Vanishing Point

Media:	DVD
Directed by:	Richard C. Sarafian
Starring:	Barry Newman, Cleavon Little
Release date:	03 February, 2004
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Vanishing Point

Average rating: Stars

why not

most people think least once in their lives like this , be it on the freeway ,the highway or the outback , but don't ,so if your never done this , this the movie for you , but if want try it head to the NT in Australia no speed limits there

Vanishing Point - Barry Newman, Cleavon Little

Vanishing Point

Well done -- a classic in its day. The simple plot allows the film to focus on the intensity of the determination shown by the driver to outfox the cops. It says so much with so little and that is its strength. It is better than Smokey & The Bandit, which is not bad in itself.

Barry Newman, Cleavon Little - Vanishing Point

A Movie For Bush's America

First, let me point out that this remake starring Viggo Mortensen is more appropriate for post 9/11 America than during the America of President Clinton. While it is true, that this remake was released not too long after the bombing of Oklahoma City, Ruby Ridge, and the Waco fiasco, I believe that the Government reaction was more in tune with the paranoia of terrorism now than what it would it would have been in 1996 or 1997. President Bush probably would have labeled Kowalski in league with Osama Bin Laden!
Anyway, both movies have their pros and cons: Both have shaky plots: A car chase across the western states? Excitement galore!!!
But there is something about the original that the remake cannot touch. It may be the free spirit that the original had. After all, the original was released in 1970.

However, the remake had a better back story (the wife in the hospital) and it gave the crash a bit more humanity. the remake erred when it suggested that Kowalski could have survived. Let the audience draw their own conclusion.

The crash in the original was the end of the movie. I liked the indifference of the spectators. After Newman's Kowalski crashed, the people seemed to shrug and leave after the debacle. It was as if the people saw their excitement for the day then went back to their daily routine.