Duel DVD > Reviews > AAAAAGGG Big Truck

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Liked it
Story	Satisfactory
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Good
How does it compare to similar films?	Good

Advantages:	A good film
Disadvantages:	In the media world its highly over annalysed and pulled apart

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

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Dull stuff: Written by the prolific Richard Matheson but it is most notable for the directorial debut of a certain Steven Spielberg. Made in 1971 starring Dennis Weaver. It’s rated PG and is a thriller.

Plot: The film is a tale of an everyday sales man named David Mann who travelling in the dusty nowhere roads of America overtakes a lorry whose driver is insane. The story follows David Mann as he tries to escape the wrath of a faceless driver in a large truck and every time you feel he has escaped the sadistic 18 wheeler and its driver it reappears hell bent on killing a rather flustered Mr.Mann.

Acting: The films is almost entirely focused on David Mann who through his thoughts and actions leads us on this thriller ride. This put a meant that the susses of the film is largely placed on the solders of Dennis Weaver’s performance. And he did not fail his budding young director as his performance was more than believable.

Effects: the special effects were good especially for a film of its day the stunts were well coragraphed and the filming ingenious. It is clear that Speilberg’s talent improved this film turnig what could have so easily been a stinker into a compelling triller.

Overview; I would compel any film fan to watch this film purly on the basis it’s the birth of a modern film legand and I’d compel others to watch purly as it’s a solid film I defiantly preffer it to the highly overated E.T. and I’m not just saying that because it made me cry.