Sleazy Riders

Got this bad boy in the mail the other day and read it super quick. This is my third book on biker movies following the Big Book of Biker Flicks and Two Wheels Two Reels.

Sleazy Riders is by far the most entertaining of the trio.

Dr. Wyatt James picks about 45 of the sleaziest biker flicks (read TRUE biker flicks) and basically just spoils the plot and gives his personal opinion on them. He offers very little in the way of additional information on anything. If you got rid of the plot synopsis and the related-actors parts...you might have one additional paragraph of new info per film. So you can't buy or read this for the information. It's just about the reviews and the comments. And moreover, it turned me on to a few flicks that were missing from the list I'm keeping (up to 93 "real" biker flicks, I believe). James lists 66.

The layout is good and the commentary is candid and funny. It's definitely an entertaining read. If you're into biker flicks then I'd highly recommend getting this. It's a great primer on the classics if you haven't seen that many. This is the best place to start.

James has a sleaze-o-meter for each movie. He tallies up the following key biker flick attributes with an iron cross if it contains: a biker gang, terrorized locals, choppers, rape, oddball headgear, bar fight, and/or naked flesh. These are the holy elements of all good biker flicks. He could have chosen some others like orgy in the desert or fuzz-tone guitar soundtrack.

There are some good stills and movie posters, but nothing you haven't really seen before. But whatever, this is a good read. If you like biker movies, this is a must-have.