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Vanishing Point (1997)

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise Director: Charles Robert Carner Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)


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Viggo Mortensen stars as Jimmy Kowalski, a Desert Storm veteran with racing in his blood, dark secrets in his past, a pregnant wife at home, and a vintage 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger to deliver. But when his wife is suddenly hospitalized, a desperate Kowalski speeds cross-country with police from four states, a vengeful trooper [Steve Railsback of HELTER SKELTER and ED GEIN], and the FBI in hot pursuit. Now with the help of an outspoken radio DJ [Jason Priestley], the man a nation hails as ‘the last American hero’ and the Feds label a ‘possible terrorist’ rockets toward a final roadblock where the speed limit is the floorboard, and life, death and freedom all come together at the VANISHING POINT. Christine Elise [ER], Keith David [ARMAGEDDON] and Peta Wilson [LA FEMME NIKITA] co-star in this explosive Fox-TV remake of the legendary cult classic that fans call ‘the ultimate car chase movie’!

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53 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars You really should see the original movie instead., April 3, 2005
By H. N. Dohe (My Sanctum Sanctorium) - See all my reviews
They totally took out the whole core of what made the original movie tick. Barry Newman's Kowalski is an anti-hero of the first order- an ex-hero-cop who left the force because of all the dirty doings going on. He pops pills to stay awake to make his car deliveries. And he gets to be an icon of "rebellion against the man", even though he had no intention of doing so. In this movie, Viggo Mortenson's a family man just making car deliveries. His wife is pregnant and almost due, but he wants to make one last big delivery- of a super white Challenger. Course his wife has complications, and he's in a race to get back home to the hospital. He attracts the attention of local law enforcement due to his wild driving and speeding, and for some reason they decide to make an example of him. At one point one of the officers says, 'why don't we just let him go home, see his wife, and pick him up in a week?'. The same thought runs through the viewers mind, oh, right after the law finds out WHY he's off and running! And WORSE, they give this movie a happy ending!

The only redeeming feature is the car shots- especially the supercar shoot-out between the Challenger and a Charger. Which is why I gave it two stars

But this remake has cut all the soul out of the original movie. In the first movie, there's a touch of mysticism (there's a scene where Kowalski drives past himself in a car he just delivered going in the oppostite direction). There's a feeling of hopelessness in Kowalski that explains the ending better. And nobody will ever consider the remake to be a cult classic like the original is.

Ladies will enjoy all the shots of Viggo in this movie, I'm sure. And if Kowalski had been played by Jessica Alba I probably would've been kinder in my review. But as it stands, it's a pale imitation of the original.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars i have never seen source movies like the original"vanishing point" raped and spoiled this bad before, May 4, 2006
how can you take the best drive-in movie ever made and turn out this WEAK AND POINTLESS remake that robs the story of all the best parts.maybe it was because they gave to much of his background or maybe it's because they give him a good reason for the chase(wife about to have a baby). in the original he starts the whole thing over a $10.00 bet and nothing more(that we know), so with some of the mystery gone most of the tension is gone also. really a miss step by all involved
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Another One, June 15, 2005
By Axel Slingerland "Ax" (Humboldt County) - See all my reviews
Yeah, you guessed it... Another movie that makes you wonder if the writers in the movie industry have the worst case of writers block known to man. It seems that at least seven out of ten movies that have come out in the last ten years are poor remakes of classic movies that should have been left alone. It's bad enough that they can't write anything original, but then they go and massacre good movies someone else made... The only things this movie has in common with the original Vanishing Point are the desert, the Dodge, and the chase scenes. And that makes it a spinoff of the original, not a remake of it. Viggo Mortonsen is an excellent actor, but this is a C grade movie at best. The even ruined the scene with the lady biker...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong video
I did not receive the correct video from The Used Book Hounds. This company will not exchange the incorrect product.
Published 5 months ago by Gina Snodgrass

1.0 out of 5 stars 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.
Published 11 months ago by Donald Varns

4.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. S. Hutton

2.0 out of 5 stars 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.
Published 13 months ago by David Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Vanishing Point
Awesome movie. A must see. Usually the remake sucks compared to the orginal. This time just the opposite. Read more
Published 17 months ago by R. C. Leik

1.0 out of 5 stars 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!!!!!! Read more
Published 17 months ago by DaddyO

1.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published 20 months ago by VLAD

3.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jeffry A. Hollman

4.0 out of 5 stars 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.
Published on November 15, 2007 by M. A. Covey

4.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on August 26, 2007 by H. R. Pierce

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