This is a scary movie young people should'nt watch this movie. I think you should at least be 13 or 14 or even older to watch this movie. It does teach a lesson to not hitch hike or o talk to strangers, but there is a lot of violence. There is also a lot of bad words or causing going on. If your a parent who doesn't want there children to see this kind of stuff, then don't go to this movie! But do watch when your young to teach your child a lesson of life,
The Hitcher (2007)
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Very bloody remake of Rutger Hauer cult favorite.
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for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Hitcher (2007) was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Parents need to know this remake of a 1986 horror film about a ruthless killer is violent and bloody from beginning to end. Bloody bodies, body parts, and splats of blood appear repeatedly. Weapons include knives, handguns, shotguns. Cars crash and flip over. Assaults are brutal and gratuitous (a rabbit is killed at start of movie, just because). There are images of gunshots to foreheads, and a stabbing victim lingers for some time, gasping and praying as his chest spurts blood. The goriest bits include a body ripped in half between two trucks (in the original movie, this was implied; here, it's shown) and a shotgun assault. Some fairly mild sexual scenes and strong language, including about 40 uses of "f--k," plus other profanity and sexual slang.
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- Families can talk about how the characters change over the course of the movie -- particularly Grace. How does she become hardened by her experience with John Ryder? Families who've seen the original can also compare the two. What's different about this version? How do the changes reflect how media standards and culture has changed over the past 20 years? Why do you think they decided to remake this movie in the first place?
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What’s the Story?
A college student named Jim (Zachary Knighton) embarks on a road trip with his girlfriend Grace (Sophia Bush). Within minutes, they meet a dark stranger who calls himself John Ryder (Sean Bean). Ryder is implacable and unknowable. Ryder's first assault, in Jim and Grace's car after they agree to give Ryder a lift -- even though she knows they shouldn't -- leads Jim to believe that he can best the monster physically. But Grace gets the feeling that this won't be the case, so they spend the rest of the movie trying to get away from him.
Is It Any Good?
Bloody and pretty much relentless, the 2007 version of THE HITCHER offers little in the way of innovation. Some of the set pieces from the 1986 original remain intact: Jim and Grace see Ryder again on the road, in a station wagon ("Honk if You Love Jesus") with pretty blond kids and pleasant parents. And they have to deal with local cops who think they're responsible for Ryder's grisly murders (owing to Ryder's not-so-ingenious trail of bodies and clues).
As the kids do their best to elude this monster -- who, once again, is capable of anything, even apparently throwing a truck at them from the sky -- erstwhile music video director Dave Meyers' signature cleverness is visible mostly in some not-so-original stylistic details. These include bloody close-ups of spiders, a bloodied copy of the children's book Will I Go to Heaven?, hectic handheld camerawork, The Birds playing on a motel TV, and some obvious musical cues (David Soul's "classic" "Don't Give Up on Us Babe" plays on the car radio, while Nine Inch Nails' more graphic lyrics accompany a brutal sequence). As Grace becomes a version of Ryder, her metamorphosis does recall that of the original film's Jim. But here it's too often turned into hot-chick-with-a-gun clichés: She wears a miniskirt and boots, and she absolutely knows how to handle firearms, from handguns to shotguns. She's also a little too convincing when she asserts at last, "I don't feel anything." If Grace hasn't been here before, viewers most certainly have.
Movie Details
Studio: Rogue Pictures, Director: Dave Meyers
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 01/19/2007, DVD release: 05/01/2007
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 01/19/2007, DVD release: 05/01/2007
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
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I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
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AHHHHH!!!!!SCARRRRYYYYY MOVIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title off for age 16 and give it
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Another Physco Movie
The Hitcher, Another one of those physco movies going after a couple or people. It starts off with a couple going on a trip to somewhere (i forgot) and they decide to stop at a gas station, Blah Blah Blah. Then some guy ask for a ride... They give him a ride then he pulls a knife on the girl and goes crazy. Then they escape and the whole movie is the guy coming after them and killing people in the way. Its just that theres too many movies out there like this so i really cant get really into it. Theres one scene that really made me sick. I dont know its just another one of those physco movies i didnt care for.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
wath the movie!!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
It was extreamly boring.
I saw this movie with my cousin and my dad and the whole time I was in the theatre my cousin was complaining how boring it was. My dad looked like he fell asleep in there. I wanted to get out my seat.
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I laughed
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Interestingly grotesque
There was probably more gore than needed to be. In general it was marketed towards the right age group and it was obvious from previews that it would not be suitable for children under 17.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
good but gory
this was a very good movie but it was also scary and gory for example a man gets teared apart by 2 trucks lots of shooting and blood . if your a horror fan and 13 or 14 go ahead !
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I really liked it
I really liked this movie. It wasn't as bloody as I thought it would be. The scene where the guy gets ripped in half wasn't as graphic as I thought it would be. The scene is shot from afar and it is dark, so all I really saw was something ripping in half with stuff coming out. There was alot of language in it used, but I always hear it in school, so it wasn't a big deal for me. Sophia Bush did a great job in it.
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I liked it!
it was scary. i didn't notice the bad language that much because i was pulled in by the suspense of the movie. it kept me watching and interested. i really liked this movie.
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Nasty!!!
Definitly not something to watch. I thought it looked good but i was very wrong. Suspenseful at points but very gory. Showed killing of young kids and there families, would ruin your view on life!
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Watch this if you love knifes!
This was a pretty good movie, I've seen better though. The acting was alright. The suspense was pretty good. There was some gore as described. There was lots of knife or gun wounding. I you want a mediocre scare and don't mind gore I'm sure you'll enjoy this movie.
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