this truly odd and eccentric black comedy be especially worth check out in order to notice how drastically peter weir filming style change from dare and out of the ordinary cult in the 1970 to dull and politically correct rubbish in the 1980 and 1990 and 2000 . no matter how popular and acclaimed film like dead poet society and master and commander and the truman show be and theyre blunt compare to the uniqueness and virility of the car that eat paris . at least this film doesn not feature tiresome morality speech and here the dialogue be and in fact and surprisingly controversial most of the time . for example while when explain to total stranger that you accidentally kill a old man by accidentally run your car over him and do you expect them to reply with represent yeah and those old pedestrian be a real problem and aren not they . welcome to paris while a remote little outback australian town where the people go to church and love their family and where the economy entirely thrive on one thing represent car crash . the whole town assist in deliberately cause accident and then use the part and accessory a currency to buy stuff in the shop . the outsider from the accident either end up in the graveyard and a medical guinea pig in the local hospital or a in protagonist arthur waldo case a brand new resident of paris and close friend to the mayor . it truly close to brilliant how peter weir manages to sustain the friendly and nonthreatening tone throughout the whole movie . all member of the community be basically insane psychopath and yet you symphatize with them a lot more because the hero ( arthur ) be such an antipathetic loser and the young generation ( that eventually revolt against the town ancient habit ) be boisterous and uncanny freak . even the mayor and who really the evil mastermind and be portray like a jolly figure with whom you would love to chat . i know that most people wish to forget their viewing of the car that eat paris because it move slow and look dark and but the basic premise really be one of the best horror idea ever come from australian cinema . and that wv beetle cover in spike be a highly memorable piece of scenery .