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"Why re-cut a classic movie?" The 1997 version of Vanishing Point re-edits the original 1971 movie footage to replace an excellent black actor Cleavon Little (R.I.P 1939-1992) with Brett Priestly (Beverly Hills 90210) as Super Soul, note 'Soul' and inserts into the story line a pregnant wife, mobile phones and a heavy metal soundtrack, enough said.
If you watch the original Vanishing Point, remember just like other classic movies its a movie of its time, enjoy...
"Vanishing Point Revisited" Well, it wasn't as good as the original (they never are). First of all, they completely changed the storyline by making ole Kowalski out to be some sort of domestic terrorist trying to get home to his pregnant wife. If that wasn't bad enough, they totally screwed up the ole man in the desert (lots of beans) and put a bikini on the naked chick on the dirt bike. The only good change was the addition of the Charger police car, though they could have made that part of the chase last longer. Overall, it's worth a video rental. If nothing else, you get to see a good ole MOPAR tearing it up!
"Vanishing Point" This is a good movie. My son-in-law really likes it so I decided to get it for him as a gift.
"VP II" Remaking a film that was a cult classic from the 1970's is not an easy thing to do, and there are a million ways one could screw it up. For all the things that could have gone wrong or angered fans of the original film, this one did okay.
Viggo Mortensen is Kowalski this time around, but this time he has more back-story and a wife waiting at home for him. The whole plot gets tweaked a bit from the original since it changes the whole purpose of why he is trying to get cross-country in a specific amount of time. Using a 1970 Dodge Challenger, Kowalski in the 1997 remake of a 1971 classic becomes much more of a cult hero with a heart rather than a cool guy who likes to drive fast. Doesn't hurt it much, and Jason Priestley is the anti-government DJ who helps stir the fire when Kowalski starts to garner major attention to himself. This film seems to be almost a vehicle of pop culture for the mid-nineties, with two of its major stars being popular from the series "90210" and many references done that spin the anti-government machine that was churning at the time, with many mentionings of Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Oklahoma City.
While the original film had its own raw mystique, this one doesn't do to bad despite giving more depth to the main character, which of course leads to more possibilities and unanswered questions. Fasten a seatbelt if you have one, and watch how a man behind the wheel of a muscle car can become a folk hero, even if he never meant to!
"Vanshing point" Great movie but couldn't figure out what happened to Viggo at the end. Did he die or live?
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"one star is still over rated", Watch a Disney movie instead, you will more than likely find that more sensible and exciting than this waste of film.
"Good remake of a classic", Good remake of classic car flick probably more a little more viewable to a larger general audience than the original but that doesn't mean its a better movie.
Film sticks to the basic original storyline but throws a few other elements into the flick eg. sick pregnant wife and FBI in the chase as well to add a little extra to the movie.
The car is awesome gotta love the 70 R/T Challenger with a 426ci Hemi
"Drive Past It", Not a very well done film. It might be worth a rental but please check out the original version of Vanishing Point. It blows the doors off this one.
"Vanishing Point", Awesome movie. A must see. Usually the remake sucks compared to the orginal. This time just the opposite. I loved the original, but the story was just a little better in the remake.
"Please Don't Waste Your Time With This Version", Words cannot describe how badly this version stinks. There is virtually no connection to the original masterpiece. Negative Stars!!!!!! They should be ashamed of themselves for putting the title "Vanishing Point" on this utter piece of garbage.
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"IT'S AWFUL, SO WHAT!", It has plenty of Mopar action in it. I could care less about the two goober stars of this, Viggo & Priestly, and i'm sure i'm not alone. I will buy this for 2 reasons; the Mopars and to a lesser extent, it has Steve Railsback(his groundbreaking role of Charles Manson in the original Helter Skelter from 1976). If it's possible for a newer movie to achieve cult status, this will be it. You'll be seeing these used on Amazon for $100 when production ceases. Pick it up NOW!
