Just when you thought Hollywood was done with questionable biker movies (Ghost Rider) along comes an oily jeans, bandana’s pulled real low over foreheads, tattooed up bad boyz, full of angst looking to intimidate or harass anyone within ear shot type film. It’s unlikely this one will change the street level viewpoint of outlaw biker “clubs” being solid, totally innocent, citizen and humanitarian’s of the world. Rather it’s a mash-up of Kill Bill charters a motorcycle club as a “beat down” form of entertainment?
The encounters in “Hell Ride” are like a sporting event from the Gladiator. Billed as a throwback to the Sergio Leone “spaghetti western” day with motorcycle revenge and retribution they leave out the fact that there might be some gore since Quentin Tarantino produced the film. Larry Bishop wrote and directed the story about this bunch of old guys in need of the “3-B’s” (bikes, babes, beer) riding around and along the way they shoot and knife a bunch of people. The only thing missing is Dylan’s recording of “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”! You can preview the movie HERE.
Lending star power credit as a real biker movie, Easy Rider legend Dennis “Scratch” Hopper stars as a rival member of the satanic biker gang. I guess he took a break from the “Dreams Don’t Retire” advertisements. Either that or his investment advice from Ameriprise Financial has him working for “scraps” as 60 is the new 35, right?!
I do like Michael Madsen who starred in “Reservoir Dogs” and that was a well written movie. Hell Ride was released on the opening day of the Olympics and reviews suggests a very quick ship to DVD (without going Blu-Ray!).
With all the issues and tensions in the U.S. on outlaw biker “clubs” it’s clear that Hollywood subscribes to the idea that “fiction is often the best fact”.
Film poster courtesy Third Rail.
Before the film even opened (in the limited cities it is even showing), they announced an October date for the DVD release.
Gas prices up, motorcycle sales are up, here come the throw back to the 60s triple feature drive in movies.
Just another piece of celuloid to portray the life in a hostile negative manner. Gotta keep mom an pop on the edge of their seats and scared of the big bad bikers. LOL
Ah, well, I imagine a lot of us will see it out of sheer curiosity and that will only encourage them to make more.
One more of lifes little viscious cycles (non motorized of course)
Gotta wonder if they had some real bikers as advisors or of they just left it all up to their own imagination.
Respects,
WJ
Another one for the collection I guess.
Thanks for the info on Hell Ride.
-Dave
One other point. I don’t consider Ghost Rider a motorcycle movie. To me, the hero just happened to ride a motorcycle. Yea, there were a lot of scenes with motorcycles jumping and stunts, but, in the end to me it wasn’t a biker flick.
It was more, Devil meets Johny Quest who happens to ride a bike and make a living as a dare devil. It was a fantasy action flick, not biker flick.
Soon as I can get my Harley to run underwater in the swamps and come when I whistle I’ll call if a biker movie.
I’m still working on the whistle thing.
WJ
@ all – Stan Hall of the Oregonian wrote a pretty dismal review of the movie. See it at:
http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2008/09/movie_review_get_yer_motor_run.html
Mac
Windy Joe,
I don’t know about making yer scooter COME when ya whistle, but they do make a remote start that recognizes whatever sound you have it programmed for. You can snap your fingers, whistle, whatever you want and it’ll start yer bike from a distance. You can also program it to turn on the lights and honk the horn in case you lost yer way comin’ outa the bar.
I don’t know the company, but I’ve seen it advertised in booths at Sturgis and other rallies. Never seemed all that practical to me, but some guys really love their gadgets! I’m sure a little internet research would reveal where ya can get one.
Respects,
Hermano Roadrash