Review of Maximum Overdrive (1986) by Altered E — 06 Sep 2016
The only thing sadder than Stephen King squandering any creative talent he had in this cocaine-fueled semi pileup taken movie form is that the director of photography lost an eye while filming it - and lost his career as a result.
Having never read the source material (and blissfully unaware of the lives ruined by this flick), I had an absolute blast watching it. There's no explanation for any of the plot, no character development whatsoever, and generally no plot whatsoever.
Just a lot of stupid characters dying in stupid, though quizzically not genre-blind ways. There's some unintentional laugh out loud dialogue, editing, and camera work. It's up there with the Shining and Shawshank as one of my favourite screen adaptations of Stephen King's work.
This review of Maximum Overdrive (1986) was written by Altered E on 06 Sep 2016.
Maximum Overdrive has generally received mixed reviews.
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