Maximum Overdrive Reviews

• Great Movie!! No Extras to Brag About!!

  
  By A5JRN5EA6SWXG on 2008-08-06
  I loved this movie as a kid, and still love it now! Such a classic that deserves more extra junk than it's getting on the DVD treatment. I gotta admit, though: the new cover is an improvement over the abortion they used in the theaters and VHS cover, though I do miss the body hanging out of the grill as in an earlier version.
  
  This was adapted and directd by my fave, Steve King. Though I'm not too crazy about the soundtrack (Who Made Who), the movie still holds up well today...despite it's cheese-factor.
  
  Oh, and I loved the scene where the dork gets blasted in the eyes with gasoline, and then later gets his head squashed by the truck; dude should have stayed home that day!
  
  

• This was fun to watch

  
  By A3E68QNSCABRVW on 2008-06-04
  I probably never would have watched or heard of this movie if it wasn't for my boss. He warned me that the movie is pretty cheesy, but in a good way. Sometimes I'm into cheesy films, but the premise of this film just seemed too goofy, so I was prepared for quite a flop. Much to my surprise I ended up rather enjoying this movie.
  
  Basically a cosmic anomaly interferes with Earth and all the machines start coming to life, including vehicles and so forth, and start attacking people. The story is set in a very small town and despite the fact this problem is happening everywhere, this is about how those specific people tried to survive the horror. It's kind of a ridiculous concept, but it's written by Stephen King and usually he has a pretty creative take on such things. I'm not sure other writers would have been able to make this concept interesting, but King sure does, he really makes you wonder what's going to happen and there's plenty of dark humor to be had... in a sick and twisted way of course. I may not be much of an avid King reader, but I do enjoy the movies that are taken from his library.
  
  This is sort of an a-typical mid-80's film, so those in my age group will probably know what it means. It means the cinematography isn't going to hugely compete with newer films, which will always have newer and better technology. The acting is a little over acted in many scenes, which seems to be another common thread for under produced films in the 1980's. Regardless of budget, I thought they put together a pretty interesting story and made it fun to watch overall. It's got a lot of bad qualities which make it funny, but the way it plays out, its kind of obvious that it's intentional, so can't knock them for that! I mean, it's kind of obvious this is supposed to have a degree of dark humor and fun to it when you see the soundtrack is done by AC/DC.
  
  Overall this was definitely worth the watch for me. It's just a fun movie, regardless of how stupid some of the scenarios are. It's not overly gory and it focuses more on the people struggling to survive and how they plan their escape. So it does have a bit of that campy horror quality to it. It certainly won't be the greatest movie you ever see, but it sure is fun when you watch it.
  
  

• Maximum Over drive

  
  By A17J5SRI3WGCNI on 2007-05-29
  If you like Cheesey movies this fits the bill. We bought this movie to go along with our Popcorn and Cheesy "supposed to be scary" movie night at home. We have added this one to "Night of the comet". If you are into that kind of thing, take the time to enjoy these two movies. It Seems that there are only two actors in Maximum OverDrive though that can be considered actors. One is Emlio Estevez and the other is the kid. It's wonderfully campy, while trucks take over the world you begin to wonder who would ever put that weird scary face on the front of a toy delivery truck. The newlyweds are a gas (a young Yardely Smith is wonderfully funny in this film). Enjoy making fun of this movie with a special appearance by Steven King in the beginning and the music of AC/DC to jazz it up a bit.
  
  

• Stephen King Classic

  
  By A3TQWYEFQJ8HL0 on 2007-08-04
  Although a budget film, is one of the better Stephen King transfers to film. Emilio Estevez is good in the role and Yardley Smith is a hoot. This completes my collection of the early King movies. Recommended for just some good (sometimes gory) fun.
  
  

• silly sci-fi

  
  By A2MF23G8YM5IC1 on 2007-10-21
  This movie is somewhat entertaining, and the idea behind the whole thing definitely helps carry it,I for one did not like the ac dc music, it was annoying, matter of fact there are a few annoying things about his movie,but it is slightly entertaining and somewhat funny.
  
  
• *Good Movie!*
  By A1RJXK6KF3LL5R on 2007-10-22
  This movie was good.I enjoyed it.I had seen it before,but it had been a while so it was nice to see it again.My son also enjoyed this movie.A must see for anyone who has not seen it.
  
  
• best movie
  By AFCRPPXM2TLR5 on 2008-02-13
  We been wanting this for awile and its something we enjoy glad we finilly decide to buy it
  
  
• What do you expect?
  By A1AT3HRGRZERA2 on 2008-03-08
  Funny movie as long as you don't take it as a serious horror film. Not bad...
  
  
• Maximum Overdrive
  By A1GHUN5HXMHZ89 on 2008-07-14
  This is a decent Stephen King story and the music is certainly good with AC/DC rocking the air waves. The first time I saw this I wasn't as impressed but over the years this has actually aged well. The more I viewed it the more I appreciated that it is fun like the George Romero Undead movies. When a Alien controlled Comet's tail turns the sky green all the machines turn against humans. So anything from a electric carving knife to a Semi-Trailer Truck is deadly. The worst of all is a tractor-trailer with a big green goblin face on the front of the grill and toys in the back. Emilio Estevez and the rest the cast do a fine job making this horror come to life. Good quality DVD with decent replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "The Thing" (1982) and "Dawn of the Dead" (2004). - C. Luster
  
  
• maximum overdrive
  By A1H52642FL68JP on 2008-07-20
  If you like really gory. This is your movie. Stephen King need I say more?
  
  

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