Excellent, Without a doubt!!

As Good As It Gets

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Trucks (1997) ** (out of 4) Eleven years after MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, we got another attempt at Stephen King's short story Trucks. This time out we're given the same basic story as a group of survivors take shelter in a truck stop with large trucks on the outside coming to life and acting out on their own. Neither adaptation turned out to be very good movies but I think they both offered something different and depending on what you're looking for will decide which version you should watch. The 1986 film is a cult classic that's so incredibly bad that you can't help but have fun with it. It has some very silly moments and some rather graphic gore that will have some wanting that type of thing. This made-for-TV version is certainly much better made but it's still just lacking energy and an interesting story. After two failed version it seems clear that the story itself wasn't meant for a movie because we're given the situation and not much is done with it. As in the original, we basically just listen to these people sit around, asking what's going on and there's just no movement in the story. The effects here are fairly impressive and especially for its low budget. I'd also add that there's one rather violent death scene and the ending is a nice one. The performances are about average for this type of film. TRUCKS should have been the better of the two versions but it would have been nice had they added just a little bit more story and pumped up some excitement. As it stands, the film just never takes off the way it should so for my tastes I'll stick with the original.

A group of people at a truck stop are terrorized by possessed trucks.This is another attempt at Stephen Kings' short story. But this time,with few exceptions, only the trucks are possessed. No evil electrical knives.pop machines, or arcade machines. Its not as entertaining as Maximum Overdrive,but it is still interesting. Except, we still have truck drivers who cant out think or out maneuver a bunch of lumbering trucks. Bob and Pete;quit looking at Hopes' ass,get out there and start puttin' crowbars in radiators. Then blind them by smashing out their headlights. A running man can accomplish this in no time flat.Gene Pyrz drives the Western Star 18 wheeler.An Unknown Actor drives the Freightliner chemical big rig.That Unknown Actor and Gene Pyrz are permanent A list actors.Brenda Bakke and Sharon Bajor are hot.Brenda Bakkes' performance was outstanding!!erldwgstruckermovies.com

I guess it's safe to say that "loosely based" is a good thing. What I'm talking about is that, according to Wikipedia, Maximum Overdrive (which is an EXCELLENT movie) was "loosely based" on the short story "Trucks". I don't really know if this story was meant as a remake of MO, but it should have been left in the can and burned. The acting is deplorable, and overall just not worth wasting your time on. For a really good "killer vehicle" movie, take this back to the video store and exchange it for MO...you'll be glad you did. In fact, break the disc on the way there and tell them it was damaged when you got home..that way no one ELSE will make the mistake of renting it.

Trucks! "U-Turn U-Die!" More like "U-CRAP U-WORSE THAN 2FAST 2FURIOUS" If you watch this film you will want to shoot the television. If you are a Steven king fan you will want to shoot the television and shoot the producer. If you like the story however, you will still hate this movie. One could say that it is not a bad movie, in the same way Hitler was fond of fluffy kittens and donating to charity. This film is terrible, but it has one strong point, it has the temptation no other crappy horror film that i have ever seen has. It makes you want to keep wasting it. Hit it with an axe. Time and time again and you will never get bored.