It must be some sort of film watchers blasphemy having seen the Statham reboot before having watched this one. I have no excuses, this just never made its way on my pile before. Until now! I must say it delivered in a lot of ways, while also being a bit of a fun mess.
I have to admit that I really enjoy the dedication to camp and style that the old cult movies have. As I watch a plethora of bad movies, cult movies, and new and unknown films, I find myself enjoying the films that at least stay with their premise. Films that know they are weird and off-putting, yet stay the course. It's what makes a memorable film even if it's a cult classic b-movie. Death Race 2000 grabs a hold of its world and squeezes the weird juice from it. Didn't need a high budget to be entertaining, didn't need to make sense to be entertaining. It just made me believe in its Schtick and had me go along for the ride. Something that seems to be missing in newer indie films for the most part.
I know this really wasn't a review of Death Race 2000 more than me wondering why we don't see movies like this anymore. Even though we live in a world of streaming sites that buy anything. Still, you've probably seen or talked about this before and as always I find myself late to the game. Death Race is fun and should be watched even for its flaws and dated everything.
I have to admit that I really enjoy the dedication to camp and style that the old cult movies have. As I watch a plethora of bad movies, cult movies, and new and unknown films, I find myself enjoying the films that at least stay with their premise. Films that know they are weird and off-putting, yet stay the course. It's what makes a memorable film even if it's a cult classic b-movie. Death Race 2000 grabs a hold of its world and squeezes the weird juice from it. Didn't need a high budget to be entertaining, didn't need to make sense to be entertaining. It just made me believe in its Schtick and had me go along for the ride. Something that seems to be missing in newer indie films for the most part.
I know this really wasn't a review of Death Race 2000 more than me wondering why we don't see movies like this anymore. Even though we live in a world of streaming sites that buy anything. Still, you've probably seen or talked about this before and as always I find myself late to the game. Death Race is fun and should be watched even for its flaws and dated everything.