Blood Drive

2017

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  • 1
7.2| 0h30m| TV-MA| en| More Info
Released: 14 June 2017 Canceled
Producted By: UCP
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.syfy.com/blooddrive
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Set in a near-dystopian future, a former cop is forced to take part in a death race where the cars run on human blood. You lose a leg and you lose your head.

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TinsHeadline Touches You
VividSimon Simply Perfect
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
topstarcleaning Really loved it can we get a second season please tired of watching the same old boreing shows this one has some many different things going on you never no how it's going to end
rolcaine Can't fault it, produced really well and has superb acting by all, especially by Julian Slink who is the Master of Mayhem played by the excellent Colin Cunningham. It has a great story line. It's an escape from reality and don't we all need that at times. However the down side is only one season at the moment and I need more.
James Wright There is a lot that this show gets right; it knows it's audience (hence all the 10* reviews), it balances original ideas with homage and reverence to those who went before it, and it never takes itself too seriously. These ingredients make for a fun and entertaining ride that certainly any fan of Grindhouse will love, and the casual viewer should be able to raise more than a rye smile towards as well.The only real negative when watching this show is that there are no real stakes since there are way too many fake-outs when it comes to deaths, and most characters aren't explored enough outside of the mains to really care about. In a movie like Death Race 2000 this isn't so bad since that is just a 2-hour long episode of Wacky Races, but this series tries to be more on occasion and as such could have done more with the characters it had since there was definitely potential there to do so. Also a lot of character choices don't make sense and only serve to feed the plot, sometimes even big cathartic moments are shrugged off for no real reason other than to drive on the story of the latest episode. Winks and nods aside about the nature of the show, it still could have been 'balls out' and had more consistency and depth in the character and overall narrative. (Just pointing to a big evil corporation for all the world's ills isn't exactly mind-blowing)Overall this is a really fun series and it certainly pleases those who simply want to be drenched in tits, jokes, blood and gore. Occasionally it touches on some really interesting ideas and it certainly is bold and likes to push against established narrative, however sometimes in being so full-throttle it doesn't stop to add the depth necessary to make this a timeless masterpiece of challenging entertainment, instead it is more a self-aware death scream into the void.
pontram First, 'Blood Drive' is not as bad as some posters a ranting here (but also not as good as it is praised by some).I am through episodes 1-9 now and felt mostly competent entertained. It's mildly funny, extremely gory, morally questionable, and sexually aggressive, when not offensive. But also is it well directed, well told, and well cast (equal to well played). I cannot see any major flaw in the main corner points of this production, for what it wants to be, and what it is then.The only thing I am a bit concerned about is the character of Grace, who is introduced as a blood harvesting, ruthless, conscienceless driver, only to be presented later as a very concerned sister who sacrifices literally everything to find and rescue her sibling. Even living in a world where a life is worth less than a full gasoline tank, I would have severe problems with someone who shreds people for the next few miles on the road - all her otherwise good intentions could not balance this out.Aside from this, the conflict between 'Ceremony Master' Slink and Heart Industries seems a bit constructed, and it is not really clear up to now, what the mighty company wants with black cop Christopher, except unlimited access to his bodily fluids.But 'Blood Drive' is of course not (always) to be taken serious, but yet one can think of it as a blood soaked metaphor about the current state of the U.S.A., especially with the 'scar'. a giant fissure, that introduced the (North American) Apocalypse, probably because of environmental destruction like fracking. A scar like this is also dividing the U.S.A. ethnically, politically, and otherwise, probably since the Civil War.So, there is a bit more under the hood of that show than a simple beer can opener. It clearly nods to a number of Post-Apocalyptic movies and to a certain style called 'Grind House', where hardliners in movie history of course disagree, because the authenticity criteria aren't fulfilled....whatever they are. And there it is again, the scar - even with such a fruitless question.However, for me is the show not quite in a league with other Syfy productions, like 'Z Nation' (but better than 'Aftermath' or 'Wynonna Earp'), since it is less humorous and less well scripted (for now). I give it 6/10.The old concept i mentioned in the title is the novel 'Vampir Ltd.' by Czech Author Josef Nesvabda. A (now called cult-) movie was made in 1981 or 82, based on the novel, called 'Upír z Feratu' or 'The Vampire from Ferat'. The story is basically about racing cars, manufactured by a company named 'Ferat'. They win every competition, but it turns out that they are running on blood. In this case it's the driver's blood, who can be exhausted until death. I remember seeing the movie in the 90's on TV, enjoying it's dark humor and of course the absurdity and the astounding quality. The main character is played by a Dagmar Veskrnová, the later wife of the now deceased former Czech President Vaclav Havel.

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