When we find ourselves in the middle of the celebration season I have nothing left to do but to look for a movie that celebrates the exploitation genre by paying homage to the long forgotten bikers movie genre. Hell Ride, a movie from 2008 written, directed and starred by Larry Bishop is nothing but a compilation of the many clichés that made exploitation such a commercial success back in the 60's & 70's. The film doesn't add anything new to the genre, so while you may find thousands of negative reviews about this flick I tell you, there was a reason for having Quentin Tarantino himself presenting the movie: Exploitation Fandom. This movie is not for average people, it is meant to be enjoyed by the connoisseurs of the genre, so if you have no clue about the golden years of the exploitation genre you will definitely not like the movie at all. However it is my filthy job to help you understand this entertaining tribute Hell Ride is.
Michael Madsen is a great actor, he does a great job, he's experienced.
Tough guys will be tough guys.
Honestly, as someone literally stated at the IMDB forums "God Bless Quentin Tarantino for commissioning Lary Bishop to make this
movie" It's about time somebody made a real biker movie again, but amped up to
even more sleazy, ridiculous, and glorious levels than anything
produced during the Golden Age of the Bikers movies released between 1966 and 1974. I
would put this one up there with The Wild Angels as one of the best
biker flicks ever put to celluloid.
The plot and storyline are quite simple, tight, and move like Speed Racer's Mach 5: fast! It's a short movie and it flies by. Every frame is filled
with action, menace and bad-ass attitude. All the characters are
interesting and well-portrayed, if sleazy, intense, and uncompromising.
There's plenty of sex and the body count is high, but none of it feels
gratuitous: these are violent people walking a razor's edge, tieing up
lose ends that have been plaguing their lives for many decades. It's
all an organic part of the tale, and damn! dames are hot in this one.
Fuck that ass dude!
The opening titles feature nude sluts & sex, my kind of movie!
Asian Twat
Larry Bishop pulls off the lead role with cool detachment, and Michael
Madsen is great, doing what he does best, all cocky swagger and easy
dominance of the screen. Great performances all around. David Carradine
doesn't have much to do, but at least he is here. Great to see Dennis
Hopper on a motorcycle once again! Wearing the fringe jacket! Maybe for
the last time? I hope not.
Do notice the trademarked Tarantino shot of looking up from inside the
small enclosed box. I guess Larry got permission from Quentin to do
that. Or maybe Quentin himself filmed it; I believe he did a small
amount of second-unit shooting on this film. You'll know it when you
see it, it's in the last scene of the movie. I just had to laugh when I
saw that shot. The Tarantino stamp all the way. If I didn't know any
better, I could have been convinced that Q. actually directed this
joint.
Sex Parties!
Lovely pussies.
Fuck that ass man!
Girls wear clothes for a while in the film.
If you are in any way, shape or form, a fan of biker movies, or Quentin
Tarantino, or extreme film-making, or classic drive-in movie fare, you
MUST check out this ride. This is one HELL RIDE you will not soon
forget. The DVD and Blu-Ray are very cheap at Amazon's online store so go and get while you can!
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