Trucks

[Breger3]

I liked this story. Maximum Overdrive was one of my first experiences with Stephen King's stories. And I love that movie, but I gotta say I like the story a lot, especially because of the ending. The fact that they don't get away, and they are looking at a lifetime of doing what the trucks want them too. And the image of the factory workers making more trucks.... I live in Detroit, and that was a scary thought! We would be in major trouble in this area if that happened!

[motocop]

Yeah you would be in trouble if they took over your area. I dont remember the movie but I think I saw it when I was kid. The thought of standing at a gas pump for hours is frightening, knowing if you ran they would run you down. I think the humans could find a way to defeat the vehicles though.

[GNTLGNT]

The original story idea of using possessed Pintos was tossed, because they kept backing into each other and blowing up...a waaayyyy short story...

[phaga]

I have to hand it to SK, I went into this story thinking I was going to hate it -based on what I knew about it- but came out actually wanting more. I haven't seen Maximum Overdrive since the 80's and was so young then that I don't really remember much of it, so I'm going to definitely check that out again.

[Wes Ternstar]

I don't know what it is, but when it came to machines coming to life, I am drawn in. It was the same way Christine; vehicles that drive by themselves, going on rampages are very entertaining and unpredictable. The film adaption, Maximum Overdrive I fell in love with it to the point I painted both the clown face and truck and trailer on canvases for high school projects.

[king family fan]

I liked both movies but my son likes Maxium Overdrive. So that is the one I have seen the most.We do own both movies.hard decision here.

[Pucker]

I liked the notion underlying this story, and I liked the way the catastrophe is never explained, and the resolution is left up to the reader.

What I don't like is how the survivors are able to pump the fuel despite the fact that the power goes out on page five.

There are small inconsistencies you can overlook . . . and then there are big ones that smack you right in the face and make you stop and realize that the author either thinks you're not paying attention . . .

Or he's not.

[JohnDalglish]

There are small inconsistencies you can overlook . . . and then there are big ones that smack you right in the face and make you stop and realize that the author either thinks you're not paying attention . . .

Or he's not.

Hi,

Half full

Long days and pleasant nights

[mayday10]

I liked this short story. I would like to see it expanded into a full novel as there are a lot of possibilities layed out toward the end. I guess, maybe Maximum Overdrive was an attempt to kind of complete the story a bit more.

I thought maybe they could hold out a little longer without pumping the gas... but maybe the Trucker's death broke their will.

[latenightreader]

Enjoyable enough...they seemed to crack quite easily and fuel the trucks though! How handy to have someone that could understand morse code! lol