Lame movie


Oh my--this movie was so bad it was almost good.

Not only did the film feature more zooms than anything in an 80's music video, but the story was mega-cheesy and in some ways funny.

Funny things in the film (for those who saw it):

-The fat guy complaining and rolling his eyes about his truck
-The ranger packing heat with that big ass gun
-The ranger getting hit by the truck.
-Zack looking all mean and constantly saying "*beep* them man--" said it like 100 times
-The freak out scene with the woman when Casper fixed the fuel line with good old duct tape--LOL
-The woman's constant wishy-washy behavior "Let me talk to him, go to hell, let me talk to him, go to hell"
-the flare! It woulda been more cool if she stuck it in his mouth (ala Dead Calm)
-the vehicles getting stuck together--LOL

If you watch this movie on cable, just keep in mind it is purely for entertainment, no redeeming social value or even a plot.

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I totally agree.

"The fat guy complaining and rolling his eyes about his truck"

If I were in that situation, that would probably be my biggest concern too. It's pretty bad when the only character you can identify with is the comic relief.

"The ranger packing heat with that big ass gun"

Well, it was just a basic 9mm. What cracked me up, though, was how Zack unjammed it just by rubbing his hands all over it, hitting it on the dash and saying "come on" for about 5 minutes.

"The ranger getting hit by the truck."

And not having any blood spilled or apparent broken bones, even though they hit her at about 40 mph.

"Zack looking all mean and constantly saying "*beep* them man--" said it like 100 times"

Either that or spitting out gems like "f***in' black velvet everywhere, man!".

"The freak out scene with the woman when Casper fixed the fuel line with good old duct tape--LOL"

Actually very funny. He's looking at her with an expression that screams "Are you done yet?".

"The woman's constant wishy-washy behavior 'Let me talk to him, go to hell, let me talk to him, go to hell'"

Immediately followed by her screaming out of the passenger window (the same scene looped about 5 times) and Casper Van Dien trying to force her head into his lap (!).

"the flare! It woulda been more cool if she stuck it in his mouth (ala Dead Calm)"

Would've been kinda hard to do from a moving vehicle, though. Still, it wouldn't be the only impossible thing that happened in this movie.

"the vehicles getting stuck together--LOL"

That was one thing...but still being stuck together while they're falling? You can tell the front of the Blazer was welded to the side of the Dodge...and it's funny how you can see inside both vehicles and tell there is no one inside them. Couldn't they have put some dummies in there or something?

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I agree. Larry complaining about his baby was hilarious.
I did like the driving though. I love watching chase scenes.
The girl started getting on my nerves when they were sitting in the woods. If Casper knew what was good for him, he would've duct taped her mouth shut. =)



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I found the movie entertaining, which was surely its purpose. Yes, there were plenty of continuity goofs but these were of no real consequence. The worst thing in the film was the girl who shouted, bullied, bossed, whined and wimped all of the time. I'd have dumped her fast, if I'd been him.
Nevertheless, a 7/10 for entertainment as I just love car chases and this film was full of them.

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THE Comments in this thread MUHAHAHAHAAHAH ROFL
I just seen this movie, what was up with the fat guy in the truck?

Is college this bad in real life or something LOL

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I also find this movie funny, but the most hilarious part is the movie's trailer. Honestly, can anyone fit more clichés in such a short time.
All those comments like "where no-one can hear you scream" and "duel to the death" with lots of explosions... please

I happened to buy this on DVD as it was only 2 euros.

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This movie was pretty thin on the plot and acting, but man oh man, those are some awesome driving stunts. Sure, half of the movie could never happen in a competant chase between two people driving a car, but the chase scenes are just so cool to watch, with the Blazer running on two wheels, the trucks barrelling down the hill, playing tag around the tour bus...good stunt driving. Gotta love how Casper Van Dien happens to know everything about everything. And the cops in this movie...so dumb. But hey, for 5 bucks, this DVD wasn't a bad deal at all.

Jim: Does your boyfriend drive a truck?
Sonia: Ex. No, he drives a Firebird.
Jim: You know, that was my favorite car when I was a kid.
Sonia: Great, maybe you and him could go for a ride someday.


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Could not agree more.
Sonias flip flopping was killing me too.
The second time she said "let me out."
I would have dumped her by the side of the road.

I really liked when they were heading down stream
and Sonia asked, "So, what do you want do with your life?"

Continuity - Out the window.
When the truck went over the cliff.
Hardly a scratch on them.

Total crap.

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Didn't you just love the script? The whole thing consists of the jocks saying "Do it!" about 5,000 times and the girl screaming woo-hoo happily, as they drove like idiots! Such an outstanding writer...

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The script was the worst I have ever seen. I was laughing the whole way through just because it was so dumb.
I was getting so sick of Sonja's constant complaints about men in general. That guy should have run the other way. She was almost as crazy as her ex.

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This film was so bad.

Another thing I kept hearing was the dude sitting in the middle of the black truck always shouting, "Punch it! Punch it! Punch it!"

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What I want to know is how Bo convinced Jack and Larry to go on a two day crime spree that included murder, attempted murder, hit and run, assault with a deadly weapon, and thousands of dollars in damage. Apparently all he had to do is ask is if they wanted to be on "the team". Which of course leads to Zack's memorable contributions like "Run them out of bounds!" and "It's 4th and goal, baby!" amongst his usual "Punch it!", "Come on!" and *beep* them!" lines.

I also really liked the huge mushroom cloud that erupted from the cars after they fell at the end. I never knew they could explode so much like that.

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"Did you hear that, you cracked my muffler" Geez, Larry like you didn't have enough to worry about, now ya gotta replace a cracked muffler. Just wasn't your day, huh?

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Ha, I liked when the girl's head kept getting hit over and over against the side of the door when the truck was ramming them. She kept saying "ooh, ouch" and he'd say "you okay?" and then slam/bang and "ooh, ouch" and he'd say "you okay?". LMAO.

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