It has been a long time since I have seen a biker film that is worthy of the classics, rather than the usual debacle like Wild Hogs. I am not talking classics like the meandering borefest that is Easy Rider. I’m talking about Born Losers, Wild Angels, Stone, and maybe even Chopper Chicks In Zombie Town. Hell Ride is not to be confused with the Adam West Hell Riders from 1984.
Larry Bishop writes, directs, and stars in a tale of two warring biker gangs and a mysterious box of money. Larry’s gang, the Pistoleros, includes a Las Vegas suit wearing Michael Madsen as The Gent. The other gang, the brilliantly named Six Six Sixers, is led by Vinnie Jones (whose attempt to not sound British is bizarre). Vinnie is a “pill popping c*nt eating dope smoking mother f*cker, but in a nice way”. The essentials for a biker movie (bikes, beer, and booty) are here in large doses, as is the violence, and they even manage to squeeze in Dennis Hopper and David Carradine. Hell Ride makes no sense, is surely not meant to be taken seriously, and is great fun.
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