Review of The Car (1977) by De'rrel C — 27 Jun 2010

â??There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no way to stop... THE CAR.â?? The tagline should reveal just what you are getting yourself into. It had been described to me as being a cheap Jaws knockoffâ?¦ only with a car instead of a shark.

So a 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III shows up in a small desert town and starts to off people. It is up to the local law enforcement, James Brolin and his glorious mustache, to stop this evil car. Itâ??s a B-movie, even though it is actually closer to a C-movie.

The thing about this movie is that the car IS the star of the film. When the film doesnâ??t have the car onscreen, it becomes glaringly flawed with its bad acting and dialogue. But, when the car is going around running over people, it is really fun and kind of beautiful in a sense.

If you are the intended audience, you should take a ride with this movie, pun completely intended.