Maximum Overdrive

If you love AC-DC, Stephen King, and Emilio Estevez, this is your Godsend! The movie is based on a Stephen King short story called 'Trucks,' which was a little more bleak than the film. The story is that machines all over the world come to life and start killing humans. A small group of people take shelter in a truck stop and battle the killer trucks. I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid, and it gave me nightmares. I guess in some respects, it is a good movie, but I think all of the AC-DC music killed it for me. However, I really dug the scene where Deke is riding his bike along the street and observes all of the carnage the machines have caused. Very cool. I also liked the underlining theme of how the technology we're building is starting to control our lives. 3 out of 5.

Characters

• Billy: Works at the truck stop.
• Brett: She's a hitchhiker.
• Curt & Connie: Just got married. Most annotying people in the whole film and somehow don't die.
• Hendershot: Runs the truck stop. A real asshole. Calls everyone "Bubba." Shot.
• Wanda: Waitress. A little overdramatic. Shot.
• Joe: Mechanic.
• Duncan: Sprayed in the eyes with gas. Ran down by a garbage truck.
• Deke: Little kid. Duncan's boy. He has a merit badge in Morris Code!
• Bible Salesman: Knocked out of his shoes by the Evil Truck Leader.
• Gamer: Elecrtocuted to death by the arcade games.
• The Evil Truck Leader: A Semi with a big green mask on front. Blown up.

The Totals

• Body Count: 11 (plus thousands off camera)
• Weapons Used: Gasoline, an electric knife, electricity, cans of soda, a steam roller, a lawn mower, trucks, bazookas, and guns.
• Random Breast Shot: 0
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 6
• Ominous thunderstorms: 0
• Explosions: 12!

Random Thoughts

• Next on FOX: When soda machines attack!
• Wow Curt, you're such a daredevil.
• Running a truck into a ditch will make it explode.
• It's raining toilet paper!
• I smell an AC-DC song coming up.
• I never knew pumping gas was such a strenious job.
• Emilio Estevez: The philosopher!
• If I hear another AC-DC song, i'm going to scream!
• AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRR!!!