Entertaining thriller. Warren Oates is awsome as always.

Nice little film from the 70's which I recommend about devil worshippers chasing some holidaymakers around after they witness a human sacrifice stars Peter Fonda.

Despite being somewhat dated, and suffering with occasional lapses in common sense and internal logic, not a bad watch.

I'm a huge sucker for genre movies from the 70s. There's just something about them and what they did for horror that I can't shake. After the Manson Murders brought reality home for a lot of people, the entertainment industry also started to sway tha... (read more) I'm a huge sucker for genre movies from the 70s. There's just something about them and what they did for horror that I can't shake. After the Manson Murders brought reality home for a lot of people, the entertainment industry also started to sway that way. Movies got more gritty, grounded and revolutionized the way people made them forever. There was nothing like the movies made in that decade before and there never will be again. Race with the Devil is another classic with a ton of suspense, action and surprises in its run time. This one took its four main characters, made sure I fell in love with them (yes, even the dudes) before letting the shite hit the fan and not letting up. The result was me watching the screen, clutching the arm rest and hoping the four leads would make it out alright. Peter Fonda was my favorite of the lot and was pure charm the whole way through. Warren Oates was convincing and credible as the older dude. Loretta Swit was focused and likeable. Lara Parker draws you in as the most straight-forward of the group. The first half of the movie was about build-up, tension and mystery. After the group initially finds the cult, almost everybody they encounter becomes a suspect. You never really know who's up to what here and that made for a very suspenseful sit-down. The last third of the movie let it all come home with insane car chases and set pieces that didn't let up until the end. And here I thought the 80s claimed the birth of "insane car chase" movies! Jack Starrett kept the movie suspenseful the whole way. He also filled the movie with crazy angles and used slo-mo expertly. I'm sure a director or two borrowed some tricks from this movie. Alas, the movie is not perfect. The characters do several stupid movies in order to serve the plot instead of driving as far away from the area as possible. You've got satanists after you! Get going! I also guessed most of what was going to happen as soon as a scene started. Kind of took me out of the movie in parts. Lastly, although the final frames were creepy and unsettling, I didn't get much satisfaction from it. Just didn't seem like a fitting ending for me. But even with its downfalls, I still couldn't help but highly enjoy this one. It moved fast, had great characters, more suspense than 8 Twilight Zone episodes and a ton of action. In the mood for an old gem? Hunt this one down.

Entertaining mostly because it's such an oddball film. It's kind of a cross between "Rosemary's Baby" and "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry". Oates and Fonda are chased in their RV by a bunch of country bred Satanists. Pretty bad, but I had to see how it ended... (read more) Entertaining mostly because it's such an oddball film. It's kind of a cross between "Rosemary's Baby" and "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry". Oates and Fonda are chased in their RV by a bunch of country bred Satanists. Pretty bad, but I had to see how it ended.