Maximum Overdrive - Shitcase Cinema review

[chuk19100]

this is like happy wheels the movie

[IggyHazard]

Not sure if I mentioned this before, but that OD green rocket launcher is a Vietnam War-era American-made 66mm M72 LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon). It was also used in Falling Down. It's collapsible, disposable, recoilless, and has a flip-up leaf sight. The fact that it was made to be used once and thrown away displays a faulty design concept. Vietnamese saboteurs would collect the empty rocket tubes, fill them with grenades, and turn them into booby traps.

[Xerxes1688]

@IggyHazard That reminds me that the Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, despite being a simulator, the M72 LAW is reloadable.

You mentioned that IT IS if you are using training rounds, but not with real ammo, unless you bring back the launcher tube to the factory or the armory to get it reloaded. Am I right or wrong?

The german Panzerfausts of WWII era were also reloadable if you bring back the tube to the factory, there they attach a fresh grenade.

[IggyHazard]

@Xerxes1688 That seems so unnecessarily complicated compared to the more practically designed reloadable launchers like the Carl Gustav and the various versions of the RPG.

[Xerxes1688]

@IggyHazard I know, but the Panzerfausts were extremely cheap, so why reloading. Just grab another launch tube.

Although the germans realized this after the war, and turned back to the non-disposable launchers like the PzF 44 and then the Panzerfaust 3, although they dol have some disposable launchers like the Armburst and the MATADOR.

[kftc88]

How can you not find death by melon funny? In fairness, my American hometown of crazy conservatives does have a diner run by the head of the local NRA chapter. I'm pretty sure he does have a secret room full of weapons and army surplus supplies.

[IggyHazard]

@kftc88 Yeah, but isn't that a good thing?

[MrThedude77777]

To be fair Stephen King writes good books. But Hollywood makes them bad movies.

[slayerkiller47]

You almost made me choke laughing. Note to self: Never eat and watch shitcase cinema. Awesome review

[thedeadhalo]

100 likes, no dislikes, WIN

[InvisibleGunslinger1]

I absolutely LOVE the intro song, this is by far my fav review of yours so far john. I saw this movie super late at night and thought it was just silly cause I was super tired, glad to see that it wasn't just me. Truely a fantastic reviewer you are :DD

[JXtreme85]

A remake is in the making, it was announced last december and just recently early this month its looks to given a go.

[Vdominus]

funniest review so far :) excentric bibles saleman!

I'm gonna scare the hell out of ya! chill out steve ^^

[callanrockslol]

guns and explosives, hes american

[IggyHazard]

@callanrockslol Damn skippy, Bubba!

}:-D

[mupo1811]

shit man

GREATER THAN AVGN

love this B. styled zhit

[TheDalekdave]

those toys form ninja terminator is the transformers g1 omega supreme but with changes

[pengyou55]

Nice job slowing down the theme song to match "Who made who" !  I like it.

[IggyHazard]

The anti-technology message of this movie doesn't really come across 100% clearly since we find out at the end that it was aliens that used our own machines as a weapon to exterminate us. That's more anti-alien (xenophobia much, Stephen?) than anti-technology. It's an economical concept, though, and unique for alien warfare. Why waste your own resources when you can turn your enemies' vehicles and motorized tools again them? There's another King film called 'Trucks' that sucks much worse.

[hughsyz]

King was called at asshole by a machine

[hughsyz]

It's funny. Stephen King is good at writing but I think he should of been the one who wrote the script instead of directing the film. He also should let an experienced director do his adaptations and help the director of what the scenes should look like in his mind. I watched The Shining miniseries and was made because of Kings disliking with the film version, he and the director put in one more major element which fitted the novel even better the REAL Overlook Hotel (the Stanley Hotel in rea

[pretorious700]

Stephen King=artless douchebag

[GunHed17]

Ahhhh... a true classic. I think I may have asked for this one a while back? Saw it at the drive-in on its initial release... piece o crap then, piece o crap now. Found it in the Wal-Mart bins for $4. Thanks for the review... you should simply roll through a ton of the Stephen King films that you haven't covered yet, both good and bad. Cheers!

[iwonwalker1285]

Great review again and again. This film has to be one of the best comedy/horrors ever made. Stephen King really should have directed and starred more in his films. Pure class. Some great liners "we made youuuu" "I'll kill youuuuuuuuu" "What! what do u want!" well played at the end to acdc. I heard rumours that this film won 3 oscars. Amazing what you can find out with a little time

[thedeadhalo]

EVERYTHING NEEDS MORE AC/DC

/B/

[lifesonfan]

I used to subscribe to Fangoria in the 80's . When this came out, they did a cover story and King had a beer in his hand in every picture on the set. It came out the same day as "Aliens" and my brother dragged me to see both on that Friday. I was scared to see it until about 15 minutes into the flick and the theater was rolling with laughter. Can't get enough Shitcase! Cheers from Missouri...

[thunderleppard]

you just had to dress up like A . Young at the end!

[Seraphim3040]

i could just be a twisted, crazy bit but I've never found anything stephen king did 'scary'. I mean the only thing frightening in the Shining was Jack Nicholson, seriously. I was wondering though, what is the best shitty death scene in your opinion? I think the plumber from Amytiville Horror 4 drowning in random black goo takes the cake for me. =)

[Super94BIGFOOT]

I saw this for the first time when i was like 6 or 7 and it scared the shit out of me.

[arprodexec]

haha, King may have been stoned while he was making this... but what if he wasn't? Then it's just an example of his twisted madness :P Still at least he had good visuals and the right band for the soundtrack. My god, he does look mad in that trailer too.

