Plenty of Gas in 'Blood Car'

The moment BC smacked its peepers on 'Blood Car' it was instant greasy fried luvvin'. There's nothing I like more than settling down with a bucket of fast food and a good ole American gore flick with a political conscience, and this mean baby did not disappoint. The story is set in a world not too far in the future where nobody drives because fuel is too expensive and scarce. Archie is a nerdy school teacher whose pre-schoolers do not appreciate his teachings on the Kyoto Treaty, so in his spare time he keeps himself inspired with an ambition to make a car that can drive on wheatgrass. Alas, one tragic accident later and his motor has developed a taste for blood, and runs on it! The end result pushes the envelope beyond even the most hardened of tastes, with a kindergarten shoot-out being a joy to watch. BC was reminded of John Carpenter's 'Christine', and that you really don't need a gazumped up budget of Tarantino-proportions to make a nifty gridhouse flick these days.

Special mention must go to Anna Chlumsky, the gawky little oik from 'My Girl', who glowers here with an appealing charisma.