Talk:The Hitcher (1986 film)

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The 2007 remake is probably gonna be awful—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jezpuh (talk • contribs) 006-01-22T02:58:23.

are there any standards set on wikipedia as to how to write a movie storyline? this particular one sounds like it was written by a thirteen year old kid - it's all sound and fury. the first half of the movie is dashed through in two sentences, and the last five minutes are given two whole paragraphs. i'm surprised there isn't an exact number of police cars trashed in the movie given somewhere. the plot part of the article should be rewritten, abridged, and given without all of the major spoilers, and without giving away a detailed account of the finale. (i've noticed similarly styled storyline accounts on the articles on pitchdark and it's sequel. is this the same writer? if so, maybe someone should point out to the writer that these kinds of spoiler-laden and finale-giving-away plotlines aren't exactly appropriate?)

another thing: the hauer persona (john ryder - the hitcher) in the movie clearly wishes jim to kill him. does anyone have an inkling as to what this might mean? if so, it should probably be included in the article.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.172.254.65 (talk • contribs) 2006-03-28T02:58:44.

Roger Ebert gave a truely disgusted review of this at the time, similar to the tone he gave more recently for Wolf Creek (which is interesting in itself). He attributed the apparent "bond" between Jim and Ryder to nihilistic homoeroticism, and supported it with dialog references (albeit circumstantial, and with the nasty death of the movie's only female character.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.54.198.112 (talk • contribs) 2006-08-16T05:01:47.

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There shouldnt have been an original movie to begin with. The fact is, its shitty movies like this that continue to haunt real hitchhikers.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.144.123.31 (talk • contribs) 2006-04-03T05:30:34.

I second that! Hitchhiking's hard enough already, we don't need a remake!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.158.110.5 (talk • contribs) 2006-09-16T06:07:46.

There are many plot errors in this page (Jim is only arrested once; he pulls the gun on the cops the second time; with the third run in, the cops try to get Jim to touch the cops hand so as the cop can justify killing him --- this is when Nash pulls the gun on the cops because she realizes what they were about to do, etc...). Yes, I liked this movie as it really scared the bejeezus out of me when I first saw it as a young teenager.

[edit] Remake deserves its own page?

Does anyone agree with me that the 2007 remake deserves its own page? I believe it'd be cleaner -- and more logical. -FateSmiled&DestinyLaughed 12:34, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Obviously, this has since happened. I vote to remove the second about the remake from this page - it's redundant; a link to the remake's page is sufficient. Any objections? Thestorm042 05:25, 21 April 2007 (UTC)