tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post7495211576286448109..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Race With the Devil (1975)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-16898285189573385672018-06-12T17:32:45.427-07:002018-06-12T17:32:45.427-07:00I went to the drive in all the time in the 70s and...I went to the drive in all the time in the 70s and never saw this. Read your review and almost skipped tracking it down. I'm glad I ignored you - BOY did you miss the mark on this one. Did you turn the volume down during that "spongy middle stretch" you refer to? I thought the movie did a remarkable job ratcheting up the tension the entire time, so that when the violent and wonderfully staged action/pre-Road Warrior finale kicks in it is twice as effective. Maybe the title is wrong - "Race With the Devil" apparently implies a non-stop action flick to some - but this film is something else and frankly something better. The two "wives" do get short shrift here, but I love how Lara Parker is the only one of the four who looks at everyone so suspiciously (during the spongy middle stretch - the library, the sheriff's office, the country and western bar, the service stations) and, frankly, turns out to be justified in her paranoia. She AND we the audience get more and more uneasy and wow, were we right. Not sure, but i may have just seen the most perfect drive-in movie ever made. And 40 years late. F. Ben Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736492083983845555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-49594850457306938552013-05-13T16:50:07.267-07:002013-05-13T16:50:07.267-07:00I watched this last night. It worked for me, if vi...I watched this last night. It worked for me, if viewed as a good B movie. Remembered this one from my childhood which says something, I guess. Unfortunately, my wife dozed through it, even the car chase near the end, so you may be right Peter! Still, how often do we get neat little films like this, these days? 7/10 Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515560226502900376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-23712804351411183632013-05-13T16:41:48.539-07:002013-05-13T16:41:48.539-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515560226502900376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-4844116166325643312013-04-14T07:19:32.083-07:002013-04-14T07:19:32.083-07:00Thumbs way up, loved it. This movie is so "dr...Thumbs way up, loved it. This movie is so "drive-in 70's," there were times that I literally thought I was sitting in a car watching it. As to be expected, Warren Oates carried it, he had such great on-screen presence, the girls were great too, awesome to see Lara Parker and Loretta Swit together, and the little twist ending was unexpected, not too pretentious and actually quite funny. Thanks again Peter for your great blog. Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-78629574748727855782013-04-06T10:41:07.139-07:002013-04-06T10:41:07.139-07:00I just can't resist the plot or list of actors...I just can't resist the plot or list of actors, ordered on AMZ, will post again in a week or two after I view. Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-86158602217388300212013-04-06T10:30:33.126-07:002013-04-06T10:30:33.126-07:00this looks, no pun intended, too "tempting&qu...this looks, no pun intended, too "tempting" to pass up. But after reading your review, I'm a little hesitant. Going to check out some other comments on Amazon, see how much it's going for and then decide whether or not to pull the trigger. Warren Oates is a fav actor of mine! Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.com