Drive Angry 3D

Name: Drive Angry 3D
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: February 25, 2011
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage, William Fichtner

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Summit Entertainment | Release Date: February 25, 2011 | R

Starring: Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage, William Fichtner

Summary: Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out for one last chance at redemption. Hell bent on stopping a vicious cult of fanatics who murdered his daughter, he has three days to stop them before they sacrifice his infant granddaughter beneath a full moon. Milton must use his anger to go beyond all human limits in order to save his lastMilton is a hardened felon who has broken out for one last chance at redemption. Hell bent on stopping a vicious cult of fanatics who murdered his daughter, he has three days to stop them before they sacrifice his infant granddaughter beneath a full moon. Milton must use his anger to go beyond all human limits in order to save his last connection with humanity. (Summit Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Patrick Lussier

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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James Berardinelli

Feb 28, 2011

The appeal of Drive Angry is much the same as that of "Piranha": a willingness to revel in absurdity to the degree where the exhilaration is infectious. Read full review

Rob Nelson

Feb 25, 2011

Despite amply funded f/x, including some spectacular muscle-car stunts, the movie motors to the grindhouse with squealing tires and guitars, gratuitous nudity and gore, and a scantily clad greasy-spoon waitress endearingly played by Amber Heard. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Amy Nicholson

Feb 26, 2011

Almost as bad as we want it to be, which is to say, it straddles the line between campy and legit without winning over either audience. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Feb 25, 2011

Strictly for the midnight-movie crowd, Drive Angry serves up a non-stop stream of female nudity, flying body parts, gun battles and smart-alecky dialogue. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Feb 25, 2011

Here is an exercise in deliberate vulgarity, gross excess, and the pornography of violence, not to forget garden variety pornography. You get your money's worth. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Feb 25, 2011

We've seen Nicolas Cage when he's angry-and we like him when he's angry. So why does this painfully loud revenge movie skimp on the Cage rage? Read full review

Wesley Morris

Feb 26, 2011

Drive Angry is something new for Cage - a movie that feels like it's straight FROM cable. Read full review

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Dobbsy11

Feb 28, 2011

Metacritic really needs to take a look at all those critic ratings they've listed as "50s" as they read more like "70s." This is a funny action picture that delivers. That's what all those critics are saying. They're not dissing it for miss the mark as a semi-satirical spin through '60sMetacritic really needs to take a look at all those critic ratings they've listed as "50s" as they read more like "70s." This is a funny action picture that delivers. That's what all those critics are saying. They're not dissing it for miss the mark as a semi-satirical spin through '60s drive-in and/or grindhouse type fare. It's lewd, crude and it moves like gangbusters, with babes, muscle cars and lots of bizarre gratuitous violence and Satanist villains to boot! Terrific propulsive and plugged-in performances by Cage, Heard, Fichtner and Morse. It's a shame this film got dumped by the distributor but it will rock in home video as word of mouth will be super-strong for this super-wrong movie that gets just about everything, including the 3D, raucously and rudely, righteously and rawly right!… Expand

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tykittaa

Mar 13, 2011

By far, the best and most faithful of the recent grindhouse throwbacks. Great performances (especially by William Fichtner, who steals this film with his brilliant portrayal of The Accountant) back a hilarious and exciting homage to the drive-in exploitation films of the '70s. Destined toBy far, the best and most faithful of the recent grindhouse throwbacks. Great performances (especially by William Fichtner, who steals this film with his brilliant portrayal of The Accountant) back a hilarious and exciting homage to the drive-in exploitation films of the '70s. Destined to become a cult classic.… Expand

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draconea

Dec 10, 2011

This is a pure drive-in B movie like the ones of the 50's, 60's, & 70's in the movie genre called "grindhouse." Grindhouse, the name of a Tarentino and Rodriguez double movie, is a genre of film that wasn't coined by them but has existed and Drive Angry delivers the B drive-in movieThis is a pure drive-in B movie like the ones of the 50's, 60's, & 70's in the movie genre called "grindhouse." Grindhouse, the name of a Tarentino and Rodriguez double movie, is a genre of film that wasn't coined by them but has existed and Drive Angry delivers the B drive-in movie experience in spades. It used to be that couples and families would hook a cheap metal speaker to their driver side window of their car, open up a bucket of chicken and beers, and sit in a large parking lot of giant speed bumps where cars would be tilted up towards a giant white screen and watch a double bill of movies similar to Drive Angry. Drive Angry is the story about a father who escapes from hell to rescue his grandchild held by a group of satanic worshipers for a sacrifice to the devil. The story or the the hottest woman of the year, Amber Heard, are incidental to the style of writing and cheap B movie cinematography that makes this film an instant cult classic. Think the original 70's "Last House on the Left," the original 50's version of "the Blob," the original 50's "the Thing," or any Chuck Norris movie of the 70's before his tv shtick.
Worth renting, making popcorn and getting one of the films above to add to your double bill of the evening. Great movie like Gandhi, of course not. Fun movie like a violent sadistic, tongue-in-cheek version of Animal House not a perfect analogy, but you get the idea.
Drive Angry will only disappoint you if you're expecting more then it is: a B movie classic.… Expand

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HaloFever

Apr 19, 2023

Now that I know the movie was made for 3D, the silly bullet effects make sense. Fitting that this call back to grindhouse movies is also a call back to the now dead 3D fad. This movie sits on the edge of terrible, perhaps a 2.5 stars out of 5 stars. I hit fast forward through some of it.Now that I know the movie was made for 3D, the silly bullet effects make sense. Fitting that this call back to grindhouse movies is also a call back to the now dead 3D fad. This movie sits on the edge of terrible, perhaps a 2.5 stars out of 5 stars. I hit fast forward through some of it. I’ve seen these movies before, back when they low budget movies were a staple of late night cable television.

This film has a few stars aside of Nicholas Cage, but the appeal is clearly based on Cage and his characteristic antics. (I highly recommend “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” for a full Cage redux.) In one memorable scene, he has a gun fight while smoking a cigar, drinking whiskey, and making love to a woman all at the same time. Most of the time he is standing with his trademark stoop and trademark surly face. The inaction of the main character versus his reputation reminds me a little of “Dolemite”. This all part of the running gag of the movie.

Back in the day, these types of movies are never so much about the story as stringing together the scenes that the movie could afford to film. This kind of purposeful homage could transcend those movies. Remember that low budget films gave us movies like “Highlander”. A good low budget movie is possible. This is where “Drive Angry” misses. Instead of ridiculous 3D shots, we could have had something worth watching.… Expand

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homandavoodi

Jun 29, 2011

the film starts very well and until the first half, goes forward very good. but suddenly metaphysics and guardians of hell and supernatural phenomenon enter the movie. this thing have nothing to do with a parody. a parody must not take itself serious and want to say big things; like thethe film starts very well and until the first half, goes forward very good. but suddenly metaphysics and guardians of hell and supernatural phenomenon enter the movie. this thing have nothing to do with a parody. a parody must not take itself serious and want to say big things; like the first half of this movie.… Expand

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MitcheyBabes

May 29, 2011

This movie is ludicrous. Cage is slipping, as are his latest offerings. The entire premise of this movie is completely unbelievable yet is it presented as though it is quite normal.

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fichot

Jun 3, 2011

This is probably the worst film (if you must call it that) i've ever seen. DO NOT! waste your time and money on this piece of sh!t !!! Can't believe the hign reting from the "critics" (yes, 44/100 is very very hi for this junk, it should be somewhere between 0 and 0.0001)

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