Review of Speed Demon

Speed Demon (2003)
1/10
Yes Virginia there is a Devil and his name is David DeCoteau.
6 September 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Yes Virginia there is a Devil and his name is David DeCoteau.

From the moment we meet Jesse, our hero of the film, we know we are in for more of the classic DeCoteau treatment. You see Jesse is returning from "Who the Hell really cares?" to do something shirtless. Yes like all of the Devil's movies Jesse walks into town shirtless. When there is no plot or good actors the Devil gives you shirtless men.

As Jesse walks into town he runs into his archenemy Otto and his crummy little toady Chain Gang. Guess what? They're shirtless too. Imagine that. After the typical "You'll better stay out of my way College Boy" crap we move on. (unfortunately) At Jesse's family garage we meet his little brother Mikey, also shirtless. Mikey is an interesting character because when you meet him you'll notice his giant saucer nipples.

Then we meet the rest of Otto's gang. Clutch Axle, Road Rage, Wiper and Chopper. Road Rage is about the only one with a cool name. But the name doesn't fit this movie. It needed to be stupid like the other. How about "Hood latch" or "Brake pad?" Maybe "Dipstick." Yeah that's it. But let's move on to Wiper. Wiper? He must have drawn the short straw when Otto was handin out names. Ooops! I almost forgot to say that Clutch, Axle, Road Rage, and Wiper is also shirtless.

And then there is Chopper. Peppermint Patty all grown up and working on cars. "Sir." We also meet Otto's girlfriend and Jesse's one true love. But who care.

Otto shows up challenges Mikey to a race which ends with Mikey getting killed in a car crash when Otto summons the powers of his Speed Demon. The Speed Demon is this necklace that connects Otto to his Speed Demon, Mikaleth. (love the name) So with his brother dead Jesse tries his best to act stricken by the loss. When low and behold Jesse finds a Speed Demon necklace that belonged to his father. Now with the necklace Jesse unknowingly sets a murderous Speed Demon ( a guy in an black jacket, pants and helmet riding around in a car running the bad guys over or making magical chains wrap around their throats) loose on Otto's gang.

Meanwhile in Otto's hideout he and the guys (minus Chopper) perform their ritual to praise Mikaleth. This consists of them stripping down to their underwear and rubbing oil or blood??? on their bodies. Wow shirtless and rubbing stuff on their bodies. Wow.

After all this is over Jesse's Speed Demon begins killing Otto's men. Somewhere in there Jesse and the girl fall for each other and Otto and the gang perform the Mikaleth half-naked-oil-rub-down-ritual two or three more times.

In the end Jesse and his girl have to battle Otto and Chopper to the death. Otto gains control of Jesse's necklace and becomes all-powerful. Now that Otto is all-powerful Jesse's Speed Demon driver shows up. Turns out it was the girl Jesse loved and Otto had been "Boffin". But what chance do they have when Otto is all-powerful? What do you do to stop him? She runs him over with the car "Austin Powers" style and that's that.

85 minutes of torture from the Devil of movies Daivd DeCoteau. If movies like this can get made then I know I can make a movie. And you can too.

Perhaps DeCoteau needs to team up with Uwe Boll. Could you imagine the "Horror"?
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