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When i saw this movie it was cool i liked the part when the bridge went up i laughed that part was funny the part i liked the most was when the steam roller ran over the kid but it was really sad that was really sad but the part i loved the most was when the cola machine hit the coach in the head it was really funny this is a great movie.
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"Maximum Overdrive" is a fun Sci-Fi movie to watch, but it's not a horror movie. I saw this movie in the TV guide coming on Halloween weekend and it's characterized as "horror"...is that what they call it? I'm sorry, I just don't see it. Still, this was a pretty good idea for a book and movie, notwithstanding its obvious limitations. That said, the movie does tend to get a little boring in spots, especially toward the end...this is because of the limitations involved with such an idea. In other words, how much can you do with killer 18 wheel trucks once people get inside a gas station?
The story behind "Maximum Overdrive" is basically about a comet that comes near the Earth and the presence and influence of this comet makes all of the machines go crazy from Coke machines to 18 wheeler Mack trucks. So, what you get in "Maximum Overdrive" is a Man v. Machine duel. From a Sci-Fi and comedy standpoint, the movie is mildly entertaining, especially if there is nothing else on. Still, this is not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination and definitely not horror. Don't get me wrong, I would be scared of a Mack truck coming after me too, but does the movie belong in the horror movie genre or sci-fi genre?
The acting is average in this movie, but Emilio Estevez does a good job in his role as the really intelligent ner do well who washes dishes at a truck stop. The script/storyline is quite imaginitive and despite being farfetched, the plot works and the audience can understand it to be plausible in a Sci-Fi kind of way.
All and all, a pretty good movie, but I thought the movie declined towards the end when the survivors attempt to escape the trucks. Sci-Fi fans should check it out...horror movie fans should check my other reviews for something a little more "horrifying" than "Maximum Overdrive".
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Among Stephen King's famous quotes is the one about why he doesn't direct his own films. His answer, not surprisingly, is, "Have you ever seen 'MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE'"? That just about says it all. The film has terrific material to work with, but it is static and very poorly executed. When I watch this film I always think, "Why didn't he do this or that?" and "Why are all the actors just standing around"? Fortunately, King is a better writer than director.
IMPRESSIONS OF A YOUNGER KING FAN:
My teenage daughter has read most of King's novels and agrees with King's assessment of this film. Her favorite film is "Creepshow" which I introduced to her when she was too young and scared her with the famous line, "Where's my cake?" That line still works.
BETTER STEPHEN KING FILMS TO WATCH:
To see better cinematic examples of Stephen King's storywriting, check out "The Shining", "Misery", "Creepshow" or "Carrie". None of these films was directed by King, but each film better represents King's work on the big screen. In "Creepshow" he even stars in one of the sequences "The Death of Jordy Verrill", and he does a respectable job of interpreting his own work.
OUT OF FAIRNESS:
There are worse films out there, but Stephen King did not write the novels or screenplays for them. This film, though not a good representation of King's work, is watchable for some and is not terrible. Unlike many of King's other films, this cannot be classified as good, however.
Rating:  -
Maxium Overdrive written and directed by Stephen King gets better every time I watch it. I guess I've viewed this film about a half dozen times. It is a bit campy, but the acting, by the professional actors, for the most part is good. King has a way of directing that allows us to see the humorous errors of our ways. Pat Hingle as the over confident red neck owner of the Dixie Truck Stop is wonderful. Estevez as the punked out underpaid dish washer fits the bill. And, you get the annoying whine of the voice of Liza Simpson, Yeardly Smith, thrown in. When the self propelled endless convoys of tractor trailers zones in on the Dixie Truck stop to feed their insatiable appetite for more fuel one cannot help but make the connection to our own gas guzzling addiction in 2005. This film is about 20 years old, but is still fresh. AC/DC did all of the soundtrack, and while I am not a fan of theirs, their music adds great mood to this Sci-fi classic. If there is a down side to the movie it is that there seems to be a loss of continuity in the story line. I think in the beginning of the movie it is a comet that turns the night sky green and sets the machines against the humans, but at the end of the movie their is a post script saying it was a UFO. Well that is little price to pay for an otherwise great flick in the tradition of cheesy 1950's horror movies. And hey, that waitress screaming; "But, we made you!" is Academy Award material.
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Ah, this movie is such a classic. From the hilarious scene to where a character named Connie asks her boyfriend: "Curtis....are you DAY-YED!!!!", to a little league baseball team getting hit by flying soda cans (the coach takes one of 'em in the crotch - HAHA!). Also, the soundtrack is by AC/DC (which, by the way, you can buy the soundtrack on CD. It's titled "Who Made Who?"). King's only directorial film is an underrated gem. The film's plot: For a week in 1987, a mysterious comet was floating over Earth. During this week, we have truck stop customers and employees, led by Emilio Estevez (who plays a cook in this movie), trying to stay alive when automobiles and appliances come "alive" and start killing people.
Stephen King was forced to make some cuts to this film in order to avoid an X rating for violence. The scenes cut, to this day have not been reinstated in any release, thus the only version in circulation is the original theatrical cut. The scenes are reported to total around 13 seconds and include:
- Six Seconds of the Dixie Boy shoot out.
- Three seconds of the steam roller running over the boy.
- Three seconds of the salesman's face falling into his lap.
Based on Stephen King's novel "Trucks", this film will satisfy any King or horror movie fan. Check it out.
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