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Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
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Reviews Counted:12
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Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.3/10
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Reviews for Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety...
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Winds up functioning no differently than the disgraceful, despicable films it scrutinizes. Full Review |
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The interviews with Prelinger are especially smart, discussing the ideological agendas frequently lurking in 'educational' materials. Full Review |
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Wood delights in exposing the rubbernecking roots of these lurid films... Full Review |
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The real highlights in Hell's Highway are the driver's ed scare films themselves, and [director] Wood has presented a generous sampling of often flabbergasting clips. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Maybe the next best thing to putting 'Deadman's Curve' on the turntable and cranking up the volume. Full Review |
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How effective were the highway safety films in stopping accidents? Opinions differ. How effective is Hell's Highway in curing you of ever wanting to see another one? Completely. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Ephemeral films expert Rick Prelinger is on hand to situate the films in a larger cultural context but the clips speak louder than any interview, evoking a pre-seatbelt era of highway carnage and celluloid tough love. Full Review |
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Someday, perhaps, someone will make a documentary of Volvo commercials and Consumers Union test-drive videos, but I doubt it will be as unnerving -- or as much fun -- as Hell's Highway. Full Review |
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This not-for-the -squeamish documentary will definitely make you think twice about not buckling up. Full Review |
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Oddly nostalgic. Full Review |
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Director Bret Wood -- no relation to Ed -- sketches the fascinating history of Wayman's highway safety films. Full Review |
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An unfunny comedy and somewhat murky exposé. Full Review |
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