Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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

Taking a leaflet out of Steven Spielberg's Duel, The Car creates its own aura of suspense & terror, and is a smartly crafted & skilfully executed horror that makes excellent use of genre elements to retain its tense vibe and, despite a few hiccups, manages to be consistently gripping from start to finish.Set in a small deserted town, The Car concerns a mysterious black car that surfaces in the town one day and goes on a killing spree, terrorising anyone & everyone it happens to come in contact with. The plot mainly focuses on a local sheriff who tries to stop this menace before more people fall victim to it.Directed by Elliot Silverstein, The Car establishes its evil intentions within the opening scene and only takes it up from there. The director is able to encapsulate the tale with an ominous ambiance and the way he utilises the car throughout the movie only adds a diabolical feel to it, which in turn amplifies the film's sinister tone.Sure the characters aren't well-sketched and dialogue is even worse, the performances, however, still manage to be passable, especially from James Brolin & John Marley, both of whom play their roles with flair. The titular machinery is a menacing character in itself and the slight modifications provided to it only add to its mystery.On an overall scale, The Car makes efficient use of its limited budget to bring its foreboding tale to life and is quite effective for the most part. There are times when it enters the unintentionally funny zone but its firm grip on viewers' attention & apt application of the element of suspense makes it a cinematic ride that's thrilling enough to be worthy of your time.

I don't know if it was deliberate on the part of the producers or not of The Car, but just what was the issue that this possessed vehicle had with the good citizens of this small Utah town? And why was it that it only just toyed with Deputy James Brolin instead of just outright killing him as it did others?We never get a reason for all the mayhem and murder The Car causes. But this driverless vehicle appears out of nowhere and starts running down random citizens. In the name of God knows why?Even some of the worst horror films are always a mystery, a mystery of the occult as it were, but still a mystery to solve. We get nothing of that here. Maybe because half the law enforcement community in this county get done in by the vehicle including Sheriff John Marley.That left me kind of up in the air after the rather spectacular conclusion and desperate measure taken by law enforcement to put a stop to The Car. Not a satisfactory end for me.

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?