Two couples on their way to Colorado for a holiday; stumble across a ritual sacrifice by some Satanists. So now it's a race to get to a big city to report it, as everyone they bump into seem to be part of this secret. The cult will stop at nothing to prevent them in doing so, by pursuing them over the countryside.
Well, I didn't really intend to watch it, but the title and plot outline sounded fairly interesting and I thought I'd give it a view. I wasn't expecting big things, but actually I found this b-grade film better than expected.
This paranoia thriller comes across as a melodrama, with spurts of action (mostly Satanist road rage) and a horrifyingly creepy and downbeat conclusion. This basically one idea film starts off fairly slow and quite talkative, but it picks up mid-way through with certain incidents becoming unbearably tense and nerve wrecking, like the snakes in the motor home, chaotic car chasing scenes and the chilling ending. There are some startling and vibrant images that created an impact, especially the opening scene of the film, the burning tree and a downright striking and persistent score. The cinematography at times is quite flashy and jumpy, with plenty of zoom in to capture the character's expressions.
There are solid and down-to-earth performances by Warren Oates, Peter Fonda, Lara Parker and Loretta Swit as the two couples. Which is quite good as you truly sympathise for these characters.
Though, the overall story comes across as far-fetched and quite predictable up until the last 30 seconds of macabre, but still it's an amusing 90-minutes. It's nothing more than a jolting thrill ride of clichés and suspense, but just don't expect anything great or you might be disappointed in what you see? A side-note; it just somehow reminded me of a more action-packed road version of ''The Wicker Man''.
It's definitely worth a look.
Well, I didn't really intend to watch it, but the title and plot outline sounded fairly interesting and I thought I'd give it a view. I wasn't expecting big things, but actually I found this b-grade film better than expected.
This paranoia thriller comes across as a melodrama, with spurts of action (mostly Satanist road rage) and a horrifyingly creepy and downbeat conclusion. This basically one idea film starts off fairly slow and quite talkative, but it picks up mid-way through with certain incidents becoming unbearably tense and nerve wrecking, like the snakes in the motor home, chaotic car chasing scenes and the chilling ending. There are some startling and vibrant images that created an impact, especially the opening scene of the film, the burning tree and a downright striking and persistent score. The cinematography at times is quite flashy and jumpy, with plenty of zoom in to capture the character's expressions.
There are solid and down-to-earth performances by Warren Oates, Peter Fonda, Lara Parker and Loretta Swit as the two couples. Which is quite good as you truly sympathise for these characters.
Though, the overall story comes across as far-fetched and quite predictable up until the last 30 seconds of macabre, but still it's an amusing 90-minutes. It's nothing more than a jolting thrill ride of clichés and suspense, but just don't expect anything great or you might be disappointed in what you see? A side-note; it just somehow reminded me of a more action-packed road version of ''The Wicker Man''.
It's definitely worth a look.