The movie Black Air came out in 2011, but I didn't have a chance to watch it until recently. (It is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime.) It is the Buick Grand National documentary. I love Grand Nationals, so I wanted to love this movie, but like was as good as I could get.
This movie is as much an art movie as it is a documentary. Most of the time the film is a strange black and white with a few colors added (mainly taillights). The filming was done with lots of blurred images and slow motion shots and strange angles, but the worst thing for me was the music. It was this creepy depressing instrumental that came and went. Maybe it was to make you feel sad that the car was discontinued.
The content in this movie was amazing! They had video of the assembly line in action while they were building the last car, which happened to be a Grand National. The movie includes several interviews with people in the industry at the time and their reactions to the car now. And of course there was footage of the Grand National in action at the dragstrip.
It is definitely worth watching. The amount of history in this movie is amazing. Plus, you will see one of the most amazing private shops ever.
If you have any videos of Turbo Buicks, they are looking for footage for the sequel, Black Air 2. You can submit your footage until October 31, 2013.
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