"Aarrrrgghh! Vanished Point!", I saw this on TV when it came out. I'm sure it was a made-for-TV movie, and it should have stopped there. I remember looking forward to seeing it, then was totally bummed out. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as the original, but geeze, it shouldn't be allowed to have the same name or main character. Totally different plot, totally corny. Was this made to be a chick flick? Someone mentioned what's his names blue eye's, and the woman in peril. If I remember he has to drive through Utah to Idaho and plays chicken with the cops. No cop is going to play chicken! Why doesn't he buy a freakin' plane ticket? Instead he tries to kill himself so his wife has nobody. Arrggh!
"Haa - THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO", All the guys miss the nude shots of the first movie - the chase was excellent, the desert scene was disgusting.
Yeah, this movie version is definitely made for the ladies. Did you ever see such gorgeous blue eyes? They enhance the soul of the part Viggo plays. [Same with Hidalgo].
I love the souped up Hemi's - the muscle cars - but believe it, it takes a man to make the car.
And the gal who plays his wife has a certain beauty about her. Believe me gals this is definitely a movie for the discerning female. Ignore any comments made by you know whos.
Enjoy the gorgeous scenery, the speed, the swerves, the nasty David Keith, the Indian Reservation part, the Spirit, the Ending, the speculation.
Much more to my likeing than the original movie with its dark side.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - One definitely to watch over again.
"I haven't even seen it and I hate it already!", I just watched the original Vanishing Point again after having bought the DVD a few years ago. I remember this flick from the mid-to-late 70's when I was a kid and too young to really get it.
Now it makes a lot of sense, after having lived another 30 years myself. And then there's the downright unexplainable, but still cool... take the mystic link between Super Soul and Kowalski! Somehow he knows when Kowalski is listening. Something about his blindness gives him a kind of "second sight". Freaky, but it works somehow.
To think that they could completely jack with that original concept!! There will never be another time like the early 70's. That great classic should just be allowed to rest unmolested.
I like the chick below who rated it one star simply because they sent her the wrong format. She, too, hasn't seen it, but she realizes it deserves only one star! I wish I could give it zero stars! :-D
"Gorgeous Scenery - Missing Depth", Back in 1970 - the days of Easy Rider and take-on-the-Man movies, Vanishing Point was a cult classic car chase story. Jimmy Kowalsky is a Vietnam Vet who has seen rough times, and who takes a wild bet to get a Dodge Challenger from point A to B in X hours. It turns into a madhouse chase with cops, hippies, motorcycles and drugs.
Fast forward to 1997 - when computers, cell phones and satellite tracking rule our world. Now it's not so much about The Man as it is simply being free. Now getting Kicks on 66 isn't a compelling enough storyline either - Viggo Mortensen's character has a loving, Catholic wife who has redeemed him. She's sick with Lupus and has gone into premature labor with their first child - and it is his race to be at her side so she doesn't lose the baby that puts him into this incredible cross-country speed chase.
The cops are still portrayed in their stereotypical 70s incredibly-insane-and-bad way, though. There are cops that bad-talk him just for the hell of it, cops that fire shots at him and play head-on chicken. There are FBI guys who invent lies about his right-wing racist past in order to get action taken. Pretty much every single cop is shown as completely without morals. On the other hand, every person Kowalsky meets up with on his quest is a fringe of society type, rejected by the government but a firm friend of other rebels.
I definitely love car chase movies, and I love the cult classic references - even having Kowalsky *still* driving a classic Dodge Challenger. I enjoyed the American Indian scene and the gorgeous scenery that you see scroll by you. It really makes you want to get a car and go out to drive around the western US for a few months. I like the flashbacks showing how Jimmy's life has progressed, and the poignancy of symbolism culminating in his Easter Sunday standoff.
Still, the black and white nature of the characters really bothered me. I realize that car chase movies aren't going to be full of Godfather style drama - but having every single cop be a brain-dead jerk really got to be wearing. Viggo's character is a ranger and a man who lives on his own power - but you don't get that sense of strength in him when you watch the movie. I can name several other movies that Viggo's been in where that inner strength really shines through. I realize he tends to play characters in a "mellow" way - but this time the mellowness was just a little too much.
A fun chase movie, but I would have liked it with more texture - with more good-and-bad surrounding the main character, and with more depth allowed to be expressed in Jimmy himself.
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