Review of Death Race 2000 (1975) by Rik H — 26 May 2014

For any fan of the Grand Theft Auto series, this is an extended riff on that joke - babies, the elderly, even race officials, are targets in this 'so bad it's good' cult classic. David Carradine (for those less interested in actors, that's Bill from 'Kill Bill' fame) plays Frankenstein, a seemingly pieced together dude who has to wear a full body suit to cover his wounds (mysteriously though, once he takes off his mask his face loses all the scarring and he turns into a handsome beefcake.

..?) from races past. Sly Stallone also stars, playing a hackjob mobster - basically all the racers are idiotic caricatures of Nazis, cowboys, mobsters, and monsters. As the death rate climbs, this B-movie careens through idiotic effects and terrible dialogue, yet still retains enough tongue-in-cheek jokes (like Frankenstein's hand, which is a grenade.

.. get it... hand grenade?) and blatantly bad plot twists to keep this an entertaining movie for movie buffs of all ages. 4/5.