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Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary · 2012
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to the North of England to name and shame some of the worst cars in history, from manufacturers who "should have known better".
Movie details
Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
2012 Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary 1h 13m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
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7.2 / 10
Community rating
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to the North of England to name and shame some of the worst cars in history, from manufacturers who "should have known better".
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What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Put Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.