What can you really say about this movie? Simply stated, it's very effective. It evokes the terrors it set out to. However, the menace of a lone sniper shooting people on the highway is far scarier than the actual event it was based on. Targets is a...great film. I usually don't encourage watching horror films, but this one is worth it. It is truly jerking to imagine how a motion picture from 1968 - given the appropriate subject matter, becomes a timeless tale of societal menace. It's funny, I never heard of this movie, but I happened to catch it on cable sometime over the past 2 years. The director, in making this movie, not only helped his own career, but he literally captured a snapshot of the AMERICA TO COME. Therein lies the fascination of Targets. When you watch it, you don't think retro. Oh sure, drive-ins are gone (for the most part), and styles change. But the spirit of the story is definitely modern/today.
Review of Targets
