Destination Vegas (1995) User Reviews (7)

It was bad, but not quite that bad

[runemesa · 4/10 · 6 November 2005]

Yes, this movie needs some work but it's not as ultimately horrid as most of the reviews here would make you think.

I'd never ever heard of this flick, nor ever seen it in a major video rental chain. I only saw it for sale at a place that sells VHS movies along with DVD's, music, games, etc. Anyway, I loved the video box cover, and figured I'd rent it from NetFlix first. I'm glad I did because I didn't care for the movie much; however, it's a decently made movie. The character of Texas was terribly portrayed; he got on my nerves a lot. Well, actually, not necessarily him, but the terrible accent that came out of his mouth. Sometimes the other actors had trouble, but they were okay. I really liked the way the character of Daniel delivered his lines. Missy was very likable and pretty and all, but it was really hard to believe she was an attorney; she seemed a bit on the bimbo side with her very high-slit skirt (and that's even before it had to be torn and revealing more of her beautiful legs). Then there were a couple of just plain dumb things that happened, like how she was able to remove the one guy's shotgun from its rack in one second and without him noticing, for example. The sex scene was really ridiculous and I kept thinking they must both really stink by the time that occurred. Anyway, despite my gripes, I was able to sit through it and I'd say it was adequate for it's short running time. The ending was a bit messy and unfinished. Since I'm from the town of Barstow, CA I really liked that it was mentioned in the movie. I don't like to judge a movie until I know more about it; it's budget, its production situations, etc. That's why I like DVD commentary tracks so much. I've seen movies that I really thought were pathetic until I found out what the cast and crew went through and/or all the crap that goes on in "the movie business" and how they were able to somehow at least get the movie done and all. What really bugs me is when a movie such as "Independence Day" turns out to be such a letdown and real bore and they can't hide behind "well, we didn't really have a budget..." or some similar excuse.

By the way, despite what a previous message poster said, there were scenes where the shotgun was reloaded.

Destination? My Garbage!

[BrettErikJohnson · 1/10 · 16 August 2002]

Hmmm...I'm at a bit of a loss for words at the moment. The first thing I would like to say is that this is the first movie ever to cause me to experience severe chest pains. (Yes...I AM being serious and I'm not saying that simply for the sake of attempting humor.)

This movie is so idiotic, my first recommendation would be for you to never, ever view it. With that said, if you must torture yourself, I would recommend that you remove from the room anything which might be thrown at your TV screen in a bout of frustration.

"Destination Vegas" is about a female attorney whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere (as if anyone's car ever breaks down anywhere else in a movie.) Anyway, she gets picked up by a creepy guy in a pickup truck. He has a magic shotgun inside the cab of his vehicle. Well, the attorney grabs the magic shotgun and makes the guy stop the truck and get out. Blah blah blah...yada yada yada.

Let's get to the "good" stuff. A couple of hitmen are on the trail of the attorney and try and try and try to kill her. She tries and tries and tries to kill them with her magic shotgun. OK...why do I keep calling it a "magic" shotgun? Because at no time during the film does it ever run out of shells even though it is never reloaded. Also, it can never, ever hit any target no matter how close it is. Even a hack like me could do some damage with a shotgun pointed at a car only ten feet behind me. Somehow, the hapless attorney fires off a dozen or so shots without hitting a darn thing.

The movie seems to drag on forever...and ever...and ever. Almost the entire film takes place on some obscure road which goes from southern California to Las Vegas. The only people who travel this road are people who are closely connected to the story. If you're looking for some exciting action once the attorney gets to Vegas, you are going to be severely disappointed. Only the last five or so minutes actually takes place in Vegas. They show a few fleeting glimpses of downtown Vegas and that's it.

Why are there hitmen after the attorney? Who cares! Why was this movie ever made? Who knows?!! Please...just stay away! You'll thank me for it! 1/10

She's young, she's an attorney and she's carrying a 12 gauge shotgun!

[michael_mckenna · 4 September 2001]

A more accurate description of this movie is "She's young, she's an attorney, she's packing a 12-gauge shotgun, and she's got great legs!

The plot is very simple. It involves a chase scene. You really cannot go wrong with chase movies. The movie is an action flick and like the majority of action flicks, this one held me to my seat. It was a little cheesy at times. The acting could've used some improvement. But it was a fun flick.

Is is my imagination? Or does our starlet's skirt, which started out with a long hem and a split seam on the side, after getting torn (to a shorter length) seem to get shorter over every skirmish that followed?

This movie isn't exactly the best movie. It was done on a low budget and it could've been much better. But overall, it was a pretty good movie.

I was there at the first post production mix-down salvage attempt.

[tolouse · 1/10 · 24 April 2005]

What a mess. I have no idea what version of this film ever made distribution but I'm a witness to some of the beginning of it's post production experiences. Some of the stories I won't tell unless paid to do so. No reason for anyone else to get hurt. I was pulled into this project as a re-recording mixer out of hunger and boredom and then stupidity for staying once I'd seen reel one. Truly some of the worst dialog tracks I've ever heard. Not unlike many stinkers I've worked on-- a total salvage job. Maybe some additional work was done to the film after the first final mix. What really made the entire experience painful was not being paid for the final week of mixing.

I've watched a lot of bad movies to the end, not this one...

[AgNail · 1/10 · 22 March 2003]

I watch a lot of movies - some good, some great, some terrible - and I pride myself on being able to watch the whole movie, even if it's awful. Not this movie. I just could not bring myself to waste 90 minutes of my life with this disaster. Eight minutes was all I could take. Poor acting, stiff dialog, and an absurd plot combined to force me to hit the "eject" button on the DVD player. That's all, I've already wasted too much time on this film.

Horrible

[LADodger · 2/10 · 11 March 2011]

So what was so bad about this movie...the editing, the car chases, the out of sequence parts which don't work since you barely care about where the story is going, why on earth would you care how they got there, the dialogue was ...well let me sum it up with a bit of philosophy from the character Texas "when it's your time to die, you're gonna die." Speaking of Texas his accent was bad and annoying. At least they got it right with an ending that was perfect for a movie this bad....a drive down Fremont street with the same recording being heard as if they were sitting in front of the TV listening to it and not driving several blocks down a busy road in Vegas and a bust in the room in a nick of time, frantic, gun waving, predictable, pathetic finish. Oh and the main character had nice legs, so her law firm business attire consisted of a skirt with a slit up to her ears. Too bad the guy that worked on this movie won't go into more detail about the making of this movie, there is no question that would be 100 times more interesting than the movie.

One word...terrible

[NEUF · 21 March 2001]

The word "terrible" doesn't even begin to describe this movie. When I loaded the tape into my VCR the promos began and I honestly wasn't paying too much attention to them and left the room for a minute. When I returned I saw what I thought were more promos and said to myself, "What cheesy movie is this? I'm definitely not gonna rent that one." Turns out it wasn't a promo and was actually the beginning of the movie. So I knew I was in for it from the get-go.

The movie started off bad and ended even worse. The writer had a good idea for a plot but the acting was awful and the chase scenes were ridiculous. The bad guys crashed their car a few times and yet it still ran. And I've never known a shotgun to hold endless amounts of bullets. Not to mention the fact that if you can't hit a target that's right in front of you you've got problems.

Needless to say I didn't care for this movie at all. So if you're at the video store and you see it on the shelf, keep walking.