Stephen King described Maximum Overdrive as a “moron movie.”
But was he right?
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
Given the films reputation, I cant help but wonder if Ive done anything to upset these people.
And at last, the moment has arrived.
King himself describesMaximum Overdriveas a moron movie but I refused to let that put me off any initial optimism.
That anxiety remains timely and one only has to look atBlack Mirrorto see how were still obsessed with it.
But lets begin at the beginning.
There are cars smacking into one another, people screaming, there are even flying watermelons.
But what it does do is manage to get so ludicrous that it becomes amusing.
In some cases, laugh out loud funny because it stops making any sense it might have had.
Why dont the trucks just drive into the truck stop?
The truckstop looks like it is made of metal sheeting glued together with hamburger grease.
The trucks would flatten it, and the ragtag bunch assembled inside, in seconds.
Why not drive through it?
You know, before they run out of gas.
Just roll right over everyone.
And after the people have left.
Nefarious Pat Hingle is suitably entertaining, but Im not entirely sure I understood a line of dialogue.
They end up shagging, because obviously.
In total, they all have about as much personality as the trucks themselves, which is very little.
Its a one-shot-and-done deal.
Its simply not very King-like.
And thats perhaps the saddest thing aboutMaximum Overdrive.
The character development, usually a strength, is practically non-existent.
But all of this is not to say I wasnt entertained.
I was, but for all the wrong reasons.
A well of potential, filled in with tonnes of scrap.
I do applaud the use ofRide Of The Valkyriestoo for the self-piloting aeroplane flying overhead.
Thats a neat touch.
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