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Eerie and entertaining, but incomplete print.
Once again Anchor Bay does a commendable job of delivering a long forgotten classic on DVD. This film has been called 'JAWS on wheels' and I must say this is not an unfair comparison, despite this The Car stands up on its own merit as a great suspense film. This film does indeed borrow more from JAWS than other automotive terror films like DUEL.
The Car, a possessed luxury sedan, is presented as a predatory entity systematically decimating the population of a small New Mexico town as the local Sheriff and his men struggle to stop the remorseless killing machine.
The cast is wonderful, particulary James Brolin (The Amityville Horror) and Ronny Cox (The Beast Within). Brolin plays Sheriff Wade Parent, the macho protagonist determined to stop the car. Kathleen Lloyd is excellent as Brolin's strong willed love interest. Ronny Cox is great too as the eternally tormented alcoholic deputy Luke.
The film benefits from some truly effective scenes-the wide shots of the New Mexico desert with the car emerging in the distance and thundering its way towards the viewer are creepy and uneasy. The use of sound-alternating long periods of silence with deafening blasts of automotive noise is also very unnerving, this film is sure to make even the most jaded viewer jump in places.
It should be mentioned that this film is rather anemic, so gorehounds should abstain, instead this film relies on character development and suspense.
Now for the negative aspects of this DVD-the film for some reason is most certainly cut as I recently watched this film on cable tv and the tv cut featured at least 20-30 seconds more footage in the cemetary scene. This may seem like nitpicking, but why Anchor Bay chose to release an edited version of this film when most of its catalog is comprised of sex and gore epics is nothing short of a mystery. Also, the climatic scenes of this film are marred by a considerable amount of grain in the picture.
All in all though, it is great to have this above average b-movie available, since I was a kid this is one film I enjoy watching over and over again. The film is presented full frame and widescreen. It also includes a theatrical trailer. This DVD is getting harder and harder to find so buy this now and add another lost gem to your DVD collection!!

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Great horror flick!
I haven't seen this film in twenty years or so, but it was worth the wait. I saw part of it when I was seven (now twenty-eight) on network TV, and I was scared out of my wits at the part where the car runs two bicyclists off the road. I also remember the scene where it runs over the town sheriff.

I decided to just go ahead and get this movie without seeing the whole thing first. It was great. I think the scariest scenes are these: First, the part where the police officer is guarding the parade and you see a brilliant flash in the distance, indicating the car's windshield (funny, being that the windshield didn't appear to be glass). Second, the part where James Brolin's girlfriend talks on the phone is chilling. She just keeps talking while the minute headlights just keep getting bigger and bigger until it plows through her living room, killing her.

I'm surprised a sequel was never made so we could find out where this car came from. It makes its appearance in the desert, but where was it beforehand? Interesting, unexplained stuff!

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The Car
I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this movie to come out!!!!!! This was the 1st movie that I ever saw. I was about 6 or 7 years old. My parents were nuts to let me see it. But it has stuck in my mind ever since. You haven't been able to rent it until now, and the only place that I have found to rent it is through Wal-Mart's rental service online. I found it at another online store, and ordered it, but it still hasn't arrived. And I see here that Target doesn't have it either. I guess that even though it is an older movie, it must have struck something in a lot of people, because it seems that nobody can find it now! But to anyone who hasn't seen it, you have to try to get a copy, it is one of the all time great drama/horror movies. It's not blood and gore like other horror movies, it is just plain scary, on the edge of your seat type movie!