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David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins, Martin Kove, Louisa Moritz, Joyce Jameson, John Landis, Paul Bartel (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Brot und Spiele: Im Amerika der Zukunft kontrolliert der Präsident die Massen mit einem spektakulären Autorennen von New York nach Los Angeles. Die Teilnehmer fahren nicht nur gegen die Zeit, sie können auch Punkte sammeln, indem sie Zivilisten überfahren. Unbestrittener Star dieses mörderischen Spektakels ist Frankenstein, sein größter Konkurrent ist Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, ein gewalttätiger, frauenverprügelnder Fahrer, dessen Wagen an eine fahrbare Waffe erinnert. Was weder die beiden, noch die anderen Fahrer wissen, eine Gruppe militanter Rebellen, die wieder eine friedliche Politik durchsetzen will, sabotiert das Rennen und bekämpft die Fahrer mit deren Waffen … Gewalt, Hass und einer großen Menge Sprengstoff. Mögen die Spiele beginnen! (Verleiher-Text)
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With a slight dose of perverse taste and a certain benevolence towards everything you see here, you may actually be satisfied with the result. The "1970s" view of the year 2000 has been very entertaining for contemporary viewers since the 1990s, so even here the filmmakers didn’t forget to make it absurd, dominated by a dictatorial president who is no stranger to the American flag (with hands clasped in a fighting grip instead of white stars) and the very idea of the demonic race. It's not about winning or participating, but about hitting as many people as possible. This idea is fun, but unfortunately, its execution consists of the exaggerated chatter of the characters behind the wheel instead of the real road rage we know from Mad Max. All of this might be forgiven with a certain amount of perspective, but despite its insanity, the result is not "insane" enough to be interesting at least in form, meaning the resulting film is a rather boring affair. It will probably find its cult audience, but I won't watch it a second time.
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That’s one hell of a freak show. The President of the United States declares a race across America during where they are allowed to kill pedestrians. There are bonus points for kills, least for men, most for small children and the elderly. The racing crews – always a man and a woman – have different styles, one looks like Nazis, another like ancient Romans. The main character, played by David Carradine, looks like he came out of a S&M club and his main competitor is the cowboy Stallone. It’s really awesome and a great thing to watch with a group. :)
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Intellectually idiotic and cheap trash that not even the time it was made and the obvious exaggeration can excuse. This disrespect for human life can not be accepted even with humour; the only good thing about its bizarre futuristic premise are a couple of decent car chases and the beauty of Simone Griffeth, the rest could be appreciated only boozed-up and with a group of similarly altered mates. 40%
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