The Hitcher

[kybearfuzz]

Picking up strangers is dangerous in The Hitcher
Brian (cincycub) and I decided to hit the Levee tonight for an evening showing of The Hitcher.

The movie centers around a young couple who are traveling through New Mexico on the way to meet her friends and introduce them to her boyfriend. The two fail to pick up a hitchhiker broken down on the side of the road. When they meet up with him at a gas station, they give him a ride out of guilt, only to find out that he's not the nice guy he appeared to be. The hitcher goes on a murder spree, framing the young couple along the way. Much murder and shooting, it moves pretty fast.

I was surprised to find the theater mostly empty. Most horror movie remakes (this one is a remake from the 1986 film) have sucked big time. I was pleasantly surprised that this one was pretty good and the changes from the 1986 film actually work in its favor.

Did I enjoy the movie? Yes.
Would I see it again? I think so.
Buy the DVD? Maybe.

Comments

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

i wondered if that would be any good or not. i really liked the original but this one i wasn't sure about. maybe that was why the theater was empty? i think the next movie i see will be Pan's Labyrinth next week.

[cmorley.livejournal.com]

I was kind of wondering how that held up to the original. I might have to give that a try, then.