Killdozer (1974) (TV)

“How do you go about killing a machine?”  22 December 2020

An evil spirit takes control of a bulldozer and uses it to terrorize the workers on a mall island.

I’m usually the one praising 70s-era made-for-TV horror movies, but not this one.  I’m going to use a word to describe Killdozer that I normally don’t use - this is one stupid movie.  My problem is that I don’t see any horror in a bulldozer.  First, these aren’t the most nimble, stealthy vehicles.  You should be able to hear or see one coming from across the tiny island.  Yet time-after-time, the bulldozer is able to sneak up on our oblivious heroes.  Second, sure a bulldozer is reasonably fast in comparison to a man (about 10 mph - I looked it up), but not fast enough a man couldn’t outmaneuver one.  In several instances, the characters in Killdozer stand and wait to be slaughtered.  

Not only is Killdozer stupid, but listening to these full-grown, intelligent men recite the dialogue their given . . . well I’m not sure it’s stupid, but they sure sound dumb.  

2/10