Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

adriangr "The Car" is a cool little movie that seems to have taken its inspiration from "Jaws", but replaced it with a car instead of a shark, and dusty desert roads instead of water. It's well filmed and the title vehicle looks great, with a believable aura of evil around it whenever it's on screen. The comparison with Jaws continues with the way scenes of innocent people are intercut with shots of the black shape in the distance gradually getting closer while they remain unaware of the danger they are in. All the acting is good and the characters are realisticAlthough the car itself works as a menace, what doesn't work is how easily it is able to bump people off. Two cyclists stupidly try to out-pedal it in a straight forward line rather than slow down or veer off. When the car charges into a marching band rehearsal, all of the people run in a straight line directly down the road in front of it, with not one of them leaping off to the side where there are many obstacles, such as steps and concrete blocks that would protect them. There are many deaths but nothing stronger than you would see in a made-for-TV movie - which this could easily be if it wasn't for the wise, Panavision aspect ratio (which works well).The car's stunts get more outrageous as the movie goes on, culminating in a pretty cool showdown. Although it's a little too long, it's enjoyable for most of the time.

capone666 The CarIf cars drive themselves who is going to tip the squeegee kid at the light?Actually, the self-driving vehicle in this thriller would most likely run them down.A mysterious black Lincoln Continental appears in town one day and proceeds to rundown cyclists, hitchhikers and the high school marching band. After the driverless death machine massacres the sheriff, deputy Wade (James Brolin) is left to protect the townsfolk.With a plan to draw the killer car into a canyon to crush it, the impenetrable auto preempts Wade's plan at every turn. Begging the question: is it possessed?Although it predates other haunted hotrod horror movies by a few years, this low-budget road movie lacks the style and story of those later releases. However, The Car has maintained a cult status amongst genre fans for its demonic origin.Sadly, it's not the devil perpetrating killer car attacks anymore, but ISIS. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

bayardhiler I remember seeing "The Car" as a kid many years ago on the old Sci-fi Channel, and although I didn't get a chance to see again for a number of years, I never forgot it. The plot is pretty simple one, a killer car stalks a small town in the southwest, killing whoever is unlucky enough to come across its path. Nobody knows where it came from or who or what is driving it, only that it strikes without warning and no one is ever able to get a look at the driver because, as you can probably guess, there is none! Made in 1977, "The Car" is arguably one of the best of the killer car/vehicle genre. True, the plot might sound cheesy if someone described it to you. And yet, like a number of horror films made back in the day, there's something about the film that makes the plot believable, that what you're seeing is possible, distantly perhaps, but possible none the less. A big reason for this is due to the level of acting. All of the actors take their parts seriously, be it James Brolin as the deputy sheriff who must lead the fight against the car after his boss is killed by the black fiend, or RG Armstrong as wife beater Amos who also just happens to be guy to go to if you want some explosives, or Ronny Cox as Brolin's friend on the force and one who struggles with alcoholism. Then there's director Elliot Sliverstein, who does a commendable job of pacing the story while making us feel a little something for the characters. But none of this would matter if it weren't for the real star of the show, the car itself. Designed by car customizer legend George Barris, the car has a sleek, sinister look to it, something that might not look out of place on the road but at the same time, you can tell it didn't roll off the line at General Motors! It all makes a fun, entertaining combination to watch on a Friday night or in the month of October. Like the poster said, "Is it a phantom, a demon, or the devil himself!" I don't know, but whatever it is, it's something that you won't forget. So watch and enjoy the little wonder that is "The Car". Honk honk!

Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki Laughable 1970s car chase/ demonic possession flick about a driverless Continental running down random people in the Utah desert. The local yokels are falling left and right to it, and the hick police are powerless to stop it. Turn your mind off, and this can be worth a watch, as it careens from suspense to unintended laughs all throughout, and does fairly well in both regards. The scenes of the car stalking and killing its victims have a bit of suspense, plus the car looks creepy as hell, and the barrel roll sequence was a surprise. The scenes of the local hicks fleeing for their lives, and attempting to destroy the car have a few unintended laughs. The desert photography looks good, too. I wonder how much say "creative consultant" Anton LaVey actually had in this one?