C.C. and Company

I'm shocked. I don't know where to begin. C.C and Company was a legitimately good movie. Other than Easy Rider and maybe Girl on a Motorcycle, this is the only other classic biker film that has an iota of artistic merit.

We're used to watching awesomely bad and entertaining trashy biker films from the late 60's/early 70's. But they're simply exploitation films that speak to the zeitgeist of the times. However, this film was actually good regardless of whether you're a biker nerd or a film nerd. It's just a legitimately good movie. And it's shocking to say that a fucking American Football player is the lead!

Before you get carried away, I'm not nominating this for any Oscars. But I'd feel comfortable recommending this flick to non-bikers or film-buffs. Just barely. Hell, it was even described as "the 'Ben Hur' of motorcycle movies," by a critic.

I'll give you a few examples of why it shocked me and why it ruled:

• Ann-Margaret (Elvis's girlfriend) is the main chick. She won me over hardcore in the Cincinnati Kid, and I was excited to see her again. Soooooo fucking seductive.

• Ann-Margaret tells a chick to "Fuck off!" This is the first time we've heard that phrase in a biker film and it was uttered by Elvis's freakin girlfriend! Amazing.

• There's a flat track race with choppers.

• There's a motocross race with choppers.

• Sid Haig (aka Captain Spaulding from House of a 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects) has a part, as well as many bit-rate players such as dudes who were in Maniac Cop, Chinatown, and the Outsiders (amongst others).

• A chick actually says, "It's a cross between Antonioni and A.I.P." in the film. That line was more shocking to me that Ann-Margaret's, "Fuck off!" I started taking notes during the film. I couldn't believe it, but it clearly confirmed my assumption that the writers and directors were a cut above the rest and came from some sort of artistic background.

• Far and away the best cinematography out of any film we've seen in this genre, with the exception of Easy Rider.

• It had a plot that wasn't so shallow you could write it on the back of a bus ticket.

• The acting didn't suck. In fact some of it was good (not Joe).

• The motorcycles are sick. Great keystone bars, raked choppers, and awesome sissy bars.

• The stunt driving is pretty awesome. Lots of great crashes. Very impressive.

• Legit nudity. Including Ann-Margaret.

• A chick gives a dude a reach-around on a motorcycle!

• A chick says, "I'm a teenage prostitute. Does that give you any ideas?"

Anyway, let me back up. The only reason I watched this was because I realized it was going to disappear off Netflix steaming on Thursday, so I had to watch it beforehand. I actually started at work today during lunch but the Bandit walked by as some boobs hit the screen and I realized it wasn't really SFW. I will definitely add the dvd to the queue for next season, though. This is a must see for "shitty biker movie night."

I don't know what else to say. This flick ruled. braaap braaaaap braaaaaaaaap!!!!!