RE: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover

2004-12-23 Thread Herb Lumpp
I have to agree on the NASCAR content on Speed - there's way TOO much of it!
In spite of the NASCAR overdoes, I still tune in try to catch motorcycle
racing, drag racing, and SCCA racing.

Herb Lumpp
http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm


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I purchased Speed Demon without actually watching the movie.  I wouldn't
recommend that.  It is the most cheesy bizzare movie I ever saw...and you
don't get to see much of the car.  I believe they did that on purpose
because it had a 70 front clip, a 71-72 rear bumper, SS markings (with a
Malibu dash).  I think it just made me mad.  If you are really twisted, you
might like the parts in the movie where the "car gang" worships an engine by
placing it in the middle of a pentagram, stripping down to their underwear
and workboots, and marching around it.  Personally, I had to fast-forward
through the parts where they rubbed motor oil over each other.

As far as Speed TV.  I agree.  I don't even watch it anymore and usually
tune into the Horsepower Block on Spike TV.

Merry Christmas,
Steve

70 Chevelle ss454  ...with the right dash ;-)
>
> From: "Dave Studly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/12/20 Mon PM 02:48:12 EST
> To: "Chevelle-List@Chevelles.Net" 
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover
>
> I was at Blockbuster last night and saw a movie with a '70 on the cover.
I
> think it was called Speed Demon.  The description on the back of it was
> something like "a group of hot rodders take over a small town and conjur
up
> the supernatural in their quest for speed" while some guy tries to take
the
> town back from the leader, who I believe drives the '70.  Or maybe the
hero
> drives the '70.  It looked pretty cheesy, but I couldn't pass up a a movie
> with a Chevelle on the cover without picking it up for a second.  :-)
>
> It looks like something they would've shown on the old Lost Drive-In on
> NASCAR TV -- err, Speed TV.
>
> I figure someone here might find it interesting or amusing.  Maybe I'll
rent
> it next time I'm up there.
>
> [Begin Speed TV rant]
> As an aside, is there anyone else here who thinks Speed TV has absolutely
> gone to hell and is wy over-exposing NASCAR?  The channel is almost
> unwatchable anymore, as I could almost care less about NASCAR.  (NASCAR is
> WWE on wheels -- it's all about the personalities/drama, IMO, but that's
> another rant) You could watch that channel and never even know that NHRA
> exists.  A non-car person watching that channel would think motorsports in
> this country was either NASCAR or imp0rt tuner and nothing else.
Maybe
> I just watch at the wrong times.
>
> [End Speed TV rant]
>
> -Dave
>
>





RE: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover

2004-12-23 Thread Dave Studly
Yeah, after I posted my message, I read a review on imdb.com and it
mentioned something about stripping down to their underwear and it sounded
really, really bad.

-Dave 

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I purchased Speed Demon without actually watching the movie.  I wouldn't
recommend that.  It is the most cheesy bizzare movie I ever saw...and you
don't get to see much of the car.  I believe they did that on purpose
because it had a 70 front clip, a 71-72 rear bumper, SS markings (with a
Malibu dash).  I think it just made me mad.  If you are really twisted, you
might like the parts in the movie where the "car gang" worships an engine by
placing it in the middle of a pentagram, stripping down to their underwear
and workboots, and marching around it.  Personally, I had to fast-forward
through the parts where they rubbed motor oil over each other.

As far as Speed TV.  I agree.  I don't even watch it anymore and usually
tune into the Horsepower Block on Spike TV.

Merry Christmas,
Steve

70 Chevelle ss454  ...with the right dash ;-)
> 
> From: "Dave Studly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/12/20 Mon PM 02:48:12 EST
> To: "Chevelle-List@Chevelles.Net" 
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover
> 
> I was at Blockbuster last night and saw a movie with a '70 on the 
> cover.  I think it was called Speed Demon.  The description on the 
> back of it was something like "a group of hot rodders take over a 
> small town and conjur up the supernatural in their quest for speed" 
> while some guy tries to take the town back from the leader, who I 
> believe drives the '70.  Or maybe the hero drives the '70.  It looked 
> pretty cheesy, but I couldn't pass up a a movie with a Chevelle on the 
> cover without picking it up for a second.  :-)
>  
> It looks like something they would've shown on the old Lost Drive-In 
> on NASCAR TV -- err, Speed TV.
>  
> I figure someone here might find it interesting or amusing.  Maybe 
> I'll rent it next time I'm up there.
>  
> [Begin Speed TV rant]
> As an aside, is there anyone else here who thinks Speed TV has 
> absolutely gone to hell and is wy over-exposing NASCAR?  The 
> channel is almost unwatchable anymore, as I could almost care less 
> about NASCAR.  (NASCAR is WWE on wheels -- it's all about the 
> personalities/drama, IMO, but that's another rant) You could watch 
> that channel and never even know that NHRA exists.  A non-car person
watching that channel would think motorsports in
> this country was either NASCAR or imp0rt tuner and nothing else.
Maybe
> I just watch at the wrong times. 
>  
> [End Speed TV rant]
>  
> -Dave
> 
> 






Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover

2004-12-22 Thread steve502
I purchased Speed Demon without actually watching the movie.  I wouldn't 
recommend that.  It is the most cheesy bizzare movie I ever saw...and you don't 
get to see much of the car.  I believe they did that on purpose because it had 
a 70 front clip, a 71-72 rear bumper, SS markings (with a Malibu dash).  I 
think it just made me mad.  If you are really twisted, you might like the parts 
in the movie where the "car gang" worships an engine by placing it in the 
middle of a pentagram, stripping down to their underwear and workboots, and 
marching around it.  Personally, I had to fast-forward through the parts where 
they rubbed motor oil over each other.

As far as Speed TV.  I agree.  I don't even watch it anymore and usually tune 
into the Horsepower Block on Spike TV.

Merry Christmas,
Steve

70 Chevelle ss454  ...with the right dash ;-)
> 
> From: "Dave Studly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/12/20 Mon PM 02:48:12 EST
> To: "Chevelle-List@Chevelles.Net" 
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover
> 
> I was at Blockbuster last night and saw a movie with a '70 on the cover.  I
> think it was called Speed Demon.  The description on the back of it was
> something like "a group of hot rodders take over a small town and conjur up
> the supernatural in their quest for speed" while some guy tries to take the
> town back from the leader, who I believe drives the '70.  Or maybe the hero
> drives the '70.  It looked pretty cheesy, but I couldn't pass up a a movie
> with a Chevelle on the cover without picking it up for a second.  :-)
>  
> It looks like something they would've shown on the old Lost Drive-In on
> NASCAR TV -- err, Speed TV.
>  
> I figure someone here might find it interesting or amusing.  Maybe I'll rent
> it next time I'm up there.
>  
> [Begin Speed TV rant]
> As an aside, is there anyone else here who thinks Speed TV has absolutely
> gone to hell and is wy over-exposing NASCAR?  The channel is almost
> unwatchable anymore, as I could almost care less about NASCAR.  (NASCAR is
> WWE on wheels -- it's all about the personalities/drama, IMO, but that's
> another rant) You could watch that channel and never even know that NHRA
> exists.  A non-car person watching that channel would think motorsports in
> this country was either NASCAR or imp0rt tuner and nothing else.   Maybe
> I just watch at the wrong times. 
>  
> [End Speed TV rant]
>  
> -Dave
> 
> 




[Chevelle-list] Chevelle on a movie cover

2004-12-20 Thread Dave Studly




I was at 
Blockbuster last night and saw a movie with a '70 on the cover.  I think it 
was called Speed Demon.  The description on the back of it was something 
like "a group of hot rodders take over a small town and conjur up the 
supernatural in their quest for speed" while some guy tries to take the town 
back from the leader, who I believe drives the '70.  Or maybe the hero 
drives the '70.  It looked pretty cheesy, but I couldn't pass up a a movie 
with a Chevelle on the cover without picking it up for a second.  
:-)
 
It looks like 
something they would've shown on the old Lost Drive-In on NASCAR TV -- err, 
Speed TV.
 
I figure someone 
here might find it interesting or amusing.  Maybe I'll rent it next time 
I'm up there.
 
[Begin Speed TV 
rant]
As an aside, is 
there anyone else here who thinks Speed TV has absolutely gone to hell and is 
wy over-exposing NASCAR?  The channel is almost unwatchable anymore, as 
I could almost care less about NASCAR.  (NASCAR is WWE on wheels -- 
it's all about the personalities/drama, IMO, but that's another rant) You could 
watch that channel and never even know that NHRA exists.  A non-car person 
watching that channel would think motorsports in this country was either NASCAR 
or imp0rt tuner and nothing else.   Maybe I just watch at the 
wrong times. 
 
[End Speed TV 
rant]
 
-Dave