Why!? - The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) Discussion

[–] RoxtarFreak 21 years ago

The Hithcer is such a B-movie! But I like it anyway. Answer to your question: Of course there must be a Hitcher II! Jake Busey must be perfect for that part (even thought I haven't seen it yet). Not only does he look a bit like Rutger Hauer, but he also has that sexy psycho-look, hehe....

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ROXTAR IS A FREAK!!

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[–] ace_erath 17 years ago

he looks like dane cook and has unconvincing EVERYTHING.

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[–] lyricshope 21 years ago

They must be INSANE!! Rutger Haeur is the one and only Hitcher. I would boycott this film if I thought any one would actually bother to see it in the first place.

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[–] Lrdcemb 21 years ago

Make another, but Jake Busey!?? Get Rutger!!!

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[–] axedoff 19 years ago

Rutgers probably retired idiot

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[–] heavymetalchick 18 years ago

In MY opinion Jake Busey did a better job. Why? Because he's one of those psychotic jokers...not all serious and all like Rutger Hauer seemed to be. Not only that, he's hotter and everything. What's so great about 1986's The Hitcher? Gees, people these days...just like how those shows Survivor and Desparate Housewives top the charts as peoples favorites. People are insane these days. I mean sure, The Hitcher WAS a good movie. But in MY opinion, The Hitcher 2 was better. That's one movie I can watch constantly without getting sick of it...or maybe I'm just plain psycho myself...anyways, everyone has their own opinion, if you like the first one great, you like the second one...great. Anyways, great movie.

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[–] darrell_parry 17 years ago

whats some one bein "hotter" got to do with acting ability? a typical response from a female,when you compare diatribe like desperate housewives.shows like that are to acting what a burger is to steak.

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[–] pendrell-3 17 years ago

I'm not sure the word diatribe means what you think it means. That was pretty confusing and dumb, by the way. I think your point got lost in your base misogyny.

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[–] Snigelslem 17 years ago

and MY opinio is that you dont have a feeling for movies or a taste for it...whats-o-ever....

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[–] chadwholovedme 21 years ago

i think it's a combination of how great the original was and how unknown it is plus the fact that the hitcher is over fifteen years old and rutguer hauer was killed off that this sequel seems so pointles. i don't have any kind words for the plot or title 'i've been waiting' sounds like it's in the same category as the 1997 remake of vanishing point.

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[–] Callahan09 21 years ago

I dunno, I can't comment because I haven't seen this film, and I doubt any of you have either, since it is a straight-to-video release and it won't be released until Tuesday. But, I will comment that I read Entertainment Weekly's review of it, and they say it's decent to pretty good, not bad at all. And the reviewer, throughout the entire review, was commenting about how he expected it to turn to garbage any second, but it never did. So maybe we can get our hopes up?

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[–] graograman22 21 years ago

I haven't seen it and never will. THE HITCHER rules. Why. For God's sake why indeed.

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[–] lyricshope 21 years ago

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I cannot believe that I totally caved & rented this movie. The Hitcher is my all time favorite movie so I guess I just couldn't fight the temptation to see the sequel.
This is for all you unsuspecting Hitcher fans out there- you may suspect that Hitcher II sucks, but you have NO IDEA how bad. It resolves nothing/answers no questions from the first one, the acting-terrible, and it's sooo cheesy. It is an insult to the memory of The Hitcher. Please, for the love of Rutger, spare yourself the grief.

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[–] Vassago 21 years ago

Why? Because:

a: they knew there was a chance of making a buck on it.

b: certain persons involved in this need even Z-grade movies more than an ant needs sugar - they probably had a choice between making an impossible, unasked-for, ridiculous trash of a "sequel", or going into soft porn.

c: the fact that a particular movie is an enclosed entity whose contents make any potential sequel absolutely impossible to make (especially if it's actually a surreal modern retelling of the Flying Dutchman legend, which "The Hitcher" was) has *never* stopped Hollywood from _making_ sequels. Well, all right, we haven't seen "Titanic II" yet, but when the studios get desperate enough, it will come, no doubt.

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[–] lyricshope 21 years ago

What is the Flying Dutchman legend? I've never heard of it.

P.S. Hollywood is full of greedy b*st*rds but if they even think about making a Hitcher 3, I just might go postal.

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[–] theskum 18 years ago

you might as well go postal now. They're remaking the original Hitcher. Hell forbid someone can't bear to watch an 80's flick anymore.

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[–] BlondeVixen 17 years ago

<What is the Flying Dutchman legend?>

From Wikipedia:

According to folklore, the Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that can never go home, but must sail "the seven seas" forever. The Flying Dutchman is usually spotted from afar, sometimes glowing with ghostly light. If she is hailed by another ship, her crew will often try to send messages to land, to people long since dead.

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[–] jopez94585 17 years ago

I watched the first 25 or 30 minutes or so of this movie and couldnt watch any more, it sucks the big one...hard. Jake Busey as Ryder is absolutely laughable....he has none of the dark charisma of Hauer...nor are his mind games anything compared to the orignal Ryders. C. Thomas Howell was just trying to rejuvenate his career, by making a sequel about 15 years too late. I mean, the original was a classic, this one is beyond garbage. If you want to see C. Thomas Howell in a newer movie, I recommend "The Hill-Side Stranglers", its a far superior movie, and based on the real killers.

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[–] SALEMS-LOT 19 years ago

I THOUGHT IT WAS HIDALGO?

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