i just discovered this movie on cinemax about a week ago and i have watched it on FiOS on demand about 30 times now. i restart it 3 or 4 times a day and let it run. i can see that it is controversial from the either "love it" or "hate it" ratings and comments. most of the reasons for not liking this movie are a lack of understanding of the genre and the content. for one, this movie does have a plot and you'd have to be retarded to miss it. two, those who criticize the biking either don't own a bike, don't know how to ride one, or ride a rice rocket instead of a real bike. as far as the debauchery, if you don't understand that then you've never been to an adult bike rally. but beyond those things that might be grounded in reality, is the phantasmagoric genre of this film - those who have compared it to the sergio leone spaghetti westerns and the classic biker movies are right on - the dialog, the characterizations - the scenery, etc. watching this film 30 times brings out the nuances and the brilliance of every scene including what many of you have termed as banal, stupid lines, etc. watch the scene at the end between pistolero and the gent when they discuss what's in the box - watch it 30 times - this is sheer brilliance in action! all i can say is, if you don't get this movie, then you're a documentary watcher and shouldn't be watching film as art. period.
Review of Hell Ride
