Okay Sequel, Excellent B-Movie.

Jwogdorr

I know that people hate this movie because it is a sequel to the Hitcher... I like this movie as a sequel and I'll tell you why. It leaves a lot of space open for a sequel if you have imagination. Think about it, in the next sequel, perhaps we can find out who Jack really was. Maybe he is the original Hitchers son, maybe John Ryders family has been stalking Jim for the past 17 years... just waiting patiently for him to return to that desolate stretch of highway... You'll notice that the killer in the original had a full name, John Ryder, but the killer in Hitcher 2 was called only Jack... a sequel to this movie could be highly excellent if executed properly.

Back on track though... honestly, this is one of my favorite horror movies... the atmosphere and cinematography in this movie are, in my opinion perfect. The acting, especially C. Thomas Howell's and Jake Busey's are superb... Kari Wuhrer, though one of the hottest women in the industry, and a damn fine actress, just didn't get the best role, sure she ended up being the hero, but... she was an idiot. Her hair should have been bleached blonde for this role... that would have given her justice for being so shallow minded... how many times did she have the opportunity to kill Jack? How many times must she ask Jack "Why are you doing this"? Maggie, SHUT UP already, he want's to kill you, who cares why, just run!!! Another flaw in this movie was killing Jim... ummm... huh? Writers, if C. Thomas Howell is willing to return to a straight to video sequel to one of the most suspenseful thrillers ever, keep him around! Not a good move, no, a daring one, yes, a good one no... But aside from all the wrongs of this movie, the killer is great, most of the kills, and there are A lot of them are quite entertaining... though not near as suspenseful or thrilling as the original, Hitcher 2 is more entertaining in my opinion. If you can look past what this movie is looked on as(a bad sequel), you can see it as what it is meant to be(an entertaining B-horror movie flick). Cause that is what it is subtracting the title. I like to refer to this movie as it's surname, "I've Been Waiting", because as I said, it is a great movie if you can see it as not a sequel, if you can do that, it's a great way to spend $7 at Wal-Mart and 90 minutes of your time.

9/10 for solid entertainment.

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Jwogdorr 12 September 2004

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