Rock on, Shitcase!!!! 10/10

[Danzigadoo666]

I never saw this the whole way through. I turned it off after that annoying newly-wed couple survives after almost being crushed. The woman that kept yelling "Curtis! Curtis!" pissed me off. I also didn't like how Emilio Estevez doesn't really bother acting. The AC/DC soundtrack was good, though. Thanks for sitting through it, because I was still curious how it ended.

[L0VED0CT0R1]

Switch evil trucks for huge monsters and you get feast, bad acting, and lots of lols equals good movie, shame about the other two, cars randomly flying from nowhere to kill people, hiding in a building from monsters when the wall behind the randomly falls down catapalting a midget onto the top of a building and the third WOW thats bad its your duty as shitcase cinema to review these movies

[TheDarklord0211]

Lol i like the new opener because its SHORT

:( when you have those days when you pc is slow you dont want to have to wait through an opener... 50 times

or have to skip it because normaly i go off it and skip half way through the review and i end of just going back to the start again..

[fedexior]

I love Stephen King... I love this movie... And I love AC/DC! lol

PS: The Ice cream truck is from Sweet Thoot, the evil clown of Twisted Metal :-D

[TheDarklord0211]

@fedexior you mean sweet TOOTH of twisted metal

[fedexior]

@TheDarklord0211 Yes, that... :-D Sorry, my english is not very good. (I think I have to stop drinking while i'm writing coments on youtube videos. )

[AlcoholLevel]

This is great movie every once in a while.  Thanks for the review :)

[DJnotI]

haha, nice theme edit and great review!

[atomicdog04]

this movie was so bad it was hilarious! and yeah Stephen King should just stick with books instead of films. He makes William Shatner look good.

[pechkin100]

\o/ Awesome u did it.

Love ya reviews John. Keep em coming mate...

btw r u a guinness drinker at all?

[shitcasecinema]

@pechkin100 Thanks! Erm, don't drink that too much to be honest unless someone else is buying of course!

[pechkin100]

@shitcasecinema

Rrrright...ok i'll buy u a pint then:)

[TheDarklord0211]

@pechkin100 Rrrright...ok so where do they live then?

[pechkin100]

@TheDarklord0211 almost round corner from me, next county

[TheDarklord0211]

@pechkin100 why dont you go in the vids then -,.,-

[RandalllFlagg]

Here's one for ya, and it's actually pretty good:

Feast.

[ZigZagRunner]

only stephen king could get away with this ridiculous movie

[wolfwing1]

call me odd I actually liked this one :>

[corteztheman4EVER]

notice how it puts quotations around "weather satelite"

[IDMWEIGHTSIDM]

10 out of 10 yesssssss......XD

[ProphetTenebrae]

Stephen King did a fair few of these "cars come to life" stories.

I'm fairly sure that King decided to direct this because the it's such a ridiculous script that he could just play it for laughs. I mean, the guy has written hundreds of books - and he chose this. He's either a complete idiot or he did it for a laugh.

[889654]

Are you trying out a new intro or is this a permanent change?

Also, are you doing a Stephen King marathon since you did three movies that are related to him in some way?

[shitcasecinema]

@889654 Just a one off theme. Hadn't realised I'd done a bunch of King movies lately but I'm not doing a marathon of his stuff, no.

[das81]

I think I vaguely remember this one.

[themoviedudesteam]

Man Emilo well looks like a Baldwin in that case pic

[32sponge]

i did love this movie

[CrittersRule247]

i watch half of this film once but i fell asleep half way through so you must tell me jhon did they kill lisa she pisses me off in this and the simpsons

[sfighter991]

Great Review, I've never sat through this movie. Did you know this movie was actually based on a Stephen King short story called "Trucks"?

[windduckelk]

hahahaha, niceee finally reviewed it :)

[sfk1998]

no offense john, but why did you leave out the steamroller scene?

[shitcasecinema]

@sfk1998 Yeah I totally forgot to put it in. Ah well.

[legionrelic]

Great review and awesome new intro.

[CanineFaeces]

I've got fond memories of this one. That pig faced bitch does Lisa Simpson. Learn something new everyday.

[animebeerandcake]

That guy looks like a young mike douglas.

[MightyZumba23]

Lmao i just love the scene on 7:29

[IggyHazard]

Tehnical Note: That rocket launcher is an M-72 LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon), a US-issue 66mm launcher from the Vietnam War era. Nobody in this movie uses it properly. It's meant to be fired from the shoulder, not the hip. It has a flip-up sight. The M-72 was also featured in 'Falling Down' and lots of Vietnam movies. The DVD cover actually looks cool with that depressing gray sky in the background. That topless military vehicle has an M-60 mounted on it (another Vietnam War-era weapon).

[lampyman101]

@IggyHazard But otherwise it was all 100% convincing? ;0)

[IggyHazard]

There's a made-for-TV movie called 'Trucks' which is a semi-remake of 'Maximum Overdrive' except it's only killer trucks and it's not nearly as much fun to watch. Plus, it has a lame semi-subtle anti-technology left-wing message (Stephen King is a pinko if you didn't already know). As for "Overdrive," the idea of it being a comet is just ludicrous because comets have specific physical qualities that define them uniquely as comets and Rhea-M doesn't possess these traits. "Energy field" would work

[seanjeaici]

Hey John are you still on break or are you reviewing again I might sound stupid for asking that.

[shitcasecinema]

@seanjeaici I'm back for now :) So expect new reviews every Saturday as normal.

[MightyZumba23]

@shitcasecinema Hahaha Awsome review dude i love this movie

[nodinitiative]

@shitcasecinema hey John, i really miss the awesome intro!

[Jaahhk]

@shitcasecinema every saturday?! sick... i made all my friends watch the "tales in the hood" one and then we went and watched it on youtube. lolol.

[IggyHazard]

Yeah! Yeah! Rock on! \8-D

I actually do think this movie is "the bollocks." XD