Death Race 2000 | | Cast : | David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone | | Director : | Paul Bartel | | Studio : | New Concorde Home Video | | Format : | Color | | Released Date : | April , 1975 | | DVD Released Date : | September 09, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 17, 2005 | | Summary | CNN style reporting sells this flick | Content
 | A very far out there movie with the guy from Kung fu and the guy from Rocky, among others in a futuristic race across the country. Along the way they kill pedestrians, police, hiway workers, anyone on the road or sidewalk.
The real trick here is the live CNN style reporting. Years before Ted Turner Thunk up CNN, this movie sells reports like Anderson Cooper or Geraldo Rivera!
try this one!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 20, 2005 | | Summary | Good Movie Low budget | Content
| This movie I had always heard about but never got the chance to catch it. Now I know where Toxic Avenger got the scoring pedestrians from. The original road rage Death Race 2000. I was watching and was wondering just when was the death going to kick in then it happened and it didnt stop. Great movie! Sylvester Stallone was pretty funny in this movie as he portrays Machine Gun Joe Paturbo ( I think thats how you spell it). David Carradine portrays Dr. Frankenstein and you think he's a freak at first but he is David Carradine so he's going to be weird anyway but its cool in the movie. They tied everything into this movie patriotism, road rage, liberty, humor and alot of naked women. Which is always a plus. But anywayz its a great movie especially if you liked the scoring from Toxic I check out the originators. I bought the box set and Pirahna came with it as well good deal but I dont know about those other two movies but this and Pirahna guaranteed satisfaction. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 01, 2005 | | Summary | Great cheap action movie, which sleaze galore | Content
| It doesn't attempt to take itself seriously so why should you. The best thing about this film is when it gets to the points where most self-important films drop the humor and make a serious statement this one keeps going and completes the ride while also having an undercurrent of serious subject matter that you can talk about afterward it you don't talk about the many laughable moments of this movie. In addition to being a cheezy action movie it is also a scathing black comedy which is not surprising coming from Paul Bartel who directed a similarly black "Eating Raoul." A note about the edition that you get, get the New Concorde version because the other version, while cheaper is also basically a digital copy of second generation VHS tape so the picture is crap and while this film is low budget it does have some nice visuals and camerawork in addition to a star studded cast at that time. So if you like your humor dark and enjoy Paul Bartel's work, in particular then check this film out because it delivers the goods |
| Rating | | | Date | March 14, 2005 | | Summary | "That's What People Want-VIOLENCE! VIOLENCE! VIOLENCE"! | Content
| Don't remake this movie!! The less money you give to a film maker, the more bang you'll get for the buck (e.g., compare Rollerblade in '75 with the '02 remake). No remake can compare to the chemistry of Caine, Rocky and The Real Don Steele! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 02, 2005 | | Summary | Frankenstein Has Just Been Attacked By The French Air Force! | Content
| This Corman classic from the 1970s is a real treasure for lovers of cheesy movies. The plot concerns a transcontinental race in which drivers score by driving fast and killing pedestrians. The principals are David Carradine as "Frankenstein," versus Sylvester Stallone as the pink-tie wearing villain. This movie is so schlock that it must be seen to be believed, and even though it involves ridiculous looking cars running over people, it is cheery in an odd way that only Corman and director Paul Bartel could pull off.
This film was made for about $300,000 and it shows. Everything about it reeks of cheese. The cars especially are absolutely ludicrous, as are the sets, the occasional animation, the script, and the acting. There is even a subplot about American revolutionaries led by Thomasina Paine and Frankenstein becoming the new President, whose first ruling is rather controversial.
Please feel free to detest the annoying television announcer who narrates a largish portion of the film. He is effectively dealt with by Frankenstein in a most satisfactory manner. I would have given the film three stars, but I upgraded my evaluation to four stars exclusively because the script constantly blames the French for all that is wrong in the world (hence the title of my review). I guess sometimes futuristic sci-fi movies do have it right, after all.
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