Hell Ride (2008)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:6
Rotten:51
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Hell Ride misses out on the rusting zeitgeist of the biker genre, sucking the glee from a saucy premise.
Theatrical Release:Aug 8, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $194,287
Synopsis: While it contains little of the artistry and none of the nuance of Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF, HELL RIDE is a similarly fun retro romp through the seedier corners of American B-movie history.... [More]
Starring: Larry Bishop, Eric Balfour, David Carradine, Dennis Hopper
Director: Larry Bishop
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Reviews for Hell Ride
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Hell Ride is a smoldering yet completely dull wreck of a movie. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The dialog is clever, nutty and syncopated, with a soundtrack -- of the "C.C. Rider" vein -- which ain't half-bad, either. Full Review |
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D |
Instead of a sublimely ridiculous and sleazy bike-movie homage, Bishop delivers self-amused, emptily crude faux-grindhouse that only fanatics of the genre will excuse. Full Review |
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 3.5/4 |
A revenge and biker warfare bonanza that will appeal to the folks who loved masterpieces like "The Warriors" and "Switchblade Sisters"... Full Review |
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4/10 |
Having a properly slimy bit of modern exploitation filmmaking isn't something to scoff at, but I do wish that the experience had even a bit of fizz to it. Full Review |
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The only thing that works in 'Hell Ride' is the throwback style and visual tone it lovingly mimics. Full Review |
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D |
It's a claustrophobic dud, full of ludicrously purple tough-guy dialogue and lip-smacking vamps in bikinis (how hot!), with so much monotonous hip violence there's scarcely room for anything else. Full Review |
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Maybe only once every six months am I in the mood for jokey sadism, but this struck me as the right picture for the right time. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Not to be confused with the more famous grindhouse biker flicks of a bygone era, Hell Ride misses out on that critical sense of freedom on the open road. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Bishop's film is an exercise in style and tone that certainly takes much from the genre that inspired it, but it certainly contributes nothing to legitimize its artistic integrity or extend its historical longevity. Full Review |
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1/5 |
"Hell Ride" is so bad that if I were forced to choose between seeing it again or seeing my worst nightmare version of what "Wild Hogs 2" might entail, I am fairly certain that I would select the latter without a moment's hesitation. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The main problem is Bishop's adamancy on playing the lead tough guy when he's got the face of a shoe salesman. Full Review |
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1/5 |
[Director Larry Bishop] burdens his film with clumsy art-house ambitions that clash with its embrace of bikes, beer and booty. If any of this sounds amusing, be warned: it's not.
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1.5/4 |
Both dull and pretentious. Full Review |
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1/4 |
A repellent revenge fantasy about two elderly motorcycle gangs, Hell Ride is, indeed, a hellish ride. Full Review |
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D- |
Hell Ride is storytelling at its worst: the thinnest possible excuse for a wall-to-wall string of beheadings, throat-cuttings, mass murders and orgies, shot and edited in a murky, lackluster, faux-Spaghetti Western style. Full Review |
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1/4 |
The script, written by Bishop, barely makes sense. It lacks anything resembling wit, unless you think it amusing that these aging cyclists brag about needing their three B's -- bikes, beer and booty. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Does it count against you when you actually set out to make an awful movie? It should. Full Review |
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A witless reprise of '60s and '70s biker movies written, directed by, and starring Larry Bishop. Full Review |
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