THE
HITCHER
With
Sean
Bean,
Sophia
Bush,
Zachary
Knighton,
Neal
McDonough,
Kyle
Davis,
Yara
Martinez,
Skip
O'Brien
Directed
by
Dave
Meyers
Pop,
Rap
and
Rock
video
director
Dave
Meyers
tackles
his
second
feature
with
this
remake
of
the
Rutger
Hauer
and
C.
Thomas
Howell
starring
thriller
from
the
mid-80s.
As
a
fan
of
the
original
from
back
in
my
school
days,
I
was
apprehensive
with
yet
another
rip
of
a
flick
from
the
past.
But,
as
is
often
the
case,
I
was
pleasantly
surprised.
Sean
Bean
is
the
psycho
title-character
and
is
convincing
enough
–
although
I
feel
Hauer
owned
the
role
far
more,
and
should’ve
been
recast
for
the
remake(!).
Original
writer
Eric
Red
and
two
collaborators
gave
the
screenplay
a
twist
with
the
solitary
driver
menaced
by
the
hitchhiking
madman
converted
to
that
of
a
young
couple.
It
does
add
a
new
dimension
and
gains
access
to
both
audience
genders.
Many
of
the
scenes
are
direct
replications,
while
others
are
brand
new
inventions.
Red
also
wrote
the
cult
favourite
vampire
flick
Near
Dark.
This
updated
version
is
a
fun
date-popcorn
flick,
but
is
hard
beat
to
overshadow
the
original
which
has
a
great
atmosphere
all
its
own.
Produced
by
the
people
behind
other
recent
remakes
like
The
Texas
Chainsaw
Massacre
and
The
Amityville
Horror
–
ie.
block
buster
director
Michael
Bay
and
his
chums.
Extras:
a
making
of
documentary
including
interviews
and
on-set
footage,
a
look
at
a
ripping
special
FX
sequence,
and
smashing
car
stunt,
as
well
as
deleted
scenes.
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