Anyone watch the hitcher yet?

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I know this is a little off topic, but I just got back. A few drinks at the restaurant later I'm back at the computer. This movie was in my opinion very good. And the commercials do not do this movie justice. There is a lot of knife play and very graphic scenes. Highly recommended. Just don't take the youngsters to this one.
 
was it better than the rutger hauer version from the eighties (or ninetys)?

that one scared the crap out of me!!
 
NOTHING could compare with the original. It wasn't the violence that made it memorable, although there was plenty of that. The complete psychological destruction of C. Thomas Howell's character and subsequent reconstitution modeling Rutger Hauer's was creepy.

Rick
 
Sorry, but this review was too spectacular to not share:

Moviegoers attending the The Hitcher will jump from their seat exactly three times, twice because sudden loud noises will wake them from a light slumber. They will recoil once, from gore. The film will elicit 4.6 laughs, each the result of the film’s sheer absurdity. Seventy-three percent of moviegoers will shake their heads interminably, wondering quietly to themselves how they ended up seated in this particular theater watching this particular movie. Forty-three percent of female dates will turn to their boyfriends/husbands at some point and ask, “Why are we here?” Sixty-eight percent of the men will respond, “Just watch the film, OK?” Approximately 62 percent of college-aged men will feel guilty for dragging groups of friends to see The Hitcher at the Friday midnight screening. The other 38 percent will remark smugly, “Dude. That chick was hot. I’d tap that.” The same 38 percent will sleep alone that night reeking of burnt caterpillar, the signature scent of IHOP.

The only moments of joy will come from a Nine Inch Nails song, which will transport 78 percent of attendees 28 and older to an earlier time when they remembered thinking Trent Reznor was “the sh!t.” They will suddenly remember why: They were consistently high during a three-year period in college.

When the credits finally roll, most moviegoers will think little of it. They will sigh and walk out unenthusiastically. However, hours later, they will wonder why they continue to speak in short, curt sentences. And they will remember, finally, that “42,000 people die each year on highways in the United States.” And it will all make sense. However, the film — as well as the motivation of the Hitcher — will still remain a mystery.
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From Pajiba

Rick
 
Nope, the original suits me fine, and I don't get to the theater much. I will be going to "Smoking Aces" and "300".:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
I'd say go see it during the day if you liked the original. That's what I did. I really liked the original.

My opinion of the remake? Yet another piss-poor remake of a good horror movie thus further showcasing the utter lack of any type of talent and or originality in Hollywood.

Take that with a grain of salt though. I'm very perticular in my horror movies.
 
Never saw the original. However, all of the saws IMO sucked. The hills have eyes sucked, and some other recent horror movies. I thought this one was very good. It is proven though that people like movies who can identify with the characters within them. I Identified well with the hitchhiker in this movie.
Maybe the guy who wrote the review above was just a sane individual, as I am at best sometimes psychotic:D
 
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