Veritas RS III Roadster inspired by Death Race vehicle?
Were the Veritas designers inspired by the 70's cult classic? Read More
Death Race 2008 first trailer!
A Mustang is the main car star of Death Race. We’ve been very anxious to discover more about the Death Race remake with Jason Statham, and we just got our first look at the trailer. It looks very different from the original and, once again, a Mustang has the lead on the mechanical side. That starting to be a little much, Ford… Watch it after the jump! Read More Read More
Sunday Ads: Ford American Idol commercials
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/25/sunday-ads-ford-american-idol-commercials/'; Ford has once again came up with very specific commercials based around a sole popular TV show, and we selected three of them to share with you guys. You might remember the ads specificaly made for the new Knight Rider pilot, involving KITT, Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening) and pretty much every Ford vehicle equipped with SYNC. Well, they did about the same thing with the finalists from... Read More
Knight Rider is back, what’s next in the revival pipeline? (part I)
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/03/knight-rider-is-back-whats-next-in-the-revival-pipeline-part-i/';Nostalgia and revivals are in full force these days (lack of creativity? lazyness? good idea? need to go back to a more comfy era during our uncertain times?) and KITT is on TV again, so what’s next? Here’s a three-part overview. The A-Team Yep, one of the all-time crowd favorites will be back in 2009, but as a movie, which seems to be the big trend... Read More
‘08 Death Race cars: ejector seats, napalm, and rocket launchers.
An homage? digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/06/08-death-race-cars-ejector-seats-napalm-and-rocket-launchers/'; That’s what Jason Statham recently declared about the upcoming remake, in an interview to SCI FI Wire (the online news section of the SCI FI channel) which we found quite reassuring. We’re big fans of the original here at CARS+MOVIES, and it’s nice to see the production show respect for it. Jason Statham has the lead role in the remake... Read More
Death Race (2008)
So… Death Race 2000 is being remade and we’re getting new pieces of information here and there. The working title is Death Race 3000 and it is schedule for release on September 26th, 2008 in the US. Paul W.S. Anderson (AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat) is directing it and I don’t know if that’s a good thing. Jason Statham has the lead, playing a prisoner forced to race across the USA against fellow inmates, in 2020. Tyrese Gibson... Read More
Death Race 2000 (1975): original trailer
A couple of scenes from the movie: Euthanasia day Machine Gun Joe Biterbo arrival (Sylverster Stallone) Blame it on the French But really, if you haven’t seen it yet, go get yourself the DVD, it’s well worth it. I found a copy for $1.99 at CVS the other day… On Amazon, you can get two different versions: Death Race 2000 – Special Edition (1975), which is a 16:9 format Death Race 2000 (1975), which is a 4:3 format Read More
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Repost from my personal blog. First published on Spetember 18th, 2007. I was telling you about my passion for bad taste “because sometimes it’s so bad that it’s good“. Well, one of my favorite movies is a terrible one, directed by Roger Corman and of course, involves cars. We could say that Death Race 2000 is a Sci-Fi movie, since it was made in 1975 but takes place in the famous year 2000. Their perception of the future was a litlle off, but... Read More
