Thursday, November 15, 2007

Maniac Cop Review

A flick from the quirky mind of Larry Cohen and the sleazy direction of William Lustig. We got a once Dirty Harry style super cop who was wronged by the politicians. So he takes his revenge on just anybody.

This flick has Shaft, 70's drive in god William Smith, and good ole' Bruce Campell. Genre vet Tom Atkins is here too. The photography of a pre Gulliani NY is great. This film is well paced and a great Drive In Flick. And the anti police hysteria is great. Love that seen where some lady shoots a cop who pulls her over. I liked this old piece of crap so much I went online and ordered it's sequel. Which was going as high as 30 bucks for a vhs. I saw one listed for $2.75 cents among the 5 or 6 for the above mentioned price. I'd higly suggest checking out more from both Cohen and Lustig. I have and will continue to. A cheesy review once again.

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