Stallone is out of control and Carradine (aka Frankenstein) is a government tool paid to win the race. However a sinister plot is revealed to kidnap Frankenstein and stop the cruelity of the race. My only gripe about this movie is that I wish someone had ran over the reporter, who was always making the comment "a close friend of mine." LOL Great movie is you do not mind watching 70's style action.Read full review
Funny cheesy effects! "Points for hitting people?" HaHa! Retro Gruesome comedy. Acquired taste in this movie for sure. Some bad dialog and acting. I'm sure a lot of people won't like it. I thought it was OK. Pretty stupid though! Watched it once. 3* in my book, not 4* or 5* that's for sure. DEATH RACE!
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This film is a classic...maybe not like Titanic...but still it is a great old car movie. Death and destruction on the screen instead of our real streets and highways, even when you think that's how people really drive. The movie is fun...that's all you need to know as a cult classic type of flick. It is in the range of action and laughs that work. I haven't seen it in years, and now that I have it it will be a 2 or 3 time a year movie to sit and watch when you in one of those bad day moods. It is always fun to see Sly at a young age when he didn't have the big ego, but he still had the same goofy YOO' Adrian sound going on! He will never be able to hide that voice! If you like action and a good giggle from B grade films...this one is it.
Watched this when it first came out & always wanted it for my collection. Thinking Stallone would like to have this one disappear from his resume'....
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Deathrace 2000 is the story of a cross country race, arranged by an authoritative government, in a futuristic America. The race is scored both by time and by the number and type of pedestrians killed through-out the course of the race. There are plenty of hilarious scenes and significant plot twists to keep you interested as you watch. The acting wasn't the greatest and there obviously was a limited budget when this was made, but the story more than makes up for the appearance. Deathrace 2000 is well worth owning. It is a movie that you can watch repeatedly. I checked out a remake, coming out in the fall of 2008, and it looks like they are going to butcher it. Don't judge the original based on the remake they appear to have changed key elements of the story line, but I hope I am wrong!
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