 While Ebert hinted that he did not find the film as awful decades later as he did in 1975, he made it plain he would not alter or disavow his original zero-stars rating for it either.The film has garnered critical acclaim over the years, having a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 6.65/10, deeming it "fresh".The site's critical consensus states, ""Death Race 2000" is a fun, campy classic, drawing genuine thrills from its mindless ultra-violence."