Crazy Larry Dirty Mary 74 Preview and review

[Ghoste]

Not like this.

[Ghoste]

More like this.

[tan top]

More like this.

looks  good today    

[SFRT]

back in the 70's we where blessed with an amazing white trash drive in movie theatre (Sacramento off of Elkhorn blvd) where they showed all these sorts of films...the films themselves where just part of the fun and games we had going out there 3 or more nights a week in our crappy teen age cars...chasing weed, chasing girls, getting in fights and so on.

not the same 35 years later sitting on the couch watching it on the tube.

[nvrbdn]

we still have 2 working drive-ins in this area

[Ghoste]

Consider yourself lucky and try to support them.

[Khyron]

Consider yourself lucky and try to support them.

not only do i support the local drive in, I ran a car show with classic movies for one of the local ones

[nvrbdn]

sounds pretty cool khyron, where ya from?? we got 2 within an hour from the house. they do a couple classic cruises at them also.

[dodgedarren]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKx8KUUF5E&feature=related

[aussiemuscle]

to be honest, most of the best car movies that i like are also pretty bad movies as well. original gone in 60 seconds is terrible as a movie, but as a car movie, it's hard to beat!

Film critics - they never change.

we have a movie show in australia called... "the movie show". basically if the presenters say they hate it, i'll go watch it, because i know it'll appeal to me.

[Fred]

to be honest, most of the best car movies that i like are also pretty bad movies as well. original gone in 60 seconds is terrible as a movie, but as a car movie, it's hard to beat!

Film critics - they never change.

we have a movie show in australia called... "the movie show". basically if the presenters say they hate it, i'll go watch it, because i know it'll appeal to me.

I agree with you there, they are nothing to write home about. But then I watch them purely for the cars and nothing else. That way I don't get my expectations up.
I do get a kick out of seeing what we all ran around looking like in the 70's every time I watch the original 60 seconds movie. Those were the days..........or not!!!

[RallyeMike]

The reason this movie appeals to me (besides the car and driving scenes) is the same reason as SFRT. Right time, right place nostalgia. I was only 10 when it came out. I was getting into a full-on Charger groove already and remember watching this movie with my Dad. The fact that the heros were criminals AND race car drivers, AND the add the ending that's leaves you with your jaw dropped. Still one of my faves of all time and watch it once a year, usually fast forwarding any of the parts where Mary opens her yap.

[TiMopar]

Susan's husband, Simon, sadly died this year. DMCL is one of my favorite films and the main reason I ended up buying a Charger.

[elacruze]

Quite a lot of my favorite movies have 'no strong argument'

I particularly like DMCL because the wooden acting and weak dialogue add a cultural flavor from that period in our history, which to me adds to the presence of the film. I like Two-lane Blacktop for the same reasons I like DMCL.
If the scripts were better, I'm not sure I'd like the movies more-however, I did see these movies the first time when I was quite young so there is a high nostalgia quotient.

[UH60L]

Saw it at the drive-in when it came out. Pretty slow until they switched cars half way thru. Watched it in a seven year old Charger. My current 37 year old Charger is our official drive-in car ,saw Ironman 2,  and Expendables in it this summer.

I miss going to a drive in.  There is only one really close enough to go to where I live, and it's been years since we went out there.  Kids these days don't know what they are missing......