Syfy drops a very checkered flag on its Grindhouse series Blood Drive.
ThisBlood Drivereview contains spoilers.
Oh, and that future will be 1999, which is probably why I recognize some of it.
The show will definitely break ground for basic cable.
Syfy is not going to bleep the language, not even in the titles.
But first, we have to gas up.
That can be expensive when oil is up to $2,000 a barrel.
Shes an accident waiting to happen in the dangerously broken world.
She barely gets away from a pair of on-the-prowl amateur roadsters only to drain her tank to empty.
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Camaros are thirsty machines, especially when theyve been retrofitted for competitive combustion.
The need consumption, but what really fulfills them is blood.
LA is a friendly place.
Blood flows like its on tap in the world ofBlood Drive, but the water is strictly rationed.
The local cops carry plasma guns that leak waste all over the back alleys.
Lets talk about the fucking cops.
Everything gets added to the warrant.
When a perps teeth fall out under questioning, its littering.
If someone bounces on the sidewalk, thats resisting arrest.
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Every patrol room has one bad apple.
The LA Metro police have one good one.
Lets talk about the fucking cop.
Its not that hes scared of action.
He just thinks there are certain human loopholes that trump street-level justice.
And hes not scared to go after the big guys, even if they sign his weekly pay checks.
Ritchson plays this with a Boy Scout innocence, buttons down and a tight ass.
That includes how cops spend their off-duty time, hanging out and drinking beer with other cops.
The drug of choice in 1999 is Red Rapture.
But where in LA could they peddle their wares?
Club Mayhem is an underground after-hours dive in the warehouse district.
It is a marvel comic of set design and the clientele is perfect for 1999.
Theres even a littleFritz the Catvibe amidst theDeath Race2000grandstanding.
This guy knows how to party.
Cunningham created a master monster out of a million miscreants for this role.
Frankensteins monster had knobs coming out of the side of his neck.
My absolute favorite scenes are in Club Mayhem.
It is exactly how I remember clubs in the 1999 that was to come.
The sets all around are pretty fucking cool.
What with the urban sprawl and the dusty roads.
The music, the extras in the wings, doing whatever theyre doing, which is whatever they like.
The subtle censorship blips make it seem dirtier than it actually is.
Yes, the Blood Drive has rules.
But they cant go too far from the beaten path.
And they cant be late for the finish of any leg or it will cost then a cranium.
No one gets picked for the Blood Drive without a little psycho behind the eyes.
Im already rooting for Clown Dick and Fat Elvis.
The odds are stacked against them and the only way out is a little rear end fuel injection.
Chris gets teamed with a lady cop named Officer Aki (Marama Corlett).
Shes not exactly sugar and spice, but when you prick her she bleeds something that looks like sherbet.
The producers and creators promises an unapologetic orgy of action, violence, sex, vulgarity and general absurdity.
It is fast, furious, and funny.
But it also has heart.
You gotta have Heart Enterprises in the grindhouse future ofBlood Drive.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
