defstarsteve
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I loved the original but this isn't as bad as I thought it would be
death race 2000 prequal
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809936373/video/8306623/
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that looks pretty damn good....plus it has Al fuckin' Swearengen in it...I'm looking forward to seeing it.
I slightly remember going to see the original at the drive-in theater when I was a kid.
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XHonusWagnerX
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I dont think I've ever seen the original.
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
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defstarsteve
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go rent it now
full on cheese but such an amazing idea and movie...
in the original it is a cross country race to try and kill as many pedestrians as possible and the other drivers...
the young and the eldery scored you more points
and it was one of sly stallones first films...
I have seen it easily a 100 times
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Murk
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the original is good shit, 33 years old and still very watchable.
it would've been really cool to see a remake based on the original concept:
| Quote: | The film is set in the year 2000, when the United States has been destroyed by a financial crisis and a military coup, and the United Provinces (a
fascist police state), rules America, keeping the people satisfied by feeding a stream of gory gladiatorial entertainment. The political parties have
collapsed into a single Bipartisan Party, which also fulfils the religious functions of a unified church and state.
Frankenstein (Carradine) is the most celebrated racer in a bloody spectacle instituted by the President of the United Provinces, the Transcontinental
Road Race. He is reputed to be part machine, rebuilt after many crashes, and he is the government's champion. The race itself, in three segments from
east coast to west, is scored both by traditional methods of timed checkpoints, and also by the number, age and gender of people killed by the
drivers.
The cars are equipped to kill, bearing anti-personnel weaponry ranging from blades to rockets, and the drivers and their cars are themed in a manner
reminiscent of the Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races.
In form, the film is thus part horror film, part satire. The dysfunctional fascist society is depicted, often accompanied by sick humor, through the
playing out of the suicidal and homicidal impulses of the drivers and their victims. For example, in one memorable early scene, the staff of a
geriatric nursing home array their patients in the path of the race. Frankenstein veers off the road and kills the staff instead.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_2000
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I loved the original. Haven't seen it in years.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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BDx13
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anyone notice who the copper/guard was talking to the boss lady?
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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