The Hitcher (Widescreen Edition)
by Dave Meyers
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Actor: Kyle Davis, Neal McDonough, Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary KnightonDirector: Dave Meyers
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: James Hawkinson
Editor: Jim May
Writer: Eric Red
Writer: Jake Wade Wall
Writer: Eric Bernt
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Rogue Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Hitcher (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Full-Throttle Action, All The Way!
Summary: 5 Stars
To start with, I'm tired of those idiots who give away an entire plot, instead of just reviewing the movie. Every movie I check out, there's at at least 5 morons who give away everything, and don't even talk about the movie (yes, it's possible). So, with that, read on if you're still interested.
This movie is categorized as either thriller/horror. I would say that it's more of an action-adventure/thriller. Sure, you'll see blood and gore, but for the most part, this is an edge-of-your-seat-action ride of a movie. If it helps, I would say that this movie has more action than your typical action movie. If you took your typical movie, with around 2 hours of screen time, and cut out all the unnecessary BS, and jacked it full of action, then you would get "The Hitcher".
The plot does seeem simple, and the unknown actors do not give the greatest performance, but the movie is still awesome, no matter what. If you're tired of the current state of horror genre movies, from the past 8 years, then you might take a liking to this movie. Whereas your typical so called thriller/horror movies follow the same, lame predictable story line, this does things just a little differently. Plus, the production, camera angles, and camera shooting are all top-notch. This is a movie that is not painful to watch because it wasn't shot properly, or the sound was off. Film production was done right. As you might notice from the other reviewers, the complaints are all about the story, and not the film production.
The Bottom Line: Kick-a** movie that you'll watch over and over again, defintely a surprise hit for me. I didn't expect any new movie to be this good.
NOTE: The extra features include behind the scenes, and making of footage, for those who want it.
----"The True Critic"
Summary of The Hitcher (Widescreen Edition)
A road trip takes a deadly turn in this terrifying thriller about a young couple (Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton) tormented by a psychotic hitchhiker (Sean Bean) who forces them to face their fears head-on. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal in the race to reveal the chilling truth about this relentless killer. No one knows who he is, what he's after, or how to stop this "truly twisted villain"*. Watch the madness unfold with intense edge-of-your-seat chase sequences drive this sinister film to a deadly ending you won't soon forget!20 years is a long time in the lifeline of movie plot-arc necessities. It's also a pretty big generational stretch in the lives of audience demographics, which may be part of the reason the producers of this remake of the 1986 cult horror classic felt the need to update the original spare mano-a-mano backbone into a girl-and-mano-a-mano. The Twilight Zone-ish setup is still a pretty neat idea: regular guy on a lonely highway picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer with some very unsettling supernatural might. Fans of the original could hardly hope for a demon villain with such creepy charisma as Rutger Hauer. But Sean Bean makes a respectable replacement, with his understated stare and stewing rage that brings a new brand of hair-raising devilry to the role of hitcher John Ryder. The lone "good guy" originated by a boyish C. Thomas Howell has been upgraded to a lovesick couple. In a twisty touch, Jim (Zachary Knighton, sorta unknown) and Grace (Sophia Bush, of One Tree Hill fame) trade gender roles, with Jim turning wimpy and feminine and Grace becoming a shotgun-toting testoster-ette. The body count's a little higher and the gore factor increased by the power of 20 (years), but some of the original film's set pieces remain much the same-- body-snapping case in point being an 18-wheeler being put to use as a old-fashioned torture rack. While the original might have placed a bit more emphasis on the philosophical and existential elements of evil passing from soul to soul, it wasn't exactly an intellectual thrill ride. Likewise, 2007's The Hitcher is no art film, and it can't be faulted for choosing fright and might for audiences that are always looking for bigger and more elaborate splats for their horror entertainment buck. And if you stick out your thumb for this one, expect plenty of splat. --Ted Fry
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